Anta de Sao Gens II, a photo from Portalegre, South

Photographer's Note

I have already showed this dolmen in a photo I posted a couple of months ago.

I posted another POV in a WS.

Dolmens are the oldest `monuments� we can find in Western Europe. As far as I know, most or all of them were built at least 5000 years ago and they were tombs, (actually I think that not every archaeologist is fully convinced of that). Those in better shape still preserve the cover stone that make them look a bit like huge mushrooms or tables (the word derives from the antique Breton word that means 'stone table'). I have written some more info on dolmens in the note of my first post featuring one.

Location (latitude, longitude): 39.44815,-7.6762

phwall, Atousa, bakes888, gracious, feather, asajernigan, paura, Docarmo, denisn72, lucasgalodoido, saylan-cb, Emile, Charo, tober, riclopes, AiresSantos, Bluejeans, adores, xuaxo has marked this note useful

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Gerrit (62042) 2008-10-24 17:59

Hi Jose,
curious and firm historical monument.
Excellent situation and POV.
Regards, Gerrit

phwall (6787) 2008-10-24 21:12

Hello Jose,
I'm fascinated by these ancient monuments, I got to visit StoneHenge back in 1971 when you could walk through the stones, quite an amazing experience.
Good shot, perfect composition and POV. Looks like this one is well trodden as well judging by the path around it.
Thought provoking image, thanks for posting.
Cheers
Peter

Atousa (7131) 2008-10-24 21:52

Salam Jose,

Very interesting! specially if they are tombs..an informative shot n note .. the form of the clouds has added to its effect ..I tried a WS to emphasize on their role in this frame, hope you like it.
The WS photo is also nice n well framed..thanks for sharing.
Regards, A

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COSTANTINO (117940) 2008-10-24 23:37

Hi Jose,
A strange photo with a strange and curious
monument..I like the way you present it to us
with the the greengrass around it..
great lightness and excellent pov
have a nice week end
Costantino

bakes888 (18499) 2008-10-25 1:12

Hi Jose. Amazing how these have stood the test of time and are still in one piece. Well captured, nice balance and superb sky. Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Paul.

gracious (20025) 2008-10-25 2:18

Ola Jose,
Thank you for sharing this oldest monument in western Europe in a upward pov, and it's a good colour contrast against that wonderful blue sky!
good sharp with natural colour and details
my warmest regards from NZ
Tony

feather (51130) 2008-10-25 3:39

They are indeed fascinating monuments. Thanks to the links you remind us of the previous angles from which you composed this one and they all have something to recommend them. Here the path emerges from the bottom corner and leads the eye round the dolmen. That is a good compositional device to hold our attention within the frame. good work
Kath

asajernigan (21427) 2008-10-25 5:54

Jose,
Nice shot of this ancient rock monument. The off center placement of the monument is nice giving the scene a sense of direction. The lighting and colors are fine with excellent sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

paura (25802) 2008-10-25 5:59

Jos�,
Quando vejo uma foto como essa eu fico aqui pensando quanta hist髍ia isso a� j� presenciou. � bom ir compartilhando todas essas coisas interessantes que existem por todo o mundo, em especial quando apresentados em belas fotografias como a que o amigo aqui apresenta.

Abra玢o

Paulo

Docarmo (9767) 2008-10-25 22:10

Ol� Jos�,
A foto est� excelente, nitidez e composi玢o impec醰eis. A imagem do WS tamb閙 � 髏ima! Na principal o "c韗culo" em torno do dolmen, no WS o caminho que leva a ele, s鉶 elementos de boa impress鉶 visual.
Parab閚s!
MCV

batalay (41261) 2008-10-26 3:42

Hello Jos�,

I love seeing this photo and the note on the Dolmens, and indeed happy to see your earliest post (I think with Jos� astride one of the rocks). The note there, along with this one, becomes a virtual education. Five-thousand years is a long time, older than the pyramids, and slightly older than Stonehenge. A recent issue of Archaeology Magazine has a feature story on the oldest temple known on earth, indeed, discovered in Turkey. It invites one to ponder the question "Does God create us?" or "Do we create God?"

Warm regards,

Bulent

denisn72 (8314) 2008-10-26 16:25

HI Jose
That monument is very old (500 years). You have respected the rules of thirds in that picture. I like the soft blue and the green of the herbs in the middle right. Very informative note. Cheers!
Regards
Denis!

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-10-26 18:34

Ol� Jos�,
acho essas fotos dos Dolmens bem interessantes mesmo, coisa que n鉶 existe por aqui. Gostei do enquadramento aqui, perfeito.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾

UnTrained (0) 2008-10-27 7:24

Ol� Jos�,
the circle around it is not complete, that is a bit distracting the well positioned dolmen. I tend to put my hands on your view to change the lens or turn you a bit. Your workshop oens the questions what is straight in this one as it looks like a tilt but I assume it is the natural slope where the road is on. Good sharpness and clarity but that is not astonishing on your captures.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Emile (20352) 2008-10-27 14:15

Hola Jos�.
Interesante informaci髇 en tu nota, ya hab韆 visto tu foto de este monumento en fotos tuyas anteriores pero siempre son muy interesantes y tu la has captado de una forma estupenda. Pensar que tiene 5000 a駉s y poderla ver as� es realmente un privilegio.
Un fuerte abrazo amigo.

tober (8797) 2008-10-27 15:01

Hello Jose, Alentejo is full of mystery. And those megalithic monuments are one of the most important components of this mysterious atmosphere. I've seen a few of them very near to Evora.

Best regards,

Tolga

riclopes (35577) 2008-10-28 1:22

Ol� Jos�, h� qualquer coisa no WS que me atrai mais. Tem pelo menos um enquadramento mais original...seja como for esta ser� a mais indicada para mostrar a anta que me faz lembrar uma casa dos strumpfes (n鉶 sei se � assim que se escreve...). Aqui parece tudo certinho embora n鉶 seja uma foto espectacular. Tenho a mesma vontade de 'embelezar' a imagem mas talvez ficasse a meio caminho entre o WS proposto e esta.
Um abra鏾,
ricardo

saylan-cb (12738) 2008-10-28 1:57

Hi Jose,
Very nice shot!Great colours and very good light.
Well done.
TFS/Regards

Charo (51290) 2008-10-28 3:42

Hola Jose,
Muy bonito este d髄men solitario en medio del campo. Por lo que se, la zona tiene bastantes monumentos megal韙icos que yo no llegu� a ver, no me di� tiempo.
Excelentes detalles y colores.
Abrazos,
Charo

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-10-29 1:50

Ola Jose
Mais uma foto com espirito TE. Uma bonita imagem da Anta de Sao Gens. Bom POV e enquadramento. Tambem gosto da foto em WS
Um abra鏾 Amigo
Aires

zeynepe (0) 2008-10-29 13:22

Ola Jose,
Thanks to you I know this place:)
That's incredible ,this was built 5000 years ago...
in fact I like the workshop more , the path gives nice perspective to the image ...
Congrats and have a nice week,
Warm regards,
Zeynep

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-10-30 11:54

Oi amigo ,
蓅 o mestre das fotos das Antas , s鉶 uns monumentos muito interessantes , bom enquadramento da foto , gostei muito do c閡 ,parab閚s!!
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo

adores (46979) 2008-10-30 19:32

Ol� Jos�!
Vejo que selecionaste mais uma desta anta. Gosto dela,ainda mais porque n鉶 tem nada em volta, o que nem sempre acontece. Talvez se tivesses incluido o c韗culo todo, como o Ulf sugeriu, tivesses centrado demasiado a Anta, n鉶 sei se teria saido melhor. Gosto desta composi玢o e das cores, mas por incr韛el que pare鏰, aqui acho que tinha preferido a do Ws, est� bastante original com a estradita at� � anta e a seara.

jmdias (116663) 2008-10-31 16:44

z�

gostei muito da anta rodeada por este caminho mais claro, a nuvem ao alto � muito importante nesta imagem tamb閙, gostei muito da luz e do pov, do enquadramento mas penso que as cores s鉶 fracas, esta aqui merecia uma bela vers鉶 em B&P. ganharia mais for鏰 ainda. de qualquer maneira � um belo trabalho, me faz pensar nos nossos antepassados

abra鏾s

jorge

xuaxo (6854) 2008-11-06 5:10

Ol� Jos�,
Esta � a vista cl醩sica de uma anta que eu me lembro de ver nos livros. Como vista cl醩sica est� muito boa para mostrar o monumento.
Realmente, � pena n鉶 se ver o resto do "circulo" no ch鉶.
Um abra鏾.
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Didi (61591) 2008-11-09 8:33

Salut Jos�
Il y a un point commun entre les Dolmens Bretons et ceux qu'on trouve au Portugal, c'est la pr閟ence d'un peuple Celte qui occupait les diverses parties de l'Europe.
Point de vue int閞essant sous cette belle luminosit�.
Amiti閟.

ilDottore (5252) 2009-01-09 11:54

Hello Jose,
Very nice wide - angle shot.
I like natural colours, lot of details and perfect composition.
Best Regards
Chris

JoNoCarmo (291) 2009-02-27 14:41