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Published: 2004-04-25 13:49:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 4013; Favourites: 67; Downloads: 313
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This photo was taken in Sintra (PORTUGAL)This is a well that was used for iniciatic rituals in the past.
"Reference must be made to the adventures of the Knights of the Temple or the ideals of the master Masons, to descend into the initiation well via an immense spiral shaped staircase. And down below, standing on a light pointed star it is as if we were immersed in the womb of Mother Earth. All we must do is traverse the darkness of the labyrinth grottos until we reach the light, reflected in the water of lakes of surprising beauty"
My brother took a photo of some caves beneath, here is the link --> [link]
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Hey there,
I've featured this deviation on my journal [here] .
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the angle is very well chosen.... beautiful pic.....
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terrific percpective, the archetectural features make for wonderful visual lines, they succeed in drawing the eye down to the base.
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This is really really great, the distance is wonderful.
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What a truly fascinating place, and a brilliant shot. I would love to see this in real life. Another
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another great perspective shot..for some reason this one reminds me of something out of a dream, looks very beautiful
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i love this! you captured a feeling of falling down a never-ending hole quite well
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great photograph. Colours are nice and so is the angle.
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I just wanted to tell you that I've received your poster of this image...and it's magnificent!!! I can't wait to be able to frame it and put it up on the wall. This is just a gorgeous picture. Thank you!!!
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wonderful perspective. The eyes slowly move in a spiral to get to the center... great shot..
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I love the edpth of this. It has a nice feel to it. The color and angle are simply great
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wow, *faves*. why npt have a peek at my stuff
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Great feeling in this piece, seems like I am spiraling down the well. Love this piece.
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Oh...
My....
GOODNESS STAIRWAYTOHEAVENCRAZINESSWOW!
I love photography like this. The colour is amazing and the turning tunnel is...maaaan. You have a great eye.
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this is fantastic. excellent sense of depth... i love the angle... wonderful shot
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Whoa! That must be so cool to go to a place like that! Awesome!
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Perspective is great on this. The colours incredible. You did an excellent job capturing the beauty of it. Wonderful job and im pretty sure everyone else whos commented agrees that you did an incredible job here. Wonderful
-Aidan
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oh wow..again lol. i love this. the angle is great, and i love the green colors throughout all of it. nice nice work!
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AHHH!!Too awesome!Straight to my favs!
I really like the angle at which this shot was taken - from above. It captures very well the winding down, down, down of the stairs. Wonderful location, as well... the green algae/lichens give a gorgeous, organic, old world, castle-like feel. My number one preferred element of this photograph, though, is that it actually causes a real life feeling - vertigo. You feel as if you are actually there, staring down in to the abyss.
Suggestion: Perhaps point the camera farther down in oreder to capture more of your side of the wall...though doing so may ruin the ability to see the stairs, and some of the lichens.
Very lovely artwork.
Sincerely,
Laura
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I love it!
I love the sharpness, the DOF, the lightening; everything!
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Very nice shot...everyone's beaten me to saying EXACTLY why it's so great, though...
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ok i just noticed ur portuguese
sintra.. a minha menina do meu coraxao eh dai..lol.. txeee.topa so akele musgo ali nas paredes e as "janelas" a medida k se anda pelas escadas..ta mt fix
um coment ah maneira dos tugas
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WOOT WOOT!
an EXCELLENT pic! LUV IT!!!
ummm tho.... nothing Masonic (cannot say about the Knights Tempar tho )about it .... but the sense of spiralling down .. and down... and down..... its awsome!!!!
.... more more 
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very good here is that the ground isn't in the middle of the photo, i like the colors here, i simply love this
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very good shot, however i would have manipulated it a bit maybe brought out the colors a little more.
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very cool concept, very cool place...but i still dont like the image. What is up with the way the hue seems to switch on the right side of the image?
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Wow. I guess it's because of the perspective, but you really get a sense of vertigo or what it would be like to plummet to its depths. I love the fact that it shows a jorney through dank passageways only to emerge in beauty at the journeys end. I guess every photo tells a story but you do this far more effectively than most.
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i really like this photo.. it is really unique! the stairs at the top bring the viewer directly into the photo... your image is in complete control of the viewers eyes... that's really awesome! i would like to have seen a lil bit more of the bottom...but that's just me... overal a REALLY awesome composition and shot! *applauds*
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Cool! I like the angle to this. It makes me feel like I could fall into it! Great blend of colors also! Cool shot!
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well, i know it took me long enough to come back to da and finish commenting what i started, and i'm sorry, but anyway.
it seems you've mastered the art of incredible angles, from what i've seen with most of your pictures, and this could very well be my favorite. not only the depth of the well is perfectly brought out, the colors are incredible, the greens contrasting with the near purple, the yellowish hue of the bricks around the stairs and the windowshaped holes... and the plants hanging from them... and the stairs, you show just enough of them, the overall detail is crisp, sharp, incredible. you've really brought out the mystery of ancient times, leaving a mystically obsessed person such as myself with memories of theories and witches and spells...ooh, you know what? this picture is perfect!
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Great perspective! I love the colours and crispyness of it
-Aidan
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Dude, I love you, if you weren't a guy I'd be humping your leg right now just to let you know how awesome I think this picture is. Old buildings just have so much character, and this, this definately fits that desription of having character, with its roman arches, weird little niches, passageways, etc. You have found the type of subject matter that makes my eyes pop out of their sockets to look at.
As to the technical approach I see no flaws. It is an interesting angle, brilliant colors, and while the focal point that the viewer is drawn to is at the bottom of the staiwell, there is enough throughout the photo to keep the eyes busy. This is a great picture.
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looks good, but the bottom needs to be more centered
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Ooooh, You are reading in my mind
Another fav and a daywatch, but it probably not suprises You.
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Niiice. Is that a person going up the stairs? 👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Um. Gah! It's fine the way it is. Don't wreck your picture listening to my bad (and deleted) advice. Love the colours. It's really great. I think I've seen your gallery before.
Byebye now, before I say more stupid stuff
C#M
Wonderful picture.
The construction itself must be amazing, but you did a great job on the framing.
The perspective is cool and gives much depth to the picture. And the colors are vivid.
I have to go back to work now, but I'll
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I Like this one, but 'm not sure why, its been done amny times before, but almost always in B&W, but here, due to the grees it makes it look fresh and alive, rather than cold and foreboding!
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very cool,and so well taken.i love your gallery.
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rrgh....very creepy..... has that "you don't want to be here" feel about it. Love the variety of colors & textures
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This is a very nice picture! As others before me have said, nice shot and this was taken at a very nice angle. Where exactly was this picture taken? It looks very interesting. Makes my imagination start to explore it...
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