Part of the route of the old roman road in Albergaria’s
Valley goes along the river Homem.
As it flows deep bellow, the road has to be
left behind, penetrating the woods of Albergaria. Some narrow paths exist towards
the river, accessible by foot. One of them leads to a bridge named Ponte de
Palheiros, as it bridges Albergaria and Palheiros hills over Rio Homem.
Over this bridge, a asymmetric landscape can be
experienced: facing North (upstream), the river flows around rocky paths in a succession
of waterfalls, enclosed in steep margins; facing South, the river widens and
water slows down to imperceptible speeds while landscape opens up, facing a
dense forested mountain, only ruptured by a massive granite rock towards the
sky.
Wide angle lens allow a panoramic view but
loose the sense of magnitude that can only be experienced… there! The first (North
faced) picture is the result of 4 merged exposures.
Mata da Albergaria,
Gerês, Portugal
2012, May
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