Sombra do Portuguкs !!, a photo from Maluku Utara, Maluku

Photographer's Note

A late afternoon view from Ternate Island seafront overlooking two highly active volcanic islands of Tidore and Maitara that jut out of the sea is especially impressive to say the least. On close watch nearby is Fort Kalamata built by the Portuguese in 1540, located right on the water's edge as if enjoying the view as well - the historic fortification that holds an important part in the history of spice trade in the Moluccas.

There were great contentions between three maritime superpowers then; the Portuguese, the Spanish and the Dutch to gain control of these islands for the their most valuable commodity, clove and nutmeg. Prosperity of these islands came from the abundance of the spices even till today, the original and only source of nutmeg & clove in the world at that time. Eventually in the 17th century these two tiny islands including Ternate Island - where this was taken from, were in the hands of Dutch Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie-VOC, who secured a monopoly in the profitable trade.

Spices are so easy to come by today that it is hard to imagine the wars fought over spices centuries ago,

and the rest is history for us to learn.......

Setting: 20 mm, 1/60 sec, F8, ISO raw 100, 1740 hrs & GND filter

lucasgalodoido, snunney, papagolf21, Fis2, rychem, cornejo, GyurMaster, PaulVDV, adramad has marked this note useful

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lucasgalodoido (27698) 2018-01-23 4:51

Olб Abmdsudi,
interessante e bonita a localidade, assim como curioso o nome. Enfim, uma bela paisageme composiзгo. Belo trabalho, amigo.
Parabйns e Abraзo,
Lucas

snunney (130967) 2018-01-23 4:57

Hello Abmdsudi,
A most beguiling composition. The framing is well judged, but what appeals most to me are the beautiful lights and colours and that amazing sky. Superb!

Silvio1953 (222811) 2018-01-23 5:06

Ciao Abmdsudi, fascinating landscape, superb sky, lovely composition with palm in FG, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

papagolf21 (152607) 2018-01-23 5:57

Bonjour, cher Abmdsudi,
Une image qui donne а rкver d'une bien belle faзon.
Le sujet dans son entier est un bonheur а contempler.
Un grand merci du partage.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

dkmurphys (79209) 2018-01-23 5:59

Hello,
Nice exotic scene with the old fortified walls from Colonial era. Good colors and contrasts, well seen.

Daniel

Sergiom (117241) 2018-01-23 6:51

Bonjour Abmdsudi,

J'aime beaucoup la construction de cette image. Tous les йlйments sont bien placйs et se balancent bien les uns les autres. J'aime cette fortification qui s'avance dans la mer avec les nuages autour des montagnes en arriиre plan.

Amicalement

Serge

Fis2 (171849) 2018-01-23 7:17

Witaj Nico!
Јadny widok, krajobraz robi wraїenie.
Јadny kadr i kolorystyka.
Palma dodaje smaku tej kompozycji.
Podoba siк.
Miіego popoіudnia.
Krzysztof

Cricri (176) 2018-01-23 7:32

Hi Abmdsudi
Bon format de prйsentation panoramique, bien composer et prise sous une belle lumiиre, intйressante composition, le ciel est magnifique, superbe !
Belle journйe
cricri

sacimar (38173) 2018-01-23 8:16

Hello Abmdsudi,

beautiful image with an interesting composition with the mountains and the palm tree, I also like the sky and the light, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

rychem (72187) 2018-01-23 8:37

Beautiful photo of the volcanic sea/landscape, the fort is a bonus, a very good composition with a palm
regards Ryszard

ric50 (769) 2018-01-23 8:39

Hi Abmdsudi,
Beautiful afternoon light in this shot around the tree and the wall. Lovely balance and composition. Well Done.

Richard

cornejo (61504) 2018-01-23 11:27

Hello Abmdsudi, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting composition with the sign of the passage of the Portuguese through the island, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Great and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good day and happy rest of week.
Best wishes from the south of Spain.
Angel.

lousat (139926) 2018-01-23 11:41

A beautiful composition,with something of historic portuguese fort on the right a magnificent view on the volcano in background,very nice capture,elegant and well done as usual. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

BennyV (34748) 2018-01-23 12:12

Hello Abmdsudi

Lovely wide format & composition. Also the combination of fortress, volcano and palm tree is quite poetic.

Benny

federico (6109) 2018-01-23 14:58

hello Ambdsudi, very nice photo, the cones of the 2 volcanos in the bg ,the palm tree in the fg and the fort on the right make a great composition, all enriched by a very warm light
regards
Federico

GyurMaster (25012) 2018-01-24 9:29

Hello abmdsudi,

Another excellent capture from the archives. Its a very beautiful land and the colours again are very nice due to the sunset.

Keep posting from your archives!
Best Wishes,
Gy.

PaulVDV (63444) 2018-01-24 10:06

Hello Abmdsudi,
A wonderful landscape and coastline!
The clouds on the left surround beautifully the top of the volcano. Impressive with both volcanos rising up so abruptly close to the seafront.
Good inclusion of the tree and its branches on the foreground to create more depth.
Best regards, Paul

adramad (73414) 2018-01-25 15:45

Hi, Abmdsudi.
What a marvel of sight, with those imposing volcanoes, the detail of the fort, is a bit anachronic with such a beautiful nature, the palm tree gives an ideal touch to that spectacular sky.
Great image with good light, nice colors, good sharpness and good details.
Magnificent framing and presentation.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

ChrisJ (172378) 2018-01-26 2:07

Hello Abmdsudi,

The 2 dormant volcanoes add interest and symmetry here. Good sharpness and a wonderful sky with a varied tonal range and some subtle warm cold color contrasts. Tfs!

jmdias (116373) 2018-02-20 15:51

abmdsudi

even my country was discovered because an error (maybe not) in the trip to get spices. very nice view including the small portuguese fort, something special for me. nice details.

take care

jorge