Castle of Barco de Avila II, a photo from Avila, Castilla y Leon

Photographer's Note

As I have very few photos of this place and its TE gallery has even less, I am posting another view of this castle, which was already subject to another post of mine.

The rest of the notes is copied from that post.

I wonder why nobody posted anything of this little town of El Barco de Ávila before me, as much as I could see of it on my quick passage, it has potential for a handful of interesting photos. This castle is the most obvious, as it stands on a hill overlooking the Tormes river and Gredos mountains, the highest mountain range in Central Iberia.

According to es.wikipedia.org, the castle was originally built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 14th century, but in the place there was a Celtic castro (hill fort) that was torn down by the Romans.

Location (latitude, longitude): 40.3588,-5.52578

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dta (98518) 2008-09-21 13:01

Bonjour Jose ,
Une netteté exceptionnelle , et des couleurs superbes , ainsi qu'un bon cadrage , nous permettent d'admirer ce magnifique chateau . Avec ce ciel nuageux qui donne beaucoup de dynamisme à l'image .
Bravo
Denis

PixelTerror (0) 2008-09-21 13:16

Ola Jose
nice comprehensive view of the castle, with the wide angle everything fits in and you get that effect in the sky, impression is very luminous.
Have a nice evening JY

izmirli (3989) 2008-09-21 13:21

merhaba dear jose
excellent historical old castle.wonderful blue sky and naturel colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

velocista (897) 2008-09-21 13:24

olá José,
bonita fotografia com cores muito giras e um bonito castelo. gosto do pov e da nitidez. parabens
pedro

Gerrit (59968) 2008-09-21 13:30

Hi Jose,
beautiful building and composition. The definition is perfect, Excellent work.
Regards, Gerrit

delkoo (68) 2008-09-21 13:41

bonjour josé
magnifique présentation, le cadrage en contre plongée accentue la beauté de cet édifice,j'aime bien la petite fleur, a gauche, que tu as ajouté pour parfaire la photo.

amicalement
didier
félicitations pour ton français impeccable.

Morac (27725) 2008-09-21 13:51

Bonsoir José,

La netteté de la photo met bien en évidence les matériaux de construction de ce château.
Ton cadrage donne de la légèreté, qui vient casser le coté un peu massif de l'architecture.
Bonne soirée
Marc

pboehringer (770) 2008-09-21 17:48

Jose,
it is easily to understand why you got so attracted to this place and I share with you the uncomprehensiveness that there are virtually no posts here at TE from this place.
Your composition with the wall to the left leading to the castle is a very good one. The only thing that bothers me a little bit is the substantial distortion of the tower to the left. Did you try any correction of this?
Peter

phwall (6785) 2008-09-21 18:19

Greetings Jose,
Your wide angle shot makes for a very impressive image of this solid old building.
The sky and clouds make for a dramatic contrast to the earthy tones of the fort.
Glad you left the yellow flowers in the shot.
Regards
Peter

shevchenko (20560) 2008-09-21 20:18

Hello Jose,
I like a colourful sunny day, good pov to show the old castle standing between lively blue sky with clouds and fertile land growing with variety plants, distinct image, good lighting, well done.
Ally

Docarmo (9767) 2008-09-21 21:06

Olá José,
Nitidez impecável. A imponência da construção tem reforço no POV usado. Tentei corrigir a distorção, mas achei a tarefa difícil... dá uma olhada, por favor, e diz-me o que pensas.
Um abraço,
MCV

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mikeo (12129) 2008-09-22 0:44

Hello Jose,

Every photo from this place looks so interesting. I am sure it has to be a nice place to see everything in reality. Here again great efect was created by clouds, this kind of background looks superb. Well done!

Greetings,
Mikeo

PS. You are a real master of notes;)

Natasa-David (479) 2008-09-22 1:06

Hi Jose.

Very nice pov and colors. Beautiful photo.

Come and see my gallery.

Gretings.
David

blankar (809) 2008-09-22 1:09

Aha, I missed you too! ;)
Of course, you're just like a good portugese wine, in your art of photography you just keep getting better and better...
Ok, about this photo - fantastic perspective! Sharpness, and light!!!
All best - Blanka

gracious (20025) 2008-09-22 2:02

Ola Jose,
Oh! This is beautiful indeed!
so pleasing to see those wonderful colour contrast in this quality image!
the pov is superb from the best angle of the sunlight to achieve superb sharpness, lighting and details over the Castle!
my compliment!
take care and regards
Tony

jhm (202871) 2008-09-22 3:02

Hello José,

You took this picture out of low point of view, this gives a nice result with the big wall with the wonderful decoration above. Also the clouds to the sky are superb.
Your composition with the wall to the left leading to the castle is a very good one.
very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

ifanik (21679) 2008-09-22 5:41

Hi Jose
Very nice photo my friend and beautiful castle
The colours are superb
ell done
Best regards
Nick

fkokol (1636) 2008-09-22 7:52

Nice arthitecture. Great composition. Beautiful colours and sharpness.
greetings,

figen

adores (46979) 2008-09-22 18:13

Olá José!
Fizeste bem em mostrar mais uma! Talvez a outra tenha mais impacto, mas gosto muito desta perspectiva. O castelo é muito bonito e bem recuperado. As cores estão muito bonitas e gosto da flor amarela à esquerda - é um bom detalhe!

riclopes (35577) 2008-09-22 23:22

Bom dia José, agora temos de ir todos brincar com o Adobe PS Elements 4.0... ;-) Para mim é mais um deixem-se de tretas, como já falámos ontem e até gosto mais do impacto desta perspectiva do que do WS, mas admito que possa gostar de um qualquer software que faças coisas 'impossíveis'.
É uma foto fabulosa com um céu do caraças. Talvez ainda melhor do que a outra...ou talvez não - a verdade é que é uma perspectiva diferente e portanto apoio totalmente este novo post. Este muro e a torre protagonista têm muita força agarrando a imagem toda. Olhando para este alçado nunca se advinharia o desenvolvimento que está do outro lado. Agora falta uma vista de helicóptero :)))
Um abraço e até daqui a uma semana,
ricardo

dkeus31 (27739) 2008-09-23 0:55

Hi Jose,
a nice image, the cloudy sky is nice here and the brick wall well leading the view to the castle
regards
didier

UnTrained (0) 2008-09-23 4:49

Olá José,
good angle with the wall at the left and just the right sky behind the castle with the good contrast and clarity of the wall. Must be the main protecting side, looks strong and powerful. My favourite is the small flower at the left.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

paura (25802) 2008-09-23 9:36

José,
Linda sua composição para mostrar o ineteressante castelo. A fotometria empregada parece-me excelente podendo se falar o mesmo das cores. Lindo trabalho, amigo.

Abraço

Paulo

danos (110407) 2008-09-23 13:19

Ola Jose,
nice the facade of the castle of Barco de Avila.I like the contrast colors as the stone wall in the left that crate depth in the scene.The sky really completed in the best possible way this beautiful presentation with the castle.Well done.

Regards,Danos

parbo (11092) 2008-09-24 14:16

Olá José,

Excellent sample of wide angle lens usage with great effect of lens but you perfectly hide it with your clever skill. Rounded bastions and huge wall are spectacular with their excellently captured textures under cloudy sky. Its clarity and sharpness are speaks here while you are leading us to the scene with stone wall at left. I like to prefer your primary post.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

Charo (51290) 2008-09-25 1:37

Hola Jose,
Una toma con una definición, colores y luz, perfectas, pero me gustó más la otra foto que pusiste del castillo, no me acaba de convencer la torre de la izquierda.
Un abrazo,
Charo

pablominto (53746) 2008-09-25 23:34

Hello Jose,

The massive castle stands out very well, as seen from this point of view!
The wonderful blue sky makes a great background, and the ancient walls are captured with fine details...
Rich colours and a strong sense of depth in the composition!

Greetings,
Pablo -

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-09-26 1:25

Ola Jose
Nesta excelente foto gosto em especial da luminosidade.
O POV esta magnifico e a parede a esquerda serve de guia ate ao castelo. O ceu com aquelas bonitas deu uma ajudinha !
Um abraço Amigo
Aires

Tue (82124) 2008-09-26 2:16

Hi José,
A very good photo of this castle and I really like the POV you chose. Good use of the wall on the left hand side to lead the eye to the impressive walls of the castle. The light was also attractive along with the blue sky. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

asajernigan (21427) 2008-09-26 15:22

Jose,
This is a great shot of this fine castle. Your composition is fine using the rock wall to lead the eye into the shot. The low POV is nice making the fortress seem to reach for the sky. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. The nice sky provides a good backdrop for the shot.
TFS,
Asa

jmdias (102770) 2008-09-27 17:27

zé

lindo pov deste castelo interessante e suas torres arredondadas e detalhes no topo. gosto do enquadramento e das nuvens no céu. lindo trabalho

abraços

jorge

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-10-03 11:26

Oi José
Esta tua foto ficou com um efeito 3D talvez devido ao céu que ficou magnifico com estas nuvens planas , o ponto de visão foi muito bem escolhido , bom contraste de cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

sacavem (18620) 2008-10-14 3:51

Boas José,

Bonita composição, bem estruturada , gosto da cor e luminosidade.
Um abraço,
Filipe

magiqa (1292) 2009-01-26 15:39

Una fotografia muy perfecto! He visitado España muchas vezes, pero no Avila. Muchas graciaz para inspirar-me!