Alhambra 11 Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

This is the 11th and last posting in the present series of images taken in the Alhambra, Granada Spain.

This image is of the remnants of dwellings located in the old castle grounds.

I was struck by the patterns they created - not unlike (to my eye) some of the carvings present on the stonework of the Palace.

I converted to B&W and added some filter effects, and levels in PS.

For anyone planning to visit the Alhambra I would check out the details for access (you need to book in advance to be sure of gaining entrance to the Palace proper - the gardens are less of a problem).

PP: B&W,Crop,Levels,saturation,sharpening,filters.

For further information on the Alhambra try these sites.

http://www.andalucia.com/cities/granada/alhamhistory.htm

Or

http://lexicorient.com/spain/alhambra.htm

eleparc, RGatward, burdallet, pamastro, robiuk has marked this note useful

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BumBum (466) 2004-09-08 7:30

Oh dear, what a great shot. I love it...perfect. I would give more points if I could.

eleparc (24059) 2004-09-08 8:46

this is a fantastic shot stephen! i really thought it was some kind of graphic shot!... i 'd never imagine this to be the alhambra! congrats and thanks for sharing!

SophieL (6030) 2004-09-08 9:54

This is so great! Completely different from the rest of the series, and to my eyes much more personnal (although I like the others as well). Totally graphical, almost abstract, very original. The post-processing works very well. Great work.

pauloasm (20) 2004-09-08 10:29

Very cubistic work. Well done !

hdl (6737) 2004-09-08 12:34

Hi Stephen, thanks for the nice series from the Alhambra and you are closing of with something special. I like it a lot; it's very artistic! Good work.

burdallet (0) 2004-09-08 13:26

A surprising aspect of the plzce .. but it's a very idea to catch the lighting effect on architecture

ishai (4093) 2004-09-08 14:53

Stephen
What an interesting capture.
It looks like a maze. I wouldn’t want to get lost there
Well seen

pamastro (7213) 2004-09-09 2:07

Definitely an original view. The strong contrast creates a nice graphic look. It is almost like a maze. It also reminds me of images of the buildings of Macchu Picchu. The perspective here is nice, also, really moving from the bottom left corner into the shot toward the top right. An excellent diagonal for moving through this maze like pattern. Perhaps I would be tempted to crop a bit at the top. Very impressive. Very nicely spotted and composed. I was trying to find a path through this like solving a maze and I think I found it.

RGatward (19751) 2004-09-09 3:07

Original graphic view of this well known site. Points tomorrow.

bazal (7898) 2004-09-09 3:21

Very nicely composed ! B&W treatment is particularly well adapted here and I think it adds contrast and depth. Very nice labyrinthic view...

robiuk (10763) 2004-09-26 18:01

Great photo to finish the series with!
Nice done and different from all the others!

Hanssie (9133) 2004-09-27 12:48