Postcard from Alcudia, a photo from Mallorca, Balearics

Photographer's Note

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Like many words starting with “al”, Alcúdia town name indicates its Arabic origin but Romans were here before. In fact, supposedly they arrived in Majorca from the north through the beaches of Alcudia. Present day name Alcudia is internationally rather associated with fantastic beaches which formally belong rather to Port d'Alcúdia. Platja d'Alcúdia is a beautiful 14 km long sandy blue flag beach with clean shallow waters, perfect for families. The old town, further away from the coast has some medieval wall preserved. One can make a nice walk along the upper part of the wall. This picture was taken from the wall. The church which you can see here is Església de Sant Jaume d'Alcúdia.

PiotrF, ikeharel, papagolf21, jemaflor, jhm, macjake, mcmtanyel, ChrisJ, sacimar, COSTANTINO, Royaldevon, adramad has marked this note useful

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dta (98396) 2019-11-11 11:20

Hello Mariusz ,
What a beautiful postcard ! From a well chosen POV , you've perefctly composed the picture . I like the contrast of the green vegetation with the ochre tonalities of the buildings , and the fine cloudy sky .
regards

lousat (129061) 2019-11-11 11:49

Hi Mariusz,very nice postcard with a rich and beautiful view,the bell tower of the church is very curious with its curious style like a big rectangle,the quality no needs comments,always perfect! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Tue (81246) 2019-11-11 12:45

Hello Mariusz,
The higher viewpoint shows and excellent view down the street, which is nicely framed on many sides by appealing greenery. The large brick building makes an excellent background as well. The soft lighting is pleasant and rendered the colours fine and natural.
Lars

PiotrF (52286) 2019-11-11 12:54

Czesc MAriusz
Ladny fragment Alcudii. Dzieki wysokiemu punktowi z ktorego robiles zdjecie swietnie widac ta alejke/deptak z imponujacym w takiej perspektywie kosciolem. Ciekawa architektura z oryginalna wieza zegarowa. Dobry kadr, atrakcyjna kolorystyka i swietna jak zawsze jakosc
pozdrawiam
Piotr

Fis2 (154375) 2019-11-11 13:23

Czesc Mariusz!
Bardzo ladna "pocztowka".
Ciekawy kosciol i zielen.
Widok robi wrazenie.
Ladne koloru uzyskales.
Jest klimacik.
Dobrej nocy.
Krzysztof

Nicou (193806) 2019-11-11 20:57

Hello

Merveilleuse vue quelle architecture cette église en fond de forme imposante avec l’horloge accompangée par ces arbres quei donnent tout la hauteur la ruelle et les personnage avec le rendu sur ces façades ces maiosn ces cheminées quel ensemble et image fantastique
bravo et belle journée
Nicou

Gerrit (59968) 2019-11-11 22:20

Hello Mariusz,
very well composed view with some very attractive elements and all very well placed in the frame. Well controlled light.
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

ifege (30691) 2019-11-11 23:13

Hi Mariusz
A good, well coloured and sharp town scene from Mallorca.
cheers
Ian

papagolf21 (152525) 2019-11-11 23:16

Bonjour, cher Mariusz,
L'on plonge avec délices à travers ce village bénéficiant d'un tissu urbain de toute beauté avec cet édifice religieux qui prend des allures de château.
l'environnement participe à la beauté d'ensemble.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jemaflor (134290) 2019-11-11 23:38

Hi Mariusz,
A good composition photo taken from a nice POV, good effect with the view of the street and interesting architecture as focal point, perfect rendering, nice warm colors, tfs.

jhm (201799) 2019-11-12 8:26

Hello Mariusz,

Nice taken out of the height with a lovely view on the village.
A nice panoramic view with the first autumn colours in background.
Composition and presentation are pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

macjake (96147) 2019-11-12 11:16

Hi Mariusz
did you say outer wall? hmmm...like in Dubrovnik? Then it must have great city views, many postcards to be had :) Lots of vegetation in this shot as it takes up almost half of the frame. And I didn't know about the "AL" meaning it comes from an Arabic origin...Guess I learned something new today from reading your note :) attractive colour palette with the soft browns or sandstone colors and the darker deep greens, and he view is attractive as well. cheers
Craig

Miguel82 (47106) 2019-11-12 14:10

Mariusz, the viewpoint shows the town beauty. All the buildings have a nice sandy color. I like the Mediterranean vegetation including the pine and the palm trees. The clock tower dominates the neighborhood. Fine colors, good image quality, instructive photo note, regards.

mcmtanyel (58703) 2019-11-12 21:50

Hello Mariusz,
It's a pretty view and the colors are crisp and well saturated. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

ChrisJ (158512) 2019-11-12 22:32

Hello Mariusz,

A good elevated pov with excellent sharpness. The people provide scale and animate the scene. The bg clocktower and basilica dd a strong focal point. Tfs!

pajaran (101734) 2019-11-12 23:19

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo zeleno drvece i arhitektura.
Lepe kuce i stara Crkva, lep deo grada.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting and nice view, good text ...
Beautiful green trees and architecture.
Nice houses and old church, nice part of town.
Have a nice day, all the best.

Silvio1953 (204140) 2019-11-13 2:20

Ciao Mariusz, lovely postcard, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

rychem (72179) 2019-11-13 6:46

Bardzo malowniczy widok, i architektura atrakcyjna i otoczenie urokliwe,
pozdrawiam Ryszard

ikeharel (105226) 2019-11-13 7:51

Good evening Mariusz,
Found a great POV for this nice postcard.
I think I never saw this town pictures before.
Afternoon light gave an attractive mild brown tones in contrast with the trees.
Pleasant to look at.
Good afternoon,
Ike

jmdias (101592) 2019-11-13 11:11

mariusz

I don't remember this place. nice details of the structure of the church, so simple and rustic. nice details of the area around.

take care

jorge

sacimar (38171) 2019-11-13 12:07

Hello Mariusz,

good postcard of this town, I like the combination of buildings and plants and trees here as well as the combination of colors, the visual result is beautiful, well seen,

Best regards,

Sergio

COSTANTINO (103046) 2019-11-13 13:08

Hello my friend
nice postcard with a very rich and
beautiful view for my eyes
the bell tower of the church
is really curious and very impressve
the large brick building makes an
excellent background
regards
Costantino

Royaldevon (74040) 2019-11-14 6:32

Hello Mariusz,

You have included some interesting notes with your photograph.
Your photograph has excellent balance from your use of the greenery, whilst the street, subtly included between the buildings, guides effortlessly to the the very angular church building.
The church seems to have arabic influences, don't you think.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)
I like your new profile.😊

adramad (66332) 2019-11-20 10:32

Hi Mariusz.
A beautiful composition of this street, with a wonderful wooded group on the right, palm tree, fir, cypress, pine etc and in the background the impressive church with a very tall ship, I did not get to know this city on my trip to Mallorca, but it seems very interesting.
Wonderful those shades of color, excellent sharpness and splendid light.
Very well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.