Waterfalls in Sintra mountains, a photo from Lisboa, South

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Hi dear all,

Beckford’s falls

A different view of the famous waterfalls in Moserrate Park, located at Sintra.

William Beckford ordered this waterfall to be constructed between 1794 and 1799. Beckford, a writer who enjoyed great fame at the end of eighteenth century visited Portugal and fell in love with Sintra, where be rented this property Gerard Devisme in 1794. The waterfall and the false cromlech are the best signs of his presence in Monserrate.

Monserrat Park, once one a form of groves and cultures, exists since the end of the eighteenth century.

Throughout turns the Park was owned by different entities that attempted to create a magnificent botanical gardens, unique in its characteristics. Of utmost important on the park development was the first Viscount of Monserrate, Sir Francis Cook, which idealized its contrasting sceneries, thought sinuous paths, ruins, nooks, waterfalls, lakes, insinuating Nature’s domains over Man

The Park of Monserrate is one of the most significant examples of Romantic gardens in Portugal, due to the contributions of its owners and tenants who have successively enriched it since the final years of the 18th century.

Have a nice weekend
.

ChrisJ, Paolo, besnard, clnaef, Cara, asajernigan, Muse, tigra, flory, Tue, alejandroguzman, adores, siolaw, bakes888, pablominto, isabela_sor, syd1946, TeresaT, cunejo200, xuaxo, John_F_Kennedy, sergio1, anavazao, ktanska, Emile, tober, GottaCarpeDiem, Charo marcou esta nota como útil

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Paolo (41258) 2007-02-16 4:35

Hi Aires, good view of that small falls, with amazing colours all around and with excellent quality and brilliant exposure.
thanks, ciao

besnard (59196) 2007-02-16 4:47

Bonjour Aires
Elle est bien saisie cette chute au milieu d'une belle végétation. J'ai l'impression de voir et entendre l'eau couler.
Bien vu - merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2007-02-16 5:08

Hola Aires.

Una exposición buenísima para este tipo de fotos.

Realmente bonita.

Un saludo, Oscar

clnaef (6289) 2007-02-16 5:19

Bonjour,
Belle et romantique ambiance.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

UnTrained (0) 2007-02-16 5:27

Olá Aires,
now with a bit more surrounding as you showed us Beckford's falls before. I like the intensive green and earth colours.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Cara (2059) 2007-02-16 5:29

Olá Aires,
Bonita composição com os verdes e castanhos de Sintra bem retratados.
Quanto á exposição gostaria de ver como ficaria com 1 pouco mais de tempo.
Parabéns!

sacavem (18620) 2007-02-16 5:42

Bom dia
Conseguiste com estes valores (Exposição: f/6.7, 1/3 segundos) uma foto muito bonita .Quando o valor de obturação é maior as fotos ficam muito opacas no "congelar" da água.E visualmente não gosto.Neste caso o "congelamento" ficou qb consegue-se ainda ver algo para traz.
As cores verdes e outonais estão muito boas.
Boas fotos,
filipe

asajernigan (21427) 2007-02-16 5:52

Aires,
The long exposure adds nice volume and motion to the falls. The sharpness and colors are great with good sharpness and DOF. The lighting and colors are great with a good POV.
TFS,
Asa

gemlik (983) 2007-02-16 6:14

Hi Aires,
Excellent photo with long exposure,colors and light are great,good POV.
Best regards
Bulent

Muse (35030) 2007-02-16 6:14

Hello Aires,
Une très jolie chute d'eau dans un environnement très verdoyant. L'effet de filé est très bien rendu et la lumière bien gérée.
Un tout bon cadrage.
Best regards
Denise

cimcim (3712) 2007-02-16 6:22

Hi Aires,
Very well taken nature photo! I like the green mossy stones and plentiful greenness, waterfall is so lively, very authentic place and very well shot.
TFS
Regards
aycin.

tigra (2968) 2007-02-16 6:52

Hello Aires
Beautiful waterfall!
The composition is so sharp, that I can feel the cool of water.
Katia

flory (4848) 2007-02-16 7:02

ciao dear Aires,
that waterfall gives me a feeling of quiet..and you capture very well,with so much greenery all around/fine details..it's really amazing this Park of Monserrate.
nice we to you...:)..
flory

stefanocer (10642) 2007-02-16 8:33

Aires fantastic shot , the quality is excellent and also composition and POV are very good , well done.
Stefano.

Budapestman (82620) 2007-02-16 10:39

Hi Aires,
Very romantic and fine photo. Beautiful details and fascinating atmosphere. I like the rich colours and the excellent POV. Superb work. Have a nice weekend!
George

Gustaw (21670) 2007-02-16 11:14

Hallo my friend!
Beautiful nature photo. Photo have good quality. I like your warm colours, good composition, good conception. I like your water.
Marek

Tue (93556) 2007-02-16 13:20

Hej Aires,
Beautiful capture of nature. I like the great variety of greenish tones. The water fall looks nice too with this silky effect. Also the POV is well chosen, good work!
Hilsen,
Lars

pitai (3985) 2007-02-16 14:19

Hello Aires, what a splendid composition. It is very simple and beautiful at the same time. Perfect colours and definition. Well done my friend. TFS, Gabriel

alejandroguzman (4684) 2007-02-16 15:41

Hola Aires:

Siempre es placentero mirar este tipo de fotografias.
A mi en particular, me llega tranquilidad y paz.

Muy bonita compo, colores y DOF.

Gracias por compartirla.
Un fuerte abrazo
Edgar.

Scharan (14144) 2007-02-16 17:09

Bela imagem Aires, cores lindas, boa nitidez, perfeita.
Parabéns pela foto encantadora.
Grande abraço,
Vera.

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-02-16 19:15

Olá Aires,

Muito boa captura da cachoeira, com um tempo de exposição suficiente para dar este efeito de véu. Belas tonalidades de verde das folhas e do musgo, com excelente nitidez.

Bom final de semana
Leonor

adores (46979) 2007-02-16 19:16

Olá Aires!
Excelente foto da Serra de Sintra! Boas cores, luz e a cascata entre a vegetação ficou fantástica!
Cumprimentos e Bom Carnaval!
Anabela

siolaw (38294) 2007-02-17 1:41

Hello Aires,
Good waterfall compo with nice long exposure effect on the water, fine shades of green and reddish leaves completing the color palette... sharp details.. i almost hear if flowing...
Laurent

bakes888 (18499) 2007-02-17 3:03

Hi Aires. Great photo. Even though the waterfall is artificial it looks totally natural. Great composition and POV. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

pablominto (53746) 2007-02-17 3:42

Hello Aires,
What a beautiful composition!
Many attractive elements, the waterfall... the vegetation... the moss covered rocks... All adds to the beauty of the image...
Well composed with the diagonal water flow, great feeling of depth!
Greetings,
Pablo -
...

ChrisJ (172440) 2007-02-17 3:46

Ola Aires

Wonderful motion blur in the falls set in an attractive, emerald green background. Good sharpness & framing. The diffused light has helped too. Tfs!

isabela_sor (47748) 2007-02-17 3:52

A nice and attractive view point to this waterfall,dear Aires.Wonderful scene and composition... Also perfect clarity and sharpness..
Have a nice weekend
Salutari
Te astept la Bucuresti

fayeulle (27827) 2007-02-17 3:53

Hi Aires
Very good use of a low speed to shot these waterfalls. It's sharp and clean with good details and colors.
Cheers
JP

Cricri (176) 2007-02-17 5:55

Bonjour Aires,
Un endroit comme je les aimes, regarder et écouter le bruit de l'eau entourer d'un grand silence, excellent POV, couleurs et lumiére
bonne journée
amicalement
cricri

PixelTerror (0) 2007-02-17 12:21

Ola Aires,
A very nice waterfall woth rich and contrasting colors, autumn warms work well against the rich greens and the low speed helps the water contrast as well in a strong way plus you show a nice silky effect, I like the image.
Have a nice week end,
Jean-Yves

syd1946 (1167) 2007-02-17 13:42

Hello Aires,
This is so beautiful image.Very well seen as a scene and moment with these wonderful natural colors.And also a great technic to capture so nice the motion of the water.Well taken,
Wishes for the weekend,
Thomas

TeresaT (10806) 2007-02-17 15:56

Olá Aires,
Muito bem captada esta peqnea cascata na Serra de Sintra.
A esposição está perfeita...pois assim vê-se muito bem o movimento da água.
O spharpness também está perfeita.
E as cores estão muito naturais.
Beijinhos
Teresa

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-02-18 8:27

Hi Aires,
Amazing details in this small falls scene. Your metering is effective, good sharpness and colors. The flowing water looks silky. Regards. Danilo

aralda (1240) 2007-02-18 13:36

Hi Aires,
I love the shades of green and the waterfall. It's great that you're posting more shots from Monserrate Park. That way people surely won't miss it when they visit Sintra -- posting more than one pic from one place drives the point home.
Raluca

xuaxo (6854) 2007-02-18 16:52

Olá Aires
Monserrate é a única coisa que eu já vi em Sintra com calma e vagar. Mas não consegui uma foto tão magnífica desta cascata.
Gosto muito dos castanhos misturados com os verdes, com a água pelo meio.
F

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-02-19 2:26

I like the green vegetation around. A great overview about this beautiful soft waterfall.
Achim

efigesta (12188) 2007-02-19 7:34

Ola amigo Aires
estas fotos de quedas de agua eu acho dificeis e tu es bom nisto, mais uma interessante, com boas cores
abraço
manuel

Dragonheart (8434) 2007-02-19 15:28

Hello Aires,
Excellent capture of the waterfall. I like the motion effect on the falling water.
Well done
Thanks for sharing
Best wishes
Vivek

atilgone (0) 2007-02-20 2:29

Hi Aires,

Excelent green colors! so impresive view. The waterfall seems so fresh. I liked the silky effects on it. TFS
Kind regards,
atilgan

sergio1 (12152) 2007-02-20 6:08

Hola Aires

Las cascadas son algo muy bello de fotografiar aunque tienen su complejidad. Tu toma es muy buena y tiene mucho dinamismo. Una exposicion excelente.
Sergio

anavazao (5592) 2007-02-20 12:01

olá amigo bonitas cores ..... luz, perspectiva, composição ...
Fica bem Ana:)

monstruo (316) 2007-02-20 15:44

Hola Aires
Solo con ver la foto esto relax
Preiosa instantania
Adios Toni

ktanska (45116) 2007-02-21 7:36

Hi Aires,
Beautiful detail shot of this small waterfall. Exposure times seems quite optimal for showing movement of water. Moist vegetation is nicely presented too.
I have some waterfall shots coming next week.
Kari

agbonavita (0) 2007-02-21 19:24

Aires bélissima foto, com uma exposição excelente. Dificilmente consigo uma foto desse estilo tão bem iluminada sem ocorrer superexposição, qual é a dica?

Abraço
andre

Emile (20352) 2007-02-22 8:26

Hola Aires.
Parece que Sintra no solamente es una preciosa ciudad si no que tambien tiene en sus montañas muy lindas cascadas, me gusta como captaste el agua con una baja exposicion y los colores verdes cubriendo las rocas a su alreddor. Muy buen punto de vista.
Felicitaciones.

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-02-25 2:23

Hi Aires
Nice capture of the waterfall. Lovely scenery, colours. Great quality.
Have a nice day.

GottaCarpeDiem (190) 2007-03-29 7:32

Wow,

Hi Aires, this is such a beautiful, natural composition. Good exposure on the falls.
Impressive!
*** Ursula ***

Hellas (7123) 2007-10-12 0:36

Very beautiful setting with very good attribution of colours. 1/3 of second with a great result! I like the angle of the view very much, too.
Thank you Aires for sharing.
Have a nice weekend,
Athanasios.

Charo (51290) 2007-10-20 18:15

Hola Aires,
Pequeña y preciosa cascada, son mi debilidad.
Excelente encuadre y magníficos colores y detalles. Todo un placer mirarla.
Cordialmente
Charo

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Copyright: Aires dos Santos (AiresSantos) (56155)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Cor
Date Taken: 2006-10-29
Categories: Natureza
Exposição: f/6.7, 1/3 segundos
Details: Tripod: Yes
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Versão da Foto: Versão Original
Tema(s): Cataratas - WaterFalls [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-02-16 4:31
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