True Door/Fake Window, a photo from Setubal, South

Photographer's Note

Today a photo from an old facade located ot the old part of Almada.
It’s incredible that everywhere I go on Lisbon and it’s surrounds I always find abandoned old buildings like this one.
Almada, on the south bank of the River Tagus, has undoubtedly the best view of the city of Lisbon. The most outstanding views are from the castle, the panoramic funicular of the Boca do Vento (Mouth of the Wind), and above all the statue of Christ the King, built in 1959.
In past centuries, Almada was a popular summer resort for the Court, which ordered the construction of stately homes and buildings that are still preserved in the city.
Life in Almada does not revolve only around the capital, where most of its inhabitants work; it is a city with its own life, the setting for well-attended events like the Theatre Festival.
The area's cuisine deserves a special mention, especially the delicious caldeiradas (fresh fish casseroles) that are typical of places like Cacilhas, Porto Brandгo, Ginjal and the Costa da Caparica.

Paolo, AiresSantos, plimrn, Wanda1, carper, Buin, Pitoncle, Vato_Law, syd1946, gypsygirl58, riclopes, Emile, josepmarin, Ulishna, paura, jafadabret, Rosa_d_MonteLua, atus, pranab, xuaxo, pablominto, anavazao, Henryk_Bilor has marked this note useful

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Paolo (41258) 2006-12-05 10:27

Hi Teresa, amazing imae with a really beautiful wall, colorful and well composed.
thanks, ciao

plimrn (21344) 2006-12-05 11:01

Ola Teresa,
The decaying building makes an interesting composition with its many contrasts of texture and color. Well done!! Aha, now I know what to order, should I return to Portugal.
Regards, Pat

Wanda1 (15142) 2006-12-05 11:44

Hi Teresa,
Wonderful textures and colours. NIcely seen and composed.
Regards
Wanda

lucero (1102) 2006-12-05 11:53

Hola Teresa:
Muy buena foto de texturas y colores. Captas un rincуn con mucho encanto.
La disposiciуn de los elementos que componen la foto me resulta armуnica.
Un saludo: Javi

markstaples (15670) 2006-12-05 12:30

Hello Teresa
I like it a lot. I appreciated the colourful textures and your framing. Maybe the focus is a tiny bit soft, but it doesn't take anything away from a great shot.
Well done
Best wishes
Mark

Buin (42580) 2006-12-05 12:34

Hallo Teresa!
Even decay is beautiful! I like this photo very much, it's a real eye-catcher. It's interesting how nature takes possession of this ruin. What has happened behind this door ...? Were the people lucky, were they unlucky ...?
Greetings from Germany!
Frank

AthaPan (0) 2006-12-05 13:16

HI Teresa!

Excellent how a unattended piece of our life can be so beautiful, when well inscenated.
The tonemapping works fine here.

Well done
Sakis

Albrecht (11283) 2006-12-05 13:40

Hi Teresa
A strange combination of colours and structures here. Nice compo and well seen.
grs.Albrecht

Pitoncle (3745) 2006-12-05 15:07

Bonjour Teresa,
Trиs belle composition dans laquelle tu as trиs bien exploitй l'opposition des couleurs.
A bientфt sur TE pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gйrard

recepyuksel (18640) 2006-12-05 15:35

Beautiful ruin composition, bw

Vato_Law (12732) 2006-12-05 15:43

Olб Teresa,
Й incrivel como esta porta e falsa janela que aparentemente nada tкm jб para oferecer a quem passa possam criar em conjunto com as cores desta parede em ruinas, uma composiзгo tгo bonita e de impacto visual tгo forte e imediato.
Gosto ainda do pormenor do nє 43 sobre a porta indispensavel para a correcta entrega do correio, ainda que nгo saiba bem a quem neste caso :)
Excelentes cores e exposiзгo!
Bjs.
Paulo

syd1946 (1167) 2006-12-05 16:51

Hi Teresa,
One more excellent presentation with your own creative style.Love the way you choose to take this shot and the very interesting saturated colors.An abadonded beauty!

Best wishes,
Thomas

izmirli (3989) 2006-12-05 17:26

merhaba my friend teresa
wonderful composition.wonderful lovely colourfull.well done.
best regards.
gьrkan akзakır.

gypsygirl58 (1329) 2006-12-05 17:41

Hi Teresa,
Wow this has got some interesting textures and colours. I really like it! The creeper looks like nature gradually taking over. Well seen and TFS :-) Cheers Tina

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2006-12-06 0:00

As cores fortes e a boa composiзгo fazem desta foto um muito bom trabalho jornalнstico. Mas, sinto que й deprimente ver estas imagens de edifнcios abandonados (ou serб que nгo estгo abandonados) do nosso paнs. Sei que й uma realidade que nгo podemos negar mas, serб necessбrio mostrб-la assim nua e crua? Desculpa o desabafo mas, hoje sinto-me "quite down".
Antуnio

AiresSantos (56155) 2006-12-06 3:55

Olб Teresa,
O contraste das cores estб fabuloso e o enquadramento perfeito.
Excelentes detalhes e uma boa nota.
Bjs, Aires

riclopes (35577) 2006-12-06 4:55

Bom dia Teresa, nгo hб dъvida que ganhas pela originalidade das tuas fotos. A melhor vista de Lisboa que mencionas seria o mais convencional para mostrar, mas jб hб tanto disso por aqui...Com esta composiзгo fantбstica, consegues transformar o "feio" numa imagem lindнssima. O equilнbrio de cores estб espectacular.
Beijinhos,
Ricardo

jrj (34843) 2006-12-06 4:58

Well made detail of the door and entrance to this house. Not particular well maintained - but still interesting as a motif. Well seen and captured detail Teresa

cengiz (3593) 2006-12-06 6:14

amazing tonnes well composed
compliments
cengiz

carper (96) 2006-12-06 6:59

very nice shot Teresa,
as a palette of a painter, good composition, good details and fantastic colours, good photo job, well done.
gr. jaap

Emile (20352) 2006-12-06 9:13

Hola Teresa.
An amazing shot with great colors contrast and an excellent sharpness. Very good details and POV. Looks a simple shot but you did a nice work. Well done.
TFS. Regards.

josepmarin (59385) 2006-12-06 11:12

Olб Teresa,
esta casa estб tan vieja y deteriorada, que la han abandonado. Es una lбstima.
El encuadre es interesante, no por la belleza de lo que vemos, sino por su valor cromбtico, por la mezcla de sus colores ocre, azul, verde, gris, rojo, que forman como un gran tapiz.
Buena luz suave tambiйn.
Un abrazo,
Josep

Ulishna (2268) 2006-12-06 11:17

Hello Teresa,
so amazing shot! I like a lot of different parts in one shot. Very good and contrast colors.
Julia

paura (25802) 2006-12-06 11:37

Ola, Teresa.
Essa й um de suas mais belas fotos. Elementos que a constituem estгo muito lindos. A grande variedade de cores estб divinamente alocada. Й uma fotografia para ganhar concurso, moзa.

Um abraзo

Paulo

jafadabret (56501) 2006-12-06 12:45

Je ne sais pas comment tu fais pour tomber sur des coins pareils mais j'aime beaucoup cette faзade qui en dit beaucoup sur la maison et sa vie qu'elle a pu avoir.
J'aime les couleurs des briques et de la porte qui font la beautй du clichй.

Budapestman (82620) 2006-12-06 19:52

Hi Teresa!
This is a very expressive and spectacular photo! Details are talkative and impressive. Its a superb composition and very good cut. Successful and effective shot! Thank you, nice days
George

Rosa_d_MonteLua (1508) 2006-12-06 19:54

Olб Teresa!
Excelente foto pela riqueza de cфres e pelos agradбveis contrastes. O nнvel de detalhe й excelente e o enquadramento muito bem feito.
Obrigada pela partilha e fica bem.
Rosa

pranab (5354) 2006-12-07 1:26

teresa,
you capture this simple part of the house so brilliantly!!
nice work with color contrast and saturation. well defined detail. well done.

atus (15878) 2006-12-07 4:47

Hello Teresa,
another very well captured and nicely composed shot of yours. Very good sharpness, great details and nice and well saturated colours. Perfect title.
Well done! Tfs and best wishes.
Attila
0:)

xuaxo (6854) 2006-12-07 7:50

Olб Teresa,
A arte tem o dom de transformar a degradaзгo total e o banal em algo belo. Fotografia tambйm й arte. Conseguiste aquela transformaзгo.
F

pablominto (53746) 2006-12-08 2:12

Hello Teresa,
I like the ageing textures in this interesting piece of architecture from the past!
Pleasant splashes of contrasting colours, very well framed subject...
Composition is good, well balanced indeed!
Greetings,
Pablo -

anavazao (5592) 2006-12-08 18:02

Olб gosto do titulo ..... boa perspective excelentes cores..... boa gestгo da luz! Fica bem VOLTO Ana:)

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2006-12-09 11:36

Ola Teresa
Lovely colours and details visible. Nice composition of this ruin :).
Kisses

Rev (1872) 2006-12-10 2:30

Hi Teresa
So many textures and colours beautifully captured.
Excellent colour, light and above all, POV.
Well seen and taken.
Regards
Peter

CRATEOS (7278) 2007-01-01 1:27

Perfectly framed and composed this panchromatic beaute Teresita..a great work..!!!GNGRS Nikiforos

sanalytis (1634) 2007-01-01 5:01

Hi Teresa,

Great composition on this photograph. Very interesting POV on your photos. I really enjoyed going through your photos.

Good work,

Spiros

bantonbuju (51815) 2007-01-03 5:12

ola teresa,
i missed some decent walk along the streets of the town while i was in setubal last year, just accomodating there and dining out in fish restaurants...
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i love the details of these old portuguese architectural pearls... decaying but in such a way that the rust and collapsing elevations make for a natural painting style...
bw, j.

fkokol (1636) 2007-07-16 12:31

This is beautiful shot. Wonderful colours and light. good detail. greetings,
figen

Standa (1877) 2007-07-23 14:07

Hi Teresa,
I like this cute ruin. Well seen and captured, with sharp colours and great cut. Realy good work (and your eyes)
Regards,
Stanislav