Outdoor exercise yard, a photo from Erzurum, East Anatolia

Photographer's Note

An incongruous sight of an outdoor excercise yard partly buried in the snow. In the bg is Palandoken mountain. The footprints betray a previous human presence. In the bg behind the fence is a military reserve with 'keep out' signs.

papagolf21, pierrefonds, timecapturer, jhm, Royaldevon, Sonata11, Cricri, Mondaychild has marked this note useful

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snunney (67346) 2013-03-11 3:26

Hello Chris,
An interesting set of apparatus to be seen here, though no hardy souls to use it at the moment. The exercise frames provide some interesting graphism and help give the scene depth as we look across to the barracks and the mountainsbeyond. A pleasantly lit image with very good colours and sharpness.

Gigidusud (8078) 2013-03-11 3:32

Hello my neighbor!
Amazing scene on the snow!Nice contrast of colors and splendid lght.Well done!
Have a nice day,
Gigi.

papagolf21 (76569) 2013-03-11 3:40

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Jeux d'enfants formant de bien jolies tâches de couleur sur ce fond blanc.
L'ensemble ressort magnifiquement.
J'aime beaucoup la réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

annjackman (13219) 2013-03-11 4:18

Hello Chris,
These outdoor gyms have sprung up in the public parks of the UK although I rarely see them used! This one has the advantage of bright colours and therefore makes an ideal photographic subject set against the winter landscape. Beautifully shot.
Kind Regards, Ann

batalay (32860) 2013-03-11 4:48

Merhaba Chris,

I see you took this lovely shot just last week. Even in Erzurum the aphorism regarding March may be relevant, "In like a lion, out like a lamb." From the angle of the shadows it could be 9.30-10.00 in the morning or 16.30-17.00 in the afternoon. The colors are gorgeous. I was trying to get a bearing of your location relative to the mountains. I just wrote a critique for Hayati Keser hay-kes. Have you met him yet?

Warm regards,

Bulent

pierrefonds (48353) 2013-03-11 4:52

Hi Chris,

The distance between the yard and the mountains is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details and colors of the excercise yard and of the mountains. The good luminosity is giving nice tints to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Sergiom (39259) 2013-03-11 5:11

Bonjour Chris,

Il n'y a rien de plus solitaire qu'un terrain de jeux en hiver. Les couleurs sont encore attirantes pour les enfants mais le froid les éloigne.Une très belle balance des blancs.

Amicalement

Serge

timecapturer (30334) 2013-03-11 5:13

Hi Chris
an evocative shot this and very effective. Snowy here in the UK today but not as deep as this yet. A strange mixture of elements and yet it works so irresistibly. Excellent light management and an original presentation.

Enjoy a good week - Brian.

dta (51454) 2013-03-11 5:19

Hello Chris ,
A s you say , a little incongruous , but also an excellent composition with all the elements (coloured gyms , buildings , tree , mountain ...) perfectly placed in this snowy scenery .
REgards

jhm (122458) 2013-03-11 5:44

Hello Chris,

Also here in Belgium place one, the same fitness around the homes for the elderly, during summertime come a lot elder people the devices use.
Your picture with snow is not the ideally moment for use.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect taken.
Perspective and depth are perfect presently.
What a lovely image with different colors and fantastic light management.
Excellent captured, nice composed, TFS.

Have a nice week,
John.

Royaldevon (17791) 2013-03-11 6:21

Hello Chris,

You keep surprising us with scenes from Turkey.
Although the footprints betray the presence of a previous visitor, they also tell us that they circumvented the ground without any obvious exercise!

The bright colours stand out well against the snow.
You have managed the light well, no oe despite the strength of the light on the white surfaces.
A very well composed shot.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

Miguel82 (7820) 2013-03-11 11:41

Excellent view from that children game yard Chris,
I like the buildings and mountain view in the background
Good sharpness, fine colors and contrast
Regards

rychem (9227) 2013-03-11 11:46

Surreal photo of this excercise yard, excellent light, great details and beautiful view of mountains
regards
Ryszard

Silvio1953 (98183) 2013-03-11 14:20

Ciao Chris, lovely winter view, splendid light and wonderful clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jjcordier (62344) 2013-03-11 23:28

Chris
Jolie mise en image de ce double terrain de jeux (neige et jeux d'enfants (?))sous une très jolie lumière.
Amicalement.
JJ

Sonata11 (28341) 2013-03-12 20:49

Hello Chris,
very beautiful composition of winter view. Colors, sharpness, clarity are magnificent. Perfectly well done. Thank you.
Warm regards,
Barbara

Nicou (97727) 2013-03-13 6:54

Hello

quel rendu sur la belle neige superbe quelle luminosité avec ces belles montagnes en fond. ces traces de pas au milieu des éléments de jeux pour les enfants, une splendeur.
Bravo et amitié

Nicou

Cricri (86463) 2013-03-16 6:27

Hi Chris
Superbe remise en forme avec ces appareils colorées mis a l'extérieur, peut être mieux par temps plus clément :-) superbe contraste des couleurs et présentation
Belle journée
cricri

Mondaychild (378) 2013-03-26 12:28

Hi Chris,

a very unusual subject on TrekEarth itself, and even more unusual in a place which seems to be remote, and even more unusual covered with snow.

Looks a bit surreal. However, the snow and the cold color of the sky are a nice contrast to the colorful sports equipment.

Gisi