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07-FEB-2011

_DSC8827.jpg

The wall around Campeche was built by the Spaniards to keep out pirates
attacking from the Gulf Of Mexico. The wall was completed in 1704 and is 2560 meters long.

Nikon D300
1/400s f/9.0 at 35.0mm iso500 full exif

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Frank Tran		09-May-2016 04:31
Excellent POV. V+

Julie Oldfield		31-Mar-2016 00:55
Marvelous composition. V

hamery		30-Mar-2016 21:11
You pov is marvelous in composit this wall . The sense of pressure reflects the size of it . Fabulous tone and great texture, Bill. BV+++

Alexander Kazakov		27-Mar-2016 07:59
Fantastic! V

Ceya		25-Mar-2016 15:50
An impressive, gigantic wall, not easy to overrun! The man in the background gives a good scale! Great shot. V

Graeme		24-Mar-2016 20:17
I love the colours of the wall and the textures and comparisons to the pavement.BV

Anna & Christian RECK		24-Mar-2016 18:17
Impressive wall, excellent perspective! Thanks for the interesting explanation! BV. Anna

Colin Storey		23-Mar-2016 19:40
Very impressive wall and image of it.

Marcia Colelli		23-Mar-2016 19:27
Excellent perspective composition. Wonderful information. V

Allan Jay		23-Mar-2016 17:52
Very powerful image, Bill! Thanks for sharing the history.

Frank Brault		23-Mar-2016 16:42
A very impressive wall and image. Powerfully captured with a wonderful sense of depth. The lone person adds both to the mood and provides a fine sense of scale. V

Dave Petersen Photography		23-Mar-2016 14:06
Bill I am always amazed how you see and capture stunning images from the most common situations. Superb clarity, textiles, colors and lighting. I also like the added history provided. Voted+

Gerard Koehl		23-Mar-2016 07:50
Superbe cadrage et rendu des textures. V

Helen Betts		23-Mar-2016 07:26
You have given a good sense of its immense size from this excellent perspective, along with some great texture. V.

Nick Paoni		23-Mar-2016 02:04
The wall has amazing colors and textures and the lone figure adds scale and interest. V

Gill Kopy		23-Mar-2016 01:05
A skookum wall for sure - love your shot with the well placed lone figure

globalgadabout		23-Mar-2016 00:52
the locals were seriously concerned...top notch image....V

Neil Marcus		22-Mar-2016 23:50
I like the long view and the man for scale. "V"

Carl H. Johnson		22-Mar-2016 23:34
That is one well constructed wall!!!!~V~

Dan Greenberg		22-Mar-2016 22:35
Fantastic composition that makes us focus on a few basic shapes and colors with one person included to give it scale and energy. ~BV~

Gary Hudes		22-Mar-2016 22:00
Excellent perspective with the man standing next to the wall. V.

Martin Lamoon		22-Mar-2016 21:48
Amazing it has remained all these years, great capture.v

Walter Otto Koenig		22-Mar-2016 20:59
Impressive wall, built by hand by the natives no doubt. Great perspective and nice with the man for scale. "V"

Jim Coffman		22-Mar-2016 20:44
Amazing image and great info!

joseantonio		22-Mar-2016 20:32
I had no idea about this. Thank you for sharing the history.V.

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