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Herman Auer
Sep-28-2007, 01:32 PM
Hi - recently travelled to Lisbon where I did an excursion to Sintra. Located on the top of a mountain is a medieval castle dating back to the 8th century. Absolutely magnificent structure! Photo processed via HDR technique.

Nikon D50 + 18-200VR lens @ 20mm, aperture f/22,shutter speed 1/100.

Cheers - Herman
Cuong
Sep-28-2007, 01:48 PM
Beautiful picture. At first glance, it looks more like a painting than a photograph. Thanks for sharing.

Cuong
z_28
Sep-28-2007, 02:22 PM
Great job :thumb
Congratulations
nicoleshilliday
Sep-28-2007, 05:10 PM
i agree with Yukio, it does look like a painting, but i like that in shots like this. i love seeing a photograph at a home or in a art show where you have to second guess yourself.
Chrissiebeez_NL
Sep-29-2007, 03:37 AM
nice photo! :thumb

(on my monitor i see some fringes.. maybe you could defringe it with photoshop a bit? )
Herman Auer
Sep-29-2007, 01:59 PM
Hi - thank you all for your comments...

Here's another one that I would like to share with you. Guess they had a real eye for detail in those days! Medieval castle dating back to the 8th century. Absolutely magnificent structure! Photo processed via HDR technique.

Nikon D50 + 18-200VR lens @ 18mm, aperture f/22,shutter speed 1/50.

Cheers - Herman
Herman Auer
Sep-30-2007, 03:36 AM
Hi - here's another one showing a bit more detail of the castle...

Nikon D50 + 18-200VR lens @ 20mm, aperture f/22,shutter speed 1/60.

Cheers - Herman
rwells
Sep-30-2007, 09:41 PM
Hi - here's another one showing a bit more detail of the castle...

Nikon D50 + 18-200VR lens @ 20mm, aperture f/22,shutter speed 1/60.

Cheers - Herman


Beautiful pictures :thumb


Would you mind a quick history lesson for me?

What is the castle made from? It looks like concrete, but I didn't think they had that back then. Just curious.
Riverlander
Oct-01-2007, 02:03 AM
That first picture is amazing - truly amazing. The others are good - the castle looks like a very photogenic building. Well done!!!:clap
Pixel Popper
Oct-04-2007, 07:58 PM
Beautiful pictures :thumb


Would you mind a quick history lesson for me?

What is the castle made from? It looks like concrete, but I didn't think they had that back then. Just curious.

I don't know about this particular structure, but I do know that the Romans used concrete in building the Colusseum, which goes back WAY farther than the middle ages.
rwells
Oct-05-2007, 03:14 AM
I don't know about this particular structure, but I do know that the Romans used concrete in building the Colusseum, which goes back WAY farther than the middle ages.

Thought they used stone...

Shows what I don't know. Thanks for the info.
Pixel Popper
Oct-05-2007, 03:20 AM
Thought they used stone...

Shows what I don't know. Thanks for the info.

Not to hijack someone else's thread, but you are correct. They did use stone, and marble, and travertine for the structure. Seating supports were concrete.

Back to the thread at hand, those are some gorgeous images, Herman. I especially like the composition of the first shot, and the contrast of color is really eye popping. Good work. :thumb