Colonial Style, a photo from Boyaca, North

Photographer's Note

Hello friends

Villa de Leyva is a town located in the Colombian province of Ricaurte. It was founded in 1572 with the name of Villa de Santa Maria de Leyva and recognized as a national monument in 1954. It is characterized by preserving its colonial architecture, and its varied landscape. Also remarkable is the huge main square, paved which is flanked by old colonial buildings. It is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Colombia, being the town itself and surrounding areas one of the most important tourist destination in the country.

WS1 shows the buildings in W/B
WS2 shows a painting that reflects the place years ago

Regards

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Hola amigos,

Villa de Leyva es un municipio colombiano ubicado en la Provincia de Ricaurte del departamento de Boyacá. Fue fundada en 1572 con el nombre de Villa de Santa María de Leyva y reconocida como monumento nacional en 1954. Se caracteriza por conservar su arquitectura de estilo colonial, y por sus variados paisajes rurales. Sobresale también su enorme plaza principal, empedrada que se encuentra flanqueada por viejos edificios coloniales. Es considerada uno de los pueblos más hermosos de Colombia, siendo el pueblo como tal y sus alrededores uno de los destino turísticos más importante en el país.

En el WS1 el detalle de los edificios en B/N
En el WS2 un mural que refleja la plaza tiempo atrás

Saludos

josepmarin, vasilpro, dip, adores, Hansaphotos, baddori, s_lush, abmdsudi, yeln has marked this note useful

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rodgerg (55767) 2011-09-14 8:08

Hello Sergio,

Excellent presentation of this very nice colonial architectur. The alrge FG give depht and learn the glance to the edifice which arise in the BG. Superb play of light and shade well collected.
Best regards,
Roger

dta (51280) 2011-09-14 8:15

Ola Segio ,
I love the colonial architecture (not the colonialism !) . This is a superb example here , with a very long building . Like the low POV , here ,on this superb paved square , and the shades on the moutains in the BG . I think that it would have been better if you've not cutted the stones in the FG . The clouds are a little over exposed , too . To avoid that , I make the focus on the sky , in this case . But I'm not sure that it is the better solution .
Regards

fds (5297) 2011-09-14 9:30

very interested image with tipical colonial house
very nice composition

eldancer1 (16938) 2011-09-14 9:33

Very nice capture of this old colonial buildings. We still have some of the old buildings built by the Spaniards that look like this. Very classy. Great pov and it has a good dof with sharp details. Wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.

ikeharel (37190) 2011-09-14 9:39

I must have seen this once, Sergio, sure at someone else's post - looks very familiar, impressive vast square.
Good depth and fantastic lightened hill's on BG.
Buenas tardes
Ike

JFS (32027) 2011-09-14 10:58

Hola Sergio,
Impresionante imagen, me impacta la soledad de esa inmensa plaza in the middle of nowhere y esas misteriosas sobras.

Un abrazo,
Juan

Bluejeans (64211) 2011-09-14 10:58

Ola Sergio ,
É fantástica esta enorme praça com a igreja de fundo , gostei muito da textura do chão de pedra , belo momento com as montanhas com aquela zona iluminada ,parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

jemaflor (68781) 2011-09-14 11:00

Hi Sergio,
Great light and colors for this view, good contrast too, well composed with the fg, tfs.

josepmarin (55007) 2011-09-14 11:05

Hola Sergio,
fantástico conjunto arquitectónico colonial en este encuadre, que has captado en un buen ángulo. La imagen es muy profunda, la luz era muy variable y difícil de controlar, pero conseguiste una exposición correcta, bien equilibrada entre las zonas en la sombra y las zonas iluminadas por el sol.
La composición está bien estructurada y es atractiva.
Bonito trabajo.
Un abrazo,
Josep

vasilpro (40170) 2011-09-14 12:04

Hello Sergio,
Wonderful composition, beautiful building with interesting architecture, lovely light and colors, excellent POV and DOF, very good sharpness and contrast, very nice framework, TFS!
Greetings, Vasilis.

UlfE (13720) 2011-09-14 12:37

Hi Sergio,

The lighting conditions seem to have been quite difficult to handle, but you mangaged it really well. The white buildings look great against the very dark shaded part of the mountainside in the background. The play of the light on the mountainside is quite exciting. TFS and have a nice day!

Cheers,

Ulf

dip (21873) 2011-09-14 12:46

Hello Sergio,
beautiful shot with interesting architectural details of the old colonial buildings,the lighting conditions were not the best with these extremely contrast of light and shadows,although that I like the bright green tones of the mountain and also the warm tones in the foreground,
thanks for sharing,
Dimitris.

adores (28178) 2011-09-14 16:50

Olá Sergio!
A Colombia deve ser um dos países bem interessantes para visitar. Já tinha visto fotos deste local.Gosto do pov e das cores saturadas. A igrejita está óptima com aquelas montanhas atrás.

jmdias (45762) 2011-09-14 17:44

sergio

una bella vista clássica del pueblo, me gusta mirar el cielo azul, cuando la visité el cielo estava gris, no he tenido mucho tiempo para visitar-la porque mio bus he perdido muchas horas por estradas pequeñas. bonito encuadre y colores.

saludos

jorge

pajaran (36119) 2011-09-14 22:51

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled preko kamenog trga na vilu, planinu i parce neba sa belim oblacima, lepa fotografija.
Dobar ugao snimka i prikaz dobrim tekstom i lepim bojama.
Lepo mesto da se prosdeta kamenim tyrgom i uziva u lepotu vile.
Prijatan dan i sve najbolje.
Paja.

Google.

Buen día.
Muy buenas vistas sobre la villa cuadrados de piedra, montaña y el cielo con un pedazo de nubes blancas, hermosas fotos.
Ángulo de disparo una buena y una pantalla de texto y los colores hermosos.
Bonito lugar para prosdeta piedra tyrgom y disfrutar de la belleza de la villa.
Tenga un buen día y todo lo mejor.
Paja.

Hansaphotos (5417) 2011-09-15 6:55

Hello Sergio

A beautiful place indeed! A remarkable picture of the fine old buildings with this characteristic style. Amazing stonework. Clever composition with the stones in the fg, and the mountains as a fine backdrop. Informative note and WS. Great work:) Have a nice WE.

Best regards, Erling

anokutan (15097) 2011-09-15 8:11

Hello Sergio,
Very nice capture of this old colonial buildings.Great pov and it has a good dof with sharp details.

Fis2 (73010) 2011-09-15 9:47

Witaj Sergio!
Innteresting architecture.
Good frame and colors.
I like light and shadow.
Well done.
Best regards
Krzysztof

baddori (18984) 2011-09-15 13:40

Segio
Una fazenda coloniale con sfruttamento intensivo .
La foto è molto bella come immagine e colori , ma anche come documento che spiega la storia .
Ottima la tutela paesaggistica
GF

s_lush (15580) 2011-09-15 13:49

Hello Sergio,
This is a very old and interesting architecture and quite unusual landscape behind the buildings. The sky and the foreground are beautiful too. The scene is very well composed, masterfully captured and informatively commented in the note. Excellent job!
Best regards,
Sergiy

emka (57992) 2011-09-15 23:44

hi Sergio,

we have here rarely the photos from Colombia, so it is very interesting to see. Beautiful example of colonial architecture. impressive huge courtyard. Wonderful mountains.

Warm regrads

Malgo

Graal (88784) 2011-09-16 0:06

Bonjour Sergio,
amazing contrast and colours. An interesting presentation this house in colonial style. Unusual place well presented. Good photowork.
Have a nice day.
Aleksander

lilito (3448) 2011-09-16 5:31

Hola Sergio
Una nueva imagen de esta plaza que nos da siempre un ambiente diferente, cosa que la hace todavia mas interesante.
Buen trabajo!
Lily

Nicou (97509) 2011-09-16 9:38

Hello

super compo quel le couleurs sont belle et douce quel toit presque rouge avec ce blanc, grandisoe iamge.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

pablominto (53744) 2011-09-16 23:28

Hello Sergio,

It is interesting to imagine this place a couple of hundred year ago, with the life and activity of the times gone by!
Interesting old architecture, and the play of light in the hills behind adds interest value...

Greetings,
Pablo -

abmdsudi (26199) 2011-09-17 7:32

Hi Sergio
Lovely low viewpoint, great expanse is given to the textured fg leading the eyes to the prominent building extending the depth superbly. The main interest in white provides a stuck contarst and bounded by lovely backdrop and the cloud provide a nice shade. Superb exposure, fine clarity, gorgeous warm tones and great sharpness. Mmarvellous capture, Congrats and TFS.
Best regards

mauro61 (52525) 2011-09-17 9:58

ciao Sergio,
immagine simile a quelle di certe grandi fattorie messicane che mi colpisce per il grande spazio antistante.
Ben colta l'immagine con una ampia inquadratura e un bun controllo di una luce resa difficile dal cielo nuvoloso,
buona serata
maurizio

mkamionka (24455) 2011-09-18 3:14

Hola Sergio,
nice broad view of this interesting structure. It allows to appreciate its amazing location at the feet of the extraordinary green hills behind.
Challenging light but great final effect.
Very well done,
M

yeln (11502) 2011-09-19 22:30

hello Sergio
zelo zanimiva igra svetlobe in sence.
všeč so mi lepe močne barve in nizek POV! TFS!
lep dan, vojko