Fairy chimneys, a photo from Nevsehir, Central Anatolia

Photographer's Note

I felt compelled to post something about Turkey after I knew about the TE meeting held earlier this month in Istambul, in which I would have liked to participate. I was very well impressed with Turkey in general and Istambul in particular, which is one of the most enchanting cities that I ever visited and I would like to return with much more time. I am sure that Isabela, Anellise and Peter feel much the same and meeting them and their Turkish 'hosts' in such a place would be a pleasant and memorable experience.

I would have liked to post a photo of Istambul, but sadly I have already posted the only vaguely decent scan I have, so here it goes another image of Capadocia, a picturesque region with a rich and ancient history in Central Anatolia that is famous for these rock formations, popularly known as fairy chimneys, which are often used as troglodyte dwellings that sometimes are grouped in villages. Other attractions are underground cities like the ones of 謟konak, Kaymakli and Derinkuyu, and rock carved churches and monasteries dating from the 4th to the 11th centuries (wikipedia, TE: 1, 2), some featuring amazing frescoes.

I don't know the exact location where I made the shot, but incidentally I found a more panoramic TE post that I am pretty sure is of the same place.

On the WS's:

� #1 - tighter crop with more sharpness and smoother sky.

� #2 - view of Hagia Sophia from my hotel room in Istambul.

Matthew-Watt, paura, siolaw, riclopes, jlbrthnn, lucasgalodoido, jaywalker, cunejo200, cuneyt-sb, pboehringer, saylan-cb, jhm, zeca, ruisc_pt, cfreire, xuaxo, cobbydale, edytungkal, COSTANTINO, Emile has marked this note useful

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Matthew-Watt (5934) 2008-02-13 16:31

Hi Jose,

Until joining TE I did not know that this place even existed. That is the beauty of this website, it helps you discover places and helps to build your 'travel must see list'. I like the simple composition here, a little bit of FG, some good tall geological structures to add to the vertical composition and plenty of strong, rich colours to fill it up. The gradient of blue sky tones is very impressive. Perhaps I would suggest that you make the photo the slightest bit shaper; it is acceptable now but I think you could push it further. Thanks for this post, it looks good.

Matt

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2008-02-13 17:58

S鉶 admiraveis estas forma珲es geol骻icas. E na vista panor鈓ica que referes ainda s鉶 mais interessantes (sob o ponto de vista geol骻ico). A natureza tem coisas espectaculares, n鉶 � verdade?
Pessoalmente, n鉶 vejo nada de errado com a "sharpness" e creio que est� bem assim. O trabalho de "scan" tamb閙 est� muito bom.
Ant髇io

paura (25802) 2008-02-13 18:23

J.Pires,
O lugar � incr韛el e a foto est� muito bem composta e bem ajustada para mostrar. Lindo trabalho, amigo.

Abra鏾

Paulo

jmcl (14535) 2008-02-13 18:27

Hi Jose,

Unique scene from a nice point of view .. I like the dimension back from the foreground plant through the chimneys ... love the colors .. sharpness seems a bit strange - especially on the near chimney .. but must be difficult from a scan .. I don't associate this place with such vivid color .. very nice.

take care,

John

Wanda1 (15142) 2008-02-13 21:17

Hi Jose,
A nice view up the hill with these giant rocks, they make for an interesting subject. And the deep blue sky is the perfect background for them to stand out against.
Regards
Wanda

siolaw (38294) 2008-02-13 22:21

Ola Jose,
Nice nature view of the chimneys with optimal light and colors. and sharp as it should be. The off centered vertical framing is good and works well for this compo
Simple and nice
Laurent

riclopes (35577) 2008-02-14 0:29

Tu e as tuas nost醠gias... ;-) A verdade, � que esta tamb閙 � muito nost醠gica para mim, Jos�. Passei uma semana a caminhar por estes lados que considero dos s韙ios mais incr韛eis do planeta e ficou-se-me entranhado. Ali醩 a Turquia foi uma agrad醰el surpresa e j� considerei voltar l� este ano. Se o Ob閘ix vivesse por aqui, n鉶 teria trabalho nenhum a esculpir os menires. Era s� arranc�-los do ch鉶, pois nascem por todo o lado que nem cogumelos :) Estes dois pontiagudos de nariz no ar parecem apontar para um ponto imagin醨io mesmo no topo central o que resulta num equil韇rio geom閠rico agrad醰el. Quanto ao corte no WS, prefiro esta. A cortar, seria mais radical livrando-me do arbusto todo e um pouco do lado direito. Excelentes cores e qualidade muito boa para esta recupera玢o de 2004.
Um abra鏾,
ricardo

jemaflor (148146) 2008-02-14 3:13

Salut Jose,
C'est vrai que ces paysages de Cappadocce sont extraordinaires avec ces fameuses chemin閑s de f閑s, bon qualit� pour ta photo, nettt�, lumi鑢e et d閠ails sont bien rendus avec une saturation des couleurs excellentes ...

jlbrthnn (76043) 2008-02-14 3:20

Bom-dia Jos�,
embora conhe鏰-se a explica玢o da exist阯cia destas estranhas forma珲es geol骻icas, continuam tamb閙 surpreendentes. As tuas imagens p鮡-o efectivamente em valor. S鉶 os seios da Terra. Bravo.
Passa um bom dia.
Cordialmente
Jo雔

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-02-14 14:47

Ol� Jos�,
interessante essas forma珲es rochosas, e muito bem capturadas por voc�, gostei das cores saturadas e dos WSs.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾!

jaywalker (16105) 2008-02-15 2:14

Hi Jose, I like this view of these rock formations (the Fairy chimneys), the blue sky makes a great backdrop &, highlights them very well, the texture is very good & you have managed the strong is wonderfully well, TFS & the helpful note, kind regards Wilson.

UnTrained (0) 2008-02-15 2:46

Ol� Jos�,
first for the workshop, the sky is a bit more mine, the sharpness would be better to talk about with some other subject as mainly the rock and I like the original more with the plant in front (maybe the right one for some sharpness comparison).
Good balancing with the slope and chimneys, strong colours and contrasts, very pleasant here for me. Good view on three of those chimneys.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

cunejo200 (7281) 2008-02-15 4:10

Hello Jose,
These natural rock formations are certainly attractive. Interesting to see how they evolved to be tapered and pointing to the blue sky. A high quality image. Best regards, Danilo

cuneyt-sb (6576) 2008-02-15 6:25

Hi Jose
What a stunning place and what a nice blue sky , Looks amazing thos objects ,
TFS/Kind regards

pboehringer (770) 2008-02-15 7:20

Jose,
you really worked quite hard on this presentation. It took me a long time to go through your extremely informative note. The shot has an interesting view of what I only saw on posters all over the historical part of Istanbul, hanging in the tourist shops. Seems to be a place to go for sure!
By the way, that TE meeting in Istanbul was a huge coincidence. Until 1 week prior to my trip I didn't know where to go and Lisboa was also part of my options. Finally Istanbul prevailed and it was great.
Your image is what you get best out of a scan and I'm sure that with your in the meantime enriched TE wisdom would be done nowadays quite different. Right?
Peter

vincz (19113) 2008-02-15 8:17

I'll visit Istambul and Cappadocia during the spring. Doing a few small reks in the second. Great catch f thiese rock formations under the blue sky. Very nice.

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-02-15 12:13

Oi Jose ,
Muito bonitas estas forma珲es rochosas , ficou fantastico o contraste entre as pedras e o ceu gostei mais desta foto ,bom enquadramento da foto, parab閚s !!!!
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo

saylan-cb (12738) 2008-02-16 2:58

Hi Jose
Very nice view!Great colours and light,POV,well done.
TFS/Regards

crckt (7222) 2008-02-16 9:13

Hi Jose,
This is very interesting, I am very curious as to what they actually are! Are they some wind formations curved out of rock? Looks great against the blue sky, lovely crisp shot.
Well done,
Shaeri

jhm (211738) 2008-02-17 0:43

Hello Jos�,

I prefer this picture, also the WS is very nice, but to close by.
Splendid rocks with the spits to above, good balancing with the slope and chimneys, strong colours and contrasts, very pleasant for look it.
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

emilbo (22616) 2008-02-18 12:33

Ol� jose!
Belle prise de vue et tr鑣 jolis ces pics de rochers qui s'閘鑦ent dans un merveilleux ciel bleu. les couleurs de terre sont bien rendues. les plaques de verdure en avant-plan et dans le sable sont un ajout � la beaut� de la photo.
F閘icitations!...
Emilius

sacavem (18620) 2008-02-18 15:54

Ol� Jos�,
Obrigado pela partilha, e por nos mostrar a natureza no seu encanto.
Cores e contraste bons menos no POV gostaria de ver melhor o local talvez um plano mais aberto para se perceber melhor o seu envolvimento.
Um abra鏾,
Filipe

mikeo (12129) 2008-02-19 3:52

Hello Jose,

Its really interesting! Looking like a view from different planet:) Colours are amazing, superb chosen POV; also WS are nice.

Best regards,
Mikeo

zeca (19762) 2008-02-19 7:07

Oi Jos�!
A polariza玢o est� perfeita. A imagem � l韒pida e o enquadramento ideal para o cen醨io, que revela algo diferente e muito interessante. Uma bela captura!
Abra鏾,
Zeca

devimeuxbe (58557) 2008-02-20 15:50

Bonsoir Jose
Le paysage est simple et 閠onnant en meme temps. Tr鑣 belle g閛m閠rie, tr鑣 belle lumi鑢e est couleurs sympa.
Amicalement
Bertrand

ruisc_pt (11594) 2008-02-21 8:47

Ol� Jos�
Fabulosa perspectiva
O contraste entre as cores das forma珲es das rochas e do azul c閡 (polarizado?) s鉶 interessantes.
TFS
Rui

Scharan (14144) 2008-02-21 13:10

Ol� Jose

Interessante cen醨io e 髏ima composi玢o.
As cores em v醨ios tons de marrom faz um bonito contraste com o fundo azul do c閡. Detalhe delicado as florzinhas brancas em primeiro plano. Gosto das texturas das rochas. Parab閚s!
GA
Vera

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2008-02-21 14:45

Ola Jose,
This is a wonderful shot, Cappadocia is a good place to make photos. The colors and point of view beautiful. Well done.
Greetings from T黵kiye.
Ahmet

cfreire (11741) 2008-02-21 18:23

Oi, Jos�.
Estupenda a sua captura. Adorei estes azuis intensos e uniformes que contrastam muito bem com os tons das rochas. Excelente trabalho. Um abra鏾, Consuelo

danyy (0) 2008-02-22 23:41

Bonjour Jos�,
une phot qui sent bon la chaleur de l'閠� avec ce ciel d'un bleu royal. Assur閙ent une r間ion typique sur le globe, l'Anatolie Centrale attire les photographes. Il y a tellement de photos � y faire.
Best regards.
Daniel.

xuaxo (6854) 2008-02-23 13:11

Ol� Jos�,
Bem interessante e bem fotografado. Gosto tamb閙 dessas plantas em primeiro plano, como que marcando o in韈io do caminho.
Um abra鏾,
F

cobbydale (1958) 2008-02-24 15:08

Hi Jos�, looking at your recent posts this one stands out for me. I like the contrast in colours between rock and sky, and the blueness of the sky is tremendous. Great sharpness on the rock formations.
cheers
Leon

edytungkal (4551) 2008-02-25 0:04

Really miss this beautiful shot, Jose. Both fg and bg have a nice colours combination with very interesting rocks formation, maybe just one less about the scale but your note really helf us to understand this beautiful place. Well done, i love this shot Jose. tfs

daniel

COSTANTINO (117700) 2008-02-25 11:22

Hello Jose,
A Strange photo that works well...
Beautiful view that looks really nice,,
Greetings
Costantino

Emile (20352) 2008-02-27 12:48

Hola Jose.
Simple, mas bien sencilla, con buena nitidez y contrastes de colores, de un lugar poco conocido por lo cual nos da interes tu nota.
Un fuerte abrazo.

marietom (34611) 2008-03-04 1:47

Hi Jose,

Amusantes, ces pointes dans ce paysage. Bien vu.
Marie