Fairy Chimneys and Pinnacles Photo

Photographer’s Note

Image took in Göreme, from the top of a hill over the city, at the sunset.

*Scanned image*

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A Fairy Chimney is a conical rock formation, typically found in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. It consists of a cap of hard rock resting on a cone-shaped pinnacle of softer rock. In Cappadocia, houses have been carved from these formations.
The geology of areas where Fairy Chimneys form typically comprises a thick layer of tuff (consolidated volcanic ash), covered by a thin layer of basalt. Over time, cracks in the basalt allow the much softer tuff to be eroded and washed away. Fairy Chimneys are formed where a small cap or boulder of the original basalt remains, and protects a cone of tuff beneath it from erosion. Eventually, the tuff will be undercut to the extent that the cap falls off, and the remaining cone is then quickly eroded.
The Göreme National Park (Göreme Milli Parklar in Turkish) was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Listing in 1985.

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ChrisJ (70443) 2006-04-14 3:48

Bonjourno Paolo

Wow! It looks like a mini Grand Canyon. Good color & sharpness. I like the light blue vs yellow color contrast. A fantastic shot. Tfs! Ciao.

bantonbuju (48796) 2006-04-14 3:53

oh man, you are shocking us, bombarding us with this view, this is simply gorgeous paolo, the "natural creatures" of central turkey at its best;
excellent colours;
all the best for easter,
jerzy

tjanze (5674) 2006-04-14 3:55

Hi Paolo!
Wow! Lovely place,fantastic landscape.Beautiful colors and lines.Looks like fairy tale.

Galmeida (12559) 2006-04-14 4:02

Hi Paolo,

A realy different from you and is a splendid one with this lovely scenery Fairy Chimneys at Cappadocia sunset moment. The light bright reflections and atmosphere is superb. Is also amazing your perspective and enquadrement view with so many graphic effects. Very well scanned image, capture and composition. Great work, congratuations and have a happy Easter time.

Best Regards.
Fernando

fayeulle (26547) 2006-04-14 4:04

Hi Paolo
Fantastic colors for this landscape at the sunset.
Goreme valley is definitively one the most fabulous landscape over the world and I really like it.
Good note
Cheers
JP

sixTL (8586) 2006-04-14 4:23

Hello Paolo, You caught a wonderful light. Lights and shadows creates such a wonderful connection. What a beautiful countryside.

Regards Artur

lestans (15486) 2006-04-14 4:40

Che bei colori!! mi ricorda la "tavolozza del pittore" nella Death Valley.
La Turchia è piena di posti meravigliosi.
La tua foto è bellissima!! dai risalto a colori e forme, bravo

Livia

talatbay (2381) 2006-04-14 5:02

How a nice frame from TÜRKİYE.
Regards
Talat

delkoo (34726) 2006-04-14 5:29

hi paolo
really stunned photo, nice coloors and gteat light.

bellissima

didier

adrost (2366) 2006-04-14 5:52

Hello Paolo.
This is magic place.
Mayby this is not Earth !
Best regards and Happy Easter.
adam

Cuba-Junky (2795) 2006-04-14 6:24

Wow Paolo! this can't be real!!
I can imagine UNESCO listed the place, what a beauty
Great picture and thanks for showing such a unique location

An

Modacolor51 (1309) 2006-04-14 6:28

Wonnnnderrrfulll shot. Point of view, depth of field, light, warm colors and framing are excellent. TFS. Congratulations...

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-04-14 7:28

Hello Paolo
Greatt point of view, you have framed the view just right, which isnt easy to do in that place given all the choice you have. I like the colours they are quite originale,
well done
regards
Daniel

ahmetgedikli (22072) 2006-04-14 7:40

Hi Paolo,
Very nice composition, details and excellent light! Well done!
Ahmet

eleparc (24059) 2006-04-14 11:27

i recognise this place from 1985...as for the photo, i find it a bit soft in focus.. am I right or is it my eyes?

Graal (58688) 2006-04-14 11:48

Hi Paolo,
unusual view, it's as painted picture. I like the palette of colours, fantastic place. Good captured.
Have a nice weekend and Happy Easter!
Rgs, Aleksander

gaby (19793) 2006-04-14 12:04

Paolo bonsoir - ce n'est plus une photo, c'est une symphonie de couleurs - on se croirait dans un autre monde ou dans le cratère d'un volcan -
Merci et bon week end
Gaby

smash2707 (2516) 2006-04-14 17:10

Splendid landscape and interesting colors. Regards, Yvonne

drewkaya (86) 2006-04-15 1:52

jeez that is phenomenal... made my jaw drop.

would like to see it bigger.. the original must be amazing... saturation pushed a bit much

jinju (14265) 2006-04-15 4:56

This has a totlly different feel from your usual photos Poalo. Usually we get the wide open spaces, and room to brathe. Here you close us in this tight frame, and if people have phobias of closed spaces this photo may scare them. As usual though, you chose a fabtastic view in terms of the sheer view but also in terms of color which drives your photos.

jhm (83276) 2006-04-15 11:17

Hello Paolo,

I can see a wonderful water painting with wonderful colours, this is a artwork for TE.

Happy Easter,

John

feather (50122) 2006-04-16 5:13

Fantastic colours; the blues and greens are surprising here. The sunset light has certainly added a wonderful glow to the scene.
Kath

aznegrao (10246) 2006-04-16 10:09

Wowww Paolo!!
Excelente efeito visual obtido com a luz, criando formas e texturas fantasticas.
Greetings.
Friend.
aznegrao.

Elaine_Blath (6170) 2006-04-16 13:20

Hi Paolo,

this picture is amazing...the colours and point of view...and the place you show us...my congratulations!

regards, Ivana

izmirli (3277) 2006-04-16 15:11

merhaba my friend paolo
lovely colours.lovely picture.very good composition.well done. compliments.
gürkan akçakır.

keribar (42760) 2006-04-16 23:58

Hello Paolo,

Having been there 25 times, I know well the spot. Although you tell us that it has been scanned, I think there's also some manipulation, because of the blue tones: But overall it creates an almost unreal picture.

I wish you an excellent week - Izzet

sarhanp (122) 2006-04-17 2:56

Hello Paolo,

may be the very best photo I've ever seen about Goreme. Perfect composition with beautiful colors.

Congrats,

Sarhan.

spence (1679) 2006-04-17 8:24

Hi Paolo. A nice pov you've chosen here for a well balanced composition. Amazing and beautiful light and colours. A lovely image.

andante (7092) 2006-04-17 9:24

Ciao, Paolo, love the color scheme you have going here. The light adds the golden touch that enhances every detail very sharply. Well done!

xavshot (63117) 2006-04-17 14:51

Bonsoir Paolo
superbe POV et couleurs extras. Cela donne un supebre graphisme et une photo très belle. j'aime beaucoup
Bravo
Xavier

AmiBe (6042) 2006-04-17 16:01

Ciao Paolo,
it's not on the earth planet...
impressive landscape, good POV and excellent light and colors.
Well done

Henryk_Bilor (20371) 2006-04-17 17:18

Hello Paolo
Amazing colours and great capture. Nothing more to say ;).
Regards

designsoul (21394) 2006-04-17 17:33

Ciao Paolo! Hypnotic colours, fantastic landscape... the famous Cappadocia. I had no idea what will greet me when opening the thumbnail, it looked so abstract, so interesting, and indeed it is, but with the added knowledge of a landscape. Looks like one of the finest spots in the world.
Happy Easter Monday,
sasa

greg64g (11193) 2006-04-18 3:15

Hello Paolo

that's a superb graphism offered by nature to you ! a great light some wonderful colors and a perfect pov for a tatentous photograph.
Great work
cheers
greg

capthaddock (28640) 2006-04-18 10:47

Hi Paolo - wow, fantastic timing with the light, the white stones look like snow, the scan quality is also excellent.

PixelTerror (86797) 2006-04-18 15:04

Ciao Signore,
The site itself is worth every pixel that can be burned there or every film that can be exposed and later scanned, the shooting time makes it look feeric and the choice of not including any sky works best in suggesting mystery, is it earth or another planet, good job Captain Paolo ;-)
Buona sera, JY

john_c (24635) 2006-04-18 18:13

Hi Paolo,
Indeed a mini Grand Canyon. The contrasting colours and tones are magnificent. This scene is out of a fairy tale. I am scanning carefully for the elves and dwarfs. Very fine work, Paolo.
John

jemaflor (39755) 2006-04-19 6:35

Hi Paolo,
Great landscape and also great effect on your shot, i like particulary this light witch gives soft colours, well taken.

cherryripe (19173) 2006-04-20 16:59

Hi Paolo
I really enjoyed visiting this place - unfortunatly I don't have a single decent shot. You've captured the formations and colours so well. The light is very special and makes it fairy like as you mention in your title.
Regards Nikki

aloyho (6109) 2006-04-22 5:38

Hi Paolo,
Indeed a fairyland! The scene is extraordinary and it challenges our imagination. The pinnacles and chimneys are very attractive and I like the curve arrangement of the pinnacles which lead us to the chimneys. The colours are superb and most fitting for this place. Congratulations!!! Have a wonderful weekend.

veronika (6022) 2006-04-22 10:55

hi Paolo this looks great wow!!
great colours and lines, looks like sunrise not sunset! :)
Vero

Luan (15935) 2006-04-24 5:21

Ohoh, fantastic landscape, nature has so much imagination sometimes ;o) A nice picture Paolo.
Luan

sebinho342 (18784) 2006-04-24 5:49

Hello Mister "world", how lucky you are to have seen most of the main countries of the world, of course i hope for you that you have still some places to discover, of course there are ... :)
Excellent shot from that surprising site in turkey, if you hadn't chose the country, i would have never found that it was taken from there ....
Crazy mother nature ;)
I love

rosaline (0) 2006-04-25 4:51

Hi Paolo
I visited this place last week. Quite spectacular scene. I enjoyed the views and the steep rock formations. The chimneys were impressive too. I like you shot a lot, as it conveys the scene well. Good work.
Aubrey

alainh (35387) 2006-04-28 2:27

hello Paolo
incredibles textures, formes and colours !!!
this particulary light give all the strongness at your picture.
vey beautiful
regards
alain

evanrizo (456) 2006-04-29 3:10

An excellent image. The colors are sooo beautiful!!!
Thanks for share.

Johny (142) 2006-04-29 3:36

Hi Paolo! I have been to Goreme last year. Really it´s a fantastic place on earth. Your photo is nice but colors are little bit strange especially blue shadows. But well done

donluicu (23927) 2006-04-29 16:56

Hi Paolo
this is a very good picture of this amazing place..
and good use of the end of daylights..
bravo

loic

banyanman (7737) 2006-05-01 12:37

The close cropping works well, Paolo, and quality is not too bad for a scanned image. I have never seen the aquamarine tones in this valley. Did you add this through PP or was this an effect of the light that evening? If the latter, it is quite an extarordinary capture. Cheers . . . David

Xalkida (11740) 2006-05-02 2:23

What a strange place and shot! Great colors and very fine framing. I like how you capture this unique landscape. Excellent note too. TFS.

You 100th point for this shot just added! ;)

jjcordier (25200) 2006-05-04 6:30

Wondefrul picture, Paolo!

andeweg (139) 2006-05-04 6:42

Must have been a beautifull sight, being there.
Thanks for the explanation in your comment!

Speedie (118) 2006-05-04 14:56

Hi Paolo
Amasing picture with a lots of colours, I really like it! Great! It's a place to know in the world.
Caroline

KevRyan (22418) 2006-05-06 17:09

What astoundingly beautiful light which really shows these structures and colours brilliantly - this is such an interesting image for the eye with the multi-level horizontals and such variety of form - nicely scanned too.

best wishes kev

marjan (6093) 2006-05-08 12:50

Hi Paolo,what a farytale landscape, mistic and unbelliveble. Excelent shot with fantatic coloures.

jone (3229) 2006-05-09 13:23

Hi Paolo,
amazing, fantastc...
I like it,
congratulations,
J.

marietom (32076) 2006-07-26 7:15

wouaw, quelles couleurs féériques !
Superbe paysage.
Marie

stefi (1147) 2006-07-26 7:34

Ciao Paolo, bella immagine, rende molto la bellezza di questa zona della Turchia. Un gioiello nella lista dell'UNESCO.
Grazie anche per la nota,
Stefano

flatwin (1936) 2006-08-01 16:13

super couleur, un tableau digne d'un grand peintre ... couleur chaude bravo

sevman13 (553) 2007-04-17 12:58

hi Paolo,

great photo, even had lost some during the scan process ...
very sharp and clean, with fine sunset colors.
you should try once in winter, all covered with white blanket :)
regards,

Serdar

hispic (7399) 2007-10-29 3:43

Ciao Paolo,
Beautiful rendering like painting, combination of light blue and brown at the sanset is astounding.
Great work!
Best wishes,
Hisashi

MLINES (10948) 2007-11-09 23:49

Hi Paolo. A very sureal landscape with good earthy tones. Well composed using the good light available. TFS. Murray.

giorgimer (21478) 2008-05-19 7:27

Ciao Paolo,

questo luogo è da tempo nella mia wishlist, spero di poter esaudire questo desiderio un giorno. Il tuo scatto con i suoi colori magici alimenta la mia voglia.

Complimenti!

Gio