Cave housing in Göreme, a photo from Nevsehir, Central Anatolia

Photographer's Note

It was cloudy and drizzling rain when we went to the open air museum of Göreme passing this place along the road where fairy chimneys reflecting all the present light, spooky dooming up in the landscape.

The erosion is in a stage that makes actual housing dangerous, parts of the rock coming loose and falling down, it cost a lot to fix and stop this slow-erosion process, so those caves were abandoned by the local people and now protected by Unesco.

Ruins keeping their soul of past inhabitance.

MarcoCertelli, broglia, japiey, Angelillo, lilimih33, saylan-cb, jhm, Didi, danos, robertosalguero has marked this note useful

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MarcoCertelli (381) 2007-11-07 2:39

Henk, this really seems a painted picture. The gray sky and also the foreground grass looks really untrue, almost as in a bi-dimensional image. My compliments for this beautiful effect. Ciao, Marco.

broglia (3604) 2007-11-07 2:58

Hi Henk, when I eventually retire I hope to live in Turkey. But I don't think I can wait that long to visit the famous fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. The inclement weather makes an unusual backdrop for these amazing structures. The swathe of grass in the foreground gives a nice splash of colour. Well balanced composition. Best regards, Roberto

knerkowski (1476) 2007-11-07 3:43

Hi Henk
Great colors and photo well framed.
I like it
Thanks for sharing
cheers
Kevin

Bruno40 (6662) 2007-11-07 3:49

ih Henk,
This is a kind of subreal image. the place is an endless source of photographs, and beautiful photographs.
Too bad that someday we will not see them, if we don't do anything.
I hope I am wrong.
TFS
Jorge

japiey (10163) 2007-11-07 4:12

Hi Henk,

BEAUTIFULL..
What more to say...

You do magic with camera..

Salutes, dear friend.

jean paul

delkoo (68) 2007-11-07 4:22

hi henk,
a very simple and yet clean and fabulous catch of the light painting the landscape.
Lovely composition!

didier

hakan2o (0) 2007-11-07 5:22

What an amazing landscape and a great picture.
Excellent.

Hey Bruno40. This landscape was laid down during eruption commencing millions of years ago. It's then eroded to form what you see today. I am sure that there is at least a few million years of erosion to go. You and I will be long gone by then.

MarcT (20964) 2007-11-07 6:22

Groetjes Henk,
Prachtide kleuren en goede compositie. Was de Hemel zo of ben jij er tussen gekomen met PSP..?
Groetjes
Marc

designsoul (17843) 2007-11-07 10:08

Splendid shot of this lunar landscape, so famous... The colours make it even more otherworldly. Very nice work, really beautiful, Henk.
sasa

leo61 (0) 2007-11-07 10:16

Hello Henk!
Despite the rain and the grey sky you managed a great shot with the unique rockformations.Good composition with the groun grass and the little tree in the foreground.Great light and very nice warm tones.
For next year I´m planing my second trip to this unique place.
Regards,Leo

Angelillo (9374) 2007-11-07 13:33

Hi Henk,

Strange place, these chimneys with so particular colors and textures! The POV is magnificent, you show us a litte chaos of forms, but the beauty of the whole frame is amazing! Great shot! Thanks.

Greetings,
Angel.

vincz (19113) 2007-11-08 6:58

Beautiful image, fantastic colors. Great rendering in the sky. A great one.

lilimih33 (9918) 2007-11-09 2:46

Hello Henk!
Really fantastic place and great effect!
Wonderful colours, light, clarity and perspective!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

...I return... :)

woladorsky (806) 2007-11-09 4:36

An exquisite image Henk. The tones and colors are just amazing...what else to say I am speechless after seing such a beautyful picture..makes me wanna buy a ticket and spens some tim there!

Regrds

Rolando

Stepan (27210) 2007-11-09 23:44

This place in that light seems totally unreal !!
The colors are excellent and the mood fascinating.
Really impressive.
Stéphane

saylan-cb (12738) 2007-11-10 1:57

Hi Henk
Beautiful göreme...Great colours, light, clarity and POV here,excellent work.
TFS/Regards

jhm (211734) 2007-11-10 7:41

Dag Henk,

Ik moet even tot deze foto terug om ergens mijn voorkeur te vinden.
De kleuren zijn zeer mooi aangepast met een zeer goede scherpte.
Aan motregen en slechtweer kan men weing doen, alleen de ISO wat verhogen om wat meer licht te krijgen zoals u heeft gedaan trouwens.
Goede samenstelling en presentatie.

Prettig weekend,
John.

Didi (61589) 2007-11-11 3:56

Bonjour Henk
Un paysage extra terrestre troglodyte baigné d'une lumière étrange et inquiétante; les habitants sont t'ils pacifiques dans cette ambiance mystérieuse ?
Amitiés.

kensimage (8563) 2007-11-12 0:28

It's otherworldly and surreal, rather like a movie set, Henk. The dark sky and the weird orangish tone of the dry grass are what make this work, I'd say. The rocks almost glow as if lit by a spotlight (the movie set idea again...) Very well done. Regards, Ken.

maximage (15537) 2007-11-12 14:36

Bonjour Henk,
Une image extraordinaire et fascinante!
Le ciel est curieux mais beau!
Belles couleurs!
Amitiés.
max

Polonaise (5802) 2007-11-15 13:47

this is the strangest living place on earth...

can yopu imagine>
Aliens have landed on out planet somewhere near these establishments...?????

What would they think about our life style ???
(:-))))))

Love these weird places tremendously...
Love your photos about them..

TE's spirit at its fullest !

danos (110407) 2007-11-17 3:33

Hello Henk,
very nice this landscape view the open air museum of Göreme.Excellent this colourful sumptuous feast.I like the composition with its perspective and the POV.The light that falls on the rocks bring out the details of them.Informative your note too.Well done Henk.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

robertosalguero (292) 2007-11-19 0:28

Hello Henk,

This image seem taken out of a fantasy mvie. The houses are very unique and interesting and the rock formations truly add a lot of interest to this image. Good colours and ambiance to create this effective and almost unreal landscape. Thanks Henk :-)

Roberto

Hellas (7123) 2008-01-10 3:06

Hi Henk,
what a beautiful and well exposed image is this?
The colours are amazing, the details perfect and the light management very well done.
It was a must for this place to be protected by Unesco.
Thank you for sharing.
Best wishes,
Athanasios.