Streets of Santillana Photo

Photographer’s Note

On the west coast of Cantabria are two of the most precious cultural treasures for those who can be found in this region: Santillana del Mar and Altamira Caves.

Santillana del Mar, about 30 kilometers from Santander, is a living museum of a medieval village developed around the Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana, although most of their villages correspond to different architectural contributions to the fourteenth century.

The historical-artistic Santillana can not visit more than on foot.

dta, asajernigan, ciakgiak, PaulVDV, papera, Charo, rikko77 has marked this note useful

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dta (6582) 2009-09-05 7:26

Hola Luis ,
Colors seem to be unnatural : but may be it is the effect of the stormy light , or the moment of the day ... or these colors are the real ones . In any case , I like a lot the perspective on this superb street . The architecture is outstanding , and the paved street is superb .
Regards

asajernigan (14414) 2009-09-05 7:32

Luis,
This is a nicely composed shot with the street creating a diagonal through the shot. The lighting and colors are odd but but nice, I guess this is the effect of the cloudy sky. The photo has nice crisp details and sharpness.
TFS,
Asa

adramad (4178) 2009-09-05 7:33

Hola Amigo.
Que tecnica has utilizado para resaltar asi las piedras centenarias?, tengo esta misma foto del año pasado y parecen mundos diferentes, la luz es igualmente rara, no natural, desde luego es muy efectista pero me parece mas una pintura que una fotografia. A pesar de todo lo que te digo no puedo negar que el resultado es bonito y original.
Un abrazo.
Luis.

gentedilivello (2123) 2009-09-05 7:46

Hi Luis,
loveable and pictoresque corner. The atmosphere is suggestive. I like the sharpness of the bricks and the stones of the road. Very well done!
TFS.
Have a nice weekend.
Gabriele.

ManuMay (11554) 2009-09-05 7:47

Chapeau Luis!!

Me descubro ante tu obra. De nota...ya lo verás!!

Cómo puedes sacar una super espectacular imagen como esta con esa pequeña cámara??!! (porque es buena...)

El postpreceso es realmente impresionante HDR total y muy bien hecho, super detalles y definición...

Saludos Maestro

Manu

ciakgiak (11602) 2009-09-05 8:10

Ciao Luis,
è davvero incredibile l'architettura di questo villaggio-museo, le case sono bellissime e la pavimentazione della strada splendida. Ottimo il POV e superba qualità dell'immagine.
Un caro abbraccio
Giorgio

Rafer (4652) 2009-09-05 8:17

La composición es excelente...pero...tiene demasiada definición, el cielo no le pega y quizá muy saturada...saludos

PaulVDV (5451) 2009-09-05 10:44

Hello Luis,
Very interesting and beautiful architecture.
I like the textures and the sharpness of the walls and the cobblestones very much.
Glad to read that there are no cars allowed in the historical centre of Santillana.
Best regards, Paul

guitianmiranda (3880) 2009-09-05 12:09

Hola Luis... me encuentro esta foto y me asaltan las dudas, me gusta realmente ??? sí, la foto es francamente buena, pero... demasiado saturada, exagerada, y eso me echa un poco para atrás, aunque obviando este detalle, la luz, los colores, la composición son maravillosas.

Un saludo.

maxmitzu (453) 2009-09-05 12:32

Hi,
It's a great shot
I like the sharpness of the bricks and the stones of the road. your POV is great.
Have a nice night.
Best regards

papera (5715) 2009-09-05 14:11

hola luis,
another reason to visit Cantabria... =)
images treated in PP like this always make me think of movies like " the lord of the rings"... something about the light and the colour of the stones, I suppose.
your interpretation of this corner is interesting, it has indeed a Medieval feel.
c.

pal_claudia (388) 2009-09-05 16:52

Hi

Great and very special photo!
The POV, composition an dcolors are perfect, reflecting very well the live museum of a maedieval village.
Congratulations dear friend!
Claudia, from Romania

kingurek (659) 2009-09-06 5:19

Hello,
This must be an amazing place. The image looks like the line drawing-great effect. For me very good sharpness although somebody may say too sharp. No matter I like it :) Nice vivid colours and a great point of view. Congratulations.

Greetings

Kinga

Cretense (57564) 2009-09-06 7:24

Hola Luis!

Tremendo pueblo, tremenda foto de arquitectura, una atmosfera de fantasmas, perfecto manejo de la luz, perfecta definicion! Gran encuadre y composicion, impresionante perspectiva! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

Charo (32190) 2009-09-06 17:09

Hola Luis,
Parece un cuadro al óleo, supongo que utilizaste un HDR para conseguir estos fantásticos efectos, me gusta.
Hace tiempo que no voy por Santillana y ya va siendo hora de volver, a ver si este año próximo me doy una vuelta.
Un abrazo,
Charo

hispic (7399) 2009-09-06 20:18

Hi Luis,
A very interesting tone as drawn by hdr something. Sharpness and three-dimensional impression are truly amazing, and light on the arches is exquisite.
Regards, Hisashi

rikko77 (6748) 2009-09-07 5:43

Hola Luis
good atmosphere in this pic, I like the grey sky and perspective...a good way to know this beautiful place!
Have a nice day
Rikk

coco (28318) 2009-09-07 10:39

Hola Don Luis.

Me gusta el lugar, me gusta la composición, pero abiertamente he de decir que no me convence esta forma de tratar la foto.
Lo sé, será una cuestión de gustos, pero no me convence.

Con todo, no deja de ser un trabajo interesante.

CArlos.

cherryripe (19237) 2009-09-07 10:43

Hola Luis
Ya que me gusta el pueble de Santillana del Mar, me encanta tu tratamento del imagen para acentuar las texturas de los edificios y de la calle. Bonito perspectivo tambien.
Saludos
Nikki