Christ, a photo from Setubal, South

Photographer's Note

Photo in Christ the King in Almada.

The idea to build the Monument to Christ-King comes up in 1934, when the late Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, His Eminence Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, is visiting Brazil. Traveling through Rio de Janeiro, he comes upon the impressing site of the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Corcovado and immediately is born in his heart the desire to build something similar in front of Lisbon. So, in 1936, the idea to build the Monument to Christ-King was made known to the Apostolate of Prayer, which welcomed it with enthusiasm. In order to be National, the Monument needed the approval and cooperation of all the Portuguese Bishops, which is finally obtained and officially divulged in the Bishops’ Joint Pastoral Letter for Lent of 1937.

http://www.cristorei.pt

Nikon D40X
2012/06/06 15:08:06.8
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
Color
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 55mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
1/500 sec - F/10
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Preset
AF Mode: AF-S
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: More Contrast
Hue Adjustment: +3°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium high
Long Exposure NR: Off
VR Control: Off
High ISO NR: Off

Reserved copyrights: The present photograph is intellectual workmanship protected by law 9610/98 being forbidden to the reproduction for any way without the previous authorization in writing it author. Please contact Gonçalo Lopes

josepmarin, bukitgolfb301, Sonata11, timecapturer, Budapestman, delpeoples, pierrefonds, danos, jhm, aliabazari, Angshu, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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siolaw (38294) 2012-06-15 10:55

Hi Goncalo
The Christ the king statue is perfectly silhouetted against a dramatic, cloudy yet luminous sky.
Clean work
Laurent

siudzi (34141) 2012-06-15 11:02

Hi Goncalo,

Unique image. Absolutely creative and original presentation of this great view. Like it a lot. Eye-catching work.

Regards,
Malgorzata

Christian1986 (0) 2012-06-15 11:16

Hello Goncalo
Nice photo and great view,well done.

josepmarin (59385) 2012-06-15 11:45

Olá, amigo Gonçalo,
la sencillez de esta composición, basada en las siluetas del Cristo Rey, sobre un cielo dramáticamente espectacular gracias al efecto del filtro tabaco, es lo que le da su gran potencia visual y su eficacia estética.
Has hecho un trabajo con una gran elegancia y un toque de misticismo, que funciona muy bien.
Um abraço,
Pili y Josep

jemaflor (146280) 2012-06-15 12:07

Hi Goncalo,
Superb photo with this good silhouette result, well framed and beautiful warm tones for the sky, tfs.

ciakgiak (30) 2012-06-15 14:29

Ciao Goncalo,
Molto bella e suggestiva la silhouette di Gesù Cristo con le braccia aperte su uno sfondo tanto bello e coi tuoi magnifici colori.
Un caro abbaccio
Giorgio

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2012-06-15 16:01

Hi dear Goncalo

Wow solemn shot! Nice gradation of background!
So fantastic and wonderful shot too.
Best framework and sharp image as usual.
Thanks for your sharing, and have a good weekend!
Best regards,

Takero from rainy Tokyo

siamesa (28231) 2012-06-15 18:09

Olá Gonçalo

Que foto interessante! As cores de fundo se casam super bem com asilhueta da imagem do Cristo. Belíssima.
Abraços
maria

Sonata11 (34119) 2012-06-15 18:28

Hello Goncalo,
Stunningly beautiful picture with fabulous quality, wonderfully execution with great management of light, exposure, super colors. Magnificent photo job of stutue of Our Lord. This silhoutte of statue against the spectacular sky is awesome!!!! Love it. Thanks for sharing. CONGRATULATION.
All the bst and have a great WE,
Barbara

npecanhuk (79329) 2012-06-15 18:35

Oi Gonçalo!
Ficou linda a foto!
Destaque para os tons obtidos, o manuseio da luz com essa silhueta belíssima e a composição simétrica!
Parabéns, abraços e até mais,
Neyvan

emka (157280) 2012-06-15 23:44

Hi Goncalo, Here the use of tobacco filter was a great idea. The view of Christ against the cloudy sky looks very dramatic. Splendid light. very creative work

Have a nice weekend

MAlgo

timecapturer (49288) 2012-06-16 1:54

Hi Goncalo
expressive and creative composition. Love the colour the filter imparts here and the overall effect is so stimulating and effective. Bravo!

Enjoy your weekend - Brian.

lousat (138609) 2012-06-16 4:11

Hi Goncalo,great idea to take the Christ statue playing whit its shadow,magnificent sky too whit a lot of dark clouds and magic colors,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Nicou (193806) 2012-06-16 6:18

Hello

quel ciel magique et de rêve quelle iamge 4et compo sueprbe vue et cpatage avec ce chist le bras ouvert fantastique décoiupage e tiamge.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

jmdias (114278) 2012-06-16 7:14

gonçalo

outra bela maneira de escapar do lugar-comum, imagino que vc usou o filtro tabaco aqui criando um lindo efeito. bela imagem.

abraços

jorge

macjake (98262) 2012-06-16 10:35

Hi Goncalo
such an effective use of the Tobacco filter.
I think without it, the photo would lose so much of its visual interest.
a calming and relaxing scene, beautiful mixture of color.
cheers
craig

Budapestman (82620) 2012-06-16 10:43

Hi Goncalo,
a fantastic photo with beautiful composition and amazing colours, the silhouette is beautiful, too. Great shot, Tfs! Have a nice weekend! Kellemes hétvégét kívánok!
György

yquem46 (38752) 2012-06-16 13:30

Ola Goncalo
A good one with this silhouette of the Christ on the sky with the tobacco filter
have a nice WE
Patrick

delpeoples (60342) 2012-06-17 0:38

Caro Goncalo

Pensavo che eravamo a Brasile! Ma avete questo bello tipo di statua anche in Portogalo?! Impressionante la controluce e colori dorati. Una foto semplice ma ben eseguito e realizzato, come sempre.

grazie per la condivisione, um abraco
Lisa

pierrefonds (113590) 2012-06-17 4:55

Hi Goncalo,

The subject is well framed. The point of view is showing the details of the statue of Christ in the shadow. Using a gradual tobacco filter has a sepcial effect on the colors of the sky. Have a nice day.

Pierre

danos (110407) 2012-06-17 7:51

Ola Goncalo,
very nice the view of the Cristo Rei,with her spread hands to outlinaed against this spectacular sky.
I like his placemet in frame,as the dark silhouette of the statue on the backdrop.

Have a good afterniin,Danos

Hanssie (11022) 2012-06-17 22:46

WOW, that's a strong portrait with this mystical background ! ! !

polpo56 (15146) 2012-06-18 0:25

Ciao Gonzalo,

The last september I was here and I visited this wonderful place: in the morning there were another light... your sunset is beautiful.

Have a nice day.

Ludo

Royaldevon (85606) 2012-06-18 1:49

Ola Goncalo,

I can see the similarity between this and the Brazilian Christ. Thank you for the explanation. For me, this is very well composed, the silhouetted Christ, arms outstretched, perfectly placed in the frame for maximum impact. The tobacco filter creates a hypnotic effect to the swirling clouds.

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

jhm (211734) 2012-06-18 4:33

Ola Gonçalo,

You shows us this Christ image with a fantastic contrast against the pink sky.
Excellent composition, nice presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Um abraço

aliabazari (21271) 2012-06-18 8:22

Olá Goncalo
O quanto eu amo essa estátua. Sempre que as imagens mostradas são do Brasil, esta estátua de Jesus Cristo sobre os altos picos de prazer e muito feliz para mim que há exemplos em seu belo país.
Bem, meu amigo. E muito contente por eu o escolheu como seu amigo. com honra

dkmurphys (79209) 2012-06-18 9:02

Ola Goncalo,
Superb artistic photo. I like the dramatic sky behind the statue. Well composed.

Daniel

Waylim (25436) 2012-06-18 23:12

Hello Goncalo,

this is one of the few image that actually work with tobacco filter. I think this will also look very nice in black and white the original colors.

Simply beuatiful and powerful image.

Way

Angshu (56760) 2012-06-19 5:33

Ola amigo Goncalo
This statue is similar to the one in Rio...no? The silhouette looks good against the tobacoo filteres sky. Striaght forward composition but eye catching
Um Abraco
Angshu

Cricri (176) 2012-06-20 11:45

Hola Goncalo
Fantastique réalisation, la silhouette de la statue sur un fond magique donner par le filtre tabac, très belle image
Belle soirée
cricri

ChrisJ (171222) 2012-06-22 3:44

Olá, amigo Gonçalo

This looks like the prototype for the more famous cousin of this remarkable statue in Rio, Brazil. Superb graphism & silhouettes with a wonderful two toned color scheme of orange & black. Excellent sharpness & framing. Tfs!

ikeharel (112439) 2012-06-28 7:55

Ola Goncalo,
A perfect silhouette of the statue against the sky - in an orange-brown tobacco colors.
Like a mystery surrounding it...
Boa tardes,
Ike

dale54 (17750) 2012-07-11 5:24

well this is a great contrast pic,it has soul!great light management! nice, tfs! dr

COSTANTINO (115539) 2012-07-13 23:23

Hello
simple shot that changes eveybody s mood
the human being is near to God
abosolutely creative and original
presentation of this nice view
regards
have a nice week end
Costantino

jaywalker (16105) 2012-07-20 13:02

Hi Goncalo, A great silhouette of Christ with his arms out in welcome, that is a truly wonderfully created sky, excellent photo, kind regards Wilson

foxy (3447) 2012-09-12 14:35

Hi Goncalo,
Regarding about photos with tobacco filter you have here.
This is the best shot. With the sky like that, you make the Christ looks so powerful saying, 'Come to me my people and I'll protect you all from this world. The world is burning.'
That's how I felt in this shot.
TFS. God bless.
Loong