Granite and oaks again, a photo from Portalegre, South

Photographer's Note

This is one of the many outdoor sculptures made of granite found in Alpalhγo, a village of the Nisa district (concelho in Portuguese). One of the main economic activities of the area are granite quarries, so it makes sense that they organise a art and music festival every two years focusing in the use of stone in decoration and art. As far as I know, these sculptures come from those festivals.

I don't know the name of the author of the sculpture, but someone told me that it represents a female wolf.

WS's: Alternative POV's [1, 2].

Location (latitude, longitude): 39.40925,-7.62314

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lilimih33 (9918) 2008-05-14 15:56

Hello Jose!
Very interesting sculpture and great colours in your picture!
The POV1 and POV2 are beautiful too, but I prefet this one!
Best regards!
Lili

Tayon (1995) 2008-05-14 16:31

Oi Josι

interessante escultura e a nota que vc escreveu elucida bem a razγo delas...
A composiηγo em todas as fotos estγo bem estruturadas, ι marcante como a foto fica completamente diferente de diversos pontos de vista...

TFS

Taba

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2008-05-14 16:47

Sγo todas as trκs fotos muito boas. A do WS2 estα excelente por nos mostrar o contexto da localizaηγo.
Parece um lobo? Talvez. E do sexo feminino? Certamente. Pela postura, pareceu-me um carneiro quando vi a foto na miniatura. Para um lobo, acho que teria sido mais interessante ver a cabeηa levantada.
Antσnio

trekks (14348) 2008-05-14 17:52

hi Jose

Such interesting sculpture in stone. Somehow the curves of statue and the top of hill go well together in your pov here. Purely art, not spiritual in nature?

tfs, bill

danyy (0) 2008-05-14 23:37

Bonjour Jose,
j'aime beaucoup le contraste de lumiθres et de couleurs entre ce ciel d'un bleu trθs pur et ce roc blanc.
J'aurais cadrι un peu plus haut pour avoir un rien plus de ciel.
Regards.
daniel.

mikeo (12129) 2008-05-15 0:47

Bom dia Jose:)

Very interesting sculpture, looks so original and modern. It looks like abandoned one on the empty planet:)
Superb colours of the sky and really great, so clear white. Very well shown. Good job!

Greetings,
Mikeo

japiey (10163) 2008-05-15 2:00

Namasthe Jose,

Interesting artwork...
Looks a modern design in natural atmosphere...
Fine presentation.

jp

feather (51130) 2008-05-15 2:46

You know I'm going to like this one best as it is off-centred and has space in front of the way it is facing. The other one placed like this is too busy in the background. I think the plain sky as background from the low POV works the best. I like your dedication investigating all the compositional possibilites. Granite can't be an easy stone to sculpt either. Btw pets are not allowed on TE ;D
Well done
Kath

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2008-05-15 2:58

Hi Jose,
The blue plain background is just perfect to showcase the sculpture. I like the texture of the granite in the foreground leading towards the sculpture. Well captured and composed with very good image quality. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-05-15 4:17

Olα Josι,
achei essa versγo mais interessante dessa curiosa escultura. A textura da pedra, nitidez e cores ficaram σtimas, o polarizador funcionou a mil aqui!
Parabιns e Abraηo!

zeynepe (0) 2008-05-15 4:56

Hi Jose,
The sculpture looks superb with the blue background.
Every part of art is impressed me , this one is also.
Best regards,
Zeynep

UnTrained (0) 2008-05-15 5:44

Olα Josι,
I like this presentation of the granite against the blue sky. Well placed, good exposure, sharpness and on the sculpture and rock below great textures. Looks more like a horse I think?
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

adores (46979) 2008-05-15 14:15

Olα Josι!
Nγo vou muito para o distrito de Portalegre, nunca tinha visto estas esculturas. Acho que ι uma excelente ideia e dγo muita graηa ΰ terra. Gosto mais desta, o pov estα muito bom e mostra bem a escultura. Gosto das cores e da textura da pedra. Boa ideia terem-nas colocado em cima das pedras!

xuaxo (6854) 2008-05-15 15:43

Olα Josι
Acho que esta ι a melhor escolha das trκs, mas qualquer uma seria boa para mostrar esta curiosa escultura.
Um abraηo,
F

crckt (7222) 2008-05-16 4:55

Hi Jose,
I learned something new today, thanks for the shot and the note. Quite fascinating to see these statues really. The blue sky as the backdrop works really well.
I like it a lot,
Shaeri

Tue (91604) 2008-05-16 14:16

Hi Josι,
What a nice sculpture and you captured it really well. It stands out nicely against the blue sky. Good rather low POV with the stone in the foreground leading the eye nicely into the photo. Good placement of the sculpture on the right hand side too. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

Emile (20352) 2008-05-17 15:12

Hola Jose.
Una foto sencilla de una escultura muy interesante. Buenos detalles y definiciσn. Tu POV es bueno y los colores son magnνficos.
Buen trabajo.
Un fuerte abrazo.

Benedict (7076) 2008-05-18 21:26

the blue BG gives the standout to this fine work of art! looks like a female coyote to me, jose.
Benedict

vincz (19113) 2008-05-19 1:44

Une image assez extraodinaire. Les textures sont extras et cet animal tout blanc devant ce ciel si bleu est un regal. Tres tres bien vu.

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-05-19 5:25

Oi Josι,
Interessante esta escultura em granito faz um belo contraste com o cιu azul ,das trκs fotos foi a que gostei mais , bonita a textura da pedra em primeiro plano , bom enquadramento da foto , parabιns!!!
Um abraηo Gonηalo

isabela_sor (47748) 2008-05-19 10:47 [Comment]

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tiagoalmeida (1475) 2008-05-19 11:29

ola josι,

bonita fotografia que tirou a este bonito monumento bom POV.
parabιns

um abraηo
tiago almeida

paura (25802) 2008-05-19 16:08

Josι,
Ajuste de cores excelente para mostrar a tomada pelo bom ponto escolhido. Excelente trabalho.

Abraηo

Paulo

Docarmo (9767) 2008-05-19 17:58

Olα Josι,
Muito interessante esta escultura - estariam Rτmulo e Remo dentro do cesto, sob a guarda da loba? ;-) Entγo, foi aν que ela escondeu os gκmeos!
Brincadeiras ΰ parte, esta imagem estα excelente, nitidez e DOF fantαsticos! Que cιu lindo... invejαvel!
Os WS tambιm estγo σtimos!
Parabιns!
MCV

Didi (61589) 2008-05-20 3:16

Bonjour mon cher Josι
C'est le meilleur point de vue sur cette louve prise en contrebas.
Je note une bonne luminositι environante agrιmentιe par l'utilisation du PL qui donne un ciel bien saturι.
Amitiιs.

jmcl (14535) 2008-05-20 14:19

Hi Josι,

I am back again for a moment .. hopefully things will stabilize in a month or so ..
This blue sky of yours really amplifies the sculpture .. tremendous .. take care, John

John

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-05-22 0:50

Ola Jose
Para alem de bonita a escultura foi bem capturada com cores intensar e luz bem controlada.
Excelentes detalhes e uma boa nota explicativa
Um abraηo Amigo
Aires

ElAprendiz (30) 2008-05-27 9:42

Hola Jose:

Una escultura curiosa, original y artistica. Me gusta mucho como la tonalidad destaca altamente frente al fondo del azul, con una buena seleccion de contraste, brillo y adecuado manejo de la luz.

Seria muy interesante conocer este elemento. Gracias por compartir

John

jmdias (114296) 2008-05-28 17:06

josι

linda escultura, o cιu azul contrastando com o branco da obra ι sempre uma beleza de se ver. Gostei deste pov e da nitidez que estα muito boa tambιm.

abraηos

jorge

maloutim (13617) 2008-06-14 10:38

J'aime bien la composition de la photo et l'art de la sculpture. Le blanc de la "louve" posιe sur le granite brut, contre le ciel si bleu, donnent un trθs bel effet!
J'aime aussi les WS. Le 1 aurait fait un trθs bonne photo principale. Quant au 2, il est trθs intιressant, car les 2 1θres photos donnent l'impression d'une sculpture perdue en plein milieu de la nature. On ne s'imagine pas qu'elle est en fait au bord d'une grand-route.
Merci pour le partage!
MarieLouise.

rigoletto (34279) 2008-06-18 14:19

A female wolf made out of granite...
Like the wolf which fed Romus and Romulus, her breasts are ready to feed the land and history.

Stone on stone, the world does rock, a single crack will blow the rock.

And your stonefull photo rocks! The untouched granite, and the one, after the artist's touch. Like this photo of yours...
Cheers,
Deniz

edytungkal (4551) 2008-07-04 0:39

A nice picture from simple minimalism subjects but i like the contrast between the sculpture and the superb blue sky and i think this has the best position rather than the ws's picture, this kind of colours combination which i like to add the white border to frame it, nevertheless i still enjoy this shot Jose.tfs

greetings
daniel

Stepan (27210) 2008-07-07 23:07

Really strange and well composed (I mean it was hard to figure the size out, before opening the 2nd ws). Interesting textures (especially on the rock) and strong effective contrast. You made a lot with afew stuff !
Stιphane

danos (110407) 2008-07-18 2:07

Ola Jose,
a nice synthesis that i never seen in your porfolio.I like the shape of the sculpture and the contrast of the colors that exist.Really looks like a female wolf, i think.Well done.

Regards,Danos

Photo Information

Copyright: Jose Pires (stego) (24132)
Genre: Τοποθεσίες
Medium: Έγχρωμο
Date Taken: 2008-05-02
Categories: Έργο τέχνης
Camera: Olympus E-300, Polariser
Έκθεση: f/13.0, 1/100 δευτερόλεπτα
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Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
Θέμα(τα): Sculpture, Statues, !Norte Alentejano, Modern Sculpture, Sculptures [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-14 15:50

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