Zahara de la Sierra Photo

Photographer’s Note

Zahara de le Sierra is one of the best known of the "Pueblos Blancos" - a number of fortified white villages in the mountains of Andalucia. The village is set in dramatic scenery in the foothills of the Sierra de Grazalema and is towered over by the remains of the medieval fortifications.

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jmdias (19153) 2006-07-13 20:02

andrew

I really love this small villages in southern Spain, there are so many of them, som many things to know, so many shots to make. Very nice photo.

Jorge

yannick_lamour (183) 2006-07-13 20:06

hi andrew !

wow ! what a wonderful scene ...
the point of vue is simply incredible !
the colours and the contrast are perfect !
you managed very well to show the height of the tower and the low position of the village
congratulations

yannick

gabrielpat (6543) 2006-07-13 20:10

hi wallis,
a splendid perspective!beautiful contrast between white village and dark mountains.THE ligth is very nice as the sharpness.I like the path running on the mountain.friendly.

umbrellaphotos (1901) 2006-07-13 20:31

A very interesting town. I bet it would be a blast to visit. I think this shot should have been a little wider-angeled to leave more of the scenery/nature around the buildings below and possibly on the sides to really show how it's nestled into the hill side. Your metering is great and colors are great too. Thanks for sharing Andrew!

Brian

marom (467) 2006-07-14 1:02

Hi Andrew
Impressive. This scenery is almost unreal or surreal. Even the road cutting the hill in zigzag and adding so much to the background, was there to fulfil this photo. But most enigmatic for me are always those castles on the hills – who took all this up there?
Cheers
Roman

vedra (0) 2006-07-14 1:21

Hi Andrew,
This is a very good contrast between 3 parts: village, hill with fortress remains and the mountains behind. I escpecially like whiteness of all the houses - that makes them look like as one big structure.
Vedrana

jjcordier (24566) 2006-07-14 1:37

Very nice village, Andrew! Good contrast between tower and white city.Well done
Best regards
JJ

srgabreu (763) 2006-07-17 19:11

Beautifull view!
The white houses, the castle, the mountain road...
This one goes to my fav. list
;) Thanks, Sérgio

paguru (1052) 2006-07-19 4:10

Hi Andrew,
very good! The contrast between the bright village and the dark mountains in the background gives this shot a special atmosphere. Compared to the workshop pic, I prefer this one. The winding road on the mountainside is a very nice detail, well seen!

Photo Information

Copyright: Andrew Wallis (AndrewWallis) (168)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-21
Categories: Castles
Camera: Nikon D70s, Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF VR, Cokin 67mm Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-07-13 19:28
Favorites: 1 [view]