Cappadocia,Turkey

This is another photo from my 2005 Turkey visit and I hope you like

it:)

Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia
Once called Mt. Argeus, the awesome presence of Erciyes Dagi inspired legends as the "Abode of the Gods" and the Persians built a Zoroastrian fire temple nearby. These two ancient volcanoes mark the western and eastern boundaries of a region known for its curious volcanic landscape that has been relentlessly carved by nature and by the people who have lived here. 'Fairy chimneys,' cones and strange rock formations have been sculpted by wind and rain while subterranean towns were excavated by a populace seeking shelter from the conquerors and would-be conquerors who crisscrossed the wide open steppes of the Central Anatolian Plateau. Ancient Anatolian tribes, Assyrians, Hittites, Phrygians, Turkic tribes from Central Asia, Mongols, Persians,Syrians,Armenians, Slavs, Greeks, Romans and Western Europeans have all passed through leaving behind some of their traditions as well as their genes and rendering Cappadocians as exotic as their surreal surroundings.
Source:http://www.great-adventures.com

Amazing capture and place my friend. I like it.

Very nice! Bad place to land if you are skydiving ;-)

fascinating place, and a well done shot.

They are all wonderful ~ this one just captured the whole time essence for me. Someone actually built their lives in these mountains and old flows. WOW! Incredible! When I think of that I get chills! You took this picture at a perfect Angle and captured the hill and the valley. All these pictures are perfectly captured and unique in there own way! ~ WONDERFUL! ~ micki

CT, this is my favorite of your recent four from this series. The formations here are really interesting and I think this angle you shot them from is more interesting and more dynamic than the other three.

Beautiful work. Very good composition, I like it, CT.