Abstract sculpture made by nature, a photo from Nevsehir, Central Anatolia

Photographer's Note

From time to time I let myself succumb to this urge of sharing my photo memories with you. It makes me sad that I have so few decent scans, so every time I am browsing my archives and it crosses my mind "hmmm, maybe this one is worth a post", there I go...

I guess that this amazing region of Capadocia doesn't need to be introduced to anyone who ever was interested about the (many!) major highlights that Turkey has to offer to its visitors. These rock formations usually called fairy chimneys are the most famous features of the landscape of the region, but its villages, ruins of very old monasteries (probably that kind of thing first appeared here) and underground cities would still be enough to make this place an amazing and unique destination.

I have no idea of where exactly I shot this one. I am just hoping that at least the province/state is correct. I am pretty sure that this post of jemaflor was shot on the same area. Curiously, it was also taken only some days before mine.

I posted another view in a WS.

phwall, jpinkham, lucasgalodoido, Docarmo, feather, riclopes, Atousa, sacavem, ElAprendiz, AiresSantos, gracious, JCG, xuaxo, paura has marked this note useful

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mesutilgim (0) 2008-10-19 15:49

Hi Jose,
Wonderfull capture from this quite unusual landscape in central Anatolia.
One can really find different modern artworks here, if you have a good skilled eye.
This here has good pov and nice compo.
My interpreteion is; a group of 6 folklore dancersi holding their hands and dancing with rhe rhytm of the pipe and drum !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

phwall (6787) 2008-10-19 16:49

Hello Jose,
A very different photograph from you, not too many natural shots in your gallery. I like it very much, the rocks do form into varied and interesting shapes.
Beautiful blue sky and the colours of the rocks are perfect. Not too often one sees a scan that has this quality. very well done.
TFS.
Regards
peter

batalay (41261) 2008-10-19 16:51

Hello Jos�,

The deep blue sky serves as a dramatic backdrop for the macabre landscape presented by Cappadocia. The general structure with a general diagonal structure bisects the frame. It's an original composition, and a successful scan. Leo61 has sent some recent shots, of Cappadocia. Here is one that you might be interested in seeing, called Cappadokian wrinkles.

Warm regards, and have a good week.

Bulent

jpinkham (870) 2008-10-19 17:06

Amazing, sometimes, the sculptures we see in nature, Jos�. You抳e captured the texture of these very well, and the low shooting angle, blend of light and shadow, and backdrop against the pristine blue sky all serve to show off the sculpting here to advantage. Cappadocia appears to be a fascinating place, with a long and storied history that goes back to at least one New Testament mention, if I recall correctly. Thanks for the interesting shot and informative note. BTW, your workshop post is intriguing, too, but I like this one better.

Jim

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-10-19 18:37

Ol� Jos�,
curiosa mesmo essas forma珲es nas rochas, e voc� conseguiu uma bela foto, capturando muito bem as cores e a textura das rochas, s� achei estranaha essa parte na sombra, parece que voc� deu uma puxada nela e ficou com um aspecto estranho e sem contraste, acho que ficaria melhor se voc� escurecesse ela, mas mesmo assim est� 髏ima a foto.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾

Docarmo (9767) 2008-10-19 20:16

Ol� Jos�,
Outro excelente trabalho com o scanner, ainda bem que decidiste por "post�-lo", para nosso deleite. Como o Lucas, tamb閙 achei um pouco estranha a rocha do primeiro plano, � direita. Tentei um PP s� para praticar e ter uma id閕a de como ficaria, n鉶 vou public�-lo, pois n鉶 fez tanta diferen鏰 assim. O que fiz foi diminuir a intensidade de luz nesse bloco, o que acabou por dar-lhe mais um pouco de contraste. Apenas uma id閕a.
Fora isso, a composi玢o foi muito bem escolhida e a reprodu玢o das cores e da nitidez est鉶髏imas.
Parab閚s!
MCV

leo61 (0) 2008-10-19 21:15

Hi Jose!
A fine shot from Cappadokia.It looks like from Pasbaglari area,between Cavusin and Zelve.Good low POV and a nice view at these sculptures created by nature.I envy you for this wonderful blue sky you had.
Regards,Leo

zeynepe (0) 2008-10-19 22:28

Ola Jose,
A simple & impressive combination of the clear blue sky, the beauties of Capadocia looks great. Although it was scanned, the sharpness is OK.
Congrats and have a nice week,
Zeynep

feather (51130) 2008-10-20 1:56

It certainly is an amazing area I would love to visit some day. It seems to have endless opportunities for a whole range of different compositions. I like the way you have zoomed in on some detail; the small rock perched on a pinnacle looks very precarious but it's probably been like that for thousands of years. The scan quality is good. I see where you have managed to bring some of the texture out of the shadowy area on the right, although it does look a touch unnatural. Nevertheless it is a very good image. I also like the WS with a slightly wider view. The lead-in quality provided by the perspective of the closer rocks works very well. Good work
Kath

riclopes (35577) 2008-10-20 3:49

Bom dia Jos�, as minhas fotos desta regi鉶 foram a principal raz鉶 que me fizeram entrar para o TE. Um dos s韙ios mais incr韛eis do planeta. Gosto de ver mais no WS, mas concordo que esta foto est� melhor em tudo o resto. No entanto, talvez dramatizasse esta aumentando-lhe os contrastes e escurecendo o lado direito.
um abra鏾,
ricardo

Atousa (7131) 2008-10-20 21:58

Salam Jose,

Interesting rock formation..it reminded me of one of the villages in Iran too -Kandovan- there, people live in the houses made inside the rocks..like to see this famous place in Turkey too..thanks for sharing.
Regards, A

Graal (103040) 2008-10-21 0:41

Hi Jose,
amazing "sculptures", interesting forms of rocks from Capadocia. Well quality of photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

toto (0) 2008-10-21 3:27

Bonjours,
belle photo de ces sculptures r閍lis閑 par le meilleur sculpteur du monde, dame nature, elle nous offre des spectacles magnifiques, sculpture, lever et coucher de soleil etc...
Vous vous le fixer pour partagerce que vous avez vu avec nous et pour cela merci.

Amiti閟 Thomas

UnTrained (0) 2008-10-22 1:57

Ol� Jos�,
a good strong blue above those rock formation with its good textures and a strong contrast to the shadow part. May I assume shadow opening or something like this? For me a touch too much and it takes attention from the good main subject.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

rodgerg (55767) 2008-10-22 3:44

Ol� Jos�,

A beautiful image of Cappadocia. The creativity of the natuur.
I like your POV very well selected; the rocks arise very well in the blue of the sky.
Have a good evening,
Roger

sacavem (18620) 2008-10-22 11:30

Ol� amigo,

Odoro olhar a natureza e aprecio muito estas e outras esculturas naturais, estas abstractas mas prefiro aquelas que parecem mostrar algo.
A luz forte deve ter sido um factor dif韈il de contornar, mas o resultado final est� bom, bem na convers鉶 para digital, Jos� nem sempre � f醕il.

Um abra鏾,
Filipe

Greg1949 (9011) 2008-10-23 7:04

Jose, I like the less structured flavor of this photo, it seems very alive. I also find it much like places in the American West. Color is nice and the detail is fantastic, great capture.

Greg

pablominto (53746) 2008-10-24 1:37

Hello Jose,

It is amazing to see what wind and water can do over time, given the right material to work with!
Interesting point o view here, adding lines and dynamics to the composition...
Attractive colour palette, the colours of the rocks contrast well with the blue sky!

Greetings,
Pablo -

ElAprendiz (30) 2008-10-24 20:38

Hola mi amigo:

Y quien dice que la Madre Naturaleza no produce arte ???

El punto de vista en contra-picado es excelente, porque ofrece unas formaciones rocosas majestuosas, buen contraste de colores y buen manejo de la luz.

Saludos, John

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-10-25 4:58

Ola Jose
Andas muito activo em termos de publicacoes.
Sem duvida uma belas esculturas assinadas pela natureza.
Excelente POV, cores e detalhes
Um grande abraco e bom fim de semana
Aires

gracious (20025) 2008-10-29 1:57

Ola Jose,
I seems to miss out this wonderful image from nature with it's uniqueness in sharp and pattern!
nice pov with good colour and details!
thanks for the notes too
take care and sincere regards
Tony

JCG (35153) 2008-10-30 5:10

Bonjour Jos�,

C'est un v閞itable paradis pour les photographes compte tenu du nombre d'images propos閑s sur le sujet et � chaque fois diff閞entes, toutes aussi fascinantes les unes que les autres. Une point de vue en contre plong閑 ici qui donne une autre dimension � ces sculptures naturelles. La lumi鑢e est tr鑣 belle permettant d'appr閏ier les d閠ails de la pierre et ce ciel bien bleu donne un agr閍ble contraste. Bien vu Jos�.

Avec toutes mes amiti閟 et une tr鑣 bonne journ閑,

Jean-Charles

Didi (61589) 2008-11-02 1:53

Bonjour Jos�
Un magnifique ph閚om鑞e de la nature; il y en a en France mais c'est moins important.
Le point de vue en contrebas les mets en valeur; une image appr閏iable malgr� la lumi鑢e dure.
Amiti閟.

xuaxo (6854) 2008-11-05 10:13

Ol� Jos�,
Um s韙io espectacular. Um pdv que real鏰 a coisa. Um tratamento da sombra que correu mal. J� li as cr韙icas e respostas.
Vivendo e aprendendo ;-)
Um abra鏾.
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jmdias (116307) 2008-11-10 16:36

z�

bem bonitos estes pin醕ulos de rocha contra o azul do c閡. gosto muito do pov e do enquadramento e da luz. belo trabalho

abra鏾s

jorge

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-11-22 3:38

Oi Jos� ,
Muito interessante estas forma珲es rochosas de textura 醩pera fazem um belo contraste com o c閡 , deve ter muito vento nesta regi鉶 , bom trabalho de scan ,parab閚s!!
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo

Bom fim de semana

paura (25802) 2008-12-02 5:21

Jos�,
Aquela pedras de outra cor que parece querer cair me pareceu especialmente assustadora para uma escalada por essa via. O conjunto todo, com o forte azul, ficou bem harm鬾ico.

Abra鏾

Paulo