Espigueiros [124 Landscapes & Travel]
Uploaded: July 03, 2003 12:20:44
Ancient stone granary, "espigueiros" as we call them. Minho, Portugal
Gabriela Cunha July 03, 2003
UAU! realmente MUITO BONITO!Dave R. Mikkelson May 26, 2019
Very interesting country you live in. Do they still use them? I love the background, blue sky and hills.(mountains?) Pretty flat where I am from.Colette M. Metcalf May 26, 2019
Beautifully done!! #132501Gary W. Lake May 26, 2019
Great image Su! Very unusual looking buildings. #132507Paula Showen May 26, 2019
Very nice! Great colors! I would love to visit your country someday. Your pictures are not only beautiful, but a learning experience as well. #132508Donna R. Moratelli May 26, 2019
A facinating and beautiful sharp image Suzanna. Portugal in nothing like I had envisioned. #132525Charlene Bayerle May 26, 2019
Another beautiful shot Su. The scenery in Portugal is outstanding!!! #132613Bernard B. Travers May 26, 2019
My - these are granaries? My immediate thought was that they were the eternal quarters of the more economically elite.Paula Showen May 26, 2019
Me too, Bernard. It was the crosses on the top of them that made me think they were tombs. Then when I read Susana's caption, I was surprised! #132634Susana Matos May 26, 2019
Good morning, to all of you... of maybe good night for you?! Nice to wake up in the morning, see the blue sky announcing a summer day and after getting the camera´s batteries to charge, coming here and see/ read you. That´s a good day start. These place that hasn´t tombs but granary is absolutely amazing and I am glad you could feel it through the photo.Oksana Oksamit May 26, 2019
WOW! This is beutiful, Su... #132668Oksana Oksamit May 26, 2019
Only one thing... if the cross in the foreground would not been cropped off, this picture would be absolutely perfect! #132669Susana Matos May 26, 2019
you are absolutely right Oksana, will take a look at the original 3 or 4 photos that compose this image to see if it´s possible to do something, or go again to this beautiful place... what maybe will do this week-end. See/read you around, Cheers, Su #132670Susana Matos July 06, 2003
Thank you so much João, I appreciate very much your comments and also noticed you are lucky, you speak/write very good english. Do you know this place? You also are right about the cross but will have to go there again to di it ... one of these days.Donna R. Moratelli July 06, 2003
Hi Su, Good luck with your new gallery . I'll keep an eye out for it!. It shouldn't take too long for you to have it up and running if you already have images on betterphoto and the help of Gaby..Donnarae #134694Susana Matos July 07, 2003
Hello Donna, very nice to read from you, I am very happy with my gallery, a wonderful place to share with my friends from abroad and from here. Also with all of you that make me incredibly happy whith your comments, it means I was able to bring about a feeling... what you get so often with your wonderful and colorful photos. About Gaby, she surely helps me (i´m lucky to have good friends) she has an amazing gallery, hasn´t she? I adore her style.Gabriela Cunha July 07, 2003
ah ah ahSusana Matos July 07, 2003
you´re welcome my friend!! obrigado Gaby, beijo Su #136158Susana Matos July 11, 2003
well if you have nightmares you´ll know whose the fault!... ah, ah, ah, Beijo, Su #140209Paula Showen August 14, 2003
Congratulations, Su! Such a beautiful photo!!! #166059Murry Grigsby August 14, 2003
Congrats, Su! #166118Dolores Neilson August 14, 2003
Many congratulations, Susana!! #166287Oksana Oksamit August 14, 2003
Meny congrats, Susana!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #166309Gary W. Lake August 14, 2003
Congrats Su! Much deserved selection! #166317Brenda W. LaFleur August 14, 2003
Congratulations, Su. A well deserved recognition. Good luck in the finals! #166438Charlene Bayerle August 14, 2003
Congratulations Su. Beautiful!! #166621Carol Brill August 15, 2003
Congratulations, Susana, best of luck! #166856Donna R. Moratelli August 15, 2003
CONGRATS SU!! #167003Colette M. Metcalf August 15, 2003
Congrats, su!!!! #167143Carolyn M. Fletcher August 15, 2003
Congrats, Su!!!! #167162Jill Battaglia August 15, 2003
Congrats Su!! Beautiful!! :-) #167465Susana Matos August 15, 2003
congratulations, my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!Nicola Clark August 15, 2003
Congratulations Susana, well done. #167755Damian P. Gadal August 15, 2003
WOW - Congrats Susana! #167762Claudia Fernandes August 15, 2003
Congrats! Excellent shot dos espigueigos do soajo. #167926Wolfgang Dolak August 15, 2003
Big congrats from me also!Susana Matos August 15, 2003
well, you can surely imagine how good this moment is!! To have your support and compliments! THANK YOU so much.PS- GABY was answering from my computer and there are a lot of her replies under my name (we forgot that my e-mail code would make her answers appear under my name). Now she´s gone to Germany and will see this only in some two weeks!! SORRY !! #167993
Bernard B. Travers August 15, 2003
Best shot of a grain cemetary I ever saw. No kidding, Susana - I'm glad you got it for this one. Good work, dear friend - good work, good win. #168135Susana Matos August 15, 2003
Thank you so much Bernard, I don´t know if I understood it good but this is not a cemetery, people used to stock the grain here so it could get dry and keep good for a long time. This stone granaries are very old and the more recent ones were normally made of wood.Kathleen Clemons August 15, 2003
Big congratulations to you, Su! #168172Bernard B. Travers August 15, 2003
No - I was just kidding. You told me before what they were. I just had to joke with you about it one more time. Again, congratulations. #168176Susana Matos August 15, 2003
Bernard this is gorgeous when we think how far away we are and that we can answer in some two seconds.... thank you internet!Elizabeth Stiles August 15, 2003
Congratulations Su! Great to see one of the greatest treasures of Portugal aside from its sparkling beaches:) #168216Susana Matos August 15, 2003
Thank you Elizabeth, congratulations for your beautiful finalists.Jean Papo August 16, 2003
Congratulations, Su, and thanks for sharing the beauty of Portugal with us! #168796Jean-Francois Schmutz August 16, 2003
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo, Su !!!JF #168821
Oksana Oksamit August 16, 2003
Many congrats, Su!!!!!!!!!!! #168824Tony Gough August 16, 2003
Congratulations Su you're a winner. That's fantastic, well done. #168835Susana Matos August 16, 2003
Kathleen, thank you so much for your kind words, I love so much your work!! I think we had a cyberspace meet yesterday!! And CONGRATULATIONS on your beautiful winner "Early moning shadows"!Susana Matos August 16, 2003
WOW !! what a surprise for this morning!Gary H. Minish August 16, 2003
What a beautiful panorama! Very nicely composed! Fascinating structures too. VERY well done and a well deserved win! CONGRATULATIONS, Susana!! #168870Susana Matos August 16, 2003
Gary, thanks a thousand times! You - the man that make me dream about crossing the Ocean to visit Alaska with your magic photos!! I am glad you liked, cheers from Ponte de Lima, Susana #168875Colette M. Metcalf August 16, 2003
Congrats to you, su!!!! Well deserved!!! #168960Dolores Neilson August 16, 2003
woo hoo, Susana!! I am soooo happy for you!! Congratulations!! #169036Ellen Peach August 16, 2003
Wonderful work, Su......congratulations on your win! #169038Bernard B. Travers August 16, 2003
Wowwy, wowwy, Susana. You're gonna be tough to beat now, lady. Great job - great win. Good for you, my dear. Good for you. Congratulations. #169201Patrick Campbell August 16, 2003
Congrats Su on your win! Keep up the great work! #169249Claudia Kuhn August 16, 2003
Congratulations Su - beautiful!! #169313Susana Matos August 16, 2003
YOU ARE WONDERFUL, thank you so much for your nice words and I feel wonderful to see you appreciate my guide-book-gallery of my region "The Minho" seen through my eyes!Murry Grigsby August 16, 2003
CONGRATULATIONS on your win, Su! #169510Susana Matos August 16, 2003
Thank you so, so much Murry,Robert Mann August 16, 2003
Stunning panorama image of the graineries against a beautiful blue sky with GREAT shadows, Su! Wonderful congrats to you on your win! RoB #169635Evy Johansen August 16, 2003
Many congratulations on your win, Su! #169761Karen Seargeant August 16, 2003
Interesting shot! Congrats, Susana! #169793Susana Matos August 17, 2003
Hi Robert, Evy, Karen, I have a little "pantufas" with two monthes that occupies much of my time this last days!! "Pantufas" is the name of my little dog;as it´s my first one I have to do the normal things but everything is so new for me and I am always walking up and down to go see if she is ok. She is adorable and i´ll show her in some photo one of these days...Carol Brill August 18, 2003
Susana, glad to see all your hard work and beautiful photos paid off in this winner! Congratulations!! #171398Rui Filipe Rebelo Prego August 19, 2003
SUPERB !! I am very happy !Rui Felipe #172132
Susana Matos August 19, 2003
Thank you so much Carol for your more than kind words, it´s really more than a compliment to a photo, that counts very much to me! Hope one day you´ll come to see with your eyes what I photograph. Photos here make me dream a lot about traveling!Olá Rui Filipe, que agradável mensagem, claro que penso que um dia destes vens cá conhecer esta região. Ainda hoje fui dar um passeio num sitio que não conhecia e fiquei sem palavras pela beleza da paisagem. Há sitios muito bonitos em todo o mundo e na minha região não há nada de extraordinario mas qualquer beleza natural preservada é para mim a melhor de todas.
Não tenho tido calma para responder aos mails mas brevemente o faço.
Beijinhos, Susana #172175
Kathleen R. Struckle August 19, 2003
Congrats! Susana Your photograph is beautiful. I would love to visit Portugal someday. Kathy Struckle #172550Nicole Boenig-McGrade August 22, 2003
Dear Su, what an amazing country side. Congratulations on this winner. There will be many more "stickers" next to your photos to come! As previously mentioned, you are a real inspiration! See ya next year!!! #174927Darren M. Alexander August 22, 2003
Your eyes... they're wonderful! I like the way you see things. Outstanding image!Congratulations on a well deserved win! :-) #175239
Mike Hollman August 24, 2003
Hi Susana, Congratulations...this is a real winner. Great to see you have a member gallery here now. Really enjoyed looking through your shots. Hope the recennt heat wave wasn't too extreme for you! It's a little cooler here in NZ with some nice snowfalls on the ski fields.Gabriela Cunha September 03, 2003
Su, desculpa ainda nao ter visto que tinhas ganho! e tu nao me disseste nada, nem uma smssinha...Susana Matos September 03, 2003
I FEEL AWFULL!!! How could I not answer to your wonderful comments !?Hello Kathleen, I hope you´ll come someday to visit my region and that we´ll go out together for shoting, that would be gorgeous!! You just have to think about it.
Hi Nicole, I feel awfull about this late answer, still... I would love we could meet this year!!
Hi Darren, you make me a wonderful compliment, as you like to see things the way I do it means I get to make people feel some emotion looking at my pictures, that´s the best for a "photographer (i am still a student...)".
Hello Mike, it´s very nice to read from you again. We had a very hot summer and terrible / horrible fires in the south of Portugal. But now, autumn is coming and i´m crazy about going out to shot the marvellous colors of this season, although i´ll never get to the level of those magnificent photos you take.
My dear friend, wellcome back !! It´s super-super-super to read from you again!!
To you all, my best regards from Ponte de Lima, Su
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Kathleen R. Struckle September 03, 2003
Congrats!Su You did a wonderful job. Your country looks very beautiful & your photo shows that. It is very interesting. Kathy S. #186812Susana Matos September 04, 2003
Thank you João, I don´t know if you live here in the North and if you know this "espigueiros", this is a wonderful place.Morteza Safataj February 23, 2006
I never forget this pic and this place , very artistic , Susana. #2457059Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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