Fotos

Luko (14000) 2004-01-14 17:39

I know what you wanted to get here, but the moon's really in an awkward place : sometimes less is better but i understand it was difficult to restrain from trying to get both the moon and the cross.

i think you already had a very good pic with the cross and the house in the background, may be you should have tried to move on your left to get the moon in a better place...or even a wider framing might have improved that...

cxxl (2684) 2004-01-14 18:06

Both interesting and haunting. A very moodful picture with good composition and lighting. Well done.

RandomCameraGuy (3071) 2004-01-14 18:50

Cool picture. Very,very cool story in your note!

I love your subject! I just wish the exposure was better so I could see more detail. Perhaps a blended digital exposure would have helped bring out details selectively in your pic (please see the forum topic on Blended Exposures in the tips section). Also I wish you hadn't cropped so close to the moon, it doesn't help your composition.

Anyways, I look forward to seeing more of your pics!!!

alex

pcostas (321) 2004-01-14 19:16

The photo is at least impressive!
I like all your choices.
On the other hand Luko's comments make me wonder, if a series of photos round the house could have produced a great portfolio...

Since i envy you for having such a perfect photographic paradise i expect more to come from you... ;-)

shoko (1055) 2004-01-14 19:45

You succeeded in making a photograph with a very special atmosphere. With the atmosphere you wanted us to feel. Details loss or not appering is a detail! You have done a great shot IMHO.

femkevdh (2633) 2004-01-15 2:00

WOOOW! I'm proud of you for going back in the dark! What a spooky place! Where to begin.. of course the full moon with that bit of cloud is perfect, the light on the cross is weird, but also a gift! It's great that the house is mostly in the dark, makes it even more desolate and spooky. The low point of view is really good too. Great one, well done!

manny (22032) 2004-01-15 7:18

You've captured the mood! You've chosen the right angle and perspective. You've composed it very nicely! The cross, the moon...they all are in the right place. IMHO, a tighter crop at the bottom will make this picture even more powerful. Congratulations.

zto (268) 2004-01-15 10:11

Absolutly fabolus shot Marco. One you should be proud of. One i wish i had taken my self.

You really managed in getting a haunted feeling in to this photo. Both composition and light conditions are right. It was a great idea to use difrent exsposure values, almost always do that my self. You can try and blend the difrent photos toghter in Photo shop to get the details of the moon that you wanted.

Thanks for taking the time and for sharing the story behind this house and the man who lived there.

charmante (1090) 2004-01-15 13:00

YESSSS !!
I can feel it toooo !!
I agree with clochette ,But yr picture is great. I like it, Marco !

dsidwell (9783) 2004-01-17 15:16

It DOES look haunted. It's as if the crucifix is doing no good for this place. Nice mood, and lovely composition. I like the moon and the crucifix in extreme places.

Jeppe (18654) 2004-01-19 5:56

Amazing shot - Yes you surely captured a special (gosthy) mood - very well done.
Not to mention the interesting note - a house with history.

airin (172) 2004-01-20 15:27

Wow! Wonderful shot. So mysterious and impressive photo. I like the colors changeover from dark to orange tones. Well done, Marco!

sanchopanza (0) 2004-01-24 10:25

Hi! I just registered and became a new member of TrekEarth after viewing the impressive pictures of the haunted house in Cabanas de Viriato, Viseu! That house was my grandfather's house (Aristides) and I never thought of it nor saw it as a haunted house, so it truly is a fascinating new perspective to see it in this way! I dont know what my family will think of it but I am impressed.
I never saw nighttime pictures of the house.
Adding the moon view was more inspiring to me than "haunting". The name of the house is called "Passal" and it has been in a state of abandon for close to 50 years now but I dont know if there are any strange inhabitants there such as.....ghosts?? (the ghost of Aristides???)
Thank you for the photos (from Eagle78?)and hope to see more of them. I am enjoying all of the Portugal and world pictures on TrekEarth!
aristides mendes
(PS I am not a photographer)

digitaleye (17) 2004-01-27 18:24

I viewed all your pictures nad this one really stood out. Good composition

vbaptista (80) 2004-02-04 12:21

Boas... exelente foto, acho que esta mesmo muito boa. o enquadramento esta quase perfeito.
Já agora, eutb sou de viseu, onde é que foi tirada essa foto?

Bom trabalho

vitor

freddd (435) 2004-02-11 19:10

Very nice note! Thanks for sharing quite a interesting history with us. The pic is also very great and add to the explanation.

edji (1368) 2004-02-15 14:33

Wow. beautiful. With the moon in background, it's seem that this place is very scary. OUAAAAAH!!!!

lovettcms (502) 2004-04-08 23:48

This powerfully conveys what Quevedo y Villegas referred to as "despojos de habitacion." After reading the fascinating note, I find the photo even more astounding, capturing what is really a monument to undeserved oblivion. The composition is disconcertingly asymmetric. I don't mean that as a defect as much as something like Mannerist painting, which apprehends the world as a state of imbalance, or even decomposition. Or, as Quevedo wrote:
"y no hallé cosa en qué poner los ojos
que no fuese recuerdo de la muerte."

eleparc (24063) 2004-04-23 13:52

great shot Marco:-) very scary haunted house when you look at it...,-) but it seems from your note that it would be a very positive spirit that inhabits it..if any;-)

great shotand I hope they pay tribute to this man who did so many good deeds;-)
thanks for sharing this

bazal (7900) 2004-06-02 10:08

What a picture and what an history !!! You can be happy because the name of Aristides Souza Mendes is not totally forgotten. Effectively, I live in a street named A. de Sousa-Mendes,in France. I did not know who he was, and I'm glad to learn a bit about him.
Your picture is stunning, as the story ! Very good job !

travelyurt (276) 2004-08-20 19:53

Superb! Great framing, lighting and atmosphere, superb note. Thanks!

coco (30439) 2005-06-22 12:43

Incredible composition. Seems to be part of scary movie.
Perhaps could be more sharpness, but anyway a fantastic shot.

rajhema (1873) 2005-11-09 11:18

Quite awkward and little Eerie also. Very good capture. The full moon behind is quite big in the background. Good composition Marco

Shakespear (636) 2006-01-10 16:21

Damn Spooooooooooooooooky !!

beijokense (498) 2006-01-16 6:46

I prefer 'untouched' pictures, but this was very well done. The story too, amazing.
BTW, the house is called Casa do Passal.

Youngee (88) 2006-04-20 16:15

well well well, thats photo is brilliant, that colors, that contrast, i am wordless to say what i feel when i look at this photo. the sky and the moon gives unbelieveble view. well done, great photo
regards

barman (209) 2006-04-20 16:45 [Comment]

     qasimabbas (38) 2007-04-22 21:27

hi , good shot , but is the moon real ? because 2 second shot of a full moon would be way over exposed . If its real how did you do it . keep it up . Thanks

LemonTree (127) 2010-04-15 14:20

Hi Marco,
really special mood in the moonlight.
And where is the specter?
Extra low POV and light.
Cheers Susan

KristinsCamera (2384) 2013-08-22 5:24

yikes, Marco, this is incredible!!

and i loved reading your note, so interesting about Mendes, who certainly deserves to be well known for what he did. but most of all, i enjoyed reading how you were affected by your visit to this place at night "steel shaking my legs and and with my heart beating fast :)))" -- between your words and this haunting photograph, you have made the experience come alive for me! i would love the opportunity to shoot this myself! i think ;)

many thanks for sharing!

warm regards,
kristin
kristin