Rila Mountain Photo

Photographer’s Note

Rila (Bulgarian: Рила [ˈrilə]) is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m. The massif is also the sixth highest mountain in Europe (when each mountain is represented by its highest peak only), coming after the Caucasus, the Alps, Sierra Nevada, the Pyrenees and Mount Etna, and the highest between the Alps and the Caucasus. The larger part of the mountain is occupied by the Rila National Park.

The name Rila is allegedly of Thracian origin and is thought to mean "well-watered mountain", owing to Rila's abundance of glacial lakes (about 200) and hot springs in fault areas at the base of the mountain. Some of the Balkans' longest and deepest rivers originate from Rila, including the Maritsa, the Iskar and the Mesta.

Culturally, Rila is famous for the Rila Monastery, Bulgaria's largest and most important monastery founded in the 10th century by Saint John of Rila.

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jleveque (896) 2009-06-12 6:39

Hello Maria and welcome on Trekearth,

very nice picture from Rila national Park. Nice composition with these bright colors. It is really one of the finest places I've been to in Bulgaria. I photographied 2 years ago the same horses near hija Ivan Vazov :)
Pozdravi,
Jérôme

dta (4432) 2009-06-12 6:47

Hello MAria ,
Welcome on TE , With a so beautiful composition ! All is perfect , in this scenery .
Congratulations

snunney (34146) 2009-06-12 6:54

Hello Maria,
Welcome to TE. You present us with a lovely well balanced composition captured under a pleasing ambient light. The image has a very appealing atmosphere to it complemented by good colours and excellent sharpness.

quillo (7072) 2009-06-12 7:04

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Hello Maria, I think that you have begun
very well with this picture, agreeable
and beautiful of the mountains of Haskovo,
it is a photo with good details of framing,
light and color .... I like; congratulations.

WELCOME AND A GREETING.

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batalay (20704) 2009-06-12 7:10

Hello Maria,

Welcome to Trekearth. You've chosen a beautifully composed, flawlessly exposed shot to make your debut, and you've proved an informative note. The entire package of photo and information is first rate.

Warm regards from Virginia, USA.

Bulent

saxo042 (15160) 2009-06-12 7:57

Hi Maria,
Welcome to TE! This is a very good debut here, a very attractive picture with this strong diagonal along the mountains The horses also add a lot of strength and vitality to your composition.
Kind regards
Gunnar

jbemmels (327) 2009-06-12 8:39

Hi Maria and welcome! You have a beautiful first photo! The colours are excellent, the pose of the two horses in the front is very sweet, and nice arrangement with the horses seeming to lead back in a trail coming out of the deep valley.

Your photo would also be great as a panorama with a bit of grass and a lot of sky cut out.

Great first shot!
Jordan

Buin (36932) 2009-06-12 9:35

Hallo Maria!
This one somply is beautiful, very beautiful! The composition and the shown scenery really are worth-showing and worth-seeing. All the picture transmits calm and peace, well - and beauty!
By the way, Welcome here. A really great begin!
Greetings from Germany - and have a nice weekend!
Frank

goutero (444) 2009-06-12 10:10