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Fairy Castle
by Helen Betts
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20-JUN-2004 Helen Betts

10th place (tie)

Fairy Castle
by Helen Betts

Üçhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey

This is Üçhisar Castle in Cappadocia, one of Turkey's most popular tourist destinations. Cappadocia is a fascinating area, featuring unusual volcanic formations, "fairy chimneys," dune-like rocks, entire underground cities, and early Christian churches, monasteries and residences situated in rock formations. Additional images of Cappadocia are located on the last half of this page http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/here_and_there_in_turkey The castle itself is a tall volcanic outcrop riddled with tunnels and windows and is visible for miles.

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Sony Forums Challenges28-Jun-2004 07:21
What an amazing place, the foreground has lots of interest and the sky is just wonderful
.......Penelope
Sony Forums Challenges27-Jun-2004 22:31
I don't think I expressed myself properly, Helen. What I meant was shoot right from where you already were, shoot the same vertical image but compose the image so that the sky plays a MUCH larger portion of your image than the grass and trees do. In other words, the bottom most part of the image would have been (in my framing) the bottom of the structure and the sky would have filled the balance of the top of your image. Sorry I didn't explain myself right. :-) Markjay
Sony Forums Challenges27-Jun-2004 12:03
Yes, I agree, Mark -- I would have liked it composed that way as well, but seeing that the theme of the challenge is wide angle, I think that would have turned it into a telephoto image, wouldn't it have (at least if I haf cropped it that way)? FWIW my original idea was to shoot much closer to the castle and do a wide angle looking up at it, but unfortunately that wasn't possible. Helen
Sony Forums Challenges27-Jun-2004 09:39
Fascinating scene / structure, Helen. I'm envious of your ability to find some of the most interesting image subjects and scenes. Your world travel is a boon for your photography hobby :-) I love the image exactly the way it is now but, I would also enjoy the image immensely if the scene were MUCH more heavily composed / weighted with the sky and stone structure being the only things in view! (you know me, everything has to be simplified lol) Markjay
Sony Forums Challenges26-Jun-2004 02:39
Gorgeous image Helen, I love the color and clarity. Melanie (mlynn)
Sony Forums Challenges24-Jun-2004 16:48
lovely vertical wide angle shot. lots of interest for me the viewer here. central composition works becuase the subject is so strong. well done - andy
Guest 24-Jun-2004 08:03
What an amazing place, Helen, and so well presented here. Looking through your rapidly growing digital galleries of Turkey one comes to thinking you should be in line for Ambassador :-) - Mike
Sony Forums Challenges24-Jun-2004 02:36
What an absolutely unique scene, Helen! And a perfect example of a wide angle shot. Always amazed at the finds you capture.---Deb