Sunset at Fuentiduenya de Tajo

Fuentidueña de Tajo can be reached very easily from Madrid. It's only 50 kms away right on top of the main road to Valencia. A sad ruin of a former important castle that belonged to theOrder of the Saint Jacque's Knights.

It was early evening and I took advantage of the glowing colours of the sun licking the sandstones

Les couleurs et la forme sont superbes.

le petit village blanc complete bien le paysage

c'est un peu dommage que le nuage soit coup鬠mais je comprends ton dilemne.

Great Picture. Perhaps the polarizer effect is too strong...

Me gusta, menos el efecto que parece forzado de oscurecimiento cenital del cielo. Para mi gusto cuestiona la naturalidad de la foto. Imagino que es eso precisamente lo que buscabas, pero en esta foto a mi me cuesta entenderlo.

very beautiful landscape!!!!

Muy buenos colores en castillo y cielo. Comprendo tu interes por la nube y me gusta como queda aunque en algun momento le podria dar la razon a Manuel.

Hola Alberto. Espero que te encuentres pletorico

En agosto me llevo a los ni�os a Escocia, de donde he regresado hace tres semanas y ya te brindaremos algun castillo. Un fuerte abrazo!!

Nice Shot!

Bonito color del cielo y del castillo, son muy intensos. Un saludo !!

Magnifica. Mis felicitaciones

Perfect composition and light.Thanks to share very interesting story.Best Regards

Great shot with beautiful colors Alberto..long time no see...I am happy to see your shots again...7/7

Very good contrast between the colors. Nice work!

Actually, I am more for B&W but this one is really better in color. The warm sunlight and the strong blue sky make a nice color contrast, and the little cloud came along just right, nicely placed inmidst the supersaturated blue zone (polarizer + wide angle ?).

 

Regards

 

Carsten

Preciosa !!!!

Beautiful light and I love the little cloud. The big sky adds to the sense of abandonment and there is good detail in the stonework.

Carsten and Colin, That day I went for the clouds (a typical spring day over here. Got to Uclés Castle, 100 kms from Madrid, where I found the spectacular sky I was looking for. On my way back home the clouds dispersed but, still, that warm light of the setting sun and the lonely cloud gave the opportunity.

Re B&W I am more and more for it. In this respect I reccomend Carsten to get into eBay and look for the Leica Mini II. A small jewel of a camera with a fantastic lens, ideal to be carried in your pocket everywhere. You can get it for around 70 euros! That's what I am using at present loaded with Ilford HP Plus 400 ISO for B&W street shots and for some B&W landscapes

Bellisimo paisaje con un uso perfecto de la luz. Muy buena. (Gracias por tu comentario en "The Storm"). Saludos.

Hola Alberto llevas toda la razon, soy un desastre para los marcos. La foto tuya genial, tiene una luz muy especial que le da un gran realce. Saludos cordiales.

Une lumiere exceptionnelle qui donne toute leur beauté à ces ruines majestueuses. Le petit nuage est la cerise sur le gateau.

Linda y romantica. Colores preciosos. Congratulaciones!

Great view and very beautiful light! (Sorry, I can't rate 7-7)

Lovely palette in harmony. Clarity and tones are perfect in a beautiful composition. Like you I'm a fan of castles, (esp. old castles and ruins).

A very nice work. Kind regards.

Esta es otra que me gusta muchisimo. Una luz fantastica.