The hermitage of Santa Justa Photo

Photographer’s Note

This small cove is located near the fishing village of Santillana del Mar and gets its name from the shrine which is just opposite. This shrine is very curious because of its location. It lies inside a cave and only be visited when the sea is calm and low tide because when there is very big tides the road leading to it is hidden by water. Cliffs along this creek are those obtained from fantastic sea views.

It is a very quiet and little visited by tourists, because until recently the beach was in a very accessible and known by very few people. In fact, the road leading to it is a district and before there was any indication, so this beach only enjoyed by the locals. However, two or three years ago made a public car park next to the beach, which is very comfortable, but this beach has lost its charm as a wild environment.

The hermitage of Santa Justa is believed to have been inhabited by a hermit (from the eighth century and X) that migrated from areas that had suffered the Moorish invasion of Seville where they were possibly the remains of the Santa Justa y Rufina.

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JBrito (73) 2009-09-03 12:59

I love this picture because it is beautiful, colors and salient and why the sea is something that I love

PaulVDV (5447) 2009-09-03 13:38

Hola Luis,
Taken at the right moment. Looking at the picture you can imagine the power of the giant wave, reaching higher than the window on the first floor.
Good sharpness and beautiful colours.
Best regards, Paul

ManuMay (11554) 2009-09-03 13:49

Hola Luis!!

No debe estar muy concurrida la hermita...

Bonito momento y poerfecto el color...

Saludos

Manu

Rafer (4634) 2009-09-03 13:51

Pues justa esta la entrada con semejante mar jajaja...muy oportuna y muy buena composición...alguien te dirá que demasiadao blanco...saludos

angie-barcelona (1935) 2009-09-03 13:54

Hola Luis,

de este sitio me han hablado un montón pero no lo he visitado aún...

... y esas olas... un gran trabajo!

Buenas noches,

Gemma

sacimar (7800) 2009-09-03 18:37

Hola Luis,

el momento de la ola rompiendo contra la pared de la ermita es impresionante, capturaste un buen momento, e imagino que te costaria varios disparos conseguirlo..... pero merecio la pena, los detalles son magnificos, asi como el color de la imagen, buena composicion,

Saludos

Sergio

npecanhuk (15090) 2009-09-03 18:51

Hola Luís!
Great moment, perfect timing!
Excellent pov, superb composition!
A very interesting, eye-catching and truly beautiful picture!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

asajernigan (14368) 2009-09-03 19:41

Luis,
What a perfectly timed shot freezing the wave as it crashes against the side of the rocks and building. The lighting and colors are great as is the sharpness and clarity of the shot.
TFS,
Asa

PixelTerror (87137) 2009-09-03 22:15

Hola Luis
Nice dynamic image with a good splash, the wave highlights are possibly a bit overexposed at places as it seems on my screen
Have a nice day JY

dta (6476) 2009-09-04 0:07

Hola Luis ,
Wow ! What an excellent capture ! The composition is perfect , as the chosen moment , with the wave against the "ermita" . Very impressive .
Bravo

pal_claudia (378) 2009-09-04 8:38

Hi :)

Very beautiful photo, very vell composed, you push the button in the right moment :)
Also I like very much that litlle house, is very nice.
The colors are great also, with that blue ... hmmmmm :)
Congratulations my friend
Claudia, from Romania

coco (28266) 2009-09-05 0:15

Hola Don Luis.

Impresionante tanto el lugar como el momento... y claro, la suma de ambos da una foto que corta la respiración.
Pese a la falta de tu canon veo que fotográficamente hablando tus vacaciones han sido muy interesantes.

Carlos.