A very famous landmark in the Bardenas Reales, a semi-desert in Northern Spain, is this eroded rock called the ´Castildetierra´ which roughly translates to Earth´s castle.
Every year on the 18th of September around 90.000 sheep are herded down from the High Pyrenees thru small canyons to graze on these plains during the winter.
This special event is called La Sanmiguelada.
Hello Luke, thanks so much for your interest; it´s always nice to see when something looked like it could work in B&W when shooting does have the contrast and shapes that work 😉
Have a great week,
Ron.
Thank you very much, Cybele, although the barren colors in this semi-desert are nice too, i always prefer daylight landscapes in black and white, i think, at least that works for me 😉
Have a good weekend, Ron.
Thank you, Jane, the composition was rather obvious, the B&W choice was more diificutl, as I like the desert colors and Spanish skies too.
Greetings, Ron.
Haha, thanks, Martin, very nice to hear, he was a great artist, but I have to admit he had a pretty nice area to shoot close by as well 😉
Greetings from KL, Ron
Thank you so much, Laurie, when there´s a story to go with it and is interesting enough, I try to add the info; glad to hear you enjoyed it!
All the best from Malaysia, Ron.
Hi Lisa, thanks a lot, it was a difficult choice to go for B&W, cuz there are some nice barren colors in this desert and the Spanish blue sky, but the shapes and contrasts in this made me choose B&W!
Very happy days to you, my friend.
Greetz, Ron
Hi Noelle,
Oh, I can totally understand that, only seen a little of the SouthWest of the US, and the Badlands and barren landscapes have so much in common with this area; also not strange to know that lot of ´westerns´ are made in this area in Spain and other semi-deserts down South!
Thanks so much for stopping by, hope all is great with you!
All the best from KL, Ron
Oh yes, the famous spaghetti westerns, they used to be called. I have been through most of the Nordic countries, but still need to make my way south to southern parts of Europe. I saved the best for last, I guess!
Well, the North is extremely pretty, but I would say the climate and people of most of the mediterranean countries I´ve seen and their mountains make them very beautiful as well…
The world is a beautiful place and every scene has something to offer to some living thing. The trick is to keep your eyes wide open and let it all in, before judging what you see. The camera helps!
Hi Seonaid, thanks for your enthousiasn, it is very properly named, isn´t it? Although there are walls, like the one in the distance, with real old castle ruins on it that are like 20 times higher, its still a castle of the earth in this spot.
Would have loved to see those sheep come thru the small canyons, did see some movements with cows and goats in other places, very amazing sight!
Hope all is well, warm greetings from Malaysia to you,
Ron
Me he dado cuenta de que quizás prefieras insertar el comentario en inglés, así es que si decides aprobarlo insertar el del idioma que prefieras: “I liked the processing and the focal correction. Great pic. Congrats!
Hola Fran, me gusta todo tus comentarios en alguien idioma 😉
No, pasa nada, mi español no es muy bueno, pero ´i can understand it and i love the language´.
Muchas gracias, donde vives en España?
Saludos,
Ron
Thanks very much, slowly slipping in some more Malaysia, although there´s more than enough Spain like this and others to come too 😉
Have a great weekend, greetings, Ron.
Hi Ken, very welcome, so many great photographers shootings in this country, nice to explore!
Hope all is great and not too much haze for lungs and bad light 😉
Greetz, Ron.
Thank you very much, Ama!
Glad to hear the story adds a little to the photo, although I always hope the photo tells a story, it would be ahrd to imagine sheep grazing there 😉
Have a good week,
greetings, Ron
Thank you, Carlos, i must admit the color version did give nice colors of the gully and rockformation too with the blue sky, but this emphasizes the forms and contrasts much better, but pretty difficult choice this one 😉
Hope all is well with your little island getaway?
Greetings, Ron
Gracias, Mick, the colours of the formation and desert was very attractive too, but in B&W the shapes and contrasts worked very well, I hoped!
Have a great weekend, Ron.
Hola Suzanne, ha, thanks, i know I wear my influences on my sleeve 😉
Although the colors of this desert are pretty as well, I prefer the shapes in B&W!
Everything is great here, hugs back to you
Enjoy your weekend, amiga
R
very beautiful and painterly in bw!!
Thank you, Alexandra, guess most of my landscapes I prefer the bw look!
Great B&W. I like the balance of gully and mountain. Nice work.
Hello Luke, thanks so much for your interest; it´s always nice to see when something looked like it could work in B&W when shooting does have the contrast and shapes that work 😉
Have a great week,
Ron.
Very nice!!!!
Thanks a lot, YellowCable, glad it worked out in B&W as I hoped, tricky choice this one 😉
Have a great week,
Ron.
Just wow!
Thanks very much, Alex!
Cheers, Ron
Thank you for the visit and the like of my post “Twist” and “Extra Extra”.
You´re very welcome, thanks for dropping by here as well!
All the best to you,
Greetings, Ron
Prachtig!
Dank je, Mark, ook echt een heel bizonder ongerepte woestijn die maar weinig mensen kennen in Noord-Spanje!
Fijn weekend, Ron.
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dramatic!! Beautiful contrast shot!
Thank you very much, Cybele, although the barren colors in this semi-desert are nice too, i always prefer daylight landscapes in black and white, i think, at least that works for me 😉
Have a good weekend, Ron.
superb
Hola Ange, thanks very much for checking this out, all the best to you from KL.
Greetings, Ron.
Pleasing light and composition.Like it in B/W.
Thank you, Jane, the composition was rather obvious, the B&W choice was more diificutl, as I like the desert colors and Spanish skies too.
Greetings, Ron.
Stunning photography, and processed beautifully. Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome, David! Enthousiastic comments like yours make it very worthwhile 😉
Greetings, Ron.
Powerful… A stunning image, my friend!
Hi Malin, thanks very much, hope all is well, amiga 😉
Stunning.
Thanks a lot, Tom, very nice of you to say!
Warm greetings from KL, Ron
Very strong B&W Image Ron – Ansel Adams eat your heart out 🙂
Haha, thanks, Martin, very nice to hear, he was a great artist, but I have to admit he had a pretty nice area to shoot close by as well 😉
Greetings from KL, Ron
incredible image / terrific story
Thank you so much, Laurie, when there´s a story to go with it and is interesting enough, I try to add the info; glad to hear you enjoyed it!
All the best from Malaysia, Ron.
This is truly a stunning photograph!
I love the mood of it.
Happy day to you. 🙂
Hi Lisa, thanks a lot, it was a difficult choice to go for B&W, cuz there are some nice barren colors in this desert and the Spanish blue sky, but the shapes and contrasts in this made me choose B&W!
Very happy days to you, my friend.
Greetz, Ron
This reminds me so much of the Badlands of South Dakota. Beautiful.
Hi Noelle,
Oh, I can totally understand that, only seen a little of the SouthWest of the US, and the Badlands and barren landscapes have so much in common with this area; also not strange to know that lot of ´westerns´ are made in this area in Spain and other semi-deserts down South!
Thanks so much for stopping by, hope all is great with you!
All the best from KL, Ron
Oh yes, the famous spaghetti westerns, they used to be called. I have been through most of the Nordic countries, but still need to make my way south to southern parts of Europe. I saved the best for last, I guess!
Well, the North is extremely pretty, but I would say the climate and people of most of the mediterranean countries I´ve seen and their mountains make them very beautiful as well…
The world is a beautiful place and every scene has something to offer to some living thing. The trick is to keep your eyes wide open and let it all in, before judging what you see. The camera helps!
Beautiful shot of the evocatively named castle of the earth….and that’s a lot of sheep passing through 🙂
Hi Seonaid, thanks for your enthousiasn, it is very properly named, isn´t it? Although there are walls, like the one in the distance, with real old castle ruins on it that are like 20 times higher, its still a castle of the earth in this spot.
Would have loved to see those sheep come thru the small canyons, did see some movements with cows and goats in other places, very amazing sight!
Hope all is well, warm greetings from Malaysia to you,
Ron
Superbe ce N&B
Je rêve de retourner dans cet endroit magique !
Merci beaucoup, Soizic!
My French is not that good but I think I figure it out, something
´I dream of returning to such magic place´ ?
Salut, Ron.
My English is not good but you very well understood
Bonne journée!
Superb image Ron….a real winner
Thanks a lot, Mark, although the colors were very interesting I thought the shapes would serve better as a B&W!
Have a great weekend,
Ron
Amazing photo 🙂
Thanks a lot, Wendy, hope you´ll have a great weekend!
Warm greetings from Malaysia, Ron
Me he dado cuenta de que quizás prefieras insertar el comentario en inglés, así es que si decides aprobarlo insertar el del idioma que prefieras: “I liked the processing and the focal correction. Great pic. Congrats!
Hola Fran, me gusta todo tus comentarios en alguien idioma 😉
No, pasa nada, mi español no es muy bueno, pero ´i can understand it and i love the language´.
Muchas gracias, donde vives en España?
Saludos,
Ron
OK then, I’ll do my best in english 😉 .
I live in Valladolid, between Madrid and the Cantabric spanish’s coast.
Me gusta el tratamiento y la corrección de la focal. Grandísima imagen. Enhorabuena.
Super!
Thank you very much, Absen, great to hear it works for you 😉
Have a good weekend, Ron
Magnificient!
Thanks very much, slowly slipping in some more Malaysia, although there´s more than enough Spain like this and others to come too 😉
Have a great weekend, greetings, Ron.
Good to know. Thanks for the intro to Kah-Wai Lin Photography blog from your teh tarik post.
Have a good weekend.
Ken
Hi Ken, very welcome, so many great photographers shootings in this country, nice to explore!
Hope all is great and not too much haze for lungs and bad light 😉
Greetz, Ron.
Great photo and great story.
Thank you very much, Ama!
Glad to hear the story adds a little to the photo, although I always hope the photo tells a story, it would be ahrd to imagine sheep grazing there 😉
Have a good week,
greetings, Ron
wow Beautiful shot ! Love the W&B ❤
Merci beaucoup, Danièle! Was hard to choose between B&W and color but loved this one just a little more…
Warm greetings from Malaysia,
Ron
Great shot………
I will be stepping out on the Altiplano in just a few weeks now….This has really whet my appetite.
Hi Stuart, you´re already on your way there?
Looking forward to what you shoot!
Thanks and enjoy the trip,
Ron
Not yet but won’t be long…can’t wait.
🙂
A stunning composition. Love the black and white conversion.
Thank you, Carlos, i must admit the color version did give nice colors of the gully and rockformation too with the blue sky, but this emphasizes the forms and contrasts much better, but pretty difficult choice this one 😉
Hope all is well with your little island getaway?
Greetings, Ron
B/W seems a wise choice, like it. MM 🍀
Gracias, Mick, the colours of the formation and desert was very attractive too, but in B&W the shapes and contrasts worked very well, I hoped!
Have a great weekend, Ron.
This is stunning! Thank you for sharing 🙂
You´re so welcome, Takami, thank YOU so much for enjoying and the compliment!
Hope all is gret, greetings
Ron
Wow… move over Ansel Adams! This is a very beautiful shot of a magnificent rock formation!
(Hope all is well in KL. Hugs from the ‘Dam :))
Hola Suzanne, ha, thanks, i know I wear my influences on my sleeve 😉
Although the colors of this desert are pretty as well, I prefer the shapes in B&W!
Everything is great here, hugs back to you
Enjoy your weekend, amiga
R