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Copyright: fernando machado (fer) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 791 W: 131 N: 909] (8073)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-11-01
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-25 14:49
Viewed: 653
Points: 18
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One street of Santarém...

Santarém is the lively capital of Ribatejo: in contrast to Alentejo, vast green plains stretch into the horizon, often flooded by the river Tagus. The whole region is proud of its tradition of horse and bull-rearing; the bullfights in Santarém are famous as well as its large, annual agricultural fair.

In itself, Santarém offers interesting churches and the well-known Jardim das Portas do Sol, gardens enclosed by the city´s medieval walls and with magnificent views over the river and the vast plains. Golegã is a quiet town which, in November, gathers crowds of horse-lovers in its colourful annual horse fair.


From the Jardim (garden) das Portas do Sol, built where a Moorish castle used to stand and with its gardens surrounded by the city´s medieval walls, the view over the river Tagus and vast meadowlands could well be an emblem of this pleasant district capital of the Ribatejo.

Another emblematic sight are the campinos, the typical herdsmen with colourful clothes that gather here particularly during the bullfight season or in June, when Santarém (pronounced "Santarain") receives the largest agricultural fair of the country.

On the same grounds where the fair is held there are restaurants where you can taste, all year round, some of the gastronomical specialities of the Ribatejo, a region famous for bull and horse breeding.

Santarém can be proud of its past: an important center during Roman times, it became a stronghold for the Moors and was later favoured by the Portuguese kings for gatherings of the Cortes (parliaments).

In the old town you can visit the Igreja do Seminário, a Baroque church built in 1640 with a painted wooden ceiling and marble and gilt decoration, or the 14th-century Igreja da Graça, with a wonderful window carved from a single stone and which contains the tombstone of Pedro Álvares Cabral, who discovered Brazil.

The Museu Arqueológico is quite interesting, with many fine specimens from the Roman and Moorish periods and the intricately carved tomb of Duarte de Meneses, a brave governor of Portugal in Morocco, which is said to contain all that could be saved after his violent death at the hands of the Arabs: a single tooth.

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Hello Fer,

Great photo and point of view. I too, love to take photos that lead the viewer into the photo. Your post processing makes the photo a work of art - a true "Paint like" feeling.

David....

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  • jafsc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 504 W: 53 N: 88] (4621)
  • [2006-04-25 15:07]

Oi Fernando! Hace tiempo no veia tus fotografias.. Buena toma, con magnifico POV y caracter en esta fotografia que tiene practicamente tu firma:)
Muy evocadora y bellos colores!
José

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  • mytp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 101 W: 0 N: 15] (284)
  • [2006-04-25 15:27]

Great work! Great colors. I love the textures on the walls and the pavement. And a great note! Well done!

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  • eleana Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 110 N: 93] (3464)
  • [2006-04-25 15:48]

Great textures on the walls and the street, nice perspective and PP work, as always :-) The red stain on the end of his way is attract my eyes and leads by my sight.
Best wishes,
Elena

Love the brilliance of the colours, the textures, cobblestones and depth of this photo. Exellent.

Merhaba Fernando,
very good texture on the street. Excellent compositiion and nice work. Well done!


Hakan

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  • ciore Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 782 W: 3 N: 108] (2305)
  • [2006-04-25 18:38]

nice works style you're presenting,Fernando
glad to have you still here..
nice perspeciv shot.the man walking in the street, just,he'll round over the cover or going to the building, just nothing about..short though.
nice to feel reality in the image with so much pp..
nice,thnax
Vik

Olá,
Já disse que tenho um pouco de inveja de quem consegue fazer este tipo de tratamento às fotos .... snif também quero!
Gostei do tratamento, cores, composição, detalhes.....
Thanks Ana:)

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  • Victor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 392 W: 29 N: 232] (3388)
  • [2006-05-27 18:05]

Olá de novo, tudo em grande, foto, PP, nota.
Abraço,
Victor

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