City walls under a brooding sky, a photo from Avila, Castilla y Leon

Photographer's Note

The Walls of Ávila in central Spain, completed between the 11th and 14th centuries, are the city of Ávila's principal historic feature. These fortifications are the most complete in all of Spain.

The work was started in 1090 but most of the defensive wall appears to have been rebuilt in the 12th century. The enclosed area is an irregular rectangle of 31 hectares with a perimeter of some 2,516 meters, including 88 semicircular towers. The walls have an average width of 3 metres and an average height of 12 metres. The nine gates were completed over several different periods. The Puerta de San Vicente (Gate of St Vincent) and the Puerta del Alcazar (Gate of the Fortress) are flanked by twin towers, 20 metres high, linked by a semicircular arch. The apse of the cathedral also forms one of the towers.

It is possible to walk upon the walls for roughly half the circumference. Whilst some of the walls will never be navigable in this way because of their integration into other structures, there is also a large stretch of the walls that has yet to be made safe for pedestrians.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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COSTANTINO (115605) 2019-05-08 23:04

Hello dear stephen and have a nice time
and a happy new day
excellent vapture with artistic details
greetings to you !!!
you are the first into the gallery now
with a valuable photo presenting the
Walls of Avilla in central sPAIN
REGARDS
cOSTANTINO

jemaflor (146360) 2019-05-08 23:10

Hi Stephen,
Nice photo with these impressive fortress and this dramatic effect for the sky with all these clouds, well presented,good rendering, tfs.

emka (157280) 2019-05-08 23:31

Hello Stephen, I walked upon the wall all the way where it was possible. There are fantastic views from there. Amazing view of these many towers so close to each other. Wonderful picture. We can see even a person in red.

Have a nice day

MAlgo

Fis2 (169821) 2019-05-09 0:52

Witaj Stephen!
A very interesting walls and pavement, I like it.
Good framing, colrs and light.
Photo has climate.
Well done.
Good morning.

ChrisJ (171302) 2019-05-09 0:56

Hello Stephen

Well composed using the rule of thirds, with excellent sharpness and again the dramatic sky of grey clouds. Good perspective at the cars and people at right in the bg add scale. Tfs!

pajaran (114995) 2019-05-09 1:10

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, opasan trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, dobro uhvacen trenutak sa opasnim oblacima.
Lepaa stara arhitektura, lepe stare zidine.
Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, dangerous moment, interesting and good text ...
Beautifully shown, good perspective and contrast, beautiful colors, well-caught moment with dangerous clouds.
Nice old architecture, beautiful old walls.
I wish you a beautiful and successful day, all the best.

claudeD (47754) 2019-05-09 1:49

Hello Stephen,,

very good picture showing here the walls of Avila in perfect sharpness . I also like the angry sky over the walls very much. Impressive shot.Tfs.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

jean113 (27639) 2019-05-09 3:31

Hello Stephen, the city walls are beautiful, and I like the point of view where the towers disappear into the distance.
Lovely colours and textures of the walls contrast with the ‘brooding ‘ sky. A decisive moment, you might not see a sky like that again.
Interesting notes.
Regards Jean.

holmertz (102050) 2019-05-09 3:44

Hello Stephen,
A very good closer view of this impressive wall and towers. The sky still looks rather heavily processed, but it certainly creates a dramatic atmosphere.
Regards,
Gert.

lousat (138669) 2019-05-09 4:23

Hi Steph,beautiful prospect showing the defensive walls of Avila in a great way,i like a lot the moment,the dark clouds in the sky makes the difference too,very well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

pierrefonds (113656) 2019-05-09 4:38

Hi Stephen,

The cloudy sky is hoovering over the city. The point of view is showing the details of the towers and the city walls. The sharpness is very good and the light is giving nice tints to the colours of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

photographer_sg (6059) 2019-05-09 5:00

Hello Stephen
Wonderful composition under a brooding and threatening sky. You managed the light really well to bring out the texture of the city walls and the cobbled road in difficult light. The vertical format is a great choice and the man in the distance with two cars is a wonderful inclusion.
Cheers!
Satya

Sergiom (117241) 2019-05-09 6:14

Bonjour Stephen,

On voit beaucoup mieux les murailles de la ville sous cet angle même si la lumière n'existe presque pas sous ce ciel orageux. Le contre jour est très bien géré.

Amicalement

Serge

Nicou (193806) 2019-05-09 6:27

Hello

Ce ciel lourd et gris sombre avec la perspective sur la muraille et ces tours avec les créneaux au sommet et cette route gris quelle image et compo superbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

rychem (72187) 2019-05-09 8:25

Up close, the walls look impressive and very massive, the atmosphere with dark stormy sky fits very well with these mighty walls
regards Ryszard

ifege (47043) 2019-05-09 22:22

Hi Stephen
Great sky! Well captured fortifications.
cheers
Ian

Cricri (176) 2019-05-10 1:11

Hello Stephen
Excellente perspective des fortifications sous un ciel dramatique, magnifique
cricri

papagolf21 (152605) 2019-05-10 1:16

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Avec ce ciel, cela transforme la prise de vue avec une beauté surnaturelle !
Un cadrage très réussi.
Bravo !
Amitiés.
Philippe

Royaldevon (85640) 2019-05-10 3:53

Hello Stephen,

Castles and castle walls make such interesting subjects for their variety, their history, their character and ... from an early age, we have all been fascinated with them.
I really like how you have used the linked textual details of the road and the castle wall as an inwards guide.
The repeating towers, along the wall, create the sense of depth and perspective.
I love the drama of the sky!
It is symbolically foreboding! I wonder if people would have interpreted such conditions as a threat in the olden days.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

carlo62 (81265) 2019-05-10 7:53

Ciao Stephen
ho visto molte foto di queste antiche mura, ma non ricordo di averle mai viste con un cielo come questo.
Eccellente taglio verticale per dare spazio alle nuvole grigie.
Saluti
Carlo

abmdsudi (95869) 2019-05-10 23:49

Hi Stephen
A grand shot depicting the majesty of this castle walls with impression of timelessness, nicely fit the vertical format and broody indeed! just what I like...moody and dark with a touch of light. The red tiny fig is an added bonus. Excellent capture, Congrats
Best regards

jmdias (114340) 2019-05-15 9:22

stephen

the repetition of the cylindrical towers is ever special to see in avila. nice this view, so typical of the old town.

take care

jorge

ikeharel (112497) 2019-05-19 4:41

The mighty old walls of Avila with a dramatic sky above, what an outcome on picture you managed to collect, Stephen.
Well scaled by the lone figure in red and black, imposing and impressive location.
Good afternoon,
Ike

mcmtanyel (67731) 2019-05-27 22:30

Hello Stephen,
I love that dramatic sky! The city wall are very well kept.
Regards,
MT