LA MANCHA...THIS WAVY LAND . . ., a photo from Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha

Photographer's Note

The name "La Mancha" is probably derived from the Arab word المنشا al-mansha, meaning "the dry land" or "wilderness". The name of the city of Almansa in Albacete also has the same origin. Broadly, it spans the elevated plateau of central Spain, stretching from the mountains of Toledo to the western spurs of the hills of Cuenca, and bounded to the South by the Sierra Morena and to the North by the Alcarria region.

La Mancha is a natural and historical region or greater comarca located on an arid, fertile, elevated plateau (610 m or 2000 ft.) of central Spain, south of Madrid, stretching between the Montes de Toledo and the western spurs of the Serrania de Cuenca. It is bounded on the south by the Sierra Morena and on the north by the La Alcarria region. La Mancha includes portions of the modern provinces of Cuenca, Toledo, and Albacete, and most of the Ciudad Real province. La Mancha historical comarca constitutes the southern portion of Castile-La Mancha autonomous community and makes up most of the present-day administrative region.

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Copyright: Manuel Mayorga

mkamionka, csabagaba, fritzi007, annjackman, brech, Zolive, Charo, jjcordier, ikeharel, ikeharel, bukitgolfb301, josepmarin, timecapturer, baddori, Wanda1, Kielia, JCG has marked this note useful

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mkamionka (24808) 2011-03-04 4:21

Hi Manuel,
amazing landscape. You presented a completely unknown aspect of that region for me.
I like very much the patterns of the fields almost undisturbed with the civilisation. Great colors.
Have a great weekend,
M

romanaa (7414) 2011-03-04 4:35

Hello Manuel,

what beautiful smooth shapes and textures... it is like a sea, I wish there would be no electricity columns, otherwise... gorgeous picture.

Best wishes

Romana

sabermonajati (7685) 2011-03-04 4:43

hi
very pleasant colore from fields and nice form from hills you captured.
regard
saber

fritzi007 (7744) 2011-03-04 5:08

Hola Manuel!
Este paisaje famosos, ahora puedo hacerme una foto de ella, GRACIAS!
Saludos
Wolfgang

csabagaba (6435) 2011-03-04 5:47

Hola Manuel!
At last, I now know that Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha why :-)
This is an interesting landscape, the soft curves show very nicely. The colors really exist? Rather than on Earth, because, for me. Very nice shadows and different colors.
Have a nice day
Csaba

JFS (32429) 2011-03-04 6:19

Manu,

Una maravilla de fotografía; me gustan las suaves laderas, esos tonos ocres contrastando con ese cielo azul intenso y esas líneas de árboles que marcan los espacios.

Un abrazo,
Juan

Guenther (10893) 2011-03-04 7:36

Hola Miguel,

me gusta muchisimo este paisaje tan suave con los colores pasteles y los arboles oscuros que crean un buen contraste...

Buen fin de semana
Günther

dta (52250) 2011-03-04 7:48

Hola MAnu ,
On dirait presque un désert , alors que c'est la terre nue des chmaps qui donne cette imptression . J'aime les douces ondulations , les arbres eparts , et le contraste avec le beau cile bleu .
Amicalement

annjackman (13463) 2011-03-04 8:31

Hello Manuel,
What amazing almost luminuous colours in this landscape. A very high quality and fascinating image. I enjoy the undulating shapes of the hills and lines of trees. Great work.
Regards, Ann

leo61 (0) 2011-03-04 10:42

Hi Manuel!
Wonderful textures,colors and light.A simple landscapeshot,taken from a great POV,very effectful.
Regards,Leo

yquem46 (32835) 2011-03-04 10:44

Hola Manu
Beautiful colors on this landscape and a nice chromatic contrast
The land looks like creamy, amazing !
Have a nice WE
Best to you
Patrick

Zolive (4656) 2011-03-04 14:20

Hola Manu
Paysaje muy bello, efectivamente, esto se parece al agua que ondula. De bellos colores.
Bravo.
Olivier

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Charo (51174) 2011-03-04 17:10

Hola Manuel,
Me encantan estos colores de los campos castellanos, en cualquier época del año nos deleitan con sus diferentes tonos.
Yo estuve por estos lares hace unos 4 años, pero te aseguro que apenas pude disfrutarlo, soplaba un viento tan frío que cortaba el aliento.
Muy bella la perspectiva y el contraste con el cielo.
Un abrazo,
Charo

hispic (9619) 2011-03-04 17:34

Hola Manuel!
Gentle hill beneath the blue sky of La Mancha is beautiful indeed. This smooth tone is very impressive. Beautiful!
Have a nice weekend, Hisashi

berek (31959) 2011-03-04 21:44

Beautiful landscape my friend. I love blue sky and light.
Have a nice weekend.
Burak

serp2000 (29632) 2011-03-04 21:48

Hi, Manu,
Yes, this title reminds me Don Quihote too. The same famouse land. I like this nice colours. Lovely landscape.
Thanks fro sharing!
Have a great week!
Serghei

jjcordier (63074) 2011-03-04 22:40

Manuel
Beau panorama aux couleurs splendides. Ces vastes étendues ressemblent presque à un champ de dunes.
Amicalement
JJ

erhan1958 (13253) 2011-03-05 1:11

hi MANUEL
really a thirsty land
looks perfect on the yellow and green
beautiful presentation
congratulations
HAVE N NICE WEEKEND
ERHAN

ikeharel (38090) 2011-03-05 1:18

The vast landscape, well taken, and lighting was superb, Manuel.
mnay diff. tone and well in conrast to blue sky aloft.
Enjoy your weekend,
Ike

bukitgolfb301 (30401) 2011-03-05 1:33

Hi Ciao my dear Manuel

I enjoy your Spain sereis very much and astonishied by the diversity of your country too. This is another marvelous and wonderful shot again! Very well considerd framework/composition and very vivid color / sharp focus presentation are so wonderful as usual. Thanks for sharing with your finest posting, have a good weekend and best regards,

Takero from Tokyo (3℃)

Ricx (13453) 2011-03-05 1:41

Hi Manu, How are you this fine Saturday.. I just love this image of the flowing sandy landscape- dotted with trees and fields.. great depth and tones. well done Rich

josepmarin (55209) 2011-03-05 3:57

Hola Don Manuel,
cuando estuve en Cuenca no recuerdo haber pasado por aquí.
Pero me gusta el paisaje, es manchego cien por cien, con esa suavidad en el relieve de sus campos, su aridez típica del secano, sus árboles que lo salpican armónicamente, y esa gran luz.
Qué bien lo has captado en esta foto, en una composición elegante a la vez que sencilla, con una buena proporción gráfica, buena luminosidad y unos colores muy bonitos.
Buen trabajo.
Un abrazo,
Josep

timecapturer (31278) 2011-03-05 4:09

Hi Manuel
a stunning contrast of colours here, love the undulations and shades of orange, they stand out so strikingly against the blue of the sky. A wondrous shot!

Brian

baddori (19065) 2011-03-05 23:12

Manuel
L'altopiano ...ma tutta la Spagna ..è un grande altopiano ....ricorda le nostra Puglia .....
Se si vuole avere un'idea dell'infinito ....rincorrere...
Foto e nota .
Bella l'espressione etmologica .
GF

Wanda1 (14018) 2011-03-05 23:31

Hi Manuel,
The rolling undulations of the hills in layers is wonderful and the gradual shifting colour tones is lovely. I like the strong contrast between the bright stark empty blue sky and the coloured landscape with the trees dotted here and there.
Regards
Wanda

Hunkar (6626) 2011-03-06 11:14

A great panorama with soft colors,
Best regards,

Schnappilic (7957) 2011-03-06 12:58

Hello Manuel,

Wonderful landscape with superb colours. Fine composition. Well done!

Best regards,

Ovidiu

Urs (12456) 2011-03-06 17:48

Ola Manuel

That is a dream scenery, La Mancha, which I visited, when I was very young, almost 40 years ago. It looks so graceful,and reminds me of the Don Quijote and also of songs of Jacques Brel. Your sandy layers are working wonders interwoven with / I guess / olive trees, set against the deep blue sky. Excellent POV and DOF. Well done

Regards
Urs

lilito (3448) 2011-03-07 5:52

Hola Manuel
Esta imagen nos hace ir directamente a los recuerdos de infancia, donde imaginabamos las aventuras siempre recordadas del ingenioso idalgo! Que colores profundos, y que espacio sin fin!
Bravo!
Lily

eldancer1 (17330) 2011-03-07 6:28

Very nice capture, it looks more like a painting than a photograph. Great pov and it has a good dof with sharp details. Good colors and textures. Well done, tfs.

fds (5497) 2011-03-07 9:24

caro manuel splendida la mancha
deve essere il regno del grano e mi ricorda il film il gladiatore
assomiglia in parte alla mia terra ma è molto più assolata
gran bella immagine

jafadabret (56497) 2011-03-08 8:35

Bonjour Manuel,
Les couleurs chaudes sont très belles et font penser à celles des champs de blé avant la moisson. J'aime beaucoup les courbes très douces.
Un très beau paysage !
Amicalement
Jacques

Kielia (20657) 2011-03-08 8:43

Hi Manuel,
a fantastic and exciting landscape that you have captured excellently. Your POV works very well and the management of the light is outstanding. I also enjoyed reading the informative note. For me this photo is a wonderful lesson in geography!
Warm regards
Harriet

Waylim (22467) 2011-03-09 0:06

Hi Manuel,
Beautiful landscape, great wide open view of the ranch. Simple yet so beautiful. there is painting like quality to it. Colors are rich and beautiful. Excellent POV and nice composition even though it's divided almost 1/2 and 1/2, but it work out for this one.
Way

JCG (35129) 2011-03-10 10:14

Hola Manuel,

Un paysage vraiment unique... Et en pleine période estivale, je suppose, que la chaleur dans cette région doit doit être intenable, heureusement qu'il y a quelques arbres pour s'abriter du soleil !!! Une belle photo sur toute ces courbes dorées et ce magnifique ciel bleu qui apporte un bon contraste. Joli et lumineux coup d'oeil, merci Manuel.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et une très bonne soirée,

Jean-Charles

Bluejeans (64241) 2011-03-11 2:23

Ola Manuel ,
Linda esta paisagem em Espanha , me fez lembrar o Alentejo em Portugal é muito parecido, gostei muito destas colinas em tons de pastel , boa luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

kiks (11405) 2011-03-11 2:38

I like the softness of lines and tone son this photo. It is a great inspiration for a paiting. Best regadrs
KIKS