Arlanza rules Photo

Photographer’s Note

The last day I wanted to post a picture very similar to his one... and that's the one I wanted to post today.

But finally I got the wrong picture in my pen-drive and, as I am not in my house, I only can post this picture.

The other was very similar.

This picture was made this very week in Covarrubias (this name means red caves, due the caves in the mountains of the village along the bank of the river).
It's a very important village and its story is also great.

It's the mothercountry of the father of Castile, Fernan González. This knight was a count who created what we call know Castile. And Castile was a medieval kingdom and now is a region of Spain.

This village is also important due another men and women and also its history has a sweeden princess.

And, if we talk about his history, we should talk about the "glosas covarrubienses", the third text found in Spanish language (only 20 km far from here was written the glosas silenses, the first one).

And between the "glosas silenses" and the "glosas covarrubienses" there is a little village called Quintanilla del Coco.

Maybe you have listened before about this place.

The river of the photo is the Arlanza river, and due the snow and the rain, its level was very high that day.
The photo was made with tripod and, again about this village, you cannot miss its old houses, its "Colegiata", its church (Saint Thomas Church was linked to Saint Peter of Arlanza monastery, as Quintanilla del Coco's church, and both have the same style and were built by the same people), its blood-sausage and its tower of Doña Urraca (if you don't who is... you should know something more about El Cid).

I hope you like it.

PD: I know Miguel likes this place... this is for you

WS

TopGeo, vasilpro, Cretense, stelli, feather, josepmarin, kpav, Angelillo, cherryripe has marked this note useful

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edgarjediza (383) 2008-12-13 0:04

Beautiful colors and nice reflection too. Interesting place.

vasilpro (9805) 2008-12-13 1:08

Hello Carlos
Nice colors, nice composition, nice night lighting, nice reflections, beautiful place and photo.
Regards, Vasilis.
PS: I like the WS too.

gepall (1808) 2008-12-13 3:29

Very beautiful night shot with lovely colors and framing

brandstaetter (14530) 2008-12-13 3:59

Hola Carlos,
everything is beautiful here, but what I like most is the silky effect on the river´s surface. You can get it only with this extra long exposure. Bravo !
Compliments, Christian

Cretense (57564) 2008-12-13 8:36

Hola, companero!

Tremenda ora azul, amigo, tremenda! gran encuadry y composicion, perfecto manejo de la luz, la larga exposicion hace el rio que parezca de seda, y unos colores magicos! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

stelli (2987) 2008-12-13 8:38

Beautiful warm colors and amazing light management! Your framing and POV are superb! Thank you for sharing! Regards Stella

feather (50560) 2008-12-13 8:49

I like both images Carlos, mainly because of the reflections and the silky look of the water thanks to the slow shutter. I think you made the right choice for main post as I prefer the wider angle and the inclusion of the trees.
Kath

josepmarin (34269) 2008-12-13 10:28

Hola Carlos,
la textura sedosa a l'aigua que has aconseguit amb aquests 30 segons d'exposició és magnífica i molt plàstica, m'agrada molt.
Com també m'agrada la lluminositat i els vius colors de tons càlids de l'hora blava.
Maca diagonal del riu en el teu enquadrament.
Bona foto, amic meu.
Una abraçada,
Josep

gneufeld (15289) 2008-12-13 12:08

HI carlos,
A fine night shot with a nice silky surface on the water and super colors and reflections. Well done and TFS. Gerald

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-12-14 6:32

Hola Carlos:

El punto de vista establece unas bellas y suaves tonalidades. La larga exposición detalla como si no pasara un río por aqui.

Buen encuadre, adecuado manejo de la luz y un perfecto encuadre

Saludos navideños desde Colombia,

John

kpav (5025) 2008-12-14 10:04

Hello Carlos, superb picture, this blue in the sky is just amazing and silky water texture from the long exposure is excellent. Thanks for sharing.
Warm regards,
Kostas.

Angelillo (9067) 2008-12-14 13:24

Hola Carlos,

Es bueno llevar trípode... además de coger una bellísima imagen con esta luz, has logrado también que el agua aparezca como un espejo rugoso y liso... me gusta el tono general de la foto, los colores y el encuadre que da una gran amplitud a un lugar que no es enorme, aunque lo parezca (y, claro está, no me refiero ni a su historia ni a su belleza, sino solo a su tamaño). Saludos,

Angel.

cherryripe (19237) 2008-12-15 11:39

Hola Carlos
Parece que se puedo patinar aqui sobre el "hielo". Bonito punto de vista y colores.
Estaras en Barcelona el lunes que viene ???
Un saludo
Nikki

angie-barcelona (1937) 2008-12-15 12:42

Hola Carlos,

buena... buenísima... el efecto del agua y ese cielo... como se hacen esas cosas?

Te deseo unas felicidades Navidades en Burgos o en Barcelona... o dónde estés!

Un besote,

Gemma

TopGeo (22495) 2008-12-18 4:42

Hi Carlos
Blue sky and appropriate hour, man, the vista of the bridge gives a remarkable and great composition, perfect handling of light, makes it long report and the river seems like silk, and some colored corners Figure magic and also WS!!Un saludo,
Georgios

ahmetgedikli (22245) 2008-12-27 7:51

Hola Carlos,
Wonderful night shot! Very good POV, excellent colours and lighting.
Best wishes and Happy New Year 2009!
Ahmet

Miha2ou7 (4959) 2009-01-28 11:19

Hey Carlos,

A lovely shot, absolutely filled with dynamic colors and movement. The long exposure and the movement are of course the primary focus of this picture, but the rest is good too - everything from the city in the background, to the fine textures on the pebbles. TFS.

Best regards.

Pastoriza (25) 2009-02-08 18:13

Hello Coco, I was watching this image and
I loved the exposure and the colors that you were able to achieve is really great, I only have one problem, your horizon in the center of the frame. There are very few instances where the horizon works in the center, if you take the horizon and place it above or below center it make for a more interesting image.

Regards
Pastoriza

adramad (4178) 2009-12-26 7:21

Hola Carlos.
Impresionante vista en la hora azul, unos bellos colores que me recuerdan un poco la paleta de un pintor, sobre todo la superficie del agua, debido a la exposicion queda con un efecto como al oleo.
Buen fin de semana.
Saludos.
Luis.