Torreon de los Guzmanes, a photo from Avila, Castilla y Leon

Photographer's Note

This is one of the many old palaces of Avila. It was built in the early 16th century and its most prominent feature, at least from outside, is this imposing tower named Torre髇 de los Guzmanes. It now houses the seat of the Diputaci髇 Provincial of Avila, which, as far as I know, is a kind of small parliament of the province, but it also is used for cultural events like exhibitions.

In this one I didn't dare to enlarge the moon. :D

I posted another PoV in a WS.

Link to all my posts of Avila: *.

Location (latitude, longitude): 40.655254,-4.70149

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parbo (11092) 2008-10-22 15:35

Ol� Jos�,

Your some of latest post are eye catching with their lower bottom POV that as worked here wonderfully again. Especially stone facade and its precise texture creates splendid background in third dimension while flags and their shadows adding next dim. Great choice under blue sky as a primary post.

Parab閚s e Abra鏾!

Ertugrul

paura (25802) 2008-10-22 16:34

Jose,
Uma foto muito peculiar. Eu penso que tirar uma foto dessa n鉶 deve ser dif韈il para vc, considerando sua conhecida compet阯cia. Fico aqui pensando, todavia, como vc conseguir "descobrir" essa imagem. Penso que deve ter te dado alguma dor no pesco鏾, rs

Abra鏾

PAulo

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-10-22 18:16

Ol� Jos�,
o interessante � que nesse POV as bandeiras parecem estar bem mais altas, condizente com o lugar delas, por isso gostei mais desse, embora boa a op玢o de ter mostrado no WS2 para vermos como realmente o lugar �.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾

edytungkal (4551) 2008-10-22 23:22

its almost like a seaport with deep blue sea I can see it clear after opened it and read the interesting story about this palace. Its nice to combine this old historic building and the superb blue sky. Thanks Jose for showing this picture...

daniel

Morac (27725) 2008-10-22 23:52

Bonjour Jos�,
Belle vue verticale avec un siperbe ciel bleu.
Cette "vue plongeante invers閑" esrt originale.
Bonne journ閑
Marc

riclopes (35577) 2008-10-23 0:55

Bom dia Jos�, qual lua? Ah, j� a vi ;-) E do outro lado v�-se um peixe a voar :))) Gosto mesmo da maneira como nos andas a mostrar 羦ila. Parece que andaste sempre de nariz para o c閡 - � o que d� quando fazem ruas muito apertadas e ainda bem. � uma perspectiva espectacular e com uma composi玢o perfeita. Boa por玢o de c閡 azul e excelente diagonal do lado esquerdo com o bras鉶 no s韙io certo. Os dois torre鮡s l� em cima tipo torre de Bel閙 s鉶 o contra-ponto ao bras鉶 para formar um tri鈔gulo. Agora s� falta fazeres aquelas colagens com o WS e mostrares tudo numa imagem s�.
Um abra鏾,
ricardo

feather (51130) 2008-10-23 3:10

While the WS shows us better what the building looks like, this is a wonderful composition from the close upwards POV. You must have been almost leaning on the wall. It's a bit of a pity about the renovation going on to the left,(dare I suggest cloning it out? - probably not! ;D) but our attention is still held by the novelty of this exteme angle of view. In fact the speck of the bird bothers me more. Very good shot.
Kath
Have you had previous complaints about the moon?

luighi (5303) 2008-10-23 7:40

Excelente POV Jose , queda muy bien la fachada soleada desde ese punto de vista , quizas hagan un poco feo sos andamios y carteles que cuelgan pero es una buena captura.

Un saludo amigo.

Luis

jaywalker (16105) 2008-10-23 14:39

Hi Jose, What a fabulous POV & I love the positioning of the shield in the left corner & the sky makes a great backdrop, sharp & brilliant composition, kind regards Wilson.

mark_mk (266) 2008-10-24 2:26

Hi Jose,
this building really looks a lot more interesting from this low POV, love the shadows of the flags and the blue sky is really wonderful. I also spot the moon in the left corner of the image, very nice detail. The only thing I would have done would be cloning that bird away.
Very nice image, thanks for sharing!

Take care
Mark

UnTrained (0) 2008-10-24 5:32

Ol� Jos�,
just hold the tower, hold it, it is tilting over.. :-)
Superb idea to have this view up from a close standpoint. Good textures, clarity and sharpness (also in the workshop) and nice disarranged flags. The square format suits very well.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Docarmo (9767) 2008-10-24 7:55

Ol� Jos�,
Fant醩tico e vertiginoso ponto de vista, comparando com o WS v�-se claramente o efeito que um POV bem escolhido faz e tal � o caso. N鉶 aumentaste a lua, mas ela est� l� nitid韘sima para todos vermos com prazer. E crescente... um fator a mais a me causar vertigem, pois certamente eu giraria meu corpo na tentativa de v�-la como eu estava acostumada no hemisf閞io sul. Um movimento muito agrad醰el, que me remete � inf鈔cia ;-) O colorido est� lindo, muito bem transmitido. O tri鈔gulo mencionado pelo Ricardo realmente � not醰el.
Parab閚s!
MCV

danos (110407) 2008-10-24 8:05

Ola Jose,
impressive this POV of this building of Avila.I like the contrast between the building and the sky as the flags that decorate it so pleasantly.Excellent the sharpness and the clarity of the scene.Well done.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

carper (96) 2008-10-24 8:50

I like the shot here Jose,
a good one with your super wide lens, the pov is good and you creat a good depth with fine details, good photojob I like it, have agood weekend.
regard jaap

zeca (19762) 2008-10-24 12:21

Muito boa a perspectiva, com 髏imas cores e o detalhe interessante da sombra. 耼gulo muito bem observado, Jos�!
Abra鏾,
Zeca

ilDottore (5252) 2008-10-25 11:33

Hi Jose,
Beautiful colours, very interesting POV.
Also fantastic perspective.
Best Regards!
Chris

vascao (192) 2008-10-26 15:52

Ol�, Jos�.
O polarizador foi 髉timo aqui, que lindas cores! Excelente perspectiva, enfatizada pelas sombras profundas.
[]'s
Sergio

jusninasirun (17529) 2008-10-31 18:53

Hi Jose. Very good idea that something I need to try. Stunning view looking up with this excellent optics. Sharp details and very well metered image with the beautiful sky on top. Good framing and have a wonderful weekend. Jusni

Stepan (27210) 2008-11-01 0:19

The pov produces a lot of interesting details : the big shadows, the moon, the bird and the strong impact thanks to the big blue sky. Eye catching and effective.
St閜hane

xuaxo (6854) 2008-11-06 5:05

Ol� Jos�,
Gosto mais do WS, embora seja pena as bandeiras verem-se mal.
Um abra鏾.
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al-Farrob (691) 2008-12-10 14:58