Hard worker, a photo from Guarda, North

Photographer's Note

Life is not easy...
Linhares is a village situated in Estrela mountain and itґs very typical... houses are constructed with stone and just old people are living there!

I hope you like this view...

Spoony

jhm, nwoehnl, Aegean, Oldtree, ChrisJ, papagolf21, pione, supereira, ma-tibou, Jeppe, aznegrao has marked this note useful

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timotey (119) 2004-12-06 10:21

A very special ambience you've rendered here Carlos. I really like your point of view by putting the main subject in the bottom right angle. The light behind these men increases their silhouette. A dramatical aspect given by the sepia tones and the vertical frame. Very well done.

nwoehnl (122) 2004-12-06 12:57

The vertical composition was ideally chosen for this one, Spoony, to not only show off the stairs and veranda of the old building, but also to use them as a device for framing the people below. I understand your choice of sepia to suggest an old feel and to convey some of the hardships of living in a mountain village, but I think this would have worked equally well in color (and perhaps resulted in a more upbeat mood). Nice work.

jhm (211734) 2004-12-06 13:02

Hi Carlos, the old stairs in white stones, I am normally no black and white supporter, but this image is beautiful, the silhouette of the three people its excellent, nice composition.

Aegean (2571) 2004-12-06 13:21

I love the atmosphere and the feeling in this photo Carlos. It reminds me the same conditions in mountain villages of Greece...The sepia tone is fitting excellent giving the impression of an old photo. The composition is very pleasant as it is the softness of the photo...Very well done!

Oldtree (2457) 2004-12-06 14:43

Wow, I like this shot. Almost like from an old movie. Very pictoresque with this donkey in the pathway. I like the colors and your composition. Fantastic.

Hanssie (11022) 2004-12-06 14:54

An antique scene, the mood and colour you've chosen, the details of the stairs and balcony and of course, these men and the donkey, it's so nice, well done this pic, Mr. Ferreira !

umbrellaphotos (1901) 2004-12-06 14:54

Fantastic picture that looks like it was taken decades ago. Nice effect of the photo.

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-12-06 15:36

And apprently, they don't have cars... Your composition is really well done with the stairs and the balconi. Bravo!

ephemere33 (9743) 2004-12-06 15:57

marrante cette photo...on dirait une scene de thйatre...le choix de la couleur est judicieux et l'idйe est bonne de cette composition...bravo ...amicalement BI

ChrisJ (171222) 2004-12-06 18:49

Hi Carlos

Good choice for b&w. Excellent tonal range, although I would increase contrast a little in some parts of the image. eg the left & top. The sepia like tone conveys a feeling of age, which suits the image.

pamastro (7296) 2004-12-07 0:24

This is a neat play of scale here. The way it looks is that the house is gigantic built for a giant and these are little people below. At the same time it looks like the mule is holding up not only the load on its back but also the giant's house above. I also like the strong path we have through this up toward you and then around and up the stairs and across. Perhaps the contrast is low as it seems a bit flat. It's a nice sepia, though and well seen and photographed.

papagolf21 (152605) 2004-12-07 5:17

Bonjour Carlos,
Une photo qui me plaоt beaucoup par sa composition. L'escalier est superbe avec ses marches usйes par le temps, cette rampe avec la main courante fleurie et ce passage oщ la prйsence des personnages et de l'вne lourdement chargй dynamise la photo.
Une photographie qui mйriterait un prix lors d'un concours photographique.
Excellent, Carlos.

sohrab (7439) 2004-12-07 9:49

the composition is very nice here...
the message is clear
your trademark sepia tone works quite well here
have you ever considered trying out the kind of tones in ara guler's photographs??
take care

pione (2031) 2004-12-07 10:01

Composizione poco appariscente, ma di un grandissimo ralismo e valore artistico!! Ottima la scelta del seppiato scuro, aggiunge un po' di crudezza a questo fantastico quadro d'altri tempi!!!

supereira (9576) 2004-12-07 10:29

Excelente foto.Gosto das texturas e da luminosidade.Bom ponto de vista e prespectiva.Boa composiзгo e enquadramento.Bom trabalho!

ma-tibou (4568) 2004-12-07 13:11

bonsoir Carlos, "que la vie est dure parfois", jolie rйalisation, bien vue.
amitiй/ martine.

Jeppe (18654) 2004-12-08 16:33

The sepia / BW image in combination with the motif give us a feeling of a photo taken long time ago - thanks Carlos - nice work you present as usual.

maphoto (8082) 2004-12-08 23:09

Excellent framing and great mood, very special atmosphere and very soft. Very good work here Carlos, thanks for sharing.

aznegrao (10316) 2004-12-11 10:35

Otima aзгo com atitude muito natural. Otima apresentaзгo em B&W. Como vocк obteve este efeito fantastico????.
Otimo trabalho Carlos.
Saudaзхes.

leonorkuhn (16237) 2005-09-19 10:51

Olб Carlos,
Suas fotos sгo muito interessantes, um belo trabalho artнstico. O enquadramento estб perfeito. A casa antiga e sуlida, a textura das pedras, a pouca luz interior, tudo de acordo com a atmosfera destas casas rъsticas. Excelente opзгo pelo sйpia. Parabйns.
Abraзos,
Leonor

sergio1 (12152) 2005-10-10 7:06

Hola carlos
Bonita composiciуn y buena idea en blanco y negro. Realmente bonita.
Saludos

kasienka (0) 2006-08-08 8:31

Fantastic shot!!!
I can't find words to describe this picture!!!
Amazing!!!
Kasia

Photo Information

Copyright: Carlos Ferreira (Spoony) (3539)
Genre: МЕСТА
Medium: ЧЕРНО-БЕЛЫЙ
Date Taken: 2004-12-06
Categories: АРХИТЕКТУРА
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/125 секунд
Версия: Оригинальная версия
Темы: Granite jewels - gentle giants, world cathedral, Favourites 5 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-12-06 9:46
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