16 min before Sunrise [SN06], a photo from Lisboa, South

Photographer's Note

16 minutes before SUNRISE...

Hi to all,

I took a walk in the Lisbon's Nations park to apreciatte the Sunrise.

Here, you can see the Saint Gabriel Tower and her sister, Saint Rafael. In the right side the Atlantic Pavilion.

These structures are located in the Nations Park, Lisbon.

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The Saint Gabriel and Saint Rafael towers are 110 meters height and are two of the biggest towers of Portugal

Atlantic Pavilion
The idea to build Atlantic Pavilion was born in the first discussions over Expo98 Master Plan.
Unlike other European capitals, Lisbon didnt have any polyvalent Hall to host events, congresses and big sporting venues.
Portuguese halls, at the capital or throughout the country, either had limited capacity till 4 thousand people or were hardly adaptable to non-conventional events, like indoor high competition sports.

Further on, they didnt have the technological equipment needed for modern live TV broadcasts or for big music and theatre events.
There was a big gap between halls with capacity for 4 thousand persons like Coliseu, the pavilions built for others purposes and then adapted, and the big open-air sites.
On the account of this circumstances Portugal was repeatedly staying out of Indoor Sport Championships and it was very difficult to produce big concerts with cold and rainy weather.
Thats why it was made the choice to build this kind of equipment integrated in Expo98 Master Plan area.
Its location had the advantage to serve not only the population of the Portuguese major metropolitan area, but also the country as whole, as it stays very near from Oriente Station (a inter modal public transport platform) and the main road rings.

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Pavilhăo Atlântico
A ideia de construir o Pavilhăo Atlântico remonta ŕs primeiras discussőes sobre o Plano de Urbanizaçăo da EXPO98.

Ao contrário de outras cidades europeias, Lisboa năo possuía uma sala polivalente para acolher espectáculos, congressos e acontecimentos desportivos de grande envergadura.
As salas existentes, tanto na capital como noutros pontos do país, ou tinham lotaçăo limitada - até 4 mil lugares -, ou eram dificilmente adaptáveis a eventos năo convencionais, como o desporto de alta competiçăo em recinto coberto
Além disso, năo dispunham do aparato tecnológico exigido para coberturas televisivas modernas ou pelos grandes espectáculos musicais ou teatrais.

A configuraçăo do Pavilhăo Atlântico lembra uma nave espacial mas a sua forma é também a do caranguejo-ferradura, espécie surgida há 200 milhőes de anos

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Nikon D40X
Shooting Date/Time - 16/03/2008 06:34:13
Shutter Speed - 5 Sec.
Aperture Value - F13
ISO Speed - 100
Lens: Af-s Nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 GII
Focal Length - 26 mm
White balance - Auto
Image size - 3904 x 2616
Image Quality - Compressed RAW

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Critiques | Translate

pat0500 (21561) 2008-03-18 1:05

Hi Aires,
Great picture..! Good POV and good framing of the two buldings..!
Good light and colours, very nice reflection..!
Well done,
Patrick

besnard (59196) 2008-03-18 1:13

Bonjour Aires
Un trčs beau cliché de ces constructions modernes similaires et de leurs reflets.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

ktanska (45018) 2008-03-18 1:14

Hi Aires,
It was well worth to wake up early to catch this blue hour shot of this ultramodern group of buildings. Funny to see those twin towers reflected making them a quartet.
Kari

evanrizo (462) 2008-03-18 1:14

Ola Aires, the two parts of it the one over the water and great sharp and the other in the water-reflections make it very amazing.
The reflections are great, the way you framed it is ideal.
Best regards.
Evangelos

JPlumb (3159) 2008-03-18 1:26

Hi Aires, this is a beautiful, serene shot of the two towers, the pavilion, and the lake. Your timing 16 minutes before sunrise was perfect to give awesome colour of the buildings with the lights, and of that water, with the reflections. Your exposure is perfect for these conditions, giving excellent detail throughout. I like how you can see all of the little things here such as the flags. This is easily fixed, but something to watch for in future is dust on the sensor. It shows up very well, especially on a clear sky like this.

Thanks, John

okahraman (4591) 2008-03-18 1:27

hİ Aires dos ;

Çok güzel yansımalar ve renkler elinize sağlık

Önder Kahraman

Cara (2059) 2008-03-18 1:35

Olá Aires,
Muito bom o ponto de vista, com que entăo agora andas numa de fazer noitadas? :)
Bom esforço esse de conseguir fotografar antes do nascer do sol.
A imagem ficou bonita, os reflexos na água calma estăo muito bons, tal como as cores e definiçăo.
Abraço, Daniel

Morac (27725) 2008-03-18 1:39

Hello Aires,
Great picture..this is a beautiful, serene shot of the two towers, the pavilion, and the lake.
Regards
Marc

zhelach (3626) 2008-03-18 1:41

Hello Aires!
Wonderful reflections! Great photo! Beautiful colors and lights!
TFS, Best regards, Zorica

Beppo (1374) 2008-03-18 1:48

Hola Aires,

Great shot, I like his colors and light.

Well done

Josep,

gildasjan (43826) 2008-03-18 1:56

Bonjour Aires
Excellente qualité pour cette image de Lisbonne et le reflet est superbe sur l'eau calme.J'aime beaucoup également le rendu de l'éclairage en plein accord avec le bleu dominant de la composition.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2008-03-18 2:02

The calmness of the water is amazing! Interesting composition. Very pleasant colours. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

horatiuTT (4570) 2008-03-18 2:06

Incredible photo,the quality is amazing,marvelous reflections.
We see almost only blue,interesting.
Horatiu

rigoletto (34279) 2008-03-18 2:18

WoooW!
No need to blue hour! This is just a-ma-zing!
Superb tripod sharpness and reflections. Very interesting architectural composition with two towers and a tortoise shell. Lovely photo, and probably one of the best of this place ever taken.
Congrats!
Deniz

anducina (8407) 2008-03-18 2:30

Beautiful cityscape, I like a lot those blue tones, the light effects and the incredible reflections. Impressive modern architecture.

TFS,
Andreea

Hellas (7123) 2008-03-18 2:40

Hi Aires,
you always enjoy sunrises!
I have to say that I like traditional architecture more than modern but here the second one works perfectly according to the rules of photography. The two sisters, their reflections and the other main elements of the exposure create a great picture. The calm surface of the water is very attractive. The time of shooting was ideal, Aires.
Thank you for sight-seeing!
Athanasios.

alive (1362) 2008-03-18 2:49

Olá!
Que bela foto.Todos os elementos estăo 5 estrelas.
Gosto muito desta vista para o pavilhăo de Portugal.
Parabéns.
luis.

Tue (93296) 2008-03-18 2:53

Hi Aires,
What a superb light conditions you caught here for this photo, which thanks to that has a beautiful early morning mood. The reflections are gorgeous as well. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

sacavem (18620) 2008-03-18 3:04

Olá Aires,

Muito bonita este teu Blue Hour, antes do nascer do sol.Aliás tens feito um bom trabalho fotográfico no Parque das Naçőes.
Cor, luz e reflexo muito agradáveis e suaves.
Uma pequena nota: tens a maquina suja na zona dos espelhos isso vę-se na foto.
Um abraço,
Filipe

jasmis (58653) 2008-03-18 3:20

16 minutes before sunrise I usually sleep deeply! :))
But now I can see what I miss every day.
Superb photo, no doubt. Interesting light, fine place, superb wide view.
Regards my dear friend.

ChrisJ (172372) 2008-03-18 3:24

Ola Aires

Marvellous, symmetrical reflections in the mirror like surface, of the tranquil lake. Good blue monochromatic colours, contrasting nicely against the tiny pinpoints of yellow light. Tfs! Parabens!

Juntas (7960) 2008-03-18 3:44

Olá Aires. Há uns tempos, vagueando por sites de fotografia, deparei-me com aseguinte frase: "O nascer do dia é um espectáculo, só é pena é ser tăo cedo" se bem lembro terá sido no site do Nana Sousa Dias. Está de facto uma foto excelente, bem enquadrada e reflexo excelente. Quanto ŕs manchas de pó, conto pelo menos cinco, deve ser defeito de fabrico da Nikon agora, já que a minha, acabadinha de comprar, vinha também cheia de pó. Abraço. Paulo

velocista (897) 2008-03-18 4:49

olá,
mais uma fotografia muito bonita do parque das naçőes. acho que começa a ser um hotspot fotográfico ;) gosto particularmente das cores típicas de um inicio de dia de verăo e dos reflexos na água. esses estăo particularmente bonitos! no fundo, uma das suas fotografias. parabéns
pedro almeida

pasternak (15185) 2008-03-18 4:53

Excellent reflection shot of these "twin towers", this is a "reverse blue hour" and you've made a good use of this unique light...

Cheers
Alexander

jlynx (12647) 2008-03-18 6:31

Hello Aires,
16 minutes before sunrise, The National Park and Lisbona still swing in remainders of the sleep. The moment, when birds prepare themselves to the beginning of the tumult by way of greeting suns. When suddenly seriatim will begin to go out last lights, and over the horizon reigns the sun beginning its own march after such horizon. I see this picture, full of the mysteriousness of the past night and the fascination with the coming day.
Best regards from winter- Poznan,
Jure

Cormac (26565) 2008-03-18 7:56

Wow, great reflection! The surface of the water is a little bit rippled, so you get a wonderful glow effect, which complements the buildings well. The deep blue colour is wonderful too. Well done!

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-03-18 9:15

Olá Aires,
muito bonita essa foto mesmo, os reflexons ficaram bons e gostei de ver esses dois prédios gęmeos do pavilhăo, năo conhecia esse local ainda em fotos, belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço!

chpp (4283) 2008-03-18 10:14

Hi Aires
spectacular shot, the exposure is great, you have just the right amount of light and beautiful colours. perfect sharpness, beautiful reflection. an excellent composition
cheers
C

lestans (17258) 2008-03-18 11:26

Hi my dear friend - artist of the early morning!!
What a fantastic light you are able to capture going there so early!
Reflections and light.
Architecture is beautifully described this way. Bravo!!
Ciao!!

Livia

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-03-18 11:42

Oi Aires ,
Ficou magnifica esta tua foto ,os reflexos ficaram 5 estrelas muito bonitas as cores, sem duvida esta é a melhor hora para tirar fotos , como disse o Filipe já tens o espelho sujo se nota pequenos pontos no céu , se pegares na foto no photoshop aumentares o contraste os pontos aparecem , posso te emprestar o meu pincel penso que limpa isso bem sem ter que lavar o espelho , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

vincz (19113) 2008-03-18 13:57

Excellent colors, beautiful reflection at this early time. You got wonderful light then. i love how you managed city lights..

PixelTerror (0) 2008-03-18 13:57

Ola Aires,
A very nice skyline with excellent reflection, well done.
Have a nice evening JY

Jardim (3243) 2008-03-18 15:10

Olá Aires,

Bonita foto do Parque das Naçőes. As cores estăo excepcionais assim como a composiçăo.

Júlio Jardim

stego (24132) 2008-03-18 15:49

Olá Aires,
As madrugadas continuam a inspirar-te! Já diversas vezes me ocorreu que este espelho de água deve ser muito interessante de explorar fotograficamente, mas aposto que năo há melhor hora que a que tu escolheste. A grande nitidez, mais o perfeito ajuste de exposiçăo e cores e a compo resultam numa imagem deslumbrante.
Um abraço, José.

siamesa (28231) 2008-03-18 16:21

Olá Aires,
Mais uma magnífica foto . Tem um ar de sonho e poesia com esses reflexos e luzes.
Abraços
Maria

Clementi (52514) 2008-03-19 0:29

Ciao Aires ,
composizione fantastica pochi minuti prima dell'alba ,
molto bella nei colori e nei riflessi .
perfetta in tutte le sue parti .
complimenti
Giorgio

jurek1951 (42198) 2008-03-19 0:43

Hi Aires,
Lovely mood captured here and an excellent composition, great colours and lighting,beautiful reflections,
Georg

UnTrained (0) 2008-03-19 1:17

Olá Aires,
the reflection of light and skyline is an eye catcher of the finest art. The softness by the water movement is a good counterpart to the clarity above. Wonderful chosen view in the blue hour.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

laroze (965) 2008-03-19 1:50

Hello Aires,

Very nice shot.Marvellous buildings and its reflects in the river. Good sharpness and light.

Have a nice day
Nicole

japiey (10163) 2008-03-19 4:25

Dear Aires,

The best image shot just before the sunrise !!!
It's not a dream.... it's real....
SUPERB !!
My favourite...
All the best, dear friend.

jp

carper (96) 2008-03-19 4:30

very beautiful shot here Aires,
very good reflection and good atmosphere in the shot, well taken and very good photojob here, well done, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

Gerrit (62042) 2008-03-19 5:17

Hi Aires,
interesting panaramo in fantastic colours. The reflection are beautiful.
Regards, Gerrit

mikeo (12129) 2008-03-19 6:24

O la la!!!

What a shot...
So delicate and 'quiet'...
So simple one...
Great buildings...
Superb reflection...

Don't know what else I may write...
Its perfect!

Greetings,
Mikeo

Gustaw (21670) 2008-03-19 8:47

Hi, my friend!
Wow! It is very oryginal view. I like your composition. Nice colours and good light. Well done. I like your modern architekture and reflections in water.
Marek

izmirli (3989) 2008-03-19 10:12

merhaba my friend aires
excellent colours and reflections.excellent lisboa and Portugal.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Budapestman (82620) 2008-03-19 10:24

Hi Aires,
Great impression for this place, my friend, really splendid spectacle. The composition is impressive, I like the beautiful reflection and the fantastic atmosphere, Great! Have a nice evening
George

Truja (4953) 2008-03-19 10:49

Olá Aires,
impresionante toma !! te felicito Aires, el encuadre es excepcional y el trabajo con los reflejos es de gran calidad, creando una atmósfera envolvente azulada.
La presencia de las torres nos da una vista de la moderna arquitectura repleta de detalles.

Un abraço, parabéns, Jordi

Didi (61589) 2008-03-19 11:41

Olŕ Aires
Intéressante image ŕ l'heure bleue.
Le cadrage est parfait, il est agrémenté par de jolis reflets sur l'eau.
J'apprécie beaucoup.
Obrigado.

Cricri (176) 2008-03-19 11:53

Hi Aires,
Une vue intéressante sur ces deux bâtiments jumelles, de belles couleurs et reflets, note aussi intéressante, compliment
Have a nice evening for you
cricri

brevbrev14 (140) 2008-03-19 13:39

Hi Aires, great image!
one of your best for my taste...
great reflection, great blue hour...great sharpness..
ahhh...you have a new reflex....i have seen a better quality here!
bravo!
CIAO!
Valeria

romanaa (8430) 2008-03-19 14:08

Hi Aires,
this is absolutely fantastic picture. On of the best in your gallery I think. Great modern architecture, the two towers reminds me of ship sails. The low building gives a balance to the two vertical dominants. The reflection is superb and colours are soft. Very tranquil scene.
Bravo
Best regards
Romana

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2008-03-19 16:06

Outra foto tirada antes do nascer do sol de um Domingo. Certamente que foi mais uma daquelas noites de insónia que atingrm muitos portugues durante o fim de semana, em especial ao sábado ŕ noite, devido ao stress!!!
Mas com insónia ou năo, tu estavas bem acordado para conseguires uma foto tăo boa. A luz estava simplesmente fantástica e proporcionou a captura de umas cores muito bonitas.
António

LUISCOSTA (142) 2008-03-19 16:46

Olá Aires!
Já tenho visto algumas destas mas esta supera em qualidade...uma boa obturaçăo!...destaco as tonalidades,reflexos e enquadramento.

Sou novato por cá. Abraço.

delkoo (68) 2008-03-20 1:34

hi aires
Great photo. Well composed with excellent depth,perspective and reflection. Good colour and details also. Thanks for sharing

regards
didier

Muse (35030) 2008-03-20 3:26

Hello Aires,
Superbe architecture parfaitement mise en valeur par ton cadrage. De trčs belles couleurs et de magnifiques reflets dans l'eau. Une trčs belle vue nocturne.
Best regards
Denise

COSTANTINO (117652) 2008-03-20 4:25

Hi AIRES,
nice architecture,good light and colours,
very nice reflection too....
Clear and sharp image
Bravo
Costantino

jhm (211738) 2008-03-20 5:07

Hello Aires,

You show here a top class picture, real a beauty, as well as quality as as composition.
My complimlents for this wonderful one!
Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,
John.

robertosalguero (292) 2008-03-20 22:55

Hello Aires,

Beautiful place and architecture. The reflections on the water are pretty and the overall sharpness of the image excellent. The lights of the evening look very nice and add to the mood of the view. Good perspective from across the water to capture a wide area of this complex. Thanks for sharing Aires.

Roberto

Stepan (27210) 2008-03-21 0:52

A perfect light, a perfect pov... A great urban and modern compo, enhanced by the reflexion... Stunning.
Stéphane

LALWANI6 (34) 2008-03-21 6:11

what a nice shot.infact perfect what u wanted in the pic is just there added bonus is yhe reflection
good one

riclopes (35577) 2008-03-21 10:26

Olá Aires, esta está absolutamente magnífica. Nem parece Portugal...o conjunto arquitectónico visto daqui é fabuloso e os tons azuis estăo lindíssimos. Parabéns.
Boa Páscoa para ti também :)
ricardo

Docarmo (9767) 2008-03-21 22:51

Olá Aires,
Fantástica imagem, cores e composiçăo muito bem conseguidas. A gestăo de luz é invejável.
Parabéns!
MCV

ruisc_pt (11594) 2008-03-22 8:09

uma chamada interessante para a nossa ancestralidade Aires,.
Além do mais uma bela "exposure".
UmA boa e feliz Pácos tb para ti.
Rui

pablominto (53746) 2008-03-23 2:59

Hello Aires,
The rich colours and sharp fine details are catching my eyes!
I like the composition giving emphasis to the attractive reflection, and the warm spots of artificial lights liven up the scenery...
Greetings,
Pablo -

bakes888 (18499) 2008-03-23 23:42

Hi Aires. Wonderful capture, I love the texture on the water. Well composed with good symmetry and colour. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

omega48 (26) 2008-03-24 12:19

Beautiful......

Matthew-Watt (5934) 2008-03-24 22:18

Hello Aires,

Ahhh, well done, the effort of getting up before dawn was certainly worth it if this is the result you are left with! The reflections are so smooth and pure, boasting perfected definition and crystal clarity. The softer hues really combine nicely with the darker shadowy portions. The blue tone gradient is unbelievable, such richness is difficult to represent in photographs. The orange lights are a great way to offset the blue dominance and add variety. A complete success.

Matt

siolaw (38294) 2008-03-28 20:59

Ola Aires,
Nice morning blue hour shot with super smooth water texture, pleasant color tones. The off centered buildings and their reflections are well positioned and balanced by the darker dome.
Greetings
Laurent

Vato_Law (12732) 2008-03-29 14:03

Olá Aires,
Maravilha de foto que aqui tens, tenho uma tirada deste ponto de vista há já alguns anos mas nem aos calcanhares lhe chega.
Estes tăo suaves de azul causados pela luz suave da manhă săo lindissimos, e realmente como diz o Ricardo, isto nem parece Portugal, tal a diferente arquitectura que aqui se mostra.
Curioso este pormenor que nos contas do Pavilhăo Atlantico, pois sempre o vi como uma replica dos 'domes' americanos, será que quem o arquitectou também pensou no caranguejo?.
Um abraço.
Paulo

NMaverick (0) 2008-04-13 0:07

Once more a fantastic shot, worthy of getting up early before sunrise. Beautiful reflections, beautiful POV, beautiful color and sharp details.
Well done
TFS
Nick

danbachmann (1746) 2008-05-17 2:36

While the colors are stunning in some of your other image thumbnails, this one maintains the detail and sharpness much better. I like the composition and it is a pleasure to look at.

XenPuOSN (25) 2011-12-05 18:27

Simply the best shot I've seen to date of an early morning in Lisbon! You should complete a full collection of these say for a Windows desktop themes as this would a fantastic wallpaper for my Portuguese Windows 7 Enterprise x64 O/S. Thanks so much for this! Xen.