Falls in Monte da Lua Monserrate Park, a photo from Lisboa, South

Photographer's Note

Hi everyone!

Here you have my first and more technical experiment in fotography!...
This lovely water line, its part of a biggest artificial waterfall constructed by William Beckford in Monserrate Park, approximately in the beginning of 19th century. This Park contain what remains from a magnificent and extensive exotic garden, planted later by the british James Burt, (in 1860-1863 by request of Francis Cook), which as been completely dominated by the local luxurious verdant vegetation. Monserrate Park its integrant part of Sintra mountain forests (Monte-da-Lua forests), and this water lines are frequent all over it!

I hope you like it!

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jabedfaruque (187) 2006-11-02 23:52

It is easy to take photo, but somehow hard to manage good photo. For that probably need to consider what is the main object and is the object getting full attention in the framing of the photo. Here, from your notes as I understand, the water fall (!! too small to call fall) is the main object. However, stones/rocks actually seem more prominent and also foliase cover some part of the fall.

Anyway, I think you have succeeded to produce the smooth effect of flowing water and thanks for the note.

pablominto (53746) 2006-11-03 1:39

Hello Rosa,
This is a beautiful composition!
I like the waterflow along the central line, all very well framed by the fresh green leaves...
Good colours and details, in particular I like the textures of the rocks!
Greetings,
Pablo -

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2006-11-03 4:15

Como pediste comentários, aqui vai o meu. A foto em si está bonita, com cores bem definidas, bom foco e com um tempo de exposiçăo correcto para mostrar o correr da água. Pessoalmente, eu teria optado por uma composiçăo vertical para evidenciar mais a "queda"de água.
António

AiresSantos (56155) 2006-11-03 9:08

Olá Rosa,
Foto bonita, com cores excelentes e boa definiçăo. O enquadramento poderia estar melhor com destaque para o curso de agua. Mesmo assim gosto do trabalho e da nota.
Um abraço,
Aires

efigesta (12188) 2006-11-06 5:11

Ola Rosa
interessante foto esta da natureza, o efeito da agua aqui esta fantastico, assim como as cores
parabens
manuel

Muse (35030) 2006-11-06 5:15

Hello Rosa,
A very attractive sight of this small waterfall and a beautiful effect of spun for the water which flows there.
Of very attractive colors and a very net image.
A good centring.
Best regards
Denise

lilimih33 (9918) 2006-11-06 10:37

Hello Rosa! Beautiful colours and clarity! Nice effect in wather! Very well done! Lili

aralda (1240) 2006-11-06 12:27

Hi Rosa,
Quite a nice photo from Monserrate Park. I like the water, the wet rocks, the vegetation. Have you tried cropping our the top part? I think it might look even better!
Raluca

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2006-11-06 16:11

Ola Rosa,
Welcome to TE... Beautiful shot, very good capturd and nice natural colors. Well done.
Greetings from Türkiye.
Ahmet

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2006-11-07 3:56

Ola Rosa
Lovely little stream surrounded by moosy stones and leaves. Good framing and good time of exposure to show the water flow :).
Regards

fabio_ts (13696) 2006-11-07 5:10

Olŕ Rosa, and welcome on TE.. :o)
a lovely image here, I like a lot the long exposure time effect on the small waterfall... well done and composed, BRAVA!!

have a nice day,
Fabio.

danyy (0) 2006-11-07 5:45

Bonjour Rosa et bienvenue sur TE,
une photo pleine de fraicheur et de technique, cadrée intime.
L'effet de filé un peu spécial est toutefois réussi.
Bonne route sur TE.

Daniel.

cunejo200 (7281) 2006-11-07 8:41

Hi Rosa,
Congratulations on your second posting. This is superb. I am a big fan of slow shutter photography, and this quite good. Tech and artistic details are awesome. Best wishes. Danilo

jone (3231) 2006-11-07 11:07 [Comment]

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markstaples (15670) 2006-11-07 12:06

Hello Rosa
And many thanks for visiting my gallery. Love the effect of the water in this shot. Furthermore, you have composed and framed the shot beautifully. Great sharpness and fine natural colours. Nice work.
Best wishes
Mark

sergio1 (12152) 2006-11-07 13:09

Hi Rosa

This a wonderful shot and compo. I like the water effect to little falls.
Great pov.
Rgs
Sergio

atus (15878) 2006-11-07 17:33

Hello Rosa,
very well captured shot from a good pov and with very good timing. Nice silky effect of the water and perfect overall sharpness. Well managed light and very nice autumnal colours. Well done!
Tfs and best wishes.
Attila

prezntime (3946) 2006-11-07 21:55

hello Rosa.
Good shot here. The water especially looks extremely silky; good exposure. The small waterfall surrounded by the thick greens is a nice bit of nature to see. Also, the rocks add a nice texture to your shot. If I was to give some technical feedback, maybe a lower POV to give a little more depth. Good shot none-the-less.
Regards,
Chris.

siolaw (38294) 2006-11-08 6:59

Hello Rosa,
Nice close up of this small waterfall, nice water blur with slow shutter speed.. good exposure and sharpness
Well done
Laurent

isabela_sor (47748) 2006-11-08 13:25

I love the softness of the water from the time exposure. Excellent work, great colors...nicely captured,Rosa!
All the best
Isabela

rosaline (0) 2006-11-09 3:58

Hi Rosa
Welcome to TE.
This is a very good photograph for a first "technical" experiment. The motion blur of the water is well captured at one second. This is usually the best exposure time for rapids so you have timed it excellently. The colour saturation of the leaves is well balanced and you have cropped the picture close for good impact. There is a tiny bit of brightness in the upper right corner of the picture but this can be overcome by the use of a ND filter or polarizer, depending on the intensity of the light. Overall, an impressive picture. Enjoy your stay at TE.
Aubrey

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ChrisJ (171146) 2006-11-09 4:20

Hi Rosa

Good motion blur of the water in this superb time exposure. I like the tight framing. Congratulations!

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2006-11-10 13:13

Hi Rosa,
It is a pleasure discovering your gallery. This is a technically perfect shot with everything so crisp except for the water which has been caught beautifully in motion.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

Vato_Law (12732) 2006-11-10 18:22

Olá Rosa,
Excelente aproximaçăo a este simpático cantinho verde de Sintra. Gosto muito do contraste entre as cores carregadas das pedras molhadas e das folhas, assim como do efeito causado pela longa exposiçăo na água. Excelentes cores naturais, luz e definiçăo.
Fica bem.
Paulo

pasternak (15185) 2006-11-12 14:15

Olŕ Rosa, a simple and lovely composition here. I like how the long exposure has "frozen" the water. Everything is surprisingly sharp for a 1 sec exposure...

Cheers
Alexander

pat0500 (21561) 2006-11-12 14:44

Hi Rosa,
Thank you for you visit and comment. Beautifull picture and pretty coulours of autumn, good quality of image. Very good shot Rosa...I like much..!
Best Regards,
Patrick

riclopes (35577) 2006-11-13 4:50

Olá Rosa, esta experimentaçăo mais técnica é de facto a imagem que salta logo ŕ vista, na tua ainda pequena galeria. O efeito de longa exposiçăo resultou num efeito muito bonito do movimento da água. A composiçăo parece-me bastante boa, apesar do reparo do Aires e do António, com as folhas em volta do ponto principal de atracçăo, num movimento gracioso agradável ao olhar. A atmosfera poética reflecte bem o lugar onde foi capturada e onde tens a sorte de viver. Espero por mais imagens tuas desta encantadora vila.
Beijinhos,
Ricardo

UnTrained (0) 2006-11-13 9:54

Ola Rosa,
for me it is more than an experiment, because the result is excellent. Light, sharpness, POV and and and all well done. I think you see this by the audience you got for this by good reasons.
I like it, to give a response to the last sentence.
Regards Ulf

carper (96) 2006-11-14 3:25

very nice freesing shot here Rosa,
I like it, the freesing water in a fine composition with a good pov and a fine quality, very good job Rosa. I like it.
gr. jaap

TeresaT (10806) 2006-11-15 16:40

Olá Rosa,
Muito bonita esta foto desta pequena cascata.
As cores estăo fantásticas.
E o movimento da água está perfeito.
A luminosidade também está 5 estrelas.
Cumprimentos
Teresa

Emile (20352) 2006-11-15 16:42

Hola Rosa.
Has logrado un buen efecto en el agua con una exposicion de 1 segundo. Me gusta mucho la composicion con el efecto de las rocas, quizas el haberla tomado de una manera vertical te hubiera dado mas profundidad, los contrastes de colores y la definicion estan muy buenas.
Felicitaciones.

berek (50518) 2006-11-17 3:52

Hi Rosa,
lovely nature close taken. I like green with water. have a nice weekend.
Burak
my overall evaluation -> **

gervaso (28177) 2006-11-20 10:04

Ficou sensacional essa foto, Rosa! O efeito de movimento na água foi muito bem capturado, e ainda conseguiu toda a cena com cores muito boas!

pierrefonds (113512) 2006-11-20 18:46

Hi Rosa,

A good POV of this fall, you did capture well the water movement which is an asset to the photo. It has a good composition, perspective and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

mzmehr (918) 2006-11-22 9:16

Hi Rosa,
A very nice and colorful view, great composition and colors, nice usage of POV.

Thanks for sharing
Mohammad

emjleclercq (15778) 2006-11-23 19:04

Nice close up on the running water, good colors and sharpness.

All the best,

Emmanuel

balatrek (7455) 2006-11-25 10:06

Ola Rosa,

Excellent image, a small spot but of great beauty, you have well controlled the light and the contrasts, you used 1 second in the exposure and created a beautiful effect in the water, great work! Thanks to share.

Regards
José

goodwill (4274) 2006-11-25 11:17

Hi Rosa,
First of all I must say I love your name;Rosa...is beautiful.
But you are not posting the shots which are expected from a person with such a lovely name.
Sincerely speaking I like only this shot of yours from your fallery. The shot has focus, colours, motion blurr and most importantly a good POV........but in other shots.....at least I would like to disagree.
No doubt you have a good command on the language but a good photograph is worth million words.
Hope the words of an unknown friend will inspire you to post geat shots , just similar to your name.
Regards of India,
Rajeev

rl245267 (845) 2006-11-28 1:20

Rosa,

This is an outstanding shot. I like how you have captured the water. It is nicely surrounded by the vegetation.

Simply Beautiful,
Rob

agbonavita (0) 2006-11-29 17:52

Olá rosa, essa sua foto me faz lembra uma minha bem parecida. Gosto das cores e do efeito de véu na água. Acredito que uma abertura menor deixaria a foto com belas sombras e contrastes do verde com a água mais clara.

Belo POV.
Andre

A foto que falei Fall

adores (46979) 2006-11-29 18:33

Alô Rosa!
Está muito boa!A luz, a cor, a água a correr. Gosto das folhas em volta da água. Conseguiste uma boa composiçăo!
Beijinhos, Anabela

Paolo (41258) 2006-12-02 7:45

Hi Rosa, excellen tview, with a perfect long exposure to have a wonderful effect on the falls.
also the quality and the POV are both at top level.
thanks, ciao

paura (25802) 2006-12-02 14:26

Ola, Rosa.
Excelente fotografia aqui. A composiçăo está exelente e os ajustes fotométricos, com grande tempo de exposiçăo, propiciaram esse lindo efeito na água.

Cumprimentos

Paulo

ollie59 (796) 2006-12-02 21:28

hi Rosa , for a first experiment you have done very well.it is nicely framed and you have achevied a silky flow of the water
well done
Andy

lelson (0) 2006-12-03 16:11

Good speed work; i like the colors too. I will remember that place, Monte da Lua, when i will go to Portugal... i Hope.

xuaxo (6854) 2007-02-20 8:45

Olá Rosa
Gosto do contraste entre as rochas escuras e as folhas verdes.
F

Benedict (7076) 2008-03-28 22:02

hello Rosa,
quite a small image for a waterfalls making me think that it is manmade rather than from nature. however the composition is superb, the green verdant foliage adds more life to the capture and the smooth flow of the falls endorses the awe.
benedict

Photo Information

Copyright: Rosa Costa (Rosa_d_MonteLua) (1508)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2006-11-01
Categories: Natura
Camera: Benq DC C60
Naświetlenie: f/6.7, 1 sekund
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja
Temat(y): Monte da Lua - Sintra - Portugal, Monserrate Park - Sintra - Portugal [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-11-02 23:14