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Moonscape
by Helen Betts
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20-JUN-2004 Helen Betts

6th place

Moonscape
by Helen Betts

Üçhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey

This was taken at Üçhisar in Cappadocia, one of Turkey's most popular tourist destinations. Cappadocia is a fascinating area, featuring unusual volcanic outcrops, "fairy chimneys," dune-like formations, entire underground cities, and early Christian churches, monasteries and residences situated in rock formations. There are some additional images of Cappadocia at the end of this gallery http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/here_and_there_in_turkey I photographed this scene in color, but on an afterthought decided to try it in IR since I still had all my filters with me from the last Challenge, and I liked the otherworldly effect.

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JGA29-Jun-2004 17:43
I really like this shot. Thanks for submitting it.

Jules
Sony Forums Challenges28-Jun-2004 12:50
Helen, I'm going to have to borrow a few adjectives from other STFer's for this one. Stunning and dramatic are perfect words to describe this scene. My own contribution would be "CAPTIVATING!" Twelve hours in the car, whoa! You are truly dedicated!---Deb
Sony Forums Challenges28-Jun-2004 12:10
Helen. A dramatic composition, IR and the postp. stressed it. I like the depth sensation. Jesus (JesusV).
Katherine Stanback's Photos27-Jun-2004 23:18
That sure looks like an interesting place! I really like the dune-like formations, the clouds and black sky.
Sony Forums Challenges26-Jun-2004 22:28
Thank you all for your very kind comments! This was a 12-hour trip to and from Cappadocia, just because I wanted to go to Üchisar to take a picture for this Challenge. (I'm lucky my husband is such a nice and patient person, and my dog was a good sport to put up with it as well, even though she threw up all over the car on the way home :-)) My original idea had been the fairy castle in the exhibition gallery, but when I saw this scene, just across the road from there, I knew I had found something special, and luckily I still had my IR filters with me. Helen
Sony Forums Challenges26-Jun-2004 20:09
Helen, I really like the layered composition here. The contrast of the B&W IR conversion really sets off the clouds and the unique land forms. Nice photo...and a very interesting subject. MFC
Sony Forums Challenges26-Jun-2004 16:36
This is a truly stunning image Helen. The depth, clarity, and landscape details are beautiful and amazing and seem to go forever. Melanie (mlynn)
Sony Forums Challenges26-Jun-2004 03:18
Helen, I really love this image! It almost have the appearance and feel of a "layered scene" and, by layered, I'm NOT talking photoshop layers... I'm talking geographic layers so to speak. It's almost like three scenes / worlds in one. Breathtaking! Markjay
Sony Forums Challenges24-Jun-2004 06:14
Helen, this is completely stunning. There are so many strong horizontal and vertical shapes. You've captured just the right amount of "natural" landscape to juxtapose the "surreal" landscape, in my opinion. IR was an exquisite choice. Very nicely done. -Michael Puff
Leo Charette22-Jun-2004 10:44
Helen, what a superb use of IR! It just brings the characteristics of this landscape to life. The distant mountains have a fantasy mood to them... like something Bilbo Baggins would encounter. I was wondering what the colored version would be like and I just visited the link to your gallery above. The IR version has so much more interest. A first rate image, well taken. My complements!-- LC
Sony Forums Challenges22-Jun-2004 03:40
Helen,

This is a fascinating image, really top quality. It gives a profound sense of looking at another world ... the IR fits very well. Very powerful aesthetics.

Congratulations for this piece of art.

Miguel