Fairy chimneys, a photo from Nevsehir, Central Anatolia

Photographer's Note

Cappadocia is a volcanic area in central Turkey. It is renowned for its strange shapes, called "fairy chimneys", which are formed during millions of years of volcanic activity of three neighbouring mountains: Erciyes in Kayseri, Güllüdağ in Yozgat and Hasandağı in Aksaray.

Different layers in the landscape reflect different layers of volcanic eruptions, red of iron-based elements, grey-black of basalt, white of lime, etc.

The area harbors also many underground cities and thousands of churches carved into the soft tuff, which make Cappadocia a major historical and cultural heritage site.

Converted into b&w, applied retouches and gradual toning, increased sharpness & contrast.

LAPIAZ, amazon, Waylim, CLODO, ebingul has marked this note useful

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delnaja (2052) 2012-03-07 4:24

I think the choice of the b&w is the right one, giving the graphism of this incredible place ... Good one.

cavli (1874) 2012-03-07 5:42

Merhaba Erdem Bey,
siyah beyaz olması ortaya güzel grafikler çıkarmış. gölgeler ve ışıklar çok hoş. bakış açınız güzel bir manzara kompozisyonu çıkarmış.
selamlar

guld (1042) 2012-03-07 6:00

Merhaba Erdem Bey! Fotografiniz gercekten cok ilginc. B&W olmasi bir o kadar daha onem vermis bu geometrik serkillere.BG nefis bir kontrast yaratmis. Gercekten cok guzel bir calisma. Tebrikler.

Yiannis84 (2824) 2012-03-07 6:07

Hi Erdem..

What a awesome place!! great capture in B&W with very nice range of tonal contrast..excellent sharpness also! very well done

Best regards..Yiannis

JFS (32179) 2012-03-07 6:20

Hi Erdem,
Exquisit shot in B&W, I find you made a great work here. Amazing image!

Cheers,
Juan

SnapRJW (18784) 2012-03-07 9:02

Hello Erdem - Interesting to see the fairy chimneys in B&W. The shot works well as the tonal range reveals the shapes of the weathered rocks to a point where they become a series of repeating almost abstract shapes. Do I see snow on the ground? I would so love to visit Cappadocia in winter, I loved it in summer but in winter it must be an amazing sight. To my mind the shot needs a wee bit more contrast in order to give some black blacks and white whites but this is a matter of personal preference. Lovely original capture. Warm regards rosemary

rychem (9240) 2012-03-07 11:01

This is an original place with interesting formations, trough the snow are the formations visible, nice BW shot
regards
Ryszard

altay1364 (0) 2012-03-07 11:27

Hello

Very beautiful photo!

Regards

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mursaloglu (8047) 2012-03-08 1:14

Merhaba Erdem bey
sanki bir rüyadan çıkıp gelmişcesine görüntü veren mükemmel bir SB çalışma. Kapadokya her dönem güzel ama kışın ayrı bir havası var. Tek kelimeyle mükemmel kapadokya fotolarının arasına konacak bir başyapıt tebrikler ihsan

LAPIAZ (3048) 2012-03-08 4:30

Hello Erdem :-)
This is an incredible landscape, the contrast and the originality of scene are perfectly captured !! I love the contrast between the snow and these curious rocks...
Best regards fr(om France,
Annabelle

amazon (12082) 2012-03-10 1:06

kışın da bir başka güzel memleketimin dağları,ovaları...
hatırlattığın için teşekkürler hitit kralı:P
selamlar,
iffet

NuriGiray (4) 2012-03-10 4:23

Merhaba Erdem bey,

Çok etkileyeci.
Tanıtım kataloglarına girebilecek güzellikte.

Tebrikler,
Selamlar.

Ber (8227) 2012-03-10 9:59

coz za naturalna abstrakcja skalna w zimowej szacie, podoba mi sie kontrast miedzy linia horyzontu a dynamika fal skalnych
pozdrawiam

GFSSD-1 (3134) 2012-03-12 11:23

Ayrı gezegenden muhteşem bir jeolojik kesit, minik iki küçük ağaç ayrıca güzel, nefis düzenleme..
en iyi dileklerle
ry

Waylim (22357) 2012-03-15 19:01

Hi Erdem,

the famous Cappadocia, one day I will see it for myself. This is very unusually with snow and most of the time we see in color, so it is great to see your presentation, Love the foreground of this rock formaiton and the flat landscape above.

Excellent detisl and smooth curve of the formation and shadow play.

Way

jmdias (45820) 2012-03-18 3:03

erdem

these slopes with curious shapes, mixed with snow, the flat hightlands above and the small details like trees created a marvelous compo. very nice idea to use the vertical format and B&W. TFS.

hugs

jorge

papera (13760) 2012-03-26 2:51

Cappadocia is high on my list of places to see, I have to say that all of the photos and documentaries I have seen so far give me the impression of observing a truly unique landscape.
the volcanic formations in this area lend themselves to graphic compositions and your choice of (warm) monochrome tones underlines perfectly the play between highlights and shadows. I like the vertical push given to the composition by the upward conical shapes, it is very dynamic and it creates a great tension between the flat, horizontal areas above and the one below.
c.

CLODO (24734) 2012-03-28 8:40

Hi Erdem

I like the contrast between the pinacles at the FG and the flat country at the BG. You have included a lonely tree, well located in the frame. I like your delicate B&W hues.
regards
CLODO

i9l2y1m8a8t3 (4435) 2012-03-30 3:36

Greetings Erdem!

Excellent choice to convert this image to B&W as it highlights those curve lines and details of this breathtaking image. I really liked the composition very much. Love the contrasting hemispheres of the image. That tree is such a nice feat. Very beautiful place. Great capture!

my compliments!
Matt

ebingul (1760) 2012-03-31 11:28

Merhaba Erdem bey,
Kapadokya'yı bilmeyenlere güzel anlatan bir kare.S&B seçimi grafik özellikleri daha iyi ortaya çıkarmış.
Güzel POV ve harika perspektif.
Tebrikler.
Emin

speedymanu (3148) 2012-04-09 22:29

Hello Erdem

Quite a different view compared to the traditional Cappadocia picture. The black and white is a great choice as it really underlines the textures and isolates the patches of snow thus creating intriguing patterns. Your framing is also flawless, bringing depth and dramatic perspective. Congratulations

Emmanuel

Aruns (143) 2012-07-24 12:01

Hi B&W works well for cappadocia , did you take this in winter? Is that snow that is visible?
Arun

danyy (0) 2012-07-25 23:43

Bonjour Erdem,
la Turquie renferme tellement de curiosités géologiques et en voici une bien présentée. Le B&W ne me gêne pas mais j'aurais préféré la couleur.
Un POV judicieux et beaucoup de profondeur.Regards.
Daniel.