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Galo de Barcelos
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Barcelos is a municipality located in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal.
Barcelos is one of the growing municipalities in the Portugal, especially in Minho metropolitan area and is well known by its textile and adobe industries.
It has a total population of 123,831 and an area of 378.9 km². With 89 parishes, it is the municipality with the highest number of parishes in the country.
Originally a Roman settlement, it expanded and became the seat of the First Duke of Bragança in the 15th century. The palace of the Dukes of Bragança was destroyed by an earthquake in 1755 and is now an open-air museum.
The town's famous symbol is a rooster, in Portuguese called "Galo de Barcelos". The legend says that a rich man made a big party. When the party was over, the rich man noticed that his sterling cutlery was stolen by a guest. He accused a pilgrim and let him go to court. He protested his innocence, but the judge didn't believe him. The judge was about to eat a roasted cock and the pilgrim said: If I am innocent, this cock will crow three times. When the pilgrim was about to be hanged the cock crowed. The judge release the pilgrim. The story ends a few years later when the pilgrim returned and made a statue over the event.
This photo was taken in Lisbon, in a place where there were lot's of Barcelos roosters.
Exposure Time: 10/600 sec
F-Stop: f/5.2
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal Length: 23.7 mm |
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Great idea and I love the way the rooster sculptures fill up the space. The color is very rich and great composition with the largest roosters at the top with gradually smaller ones towards the bottom. There are overexposed parts at the left, but still a great idea and the frame suits the photo. TFS!
-Lara
Hi Joao,
Nice composition. I like the repetition of the shapes and colours. Also, the note was really interesting :)
Thanks for sharing.
Annick
Great Capture, I like the colour very vivid thank you for sharing.
Ben
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