Monday, May 2, 2011

Dome and Bell Tower


Estrela Basilica (1779), Lisbon

31 comments:

Dina said...

A gorgeous picture.
I love seeing into the bell tower.

Crazy Tourists said...

I love this photo! The contrast is amazing! Well done!

Olivier said...

belle photo de nuit, les lumieres rendent tres bien

Joan Elizabeth said...

The lights here are really special set off against the inky sky.

Leif Hagen said...

A great night shot with the illuminations of both!

brattcat said...

I'm imagining the still evening punctuated occasionally by the ringing of a bell.

Halcyon said...

Fantastic night shot. I love the sky... such a deep shade of blue.

Sharon said...

Fantastic night shot. I love how I can see the bells in the tower.

Marie-Noyale said...

Shines like a "Star"

Judy said...

This is another one of your masterpieces, JM!

Oakland Daily Photo said...

Night shots are hard to do well. Kudos.

DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVE said...

Very beautiful night shot!

Lois said...

It looks so pretty, especially at night!

Diane said...

Beautiful photo. Diane

PeterParis said...

Your photo is really nice, but a great bravo also to them who created this perfect illumnation!

VP said...

The light is amazing and the sky even better. Beautiful image of a great basilica.

Photo Cache said...

What a beautiful capture.

Lowell said...

Superb night shot. I especially like the different colored lights against that blue sky!

Unknown said...

What a wonder you've captured. This is just beautiful.

Ciao,
Gina

Sérgio Pontes said...

Gosto da perspectiva da basilica

Jack said...

The shapes and lighting are absolutely perfect!

Carolina Louback said...

Sou apaixonada pelo seu país e não vejo a hora de descobrir Portugal.

Anonymous said...

So very pretty all lit up like that.

Randy said...

It's so beautiful against that blue sky.

Cildemer said...

Lindo o azul do céu e o contraste entre a cúpula banhada de luz e a torre só iluminada do interior!
Uma magnifica perspectiva para uma basilica linda!

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Feliz dia****

Cezar and Léia said...

Eu concordo com a Ciel, o azul é impressionante no céu.Linda torre e perfeita composição nessa fotografia!
Parabéns!
Léia

zakton said...

I like photographs of buildings like this, but you make it even better by taking a shot at dusk!

irinapictures said...

Great night shot.

Gunn said...

Great architecture and a beautiful image!

T. Becque said...

I like the difference in lights between the two.

Small City Scenes said...

I really like that bell tower. Gorgeous. MB