Lamp, a photo from Cadiz, Andalucia

Photographer's Note

Hello friends today I offer this beautiful lamp with blue sky background, taken in the beautiful fortified town of Castellar de la Frontera.

Castellar Viejo's strength is built on a steep hill slopes in the Natural Park Alcornocales, between the rivers and Hozgarganta Guadarranque, overlooking the reservoir and Forests Guadarranque its slopes, as well as Gibraltar and the Strait, just outside the present site of the village of Castellar de la Frontera, Cadiz province.
As its name implies, the Arab fortress built in the thirteenth century was in a border position, defending the Taifa kingdom of Algeciras.

Its floor is irregularly shaped and has a walled area with barbican, cubes, turrets and towers flanking square and round corner, some crowned with battlements. Highlight the entry towers, defensive elements such as access barbicans defending the castle, pierced with arrow slits and bend a door opened under a beautiful arch framed by another banked horseshoe.
From the small courtyard is accessed inside the village, with whitewashed houses and narrow winding streets filled with flowers. Among the buildings include the castle of the Counts of Castellar, with the main tower, City Hall and the Church of the Divine Savior, the baroque style. More like a fortress, where the castle would be the area of the separate military and civilian administrative area.

krzychu30, Budapestman, jlbrthnn, bukitgolfb301, josepmarin, jusninasirun, maloutim has marked this note useful

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Jeppo (17623) 2012-02-22 12:51

a very good and sharp focus on this lamp.
the blue sky in the BG is a great bonus

tfs
silvio

carlo62 (12518) 2012-02-22 13:05

Ciao Angel
semplice, essenziale, bella.
Molto spesso basta così poco per fare cose belle.
Saluti
Carlo

jacquest (14094) 2012-02-22 13:09

Hello Angel,

A simple but well though composition with the use of the perfect sky over which the lamp stands in all it's glory. Well done.

Best regards

Jacques

eldancer1 (16984) 2012-02-22 14:48

Simple but awesome composition and great pov. I like th idea of using the clear blue sky as the bg. Good dof with nice details. Wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.

cargus (6434) 2012-02-22 21:29

Votre image est une réalisation intéressante, très belles couleurs, avec un bon contraste et light.Bien fait. !
Cordialement
Adrian

danyy (0) 2012-02-23 2:30

Hello Angel,
de nouveau simple et dépouillé, mais très propre et net , des contours qui se marquent bien dans ce contre jour.
Un cadrage parfait.
Mes amitiés.
Daniel.

krzychu30 (8817) 2012-02-23 3:08

Hello Angel,
excellent idea for an original shot.I like this extremly strong color contrast here.Sharpness and lighting are also outstanding.This is really eye-catching composition!Congratulation to this excellent idea and perfect execution!
Have a nice day
Krzysztof

axiotea (21647) 2012-02-23 5:24

Hola Angel
A fine presentation of the street lamp which for sure got some character and contrats well with the blue sky. It is well exposed and framed too!

Un saludo
Marilyn

jurek1951 (35765) 2012-02-23 5:25

Hi Angel,
Excellent contrast and presentation,
good colors and sharpness.
Excellent point of view,
well done.
Georg

Sergiom (39148) 2012-02-23 6:16

Bonjour Angel,

Un cadrage parfait.On dirait que le support du lampadaire est arrimé au cadre de la photo. Il profite aussi d'un ciel parfait.

Amicalement

Serge

mesutilgim (67914) 2012-02-23 10:16

Hello Angel,
Simple but very nice and artisanal capture of this old street lamp. Nice framing and many interesting notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Budapestman (82620) 2012-02-23 12:20

Hi Angel,
a superb detail with attractive composition, the realization is elegant, beautiful photo work, Tfs! Have a nice evening! Kellemes estét kívánok!
György

jlbrthnn (79773) 2012-02-23 13:17

Hola Angel,
El diseño de la lámpara es oscura hermosa contra el cielo azul. Es muy sencillo, armonioso, agradable de ver, y de buena calidad. Bravo.
Buenas noches.
Amicalement
Joël

Yiannis84 (2824) 2012-02-24 5:39

Hola Angel..

Me gusta la idea!! sencilla pero muy potente..la nitidez y la luz son magnificas..muy bien visto! enhorabuena

Saludossss..Yiannis

sacimar (25957) 2012-02-24 5:52

Hola Angel,

muy buena imagen minimalista, me gusta mucho el concepto y la resolucion, el detalle de esta farola es bonito, bien visto,

Buen fin de semana!

Sergio

bukitgolfb301 (30053) 2012-02-24 15:57

Hi Ciao my dear Angel

Sorry for my late reply, as I get a light pneumonia due to much fatigue, now getting well.
Another great shot, simple but strong message!
Perfect framework and well considered composition! Thanks for your sharinig with finest work and have a good Sat.!
Best regrads,

Takero from still cold rainy Tokyo

Waylim (22349) 2012-02-24 18:29

Ola Angel,

Beautiful photo, such simple thing in life made into wonderful artistic photos. I love it, the blue of the sky is so neat and clear. The shape of the lamps with good contrast betweent eh black steel and frosted glass is really nice. Good Symetrical composition, the lamp is place perfectly center with good space around it.

Way

ChrisJ (86818) 2012-02-24 22:30

Hello Angel,

Excellent graphism in this superb minimalist shot. A marvellous blue sky blackdrop. Good shadow details in the blacks. Nice sharpness & tight framing. Well composed with the lamp starting in the bottom left corner. Tfs!

josepmarin (55015) 2012-02-25 12:31

Hola Ángel,
un tiro muy directo y atrevido, con un encuadre bien escogido sobre la farola a base de un fuerte golpe de zoom, y que nos regala una imagen con un enorme grafismo, gracias a la nitidez sobre la farola y su magnífico contraste con el cielo azul.
En este trabajo, en la sencillez está la fuerza.
Bien vista, y bien realizada.
Un abrazo y buen fin de semana,
Josep
PS: ya estoy mucho mejor, gracias.

adramad (27548) 2012-02-25 12:46

Hola Angel.
Una composicion que me encanta, a pesar de su sencillez, la imagen tiene una gran fuerza, con la farola que se destaca sobre ese fondo de un azul tan magnifico, como si fuese en 3D.
Bonito trabajo amigo mio, bien visto y perfectamente realizado.
Disfruta del fin de semana.
Un abrazo.
Luis.

Cricri (86347) 2012-02-26 6:30

Ola Angel
Une compo minima liste, super bien le cadrage de la lanterne sous le ciel bleu, superbe réalisation avec un contre jour réussi
Beau dimanche
cricri

jusninasirun (17136) 2012-02-27 0:54

Hello Angel.
Beautiful isolation of this lamp against the spotless blue sky. Nice sharp image with stunning simplicity.
Thanks and kind regards,
Jusni

maloutim (8606) 2012-03-27 2:42

Hola Angel,
Una foto muy sencilla de esta làmpara. Pero el efecto es perfecto con las lineas nìtidas y sobrìas, pero elegantes.
Òptimo contraste entre las lìneas negras de la làmpara y del marco, y el blu del cielo.
Bravissimo.
Marie-Louise.

fabbs99 (5370) 2012-09-14 12:49

Hello Angel

Excellent composition with some vivid colors mixed with nice light management and presentation.The shot is simple but having great sharpness and clarity.

Keep sharing and exchanging views.TFS.
Best wishes and warm regards
Farhat

Photo Information

Copyright: angel cornejo (cornejo) (17990)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2011-06-08
Categories: Artwork
Camera: Nikon D3100, Tamron AF18-200 F/ 3.5-6.3 xr, 62mm HAMA Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2012-02-22 12:41