God has no limits, a photo from Leiria, North

Photographer's Note

In Batalha I have experienced a real jaw-dropping. This place is truly spectacular. And no one of my photos is any good to show how splendid is the Dominican abbey of Santa Maria da Vitoria at Batalha. No wonder it is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
For me it was interesting to find out that batalha means battle. And indeed batalha is pronounced like batali:a, which in my native (Polish) language is also a synonym for a battle. I wonder: how the word end up even in a Slavic language?
In any case obviously it was a place of a great victory of Joao I (1385) over Castilians which ensured over 200 years of undisturbed Portuguese independence from Spain.

This particular view presents so called unfinished chapels. Here you can see another postcard-type view of the monastery and unfinished chapels.

Graal, Amaz, jafadabret, kennyblack, kiks, COSTANTINO heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

Critiques | Translate

ManuMay (36447) 2009-09-18 15:03

Witaj Mariusz!!

Great capture, optim and impressive point of view!!!

Full colours and details...Very good!!

I send you a workshop.

Have a nice week end.

Manuel

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ribeiroantonio (22730) 2009-09-18 16:09

It is an excellent shot, with fabulous colours and a beautiful POV. Well done.
Antonio

emka (158204) 2009-09-18 23:06

Cześć mariusz, Ciekawe ujęcie z Niedokończonej Kaplicy. Znakomita symetria, wspaniała architektura. Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

serp2000 (47063) 2009-09-19 2:42

Privet, Mariusz,
Wonderful shot! Superb details! Excellent colours, ideal POV! Thanks!
Serghei

jurek1951 (42198) 2009-09-19 13:44

Witaj Mariusz,
piekna kompozycja, ciekawa architektura i perspektywa,ladna kolorystyka,pozdrawiam
Jurek

Graal (103040) 2009-09-20 1:41

Czesc,
no swietne jest, musiales dobrze przymierzyc aby tak fajnie pokazac te detale. Super tenosmiokat z blekitnym niebem w srodku. Dobra notka o zabytku.
Pozdrawiam i zycze milej niedzieli.
Aleksander

AiresSantos (56155) 2009-09-21 0:12

Hi Mariusz
Excellent POV and graphism in this excellent picture from Batalha
Very well managed the light, great details
TFS and have a nice week
Aires

mkgoyal2004 (837) 2009-09-23 2:47

Hi Mariusz,

Thanks for sharing this very nice photo of a huge structure of Santa maria. You have captured it with a new POV, that is looking very nice. Sharpness is perfect and framing is good. Excellent work. Congrats.

LeeLoo (0) 2009-09-25 2:11

Dear Mariusz Kamionka!
Good idea.
Very good shot.
Minimalistic composition.
Original effect.
Good note.
TFS!

Amaz (11475) 2009-09-30 1:53

Excellenet capture, Mariusz!!
Absolutely top composition and superb colours!!!

Very creative work!!!

My congrats!!!

BeBeHooker (0) 2009-10-01 1:58

Serwus Mariusz!
Superancki POV i czaderska kompozycja. Ale dales ognia do wiwatu. Swietna fotencja. Ciekawe info. Interesujaca sprawa i z bitwa, i z klasztorem.
Siemka!

jafadabret (56501) 2009-12-01 11:30

Bonjour Mariusz.
Cette chapelle inachevée est magnifique. Peut-être qu'en regardant selon ton POV, les architectes à l'époque ont compris que seul le ciel pouvait achever cette chapelle.
Tu en as fait une très belle photo.
Amicalement
Jacques

radodechkov (273) 2009-12-08 11:41

HI!
great POW and name of the picure.

kiks (12805) 2016-08-21 14:34

This bring good memories. When we visit this place we where stroked by the grandeur and all the beautiful details. This photo show them both! Lovely done.
Best regards
KIKs

COSTANTINO (116674) 2018-12-20 12:39

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
the title describes everyhting
I like this amazing blue of the sky
the place is truly spectacular
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

jmdias (115342) 2019-11-08 6:02

mariusz

a classic angle of this marvelous place. I guess you knows about the history of the ceiling of this abbey. portuguese never had done a so large one and they put the spaniards prisoners under it when they removed the wood props, if the ceiling had fell down the prisoners would be killed, if not they would be released. a typical medieval cruelty.

take care

jorge