San Martin de Castaneda Photo

Photographer’s Note

San Martín de Castañeda es una localidad del municipio de Galende, en la comarca de Sanabria, al noroeste de la provincia de Zamora, en la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León.

Se encuentra junto a la orilla norte del Lago de Sanabria, a unos 200 m sobre el nivel del agua y dista 18 km de la cabeza de partido de la comarca, Puebla de Sanabria.

Probablemente el origen de este pueblo sea con las las primeras construcciones anexas y se servidumbre para el Monasterio de San Martín de Castañeda, en el período suevo-visigótico del siglo VI.

El Parque Natural del Lago de Sanabria ocupa una extensión de 22.365 hectáreas, y dentro de sus límites se encuentra el mayor lago de origen glaciar de la Península Ibérica, con 318,7 Ha y una profundidad máxima de 51 m, así como varias lagunas dispersas por la sierra y cañones demostrativos de la acción glaciar cuaternaria que unido a una exuberante vegetación de gran variedad en todos sus estratos y a innumerables cascadas y regatos hace que esta zona posea increíbles valores estéticos y paisajísticos.

La altitud del parque varía entre los 997 metros en las orillas del lago, hasta los 2.124 metros del pico de Peña Trevinca. Constituye un lugar magnifico donde estudiar la acción de los glaciares sobre el terreno.
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San Martin de Castañeda is a village in the municipality of Galende in the Sanabria region, northwest of the province of Zamora in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon.

It is adjacent to the northern shore of Lago de Sanabria, about 200 meters above water level and 18 km far from the chief town of the region, Puebla de Sanabria.

Probably the origin of this people is the first with associated outbuildings and is bonded to the Monastery of San Martín de Castañeda, in the Swabian-Visigothic period of the sixth century.

The Natural Park of Lago de Sanabria covers an area of 22,365 hectares, and within its boundaries is the largest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula, with 318.7 ha and a maximum depth of 51 m, as well as several lakes scattered through the mountains and canyons demonstration of quaternary glacial action combined with a lush vegetation of great variety in all its strata and countless waterfalls and rivulets that this area has made incredible scenic and aesthetic values.

The park's elevation ranges from 997 meters on the banks of the lake to the peak of 2124 meters Trevinca. It is a great place to study the action of glaciers on the ground.

Tayon, snunney, macondo, ChrisJ, Emile, Amaz, gildasjan, jlbrthnn, trekks, shevchenko, emilbo, Kielia, pablominto, stego, Didi, maloutim has marked this note useful

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Bergenphotos (503) 2009-10-26 11:44

Hi Charo.
Nice POV which makes a good oveview to this village with a natural good framing. TFS.

Regards, Fredrik.

Tayon (1840) 2009-10-26 11:53

Hi Charo

It´s a very beautiful and agreable view of the houses and the mountains and water..
good POV and a great day to catch this image!

TFS

Tayon/Taba

coco (27658) 2009-10-26 11:56

Hola Charo.

Soberbio trabajo con la composición. Me gusta además la profundidad y perspectiva de la foto.

Un saludo.

rossofuoco (6320) 2009-10-26 12:17

Ciao Charo.
Ottima foto con bei colori e ottima nitidezza, bel taglio e bella esecuzione.
Ciao Renzo

COSTANTINO (22395) 2009-10-26 13:02

Hello
Fantastic shot,fantastic capture like a postcard
I like the little houses the one close to the other
and the plants in the foreground giving the feeling of the autumn,complimnts
Costantino

diomed (3639) 2009-10-26 14:39

Hi Charo,
a POV from above shows the forms of this village and reveals the fascinating colors of autumn. Beautiful image!
Good evening

ribeiroantonio (21773) 2009-10-26 18:37

Wow, fantástia vista deste vale muito bonito. Gosot muito das cores e da nitidez desta imagem.
António

gunbud (27695) 2009-10-26 18:50

Hi Charo,
Wonderful mountain POV looking down on this lovely little village that is beautifully framed by the lush green trees.
Looks like it would be a beautiful walk down the winding village road to the sea.
Regards, Tom

snunney (34426) 2009-10-27 1:54

Hello Charo,
An excellent downwards point of view on this village enhanced by the framing from the foreground vegetation. I like the way the light plays across the foreground whilst the background is in shadow. Very good natural looking colours and excellent sharpness.

macondo (13021) 2009-10-27 2:05

Hola Charo.
A superb view of the village and its church spread out on the slopes beside the lake. I see a slight Autumn haze and some colouring in the leaves, which you wisely included in your photo in the foreground. You had a very good position to capture the crescent shaped curves of the lake and the village. Well done.
Saludos,
Andrew

ifege (1655) 2009-10-27 2:40

A beautiful shot Charo
You framed the village extremely well with the vegetation in the foreground. Good light management of what look like tricky light.
cheers
Ian

Nicou (44259) 2009-10-27 6:47

Hello,

superbe vue plongeante sur ce village, mangigique la dérupe, avec ce beau village avec ce maison et la lumièr sur leurs tois, le plan d'eau qui brille, une merveille.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

ChrisJ (69840) 2009-10-27 7:38

Hi Charo

Superb high vantage point here, with an expansive view below. I like the sweeping curves. Delightful colour, saturation & framing. Tfs!

Emile (19843) 2009-10-27 11:41

Hola Charo.
Una magnifica vista panorámica de San Martín de Castaneda captada desde un alto POV, muy lindos colores de otoño en las hojas de los arboles en primer plano, precioso lugar. Buena nota.
Abrazos.

Longroute (9087) 2009-10-28 3:30

A silver lake and a golden light!
when the sunshine comes out of dark clouds there is always a very particular and lovely light like here. I love this eagle eye sight of this charming village surrounded by a a fine natural scenery. The good clarity allows us to appreciate all the interesting details like the church with the camposanto.

Best regards,
Donato

Amaz (6622) 2009-10-28 3:31

Excelente composición, Charo!!
Majestuosa perspectiva centrada en el pueblo franqueado por el brillante río!!

¡Buen ojo, amiga!!!

Un abrazo muy fuerte,

gildasjan (23503) 2009-10-28 3:34

Bonjour Charo
Un pov qui permet de bien mettre en valeur la disposition des maisons de ce village.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

alin-m (871) 2009-10-28 4:48

Nice view,beautifull immage.Congratulations.Alin.

jlbrthnn (37340) 2009-10-28 6:39

Bonjour Charo,
Ce "Y" est magistralement cadré au dessus des couleurs automnales. Une belle image faite depuis un excellent point de vue. Belle lumière, grande netteté. Bravo.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

shevchenko (9812) 2009-10-29 19:54

Hi Charo,
Good bird view shoot to show a village near to lake, very beautiful almost all houses at this village in the same colors, nice environment too surrounding by greenery clumps, thanks for sharing the peaceful village.
Ally

emilbo (9223) 2009-11-02 6:18

Hola Charo!
Magnifique prise de vue à saveur automnale et excellente perspective. Très beau village au coeur de la campagne qui semble bien tranquille et près de l'eau. Bonne composition et bon rendu des couleurs.
Félicitations!... et bonne semaine,
Amicalement,
Emilius

Kielia (8291) 2009-11-04 10:38

Hi Charo,
excellently composed impression of this lovely village that is so nicely located at the river. The management of the light is outstanding. I also like the moody colors of early autumn. Reading your note was very interesting. My compliments!
Warm regards
Harriet

pablominto (40250) 2009-11-05 5:24

Hei Charo,

Dette er et flott punkt å vise landsbyen fra, og innrammingen med busker og trær fungerer godt her!
Fine detaljer med god dybdeskarphet, bildet er velkomponert og sjøen balanserer det hele...

Hilsen,
Pablo -

stego (22348) 2009-11-05 14:20

Hola Charo,
Creo que no conozco esta perspectiva de este lugar tan bonito que visité hace ya muchos años. El pueblo en el medio de los arboles, con el prado a izquierda, "abrazando" la curva del lago y la encuesta resulta muy pintoresco y tu lo hiciste aun mas con ese "balcón" de arbusto anunciando el otoño. No es fácil manejar la luz con el sol en frente, principalmente en panorámicas como esta, pero tu lo lograste muy bien.
Un abrazo,
José

Didi (35862) 2009-11-20 17:40

Bonjour Charo
Jolie vue sur ce village en forme d'Y avec une intéressante lumière incidente qui accentue le relief.
Amitiés

maloutim (3919) 2009-11-21 2:22

Hola Charo!
Me gusta mucho la composiciòn de esta foto, con el pueblo que se desarolla como una serpiente de plata desde el valle hasta la cima como si quisiera tomar la vista magnìfica sobre el lago!
Saludos cordiales!
Marie Louise.