The Mancha II Photo

Photographer’s Note

La localidad de Consuegra (Toledo), con un casco antiguo muy relevante asentado sobre restos de la ciudad romana de Consaburum, el río Amarguillo la divide en dos, enlazadas por puentes metálicos que hoy sustituyen a los de origen romano, abatidos por la inundación del siglo XIX. La dominación árabe, la posterior toma por Alfonso VI y el hecho de que en 1.183 Alfonso VIII la cediese, junto con su castillo, a la Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Jerusalén, dejaron en Consuegra notables huellas arquitectónicas que pueden apreciarse dando un paseo por la localidad o visitando su museo. Sus interesantes monumentos, el castillo, las defensas militares y, sobre todo, la crestería denominada Cerro Calderico, de sus molinos de viento, hace de esta población un lugar atractivo para turistas y visitantes.

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The locality of Consuegra (Toledo), with a very excellent old town placed on remains of the Roman city of Consaburum, the river Amarguillo divides her in two connected by metallic bridges that today substitute those of Roman origin, knocked down by the flood of the XIXth century. The Arab domination, the later capture by Alfonso VI and the fact that in 1.183 Alfonso VIII was transferring her, together with his castle, to the Hospitable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, left in Mother of the son-in-law notable architectural traces that they can appreciate going for a walk along the locality or visiting his museum. His interesting monuments, the castle, the military and, defenses especially, the crestería named Hill Calderico, of his wind mills, does of this population an attractive place for tourists and visitors.

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ManuMay (10704) 2009-02-26 4:59

Hola Charo!!!

Hoy soy el primero!!

Que preciosa luz y que preciosos colores, tiene una definición genial...da gusto obtener estos resultados...la luz sobre todo es muy especial, genial!!

Bueno, que pases un buen día...
recibe un cordial saludo

Manuel

francio64 (10878) 2009-02-26 5:01

Ciao charo,
un altro dei tuoi bei mulini che merita di certo un posto nel mio tema ad essi dedicato.
Eccellente il POV con la vista della città dall'alto e la chiesa in primo piano.
Ottimo il DOF e lo sharp!

TFS!
Well done!
Francesco

Focales (514) 2009-02-26 5:03

Love warm colours and composition. Beautiful landscape.

Nessie (897) 2009-02-26 5:07

Hola Charo!

Beautiful view, fine coloured! Very good composition!!
Thanks for sharing!

Regards,
Nessie

jmigueln (186) 2009-02-26 5:12

Olá Charo!

Bela imagem, ótimas cores e excelente composição. Parabéns!

Miguel

pauloog (6426) 2009-02-26 5:32

Hello Charo,
A lovely view in clear natural colours showing the mill on top of a small hill dominating the village and the countryside.
Well done.
Regards,
Paul

rey316 (1900) 2009-02-26 5:33

Hi Charo
What a beautiful place and view. I love this picture. Beautiful architectures of the old mill and many houses in the background. Well done.
Andrey

pboehringer (770) 2009-02-26 5:51

Charo,
the composition with the windmill in the foreground and placed in the right corner is just perfect, but what makes this shot really extremely good is the brightness and vividness of the colors. WOW!
Peter

Nicou (44641) 2009-02-26 5:53

Hello,

Quelé beau moulin, tout blanc dans un mangigique décor avec cette ville toute ocre, le contaste est superbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

Bruno40 (6440) 2009-02-26 5:58

muy buena Charo, muy buena!. Me encanta la composicion con el molino en primer plano y descentrado, suficiente DOF para apreciar el fondo.
Muy buen trabajo.

snunney (34732) 2009-02-26 6:02

Hello Charo,
Memories of Don Quixote come to mind on seeing this fine composition. Perfect point of view showing how the windmill dominates the town. Beautiful ambient light and lovely colour contrasts. Superb detail.

TopGeo (21723) 2009-02-26 6:16

Hi Charo!!!Impresses the composition with a level first important Amazing view and detail the background and the colours impresses Superb work
Georgios

pixelhunter (1922) 2009-02-26 6:24

Una località straordinaria, con un bel POV ed una composizione azzeccatissima. Il mulino in primo piano è molto carino e suggestivo e ben si sposa con lo sfondo. Forse hai esagerato con la maschera di contrasto. Cielo da favola.

barrufeto_77 (25719) 2009-02-26 6:52

Hola Charo.

Bonita, bonita, bonita foto, claro que si! Los colores que te han quedado y esas nubes es de cine!

Un saludo!

glasscafe (824) 2009-02-26 6:58

Hola Charo!

Me gusta mucho tu foto porque la gente siempre tiende a hacer la foto al molino y nada mas, y dejan al bonito pueblo de Consuegra al margen de todo. Las nubes son muy bonitas y los colores muy buenos como siempre nos muestras, pero lo dicho me gusta el punto de vista que le diste.

Saludos
Alberto

npecanhuk (13713) 2009-02-26 7:27

Olá Charo!
Primeiramente devo lhe dizer que a nitidez e a luminosidade estão excelentes e ajudam e muito a deixar essa fotografia muito atraente e bela!
Em seguida, o ponto de vista escolhido e a composição feita são de primeira qualidade para também fazerem com que essa imagem me agrade muito! Gosto muito do posicionamento dessse moinho de vento no primeiro plano, a linha da cidade bem detalhada ao fundo, destacando-se, inclusive uma bonita igreja! A paisagem e o céu bem ao fundo completam a fotografia! Parabéns, abraços e até logo!
Neyvan

Guenther (6819) 2009-02-26 8:20

Hola Charo,

composición muy bonita; la nitidez y la profondidad excepcionales dan a la imagen una vivacidad expecial y enseñan una infinidad de bellos detalles, ¡enhorabuena!

Saludos,
Günther

Gerrit (35613) 2009-02-26 8:44

Hi Charo,
wonderful view over the plains in great strong colors.
Excellent composition with the mill up front.
Regards, Gerrit

angie-barcelona (1847) 2009-02-26 12:31

Hola Charo,

como siempre las notas que pones son excelentes! Me gusta mucho la composición de la fotografía! Muy chula!

Un abrazo,

Gemma

PaulVDV (5162) 2009-02-26 13:43

Hola Charo,
Very beautiful presentation of the village of Consuegra. I really like the contrast of the black & white of the windmill with the beautiful colours of the rest of the picture (red roofs of the houses, blue sky with wonderful clouds, green and brown foreground).
The church (left of the windmill) is situated excellent overlooking the village.
It seems an interesting place to visit.
Best regards, Paul

emilbo (9333) 2009-02-26 15:52

Hola Charo!
La qualité d'image et le bel éclairage mettent bien évidence ce moulin à vent et belle vue sur la ville. Bonne composition et excellente perspective. Très belle harmonie de couleurs et bonnes recherches pour trouver toujours de bonne notes.
Tous mes compliments,
Amicalement,
Emilius

gunbud (27789) 2009-02-26 16:54

Hi Charo,
Wow! The beautiful blue sky and lovely puffy cloud makes the perfect backdrop for this fantastic landscape.
The lovely little windmill makes a great lead-in to the charming Spanish village and distant hills.
Regards, Tom

parbo (10968) 2009-02-26 17:08

Hola mi amiga Charo,

This is one of excellent capture and scenes that I saw from La Mancha. There is three master pieces; Historical and famous windmill, fantastic textures of city full with red roofs and cloudy sky. Next view in the workshop post while adding historical facades of houses in their splendid colors are amazing. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

gneufeld (15169) 2009-02-26 18:34

HI Charo,
Seems you found a wonderful place to capture interesting photos. The windmill in the foreground is quite unusual and the distant village both colorful and detailed. Excellent light management and great colors. Well seen and TFS. Gerald

Rafer (4230) 2009-02-26 22:45

Quizá un exceso de saturación? ,Superior composición, magnífica vista...saludos

emka (21261) 2009-02-26 23:56

Hola Charo, Wonderful view of La Manbcha - of course with the windmill. But I do not see Don Quijote! Nice panirama of the town with the old church.

Regards

Malgorzata

jlbrthnn (37749) 2009-02-27 0:42

Bonjour Charo,
Je constate que tu reviens à la publication d'images d'une région où tu as déjà fait de superbes et nombreuses images. Cette fois encore, c'est une belle image bien nette, dans laquelle j'aurais un tout petit peu moins saturé les toits. Joli travail.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

foozi (4701) 2009-02-27 4:34

Hi Charo,
what a Wonderful Wow shot. The beauty of the scene is very splendid. The colours are ;lovely and rich. The capture of the mill indeed gives a good effect to the shot.
Very captivating shot.

regsards,
Foozi

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-02-27 4:49

WOW Charo, this is a really fine capture. Colors are awesome and the detail superb as always but the composition is perfect I think, the lines are there with the roof tops and the clouds make the sky awesome, really great work.

Greg

Dyerco (9038) 2009-02-27 7:10

Hi Charo
A good composition with the windmill off centre in the FG and the town spread out below. Nicely done.
Phil

ruisc_pt (6206) 2009-02-27 7:42

Excelente! Parece que foi tratada com a técnica HDR tal é o detalhe em todos os planos
Parabéns
Uma favorita.
Rui

sunamoon (5057) 2009-02-27 8:39

Hola Charo!!!

Que bonito lugar de molinos, la semana que viene viajo a Castilla -La Mancha y probablemente ire a Consuegra, a ver si consigo fotos como estaaas!! Unos colores muy vivos y fuertes, buenos contrastes, me gusta la profunidad, espectacular cielo!

Un abrazo,
Elena

ymrk (8639) 2009-02-27 11:06

Charo,hello dear friend!
Wowwww,fantastic cumulus with original colors of sky...What a amazing height,and fantastic!
Congratulations for 500th. post!

Yağmur

jurek1951 (25930) 2009-02-27 21:07

Witaj Charo,
pieknie wyglada ten wiatrak na pierwszym planie na tle panoramy miasta,dobra kolorystyka,pozdrawiam
Georg

Kielia (8401) 2009-02-28 2:47

Hi Charo,
already when looking at the thumbnail I immediately became attracted by this colorful and bright composition. The main feature is the wonderful light on the houses and on the fields. The clouds are also very attractive. A composition that cheers up the heart!
Warm regards
Harriet

tedesse (13144) 2009-02-28 6:42

Witaj!
Fantastyczna panorama z holenderskim akcentem "wiatrakiem".Swietne kolory,dobra ostrosc i jak zwykle dobra notka.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

kiks (6053) 2009-02-28 9:14

I realy like the fact that the at the fg the strong colors are B&W and the bg is full of warm reds contrasting with the greens of the landschape.
KIKs

Didi (36056) 2009-03-01 4:05

Bonjour Charo
La légende de Cervantes parfaitemant décrite par l'image.
Un point de vue dominant parfaitement choisi pour mettre en valeur ce moulin.
J'aprécie beaucoup.
Amitiés

gildasjan (23666) 2009-03-01 8:49

Bonsoir Charo
Excellent cadrage de ce moulin à vent et le bon POV nous permet d'admirer ces couleurs de l'architecture locale.Une image aux couleurs très plaisantes.
Bravo et bonne soirée
Amicalement
gildas

lgir (2845) 2009-03-01 10:48

Hello Charo,

very beautiful POV with this mill dominating the city.
The colors and contrasts are magnifiquement returned.
Very good work.

Regards
Laurent

ilDottore (4002) 2009-03-01 13:55

Hi Charo,
I'm deeply delighted looking at this your shot!
What a composition, what a colours!
You are very skilled photographer, to achieve results like this.
I hope, someday I will start to make the shots as good as yours.
Respect!
Chris

COSTANTINO (22601) 2009-03-02 11:17

Hello
What a wonderful and delicate photo..
I like the wind mill,the houses with the red roofs,
I like the whole scenery because it has so many details to enjoy..thanks for your useful notes..The landscape is very nice,the colours
very warm,the atmosphere amazing
regards from Greece,have a nice and pleasant
new month
Costantino
cOSTANTINO

mirarer (4327) 2009-03-04 1:41

Hola Charo,
Excelente punto de vista y poderosa presencia del molino sobre la localidad de Consuegra. Los colores son excelentes y la luz magnífica.¡Muy buena Charo!.
Saludos,
Mirari

josepmarin (33785) 2009-03-04 4:26

Hola amiga Charo,
esta foto toca mi fibra sensible, los infinitos paisajes manchegos me atraen profundamente, y más aún cuando me recuerdan lugares que conozco y que me gustaron mucho.
Consuegra es un lugar magnífico, su castillo y sus molinos en el Cerro Calderico (me encanta ese nombre) y la vista sobre la ciudad son inolvidables.
Tu composición le hace justícia, la vista es fantástica, el molino protagoniza la escena, el cielo es icreíblemente bello y espectacular, y la luz y los colores fuertes y vivos dan todavia más calidad a la imagen.
Buenos WS, me gusta mucho la foto de los molinos que aparecen por encima de las casas del pueblo, y también el contrapicado de las aspas (yo tengo una foto muy parecida, debe ser telepatía para encuadrar).
Excelente trabajo.
Un abrazo para los dos,
Pili y Josep

asajernigan (14090) 2009-03-05 2:33

Charo,
Great shot of this fine windmill. Your composition is fine placing the windmill to one side and allowing us to see the expanse of the town on the other. The angle of the shot works well giving the shot a nice sense of depth and direction. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

adramad (3542) 2009-03-06 11:55

Hola Charo.
Que fotografia tan bonita, con una iluminacion perfecta, muy bien en cuanto a colores y composicion luego esas fantasticas nubes, es el colmo de la suerte para todo fotografo.
He pasado un par de veces por este pueblo pero sin tiempo para parar, ahora veo lo que me he perdido.
Un saludo.
Luis

maglex (1560) 2009-03-08 9:54

Hi Charo, a magnificent composition! Very professional I would say in showing the town at the background. I like how your BW windmill contrasts with the diiferent colors at the background also. Thanks for sharing...Alex

darek1978 (11165) 2009-03-09 11:03

Hello Charo,
You chose a very well angle this gives an excellent perspective and depth image. Sharpness and clarity are superb. Amazing colours and great light. It is a pleasure looking at this picture. Congratulations!!
Best regards,
Darek

Juntas (3175) 2009-03-16 7:01

Olá Charo. MAgnífica vista esta. Composição cuidada e muito eficiente. Cores bonitas parecendo uma pintura; excelentes detalhes e profundidade. Uma beleza. Um abraço. Paulo

sacavem (8231) 2009-03-16 9:44

Olá Charo,

Muito bela este tua composição.Grande pov com cores lindíssimas. Parabéns.
Um abraço,
Filipe

Photo Information

Copyright: Charo Parras (Charo) (31665)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-16
Categories: Architecture
Camera: CANON EOS 400D
Exposure: f/11, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): francio64 (Mulini), My favorite photos, Mis fotos con estrella [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-02-26 4:56
Favorites: 1 [view]