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Castle of the Mote


Castle of the Mote
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Copyright: Charo Parras (Charo) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2409 W: 21 N: 4574] (17682)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-13
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/4.8
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Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-10-21 3:51
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Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish]
This castle is placed in the same hill, or mote, which occupied the primitive city of Medina of the Field, in the province of Valladolid, to 52 kilometers of his capital. Placed in proximity of confluence of river Adajuela and Zapardiel, this gigantic fortitude rises majestic on a hillock in the middle of the Castilian flatness. One of the castles is more grantes, together with those of Peñafiel and Gormaz.

Two WS.

The current castle settles on linens of wall of the XIIth century, probably of Arab origin, being constructed in the XIIIth, XIVth and XVth centuries, with important works realized by Enrique IV and Kings Católicos in the XVth century. The current castle was constructed in 1440, according to order of king Juan II of Castile, by the family Fonseca on the remains of a Moslem fortitude. It was designed by Fernando Carreño and Alonso Niño, and constructed by two Arab artists, Abdala and Alí de Lerma. In epoch of Kings Católicos, it was strengthened and it turned in " the best European castle into the form of transition ".

In the Castle Juana la Loca resided. Later it was a prison of State and it shut up important personages of the political life. Here there was shut up César Borgia, fascinating personage of the political life of the Renaissance whom the Big Captain made prisoner in Naples. Shut up in this castle, he could flee thanks to the complicity with the count of Benavente. It sheltered in Navarre since the king, Juan de Albrit, was a brother of his wife.

The exterior enclosure is formed by the barbican that surrounds completely the castle, done of concrete and brick, and in a style decididamente Mudejar. To him one gains access crossing the pit for a drawbridge, today I fix, defended by cylindrical towers. In this enclosure there are complicated underground galleries of shot, stores, dungeons and alleys. On the door of entry the weapon of Kings Católicos is.

The interior enclosure is formed by four towers and a square court in which there get ready the different dependencies on the castle, wine vaults, blocks, etc.. In this enclosure there survives a narrow camera, of the XVth century, covered with polychrome vault of Mudejar style, so called " Lookout of the Queen " because it was the place used by her. In his origin, it had no windows on the outside.

The fabulous tower of the homage, the highest of Castile, was constructed in the XVth century in epoch of Kings Católicos. It is a thick tower of 40 meters high constructed in brick, which presents two garitones and is crowned by a balconcillo with battlements. It possesses several flats with domed cameras and she is decorated with rich Mudejar artesonados.

There survive primitive remains of mortar of lime and boulders that belong to a previous castle (XIIth century). The walls of this castle are of concrete of the epoch and they are re-dressed in brick pink and realized in Mudejar, prevailing style in those years. This provides to him a picturesque and peculiar aspect.
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Hi Charo,
Excellent colours in this view, great POV too sharpness is perfect.A lovely composition, interesting architecture from times gone by!
Georg

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  • gbeli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 424 W: 66 N: 223] (1816)
  • [2007-10-21 4:00]

Hello Charo
Beautiful photo of the spanish castle.
Nice POV and colors.
Regards

Hello Charo,
A fine composition of this splendid castle that is like something out of the Arabian Nights. Excellent colours and clarity.

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  • Tort Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 467 W: 81 N: 535] (2264)
  • [2007-10-21 4:12]

Hola Charo
Excelente fotografía del Castillo de la Mota con buen color y contraste. Excelente definición y profundidad.
Muy buena nota

hello Charo
excellent exposure, light is very well managed, nice colours, excllent POV, very nice place well captured with interesting note and bonus photos in WS
TFS
regards
jo

hi Charo, excelent composition and diagonal lines. fine coloure and useful notice.
Marjan

Hola Charo,

Muy hermosa composición. Me gusta el encuadre y la excelente profundidad. Bellos colores y muy buena luz. Bien hecha!

Saludos desde Brasil
Leonor

Hello Charo,
I like the point of view, resulting in a more subtle capture as campared to straight on!
Fine lines and good dynamics, good details in the massive walls...
It is a colourful image with a fine play of light!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • danos Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3348 W: 83 N: 4810] (18308)
  • [2007-10-21 7:44]

Hola Charo,
nice composition with the castle to looks so vivid .The perspective and the POV are well manage.The sharpness and the clarity bring out the details of the castle.The castle with combination with the WS looks insusceptible to the influence of of the time.Very informative your note.Well done Charo.

Regards,Danos

Magnifique cette image
beau point de vue. La note est trèes interressante èa lire.
Teinte couleur terre précise et riche en ambiance.. Super.
Réal.

Hola Charo,
I liked the pov on this shot with perfect exposure and focus!
good sharpness, beautiful colour and so much details
thanks for the useful notes and information about this castle!
muchas gracias
Tony

Hola Charo,
Buena captura, los colores terracota y siena del castillo se han destacados con mucha nitidez delante del gran azul del cielo. Bien, mismo que tengas usado el f/4.8, has adquirido una buena profundidad. Buen encuadre y POV. Un abrazo, Consuelo

Bonsoir Charo,
es fantástico este castillo, una fortaleza perfectamente conservada. Colores y claridad perfectos. Buena profundidad. Excelente Trabajo.
Buena tarde.
Cordialmente.
Joël

ciao charo ,
bei colori per questo fantastico castello , molto ben curato il POV e
ottima nitidezza , mi piacciono molto tutti quegli uccelli in volo.
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

Hi Charo,
I like the POV you chose here and especially the beautiful light contrast. The shadows on the castle walls and the sunny grass on the opposite side.
Groet Rob

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  • gunbud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 4302 W: 4 N: 3775] (17350)
  • [2007-10-21 19:35]

Hi Charo,
Wonderful capture of this intriquing Spanish castle as its red sandstone is seen in such fine detail. The green trees and blue sky contast wonderfully with the old castle and the birds add nice definition to this fine photo.
Regards, Tom

Hi Charo,
Vivid color in the sunny day, good capture to included a lots of flying birds, thanks for sharing a historical castle in difference pov, well done.
Ally

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  • gary91 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2100 W: 486 N: 3081] (13959)
  • [2007-10-21 22:47]

Hola Charo,
Nice colors and good composition with the strong fiagonal crossing the picture. The play of lights and shadow is very well done and we can image the sun coming on the right side.
Have a nice day.
Best regards, Christian

Hola Charo.

Uno de los grandes clásicos de la escena española.

Le falta un poco de definición no? La foto me gusta, pero me parece que le falta un puntito no?

Un saludo, Oscar

Hola Charo,
mighty walls, good POV to show how large the fortification is. With good strong contrasts and depth. Your good note and the workshops give us a good imagination of that place.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Hi Charo,
Perfectly composed showing the length of the walls creating depth. The birds in flight creates a lovely dynamism to the picture. Image quality is very good and so as your description. Well captured and presented. Excellent work! Tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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  • kipli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 128 W: 2 N: 193] (991)
  • [2007-10-22 4:46]

Bellissima composizione e ottimo punto di vista.
Molto belli anche i colori e grande nitidezza.
Ottimo scatto!

Ciao
Andrea

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  • adores Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2685 W: 52 N: 3765] (12035)
  • [2007-10-22 18:08]

Olá Charo!
Bonito castelo e um bom pov! Gosto dos pássaros em volta das torres. As cores estão óptimas!

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  • paura Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 4082 W: 8 N: 2648] (22030)
  • [2007-10-22 19:25]

Charo,
O ponto de tomada foi muito bem escolhido para propiciar boa profundidade na sua composição. Os elementos arquitetônicos são lindos e as cores estao muito berm ajustadas.

Abraço

Paulo

Hi Charo
Wonderful archicture and place...
Great colours and POV here...
Good sharpness is perfect...
Well done...
TFS/Regards

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  • Truja Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 675 W: 92 N: 1460] (4938)
  • [2007-10-23 4:09]

Bon dia Charo,
bella imagen del Castillo y muy buen punto de vista para realizar la fotografía, ya que da profundidad a la imagen dejando ver la importancia y embergadura de la fortificación. El conjunto de pájaros en el cielo acaba de completar la buena composición.
Salut, Jordi

Hola estimada Charo:

Demasiados días sin "verte". Es que no se puede aguantar, menos mal que no me pierdo nada porque veo todas tus precosas fotos. Lo que pasa es que tendrás de que disculparme por no comentártelas todas.

El Castillo es precioso y tu le has sacado todo el rendimiento con una foto extraordinaria de bien hecha y conceptuada.

Un fuerte abrazo

Josep

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  • Gerrit Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4172 W: 86 N: 5092] (24739)
  • [2007-10-23 17:09]

Hi Charo,
impressive castle and well taken picture from a great POV.
Regards, Gerrit

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  • stego Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3572 W: 599 N: 4710] (14370)
  • [2007-10-25 19:10]

Hola Charo,
El POV hace justicia à la majestuosidad del castillo. Los tonos cálidos son muy agradables, aun que quizás haya un ligero exceso de amarillo, mas notable en el cielo.
Los WS nos permiten una visión mas completa de ese castillo tan pintoresco y son también bellas fotos, principalmente el de puerta de entrada, donde la torre aparece aun mas imponente.
Saludos, José.

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  • mumek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2197 W: 27 N: 2309] (15602)
  • [2007-10-30 17:58]

Hi Charo!
Excellent composition,beautiful view at the magnificent walls of the castle, good quality of the photo. Thanks for the note.
best regards
ziggy

Hola Charo:
Muy buena leccion de historia y muy buen punto de vista para cojer el castillo de la Mota, de Medina del Campo.
Por cierto, le preguntaron a Jaimito que donde nacio Isabel la catolica, y como no lo sabia, por detras el soplaron: En Medina del Campo, en el castillo de la Mota. Y como no lo escucho bien el contesto:
EN MEDIO DEL CAMPO BAILANDO LA JOTA.

Preciosa imagen. Y muy buena ilustracción histórica. Solo te ha faltado decir que allí murio alguién, pero ¿quién?
Un saludo
Mer

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  • Emile Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4087 W: 137 N: 4413] (16035)
  • [2007-11-08 11:36]

Hola Charo.
Me gusta tu punto de vista captando este interesante castillo con una buena profundidad y estupenda definicion, la presencia de los arboles a su alrededor le dan un buen contraste de colores. Me gustaron mucho tus dos WS, cualquiera de ellos pudo ser puesto como foto principal.
Felicitaciones.
Cariños

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  • jmcl Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2611 W: 146 N: 3421] (11902)
  • [2007-11-09 20:47]

Hi Charo,

Great point of view .. I love the light on the stone .. and especially the birds .. tremendous image .. out of a romanticized medieval dream ..

take care,

John

Charo, this is a great shot and a great note explaining what wonders we are seeing. The color and detail are really super but what are all the holes in the side of the structures, they look like bird nesting places but they may be just windows, I can't tell.

Greg

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