The Ancient Thrones

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 5, 2010363 views19 comments

Sintra. Portugal

At Sunset, granite peaks of Sintra mountain range are lit in red light, contrasting with the shadows of the rocks in the foreground, while the sky has the natural sunset gradient and the moon arises in the horizon.

Thanks for your thoughts about this capture.

Shot in March/2009
used Grad. Filter soft edge, tripod
exposure: 1/2s f/16.0 at 19.0mm iso100

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 5, 2010 at 8:32 AM

This is very pleasing to view Helio. There's a nice bunch of elements and they're well placed in the frame. Lovely pastels on the horizon as well.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on March 5, 2010 at 8:37 AM

Beautifully composed and the processing is wonderful.

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Comment posted by Kevin Pieper on March 5, 2010 at 9:04 AM

This is really nice. Those rocks make a nice lead-in.

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on March 5, 2010 at 9:30 AM

Great shot, the big rock in the sky adds a lot

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Comment posted by David Cobb on March 5, 2010 at 9:33 AM

The lichen covered boulders add a lot to this scene, nicely composed.

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on March 5, 2010 at 9:39 AM

I really like the shapes in the fg and the blue tones of the lichen. My only nit is it seems like the fg is kind of the subject as the peak in the bg doesn't seem nearly interesting as the lichen rocks - still a very nice shot!

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on March 5, 2010 at 10:41 AM

A very pleasing shot, expertly composed.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 5, 2010 at 11:04 AM

I like this foreground and you composed this very well. I also like the pastel colors in the background..Great shot.

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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on March 5, 2010 at 11:33 AM

great smooth boulders in the fg really set the shot up well. the moon is sweet too, but it forced you to include lots of empty sky. I'm sure a version with less sky and no moon would work as well too.
super photo.
georg

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on March 5, 2010 at 1:33 PM

I find this to be very relaxing. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on March 5, 2010 at 5:28 PM

Real pretty Helio, I could look at this for hours. It's very peaceful, light is sublime and the comp is great.

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Comment posted by Paulo A.Lopes on March 5, 2010 at 9:13 PM

very pleasant image Helio. I almost can feel the air breeze.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 5, 2010 at 10:53 PM

I really like the foreground and the yellow/orange sky. Lots of stuff to look at here, but organized in a way that doesn't seem too busy.

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on March 6, 2010 at 5:17 AM

Well done! I like the contrasting light temperature and the composition.

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on March 6, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Beautiful image! The moon in the upper right is a great element here. Well done!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 6, 2010 at 12:43 PM

I really like the pastel colors, the moon, and the very nice light on the hill. The foreground makes for a strong comp.

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Comment posted by István Molnár on March 6, 2010 at 1:34 PM

Very good composition,and colors.
István
Hungary

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on March 6, 2010 at 6:10 PM

Well composed. Great colors and textures.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on March 8, 2010 at 3:51 AM

Beautiful sunset light, Helio. I like your composition, but I find the fg a little flat and lacking contrast. I love the pastel colors.

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