Have you ever felt that small? Photo

Photographer’s Note

The ruins of the ancient Aztec city of Teotihuacán are so huge that there was nothing comparable in Europe at the time that Hernán Cortés arrived to the "New Spain".

What we see in the picture is the sight from the top of the Pyramid of the Moon (la pirámide de la Luna), having on the left hand side the biggest pyramid of the archeologycal site; the pyramid of the Sun (la pirámide del Sol), and right in from of us the "street of the Dead" (La Calzada de los Muertos), which takes several kilometers of the area.

I wanted to post this picture, as I still have in my mind how small I felt at that moment, and I think those turists on the foreground can express that feeling much better than I would do it myself.

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babylone (352) 2006-08-25 8:29

whaou, wonderful

what can say else ? very amazing place, I have to go there

Ciao from Corsica

JCG (24769) 2006-08-25 9:06

Bonjour Javier,

Endroit grandiose que je ne connais absolument pas. La civilisation Aztèque m'a toujour fasciné.
Cette photo montre bien l'aspect grandiose du lieu et sa magie. J'aime beaucoup.
Bon travail.

Bien cordialement.

Jean-Charles.

alejandroguzman (4672) 2006-08-26 14:08

Hola Javier

Definitivamente tu pregunta esta certera.

Excelente compo, luza, y me gusto muchisimo tu opcion en BN para con esta foto.

saludos
Alejandro

luiscar (3282) 2007-06-03 7:00

hola Javier, buena composicion en esta imagen, con buen tono de grises conseguidos, no se si esta foto estaria mejor en BN o en color, de todas las maneras buen trabajo.
felicidades, un saludo
luiscar.

asl (238) 2009-08-30 12:56

Dear Javier,
Great impressive shot! I find the b/w effect works great here: it renders the photo so much more powerful and it defines the picture better than if it had been in color!
The composition in general is well balanced (with the people at the bottom, looking startled, confused but certainly impressed), the city and the pyramids in the middle ground with the mountains to blend in perfectly with the sky... yes, I believe this is a very nice shot and it has been well edited!
thank you very much for sharing this wonder this way, it is really revealing!
all the best, Anne-Sophie.