Lisboa

Photographer's Note

Picture taken at Ruins of the Convento do Carmo in downtown Lisbon which was almost completely destroyed when a strong earthquake hit Portugal in the morning of November 1st, 1755. Today, the ruins of the Covent are a national monument and the home of the Carmo Archaeological Museum.

NOVEMBER 1ST, 1755. ALL SAINTS DAY

The earthquake began at 9:20 and was centered in the Atlantic Ocean, about 200 km WSW of Cape St. Vincent. The total duration of shaking lasted ten minutes. Effects from the earthquake were far reaching. Most of the damage occurred in the south-west of Portugal and Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, was the most important of the cities damaged.

A devastating fire followed the earthquake and destroyed all of the downtown Lisbon, from St. Roque to Carmo and Trindade, from the Rossio square area to the Castle and Alfama quarters. Bairro Alto and Alfama quarters were partially burned. The flames raged for five days.

Immediately after the earthquake, many of the Lisbon residents looked for safety on the sea by boarding the ships moored on the river Tejo. But, 30 minutes after the quake, a large wave swamped the area near Bugio Tower on the mouth of the Tejo. The area in the western part of the city was the most heavily damaged by the wave, but further destruction occurred upstream. The Cais das Colunas at Terreiro do Paço and parts of the nearby custom house were flattened. A total of three waves struck the shore, each dragging people and debris out to sea and leaving exposed large stretches of the river bottom. In front of the Terreiro do Paço, the maximum height of the waves was estimated at 6 meters. Boats overcrowded with refugees capsized and sank.

It is estimated that 60,000 and 100,000 people perished during the quake, fire and tsunami.

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njmv79 (611) 2006-08-27 5:32

Boas António,
very good angle, composotion, nice idea to have it B&W gives us the feeling of going back in time to the 16th century.
also I must praise you for giving us a bit of the history behind each picture you take, not many of us have this talent.

Um abraço amigo,
Nelson

adores (46979) 2006-08-27 6:01

Olá António!
Gosto muito da foto!
Boa perspectiva, com óptimo efeito de simetria.
Acho que o B&W fica óptimo num monumento tão ligado à nossa história.
A nota é bastante elucidativa quanto aos efeitos devastadores do terramoto. Cumprimentos, Anabela

ben4321 (9875) 2006-08-27 6:03

A good composition with the series of receding arches leading through the frame.
The highlights on the stonework are a little over-exposed, and this is emphasised by your contrasty B&W conversion.
I don't think it matters too much though, good work.
Cheers,
Ben

Vato_Law (12732) 2006-08-27 7:01

Bom dia Antonio,
Excelente aproximação aos arcos a parede interior do convento do carmo. Gosto da sucessão de arcos que nos mostras e dos detales na parde à direita. O facto de a apresentares à P&B é interessante, e a luz que a foto apresenta é muito boa.
Um abraço
Paulo

xavshot (69835) 2006-08-27 7:51

Bonjour Antonio
j'aime bien ce POV et ce cadrage vertical qui accentue la perspective amenée par ces arches. Un n&b très bien composé. Bravo
Xavier

leo61 (0) 2006-08-27 7:55

Hi Antonio!
Good composition with these arches in the sun and the facade in the shadow.Good POv and nice perspective.The B&W looks good.
Regards,Leo

efigesta (12188) 2006-08-27 8:14

Ola Amigo Antonio
que interessante o ponto de vista que deste a esta composição e a escolha a preto e branco ficou fantastica, com uma nota a acompanhar de extrema importancia e significado
abraço
manuel

Bluejeans (64251) 2006-08-27 8:19

Ola Antonio, bonita foto tua das ruinas do Carmoa preto e branco, nunca as fui visitar , bom angulo gostei da simetria ,parabens

MIG13 (0) 2006-08-27 11:49

Olá, António! Como fica bonita em preto e branco essa composição! Essas ruínas são do que há de mais interessante em Lisboa, não apenas pelo aspecto plástico, mas, sobretudo, pelo que contam da história e da geografia... Parabéns pelo trabalho, amigo! Abraço! Miguel.

TeresaT (10806) 2006-08-27 17:44

Olá António,
Engraçado como tu já reparaste uma das minhas últimas fotos é também das ruínas do Carmo...e esta foto era um bom complemento para a minha...;-)
Gosto muiot do ângulo que escolheste para fotografar estes mágnificos arcos em ogiva.
Boa opção pelo P&B e o contraste está excelente.
cumprimentos
Teresa

anavazao (5592) 2006-08-27 18:44

wow,
gosto da escolha do preto e branco! A perspectiva, notaestá muito boa!
Fica bem Ana:)

alford (4063) 2006-08-27 23:24

Hi Antonio! The B&W choice is very appropriate for this shot! Your notes are very informative, gives us an idea on what happened before. The sharpness is excellent; IMHO, the lighting is a little bit bright, a little darkening might help. Overall, a very nice composition! rgds.

xuaxo (6854) 2006-08-28 14:13 [Comment]

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AiresSantos (56155) 2006-08-30 8:14

Olá António,
Excelente perspectiva deste belissimo convento.
Muito boa nota assim como a definição. Gosta da excolha do preto e branco.
Um abraço Amigo,
Aires

kevinos (7517) 2006-08-30 10:35

A very nicely composed and satisfying picture,Antonio. I have not visited this site, but I remember so well the relics of the earthquake, still evident in this lovely city. Black and white is most suitable for this picture,which is a fine record. regards Kevin

josepmarin (59385) 2006-08-30 11:44

Olá Antonio,
has hecho un gran encuadre en vertical para que podamos ver estas ruinas tan bellas. La alineación que forman los arcos le dan una gran perspectiva a la imagen, y el B y N funciona bien, le da más dramatismo a estas ruinas.
Buen equilibrio de luz y sombras, y buena calidad de imagen.
Buena foto.
Un saludo,
Josep

t0mmm1 (5442) 2006-08-30 15:41

Hi Antonio,
wonderful composition... of this decomposed convent. Yes one time the masters really know how to build... look at the main arches that have carred the roof, even now after 360 years, are in perfect conditions. I like your shot from this POV.
Have a nice day,
Tomi

papagolf21 (152605) 2006-08-30 16:31

Bonsoir Antonio,
Cet édifice porte un lourd passé ! Ces ruines qui possèdent encore beaucoup de beauté ne peuvent pas laisser indifférent pour un passionné d'architecture.
Une très belle composition avec le respect des verticales.
Une excellente note d'accompagnement.
Une photo de qualité !
Félicitations.
Amitiés.
Philippe

manatee (4668) 2006-08-30 19:08

Interesting note, in this case you use words like Tsunami, we diid not about this word until few years ago, however this is the tigth word to explain what happens, thank you for you explanation and for tell us more about this eartquake, so famous.
About the picture the B&W makes this picture latter to read the note more interesting and the archs, windos, and the ligth trow this windows makes this picture more dramtic but a t the same time more beauty, give sa strange mixt of dramatism, beauty antiquec to this picture.

Well done Antonio
Elias

oochappan (4880) 2006-08-31 2:39

Hi Antonio
a very clear contrasted and sharp detailled well framed shot of the arcs in converging perspective to the corner of this ruins to remind the earthquake.
Excellent appropriate turn to B&W here.
greetings
Henk

riclopes (35577) 2006-08-31 2:59

Olá António,
Concordo que o equilíbrio entre os contrastes e a sobreexposição das paredes foi bem conseguida e o preto e branco está bem realizado. O ângulo e perspectiva são interessantes e gosto bastante do efeito de repetição dos arcos. A nota é excelente. Pode ser que aceite o desafio de entrar para o "clube" e vá lá um dia fotografar estas belas ruínas...
Um abraço,
Ricardo
p.s.- gostei de ver, finalmente, uma imagem tua na introdução :)

bazal (7900) 2006-09-01 4:08

Hi Antonio.
You have managed to produce a very nice graphic composition with these successive arches.
thanks also for the very informative note.
Regards.

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2006-09-01 5:04

Hi Antonio,
Excellent POV. Just the right kind of photo for B&W conversion. Good sharp details and excellent info.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

sergio1 (12152) 2006-09-01 11:09

Hi Antonio

YES Monaco is beautiful.
This shot is wonderful too. I think than the effect b&w is perfect to this picture. I like the archs and compo.
Well done
Have a nice weekend
Sergio

capthaddock (28790) 2006-09-03 3:55

Hi Antonio - nice pov, the repeating arches look quite pleasant, some parts appear a little overexposed because of the difficult light contrasts, but still very nice ooutcome.

Click3 (1886) 2006-09-03 7:12

Antonio...me encanta el angulo de toma...las diagonales...y B&N aporta a crear la ambientación. Excelente detalle. Muy Bueno ! Saludos, Robert

drago (4832) 2006-09-03 12:43

Antonio hi,perfect use of B&W on a perfect POV!Well done!
Regards
Panagiotis

wgreis (8267) 2006-09-03 13:32

Olá Antônio,
a opção pelo preto e branco foi acertada. A composição ficou acurada com a excelente idéia de perspectiva.
Parabéns,
Wagner.

Lynette (1615) 2006-09-04 4:54

Hi Antonio,
The b&w choice is a good for this image Your notes are well written and very informative, which gives us an idea on what happened before. The sharpness is excellent; Overall a nice composition as well as pov.
Regards
Lynette

prumod (8300) 2006-09-06 10:45

hi antonio
this arches are very nice in your pov... very nice shot...
i would like it more if you used sepia... (i have son soft corner!)
greetings
pramod

Polonaise (5802) 2006-09-08 21:34

Shall I say: Frilled composition?
Flawlessly executed photograph.
Those details...those palettes of grays.
Impossible to pass it, once you've spotted.
Technicality, man.
It's all about technicality.
have a great WE
george

Wanda1 (15142) 2006-09-09 1:50

Hi Antonio,
I love this black and white image with great perspective and very good composition. An informative note too.
Regards
Wanda

ChrisJ (171146) 2006-09-09 3:48

Hi Antonio

Wonderful framing & composition, with excellent use of th principle of 3. A marvellous tonal range, & pov, in this superb b&w. Congratulations!

Kititit (813) 2006-09-27 11:15

hello,
great pov and the B&W works nicely here.
these kind of ruins allows us to take great pictures of the missing roof (like you did as well as myself...).
your note is incredible - thanks for the info.

regards

lele74 (39) 2006-10-06 2:30

Un gioco bellissimo di archi. Il B/N da quel tocco di antico eccezionale. Complimenti.

ekinokswest (2994) 2006-12-05 19:36

your choice of colors seem right for the photo.. i just wish the frame was not white it has become repetition of light colors in my opinion

emre

rhizomes (15343) 2006-12-19 16:18

Hi Antonio,
Very impressive b/w picture! These arches gives a great graphical power. I like this sky darker than the ruins...It gives a nice effect. I tried some b/w pictures in industrial places and this is the result I would be acheaving...
Christophe

cfreire (11741) 2007-07-18 14:42

Excelente tomada de posição, enriquecida com com o contrate de luz e os detalhes da arquitetura, no lado direito.

paura (25802) 2008-08-24 10:41

António,
Lindas as formas arquitetônicas aqui apresentadas nessa bela fotografia. O ponto de tomada foi excelente, tirando partido da obra.

Abraço

Paulo