Lisbon Tram 28 Alfama

A burnished yellow tram fills the center of the scene, rounding a tight curve through a narrow Alfama lane in Lisbon. The view is taken almost head-on, low and close, so the tram feels as though it is about to spill right off the canvas. Warm afternoon light falls hard across the right side of the street, setting the tram's golden bodywork glowing against the deep blue-shadow of the cobblestones below. To the right, a building face covered in patterned decorative tiles — blue and yellow blooms on a pale ground — catches the same slanted sun. Tall, close-set facades recede up the hill on both sides, their shuttered windows and terracotta rooflines fading into a hazy blue sky, drawing the eye deep into the city behind the tram.