Alentejo landscape IV (panorama), a photo from Portalegre, South

Photographer's Note

After my first HDR, here goes a panorama shot on the same location.

I guess I can call it my first 'planned panorama', as the others I have posted earlier were radical crops, except for the one of Sidi Lhassene, which I have done after noticing that I had two shots that could easily be stitched.

On this one, I already had the intention of making a panorama at the time I shot the 3 images that were stitched.

Having played a few hours with Autostitch and some other application whose name I don't remember now some weeks ago, with other shots, this time I decided to take my chances with a more artisanal work in Gimp. It isn't so complicated for someone with some familiarity with layers and layers (transparency) masks. Well, at least it wasn't on this one.

You can look at the large version either clicking on the link on the left, on the photo or here.

Location (latitude, longitude): 39.5737,-7.6022

maltese, Docarmo, sufi, jmcl, feather, JCG, paura, ChrisJ, alentejo, del7im has marked this note useful

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maltese (22909) 2007-04-27 10:34

Hello Jos�
Un beau travail de prise de vue pour faire ce panorama qui donne une photo tr鑣 agr閍ble. De belles couleurs, du relief, beaucoup de nettet�.
C'est bien vu!
Amicalement
Herv�

UnTrained (0) 2007-04-27 10:45

Ol� Jos�,
let me count the leaves on the tree in the middle. It is possible. Well planned and realised. The soft curves of the hills and the fine sky that day give enough environment to fill the shot. The end at right is well framed. Fine DOF, colours and contrasts. I take a walk there in the early evening ;-)
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

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Docarmo (9767) 2007-04-27 12:58

Great!
The large version is magnificent! Here, we can say the image is eloquent enough!
We don't need many words.
Congratulations,
Maria do Carmo

sufi (9588) 2007-04-27 21:40

Merhaba Jose, my friend...
It's a wonderful panorama indeed... The light and the clarity are perfect... Also perfect colors and details... The point of view and the perspective are wonderful too... Of course great shot...
TFS...
Stay Well..
Salim.

jmcl (14535) 2007-04-28 1:45

hi Jose.

Well done panorama .. a meditative carpet of the wonderful vibrant greens of spring .. with a sprinkling of trees and flowering plants ..

take care,

John

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2007-04-28 3:46

Ola Jose,
This is a glorious landscape. The view is superb. The photo is lovely and sharp too. Thank you so much for sharing.
Cheers,
Ahmet

vincz (19113) 2007-04-28 3:57

Beaux details pour ce large panorama vec des couleurs tres douces et tres plaisantes natamment dans les collines sur l'arriere. J'aime beaucoup d'alleurs toutes cs courbes venant des collines et vallons qui s'etalent successivement.

feather (51130) 2007-04-28 6:29

Good idea to do a panorama as it shows us so much more of this sweeping landscape with rolling hills. It could quite easily be England and you and Ricardo have both surprised me with the wonderful green images from Alentejo. Very well stitched; I can't see any joins. Well done
Kath

batalay (41261) 2007-04-28 11:02

Hello Jos�,

I have not had a chance to visit your gallery during the past week (I'm in Rhode Island visiting my son). This is a successful panoramic photo, with the gentle slopes, the rolling valleys and plains of south Portugal, and it is an interesting choice to make the low point of the saddle shape the focal point, 1/3 rd of the way from the right border. The trees themselves serve as discrete items to accentuate the gentle slopes of the fields. The sky is superb. A very good landscape painting!

Enjoy the weekend,

Bulent

JCG (35153) 2007-04-28 11:29

Hi Jos�,

A pretty landscape that the photographer knew well to emphasize here with this beautiful panorama. The large version is superb and no join is seen. The colors and the lights are very beautiful and I appreciate much the clearness of the image, it is very pleasant and resting. Cheer Jos�.

With all my friendships and a good WE,

Jean-Charles

Bluejeans (64251) 2007-04-28 13:14

Ola Jose bonita panoranica ,gostei muito do verde dos campos faz um bonito contraste com o ceu ,os sobreiros est鉶 fantasticos e um bonito ponto de vista ,parabens!!!!

P.s. O programa que eu uso e o Panorama Maker 3 mas podes baixar um demo o Panorama Maker 4 e facil de usar o nosso amigo Antonio Ribeiro ele gostou muito e comprou, o site e este http://www.arcsoft.com/support/downloads/demoversion.asp?title=7
o programa so e valido por 15 dias

toto (0) 2007-04-28 13:16

Belle photo, de ce beau panorama,bien r閍lis� pour peu que je connasse dans cette sorte de photo car je ne m' y suis pas encore essay�. Amiti閟 Thomas

cuneyt-sb (6576) 2007-04-28 13:41

Hi Stego
Great landscape and great shot of this panaroma
Like it very much,
Kind regards

paura (25802) 2007-04-28 20:58

Jos�,
Sua fotografia est� bastante heterog阯ea, com interessantes elementos harmoniosos. Os detalhes da grama rala, permitindo ao solo em alguns pontos aparecer, � um elemento de bonita apar阯cia.

Paulo

ChrisJ (172378) 2007-04-28 21:34

Ol� Jos�

I like the undulating curve provided by the fg fence & rockwall. A superb blue sky & the dark tree at left is well placed off centre. Good sharpness & tfs!

Greg1949 (9011) 2007-04-29 8:35

Nice shot Jose, what I wouldnt give to have a peaceful place like this to go to. The detail is reall superb and the colors cover such a huge range it is just beautiful. As for the stitch, it works and I love the LPs and the detail we can see.

Greg

alentejo (1954) 2007-04-30 10:53

Viva Jose !
Bem, ja estou ficando com saudades...o verao esta a nossa porta e vendo esta imagem, da-me vontade de partir de f閞ias :-)))
Gosto da versao panoramica com uma bela defini鏰o e umas cores lindas e verdadeiras. Tudo bom nesta foto !!!
Um abra鏾.

Benedict (7076) 2007-05-03 1:47

clear, bright prairie scene! the POV with that big tree in the center is well done. wished it were a larger image, tho! oh, i meant the larger image is more captivating!...:-)
benedict

vedra (0) 2007-05-21 14:08

Hi Jose,
Lovely view dominated by the rolling hills with some sparse vegetation and nice sky above it.
Although the landscape is not spectacular, it is very pleasant to look at. It's pity we don't see more of the wall in the right lower part of your shot.
Vedrana

Photo Information

Copyright: Jose Pires (stego) (24132)
Genre: 风景
Medium: 彩色
Date Taken: 2007-03-25
Categories: 自然
Camera: Olympus E-300, 14-45 mm Zuiko Digital, Polariser
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/100 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): !Norte Alentejano, !My panoramas, !Your favorites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-04-27 9:17
Favorites: 1 [view]