Andalucian street with Zen view

Hi everybody,

 

A narrow medieval street in Andalucia.

 

I tried to concentrate on the zen view kind perspective and cut the

uninteresting bottom.

 

Please tell me what you think.

 

thank you

Maria

Nice travel picture. Wish I was there.

nice leading lines. Seems a bit soft.

... to be honest I was unsure about this photo, but it was the one from Spain I liked most.

 

regards

 

Maria

Hi Maria, what's a 'Zen view'? Cheers, Sam.

Hi Sam,

 

thanks for the question.

 

"Zen view" is a pattern in in Christopher Alexander's "Pattern Language", and has its origins in a Japanese house named so, Alexander wrote.

 

While "A Pattern Language" by Christopher Alexander is a book rather for architects and related professions (urban planning, sociology of architecture etc), I saw it on the list of preferred books by Phil Greenspun :) :

Books that I like

[yes, the Phil Greenspun who started photo.net]. I added to links to that page but did not add any comment on the book so far, although I read it many times.

 

Summarised it is about a narrow view to something beautiful. In the original it means not to put large windows in places "where people stay" (Alexander) to look at something beautiful, but to put such windows at "places of transition" (Alexander): stairs, paths etc.

 

I found that it well suits the medieval, where the city is perceived essentially in movement, 4D so to say, and where around the cathedrals especially there wasn't place left to look at them like today at the Notre Dame in Paris ...

 

I love your pictures of Andalucia as well, Sam!

 

Thanks again for the comment.

Maria

I've just commented on a picture of a Spanish street of a very worth to see portofolio, and thought it is a good idea to link it:

Calle San Pedro in Bolta�a by Guillermo Lobera Temes

Enjoy looking

Maria

How is it possible that there are ratings with just 8 ??? This is realy great! I would love to have one of yours in my "pocket"... Also I'm teached by this images! Vicentiu

Hi,

 

As somebody asked me what is 'Zen view' I noticed that part of the discussion is here:

narrow and straight by Sam Bal, so thought it might be useful to link.

 

regards

Maria

now there are :)

 

Anyway, I am surprised about the popularity and positive feedback to this image - maybe it is because of the title ;)

 

It isn't one of my favourites, it is just the one I liked the most from my Spain photos ...

 

regards

Maria

Hi Maria

great picture i took the same one yours much better!!

Shuki

Hi,

 

thanks for the kind comment and appologises in the delay answering.

 

I was looking in your portofolio for that photo, but could not find it ...

 

regards

Maria