This church is virtually impossible to photograph, due to the narrow street on which it is located. What I have done, therefore, is shot it from down the street and recreated the frontal perspective in PSP9.
Until about 40 years ago, women in this hilltop town of southwestern Andalusia dressed in the way seen here.
The town has now been "discovered" and, if you've got money in your pocket, you can buy a little bit of it...
Excellent AJ... :) Like this idea...Very clever & effective given the original shooting problem... :)
Sadly, same the world over as in progress taking away the quiet and quaint life of towns and villages... I think because it gives us respite when we visit, also takes us back to when life was far less hectic... The whole *feel* changes... Money talks and when poor, it talks louder...
I tend to like the *oversharpening* myself... Sometimes its what we intend to create a certain mood or effect... I know I use it... ~~GRIN~~ sounds like trying to justify...
Thanks for your comment, Gary. Yes, it was not an easy shot, but I must admit to a little manipulation to achieve this effect. Point taken about the sharpening, although I did rather like the way the features appeared 3D against the flat background at this level of sharpness.
And unfortunately I share your concern about the effect of money on these villages. Vejer is relatively untouched, but with a new motorway from Cadiz about to be completed it's only a matter of time. Tarifa is already much changed (and there's no motorway yet, though it is coming) and the plans for the area around look horrendous. While it's perhaps unfair to try to prevent local people (often very poor) trying to make some money, it seems odd that such money often ends up destroying the very reason why people used to visit in the first place.
OK, enough ranting from me (seem to have been doing it a lot recently...)
The incredibly white sunsoaked wall makes the features appear as if they're disembodied and existing separately, except for the shadow, that gives the wall away. Must have been a metering nightmare but you've risen to the task. Perhaps a tad too much sharpening? I too love these old Andalucian villages, but wonder what will become of them a few decades down the line if money gets its way too much. Regards, Gary
That's very cleverly done, A.J. A very good idea and well put together. I like how the white wall gives the image a high key effect. And have you bought a little bit of the town? Anyway, Merry Xmas to you and yours. Cheers, Ann.
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