Last week the New York Times had an article on the art scene in Lisbon, illustrated with several luscious photos of the older sections of town.
When I saw this photo I thought it looked pleasantly familiar -- in a very brief visit to Lisbon in 2007, an afternoon ashore from a cruise ship, we had strolled through a seedy (no, I mean picturesque) old part of town with very similar buildings.
Then I happened to be looking through my pictures from that trip and what did I find....
Sure, his picture is better. He probably waited around all afternoon for the cars to leave -- or maybe he paid them to clear out. And he crouched down a bit so the lamp ended up higher.
But what fun to see that nobody has bothered to paint the building in the last five years! And to realize that I was there first.
were you there with linblad by any chance? i did a tour of the mediterranean a while back that started in lisbon... really lovely tour.
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty cool. While I agree that his photo is better in several ways, I like the colors in yours better. That green curtain in the building in the back adds a great splash of color in your photo and in his it is drawn to the side and not as interesting.
ReplyDeletePhotoshop. I expect that if there were cars and/or people that they were removed with Photoshop. Although the temporary fencing and crime-scene tape (including a length seemingly stretching from the hydrant to . . . somewhere) suggest maybe people and vehicles were banned or discouraged.
ReplyDeleteBut I think Photoshop. The picture is too crisp
Reminds me of Old San Juan, PR. Another seedy/picturesque place to wander and take pix.
ReplyDeletenot with Lindblad (although I did Antarctica with them; first-rate!) -- but with MSC Cruises, an Italian line.
ReplyDeleteLinda -- we were in Old San Juan last year and did take a lot of nice seedy/picturesque photos! you're right, a lot of the same vibes