Montserrat, a photo from Barcelona, Catalonia

Photographer's Note

Today I had an expensive day but worth every euro cent. First, I took the morning train from Girona to Barcelona (8.40 euro). Then I bought a combined ticket to Montserrat - 30.20. To get to the monastery, first is the train, then an aeri - cable car. One can also go by funicular and in the ticket there are two metro rides. I wanted to stay in the evening when all the groupdt not so bad compared to Basel where the small double room without breakfast was 80 franks.

Montserrat is not only monastery - the landscape is fabulous and there are good routes. I went for a 3,5 hours walk with fabulous views.
Here the high rock. Do you see the climbers on top?

holmertz, Fis2, fritzi007, jemaflor, ikeharel, pajaran, snunney, jhm, macjake, ChrisJ, GyurMaster, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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holmertz (103628) 2017-04-04 13:06

Hello Malgo,
Why don't you show us a photo from top of the rock? Surely you were there? But it probably looks better from here, where we more clearly see the amazing shapes of the many rocks. Good light and colours make the photo even nicer.
Best wishes,
Gert

Fis2 (171937) 2017-04-04 14:07

Czesc Malgosiu!
Fajne skalki przypominaja "maczuge".
Ciekawe jak na nie weszli?
Ladny kadr, kolorystyka i ostrosc.
Dobrej nocki.
Krzysztof

dta (98848) 2017-04-04 14:15

Hello malgo ,
Stunning rocky formations . The presence of the climbers gives the scale and provides a feeling of vertigo .
Regards

carlo62 (81265) 2017-04-04 14:17

Ciao Malgo
giornata proficua direi.
Un paesaggio incredibile, avevo visto le persone sulla grande roccia e questo mi ha fatto paura, non riuscirei mai a salire lassù....
Buon proseguimento
Carlo

fritzi007 (14698) 2017-04-04 14:55

Hallo Malgo,
fantastische Felsformation, leider habe ich damals den Ausflug ins Kloster Montserrat versäumt, wirklich ein super Foto!

Viele Grüße
Wolfgang

jemaflor (148248) 2017-04-04 18:57

Hi Malgo,
Impressive location with these mountains and the famous monastery, well presented these rocks and the tiny detail with people on the top, your photo reminds me a trip, few years ago.

Periko (9107) 2017-04-04 21:01

Hello Malgo
These climbers are crazy!.....but gave scale.
The rocks are great and amazing. Nice presentation.

Regards
Pedro

ikeharel (114605) 2017-04-05 1:47

Recognized immediately the giant standing prominently on top, Malgo.
Most fascinating location, geology-wise and photography-wise.
Nice distant perspective, my cong.'s.
Ike

lousat (139990) 2017-04-05 1:56

Hi Malgo,a very busy day for you, a long trip and walk too as i can read. You're great!! And the pic are fantastic,i seen a lot on facebook and you show us the best there. Interesting post from a unique place,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

snunney (130967) 2017-04-05 2:45

Hello Malgo,
A fascinating landscape and looking quite beautiful under this light. Very well exposed with superb rendering of the colours and textures.

jhm (211738) 2017-04-05 4:47

Hello malgo,

All three pictures are nice and very well photographed.
The climbers is a very nice addition, maybe a little bit dangerous.
This are fantastic images.
Sharpness and clarity are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John

gervaso (28431) 2017-04-05 4:56

Hello, Malgo!

Interesting and beautiful rock formations, captured with excellent light, colors and sharpness! The view from the top must also be incredible, but getting up there must be really hard! Wonderful landscape and composition! Well done!

rychem (72187) 2017-04-05 7:48

Krajobraz nieziemski, tez bym skorzystal z takiej okazji, piekne formacje skalne, doskonale zdjecie
pozdrawiam Ryszard

macjake (98544) 2017-04-05 9:37

Hi Malgo
oh dear, Lisa will get a kick out of the shape of that rock! haha

I'm so glad you pointed out the people on top, honestly I didn't even see them myself! How on earth did they get up there? I have a quicker solution, I'd use my drone haha

amazing rock formations, the tiny people actually made the shot 10x better. love it
cheers
Craig

ChrisJ (172436) 2017-04-05 15:34

Hello Malgo,

Looks similar to Meteora in Greece. Good sharpness and the climbers certainly add sale to the gigantic rock outcrop. So does the tree clinging to the rock far below them. Tfs!

Cricri (176) 2017-04-06 10:38

Hi Malgorzata
Impressionnante forme de ces rochers ou la végétation s'installe, oh yes ces personnes sur le haut du rocher est fantastique , a se demander comment il sont arriver là !!
belle journée
cricri

batalay (41261) 2017-04-06 20:46

Hello Malgorzata,

Just last year we were in Montserrat, famous for its rugged and distinctive rock formation. We must have taken some of the same rides that you did in order to get tot the top. As for the name Montserrat, we found out that "serrat" is associated with the word "serrated," describing the sharp edge of a bread knife. Excellent quality in the exposure and of course the composition with that one prominent rock at just 0.62 parts measure from the left.

Warm regards,

Bulent

GyurMaster (25033) 2017-04-07 3:48

Dear Malgo,

The human presence puts the cherry on the cake in case of this beautiful landscape.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

PiotrF (56012) 2017-04-10 16:05

Czesc Malgo
Widze, ze byla rlacja online z Hiszpani:)
Ostatnio cos malo tu zagladalem, moze czas pozwoli nadrobic ;)
Okolice klasztoru sa bardzo urokliwe wiec troche zazdroszcze wedrowek tam. To chyba dobry okres , takze na wspinaczke - nie jest zbyt goraco i pogoda widze sprzyjala. Ja zalapalem sie na wiosenny atak zimy w naszych gorach ;)
pozdrawiam
Piotr

mcmtanyel (69227) 2017-04-24 20:20

Hello Malgo,
These rock formations look like modern statues. This is a lovely entry, TFS!
Regards,
MT