215- Myra, a photo from Antalya, Mediterranean

Photographer's Note

After posting the necropolis of Hierapolis, I thought of this exceptional one too.
Myra was founded in the 5th century BC, the most important city of Lycia, an antique city in what is now Antalya, very near the modern city of Demre, once the home of St Nicholas .
Nowadays, it's especially famous for its necropolis of Lycian rock-cut tombs in the form of temple fronts carved into the vertical faces of the cliffs.
When I took this picture, it was midday !!! Que calor !!! But we were listening to the guide in the shade thank goodness !
We were facing the necropolis to the left as you can see and the theatre to the right (WS4 and WS1), built in the 2nd century AD in Greek and Roman styles.
It was richly decorated by many sculptures of masks like the one in the foreground. They represented theatrical scenes and mythological figures.

WS6 : A more complete view of the rock-cut tombs.
WS5 : The permanent residents of the necropolis.
WS4 : View taken from the same place as on the main post,but focusing to the right on the theatre in the background.
WS3 : Another one of the many sculptures, once part of the theatre decoration.
WS2 : Yet another series of theatrical masks.
WS1 : The theatre

ikeharel, danos, pyffepa, holmertz, mcmtanyel, thebest, papagolf21, josepmarin, adramad, jhm, pajaran, gildasjan, delpeoples, clic, Angshu, Romano46, PaulVDV, s_lush, Didi, LuisGustavoLima has marked this note useful

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ikeharel (112467) 2013-07-22 2:33

Bonjour MarieLouise,
Of course this is exptional, as every ancient preserved and endured ruins from more than 2000 years ago.
You applied a good premeditated POV with the rock-carved dwelings on far hill, and the mighty pillars lay near the main subject, which by itself an impressive one.
Good photojob done. My cong.'s.
Ike

danos (110407) 2013-07-22 2:37

Hello Marie-Louise,
nice the view as the presentation of the theatrical masks of Myra.I like the forms of the faces,as the excellent presentation as we can see a lot of details.Informative your note too.

Have a good day,Danos

Royaldevon (85606) 2013-07-22 2:55

Hello MarieLouise,

I'm sure you stood and wondered at these masks and marvelled at the skill of these ancient craftsmen! What fine results from people with primitive tools!
I like how you have given us such a detailed close-up, so that we can appreciate the shapes and the textures. Your bit of shade has stopped the sculpture from being blown out but the b/g tells how bright the sunshine really was.

Have a great day,
Bev :-)

pyffepa (625) 2013-07-22 3:13

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
Une photo superbe, les masques interpellent le spectateur.
J'apprйcie le contraste de l'ombre et la lumiиre qui donnent beaucoup de profondeur.
Heureux d'avoir vu cette photo, merci.
Amitiйs,
Patrick

holmertz (102008) 2013-07-22 7:43

Hello Marie-Louise,
You give us a fine collection of three intersting and beautiful photos. As a composition this is for sure the best one by combining the expressive sculptures with a view of the distant tombs. The cultural richness of this place becomes obvious in just one shot. Considering the heat and strong light you have exposed this remarkably well.
Kind regards,
Gert

KristinsCamera (2384) 2013-07-22 11:26

Bonjour MarieLouise ~

Thanks to this photograph, I have just discovered your gallery, and I am so pleased that I did :)

This stone would be remarkable just by itself, but I really love your POV, with the echoes of other stone carvings further back, and then back behind that, what looks like the stones themselves, in their natural state. The jumble of stones in between lets us know, that in the end, nature will win over our artistic aspirations :)

This is so pleasing to the eye for so many reasons, not the least the expressions on the faces here. The depth of field, with softening colors and increasing sunlight, is wonderful.

Beautifully seen & captured ~ and nice to meet you :)

Kristin

thebest (4276) 2013-07-22 20:24

Hello Marie-Louise,

Well my husband & I are back from a long 9 week holiday including the magical Country of Turkey - what an amazing Country...
I hope this brief message finds you & your family well?
I love the old ruins & history of the Ancient Cities - your photo depicts some of the intricate stone work that was achieved with the use of primitive tools.

Kindest regards,
Dawn.

mcmtanyel (67681) 2013-07-22 20:25

Hi Marie Louise,
What ugly faces, what a beautiful photo! Excellent DOF, the Lycian rock tombs in the b/g are sharp enough. Good light management, too. You managed not to wash out the sunny parts though your main (ugly) subject was in the shade.
As for your comment on Marabout de Sidi Abderrahmane, you are right. I just did not have the heart to crop out the elegant creature soaring in the sky.
Regards,
MT
BTW, did I mention that those masks are ugly?

lousat (138623) 2013-07-23 4:49

Salut ML,quelle prise de vue et quelle exposition,tu as capture' les details de cette sculpture vraiment tres bien dans une lumiere pas facile,et pour nous montrer aussi le magnifique scenario en arrier plan,avec les architechtures dans les rochers si bien detailles,excellent travail dans les 2 photo en WS aussi,j'ai ete' 2 fois en Turquie mais je vois qu'il y a encore beacoup des choses a voir..ehehe...belle journee' et merci,Luciano

sandpiper (6788) 2013-07-26 4:34

Hi Marie Louise
Excellent composition and I do enjoy the detail on this sculpture in the foreground. Sounds like an impressive place, well done.

Chris

papagolf21 (152605) 2013-07-29 0:20

Bonjour, chиre Marie-Louise,
Excellent cadrage avec ces sculptures au premier plan.
Ce choix fort bien pensй permet de donner un effet de relief avec l'arriиre-plan qui bйnйficie d'un intйrкt majeur.
Un magnifique voyage.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

fabbs99 (17179) 2013-07-31 3:55

Bonjour MarieLouise,

These old sculptures are pretty attractive even after so many years. They have nice textures and designs.Sharpness and colours are fantastic. Very well done.

Cheers and be happy,
Farhat

chrisvek (7003) 2013-08-03 15:43

Hello MarieLouise

Very good composition with splendid details and awesome lightning usage.Great framework and POV.Nice colors and background.Well done.

Have a nice weekend
Chris

Nicou (193806) 2013-08-05 3:48

Hello

quelle ouevre d'art, sueprbe compo sou l'arbre а l'ombre trиs trиs belle gestion de la lumirиe et ces bouches grandes ouverte splendide compo.
Bravo et amitiй
Nicou

Silvio1953 (220637) 2013-08-05 10:45

Ciao Marie Luoise, gran bella vista della necropoli, ottima composizione con la favolosa scultura in primo piano, gran gestione di una luce non facile, brava, ciao Silvio

josepmarin (59385) 2013-08-08 5:02

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
j'admire la bonne gestion des changes de lumiиre dans cette prise, avec un grand rйsultat sur l'exposition. Les faces en pierre sont йtonnantes, et ta photo nous les offre avec une grande nettetй, mais nous permet aussi d'apprйcier les impressionnants temples creusйs dans les falaises.
Le contraste des tons des pierres et des roches avec les verts des feuilles de l'arbre а l'avant-plan est fantastique.
Un travail superbe.
Bien amicalement,
Josep

adramad (72564) 2013-08-08 10:15

Salut Maria Louise.
Composition impressionnante avec cette belle reste des deux visages que nous voyons dans le premier plan, arriиre-plan fantastique avec ces tombes dans la montagne.
Trиs bien gйrй la lumiиre et les ombres.
Grande gestion de nettetй lйger et trиs bon.
Belle palette trиs naturel.
Trиs bien fait. J'aime.
Passez une bonne soirйe.
Meilleurs vњux.
Luis.

jhm (211734) 2013-08-10 1:26

Bonjour Marie-Louise,

Your workshop pictures are a book alone, splendid done.
Great sharpness and clarity, we get a lot to see.
Excellent captured, nice composed.
Very well done, TFS.

Amicalement, et bon-weekend,
John

pajaran (114945) 2013-08-11 22:58

Dobar dan.
Interesantan tekst o starom gradu, sa datim podacima ...
Lep pogled na skulpturu i rusevine u pozadini ...
Dobra trenutak snimka, kontrast, lepe boje.
Dobar rad, sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Lepo pokazano mesto.
Imajte lep dan, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Srecno.
Paja.

Good afternoon.
An interesting article about the old town, with the given data ...
Nice view of the sculpture and the ruins in the background ...
A good time recording, contrast, beautiful colors.
Good work, with beautiful photographs of the workshop.
Nice place shown.
Have a great day, all the best in the new week that started.
Good luck.
Paja.

gildasjan (43826) 2013-08-14 11:23

Bonsoir MarieLouise
Beau rendu neutre des teintes et ici l'arriиre plan lumineux crйe le bon contraste avec ce premier plan dont les textures sont bien rendues.
Bonne soirйe
Amicalement
Gildas

delpeoples (60342) 2013-08-16 5:49

Cara Marie-Louise

Una foto molto interessante e unica. Hai ben catturato i dettagli della scultura e gli edifici nello sfondo. La cosa piъ impressionante й proprio il gestione della luce ed ombra. Il bilanciamento й superbo. Complimenti.

Un caro saluto
Lisa

abmdsudi (95869) 2013-08-18 5:54

Hi MarieLouise
Good archaeological find and so much to admire and its history backed up with a good shot to illustrate this piece. Like your positioning and viewpoint in great colours with the subject stands out superbly in the setting with some other interests. This is really good shot in great dof, to set off the subject. Beautifully taken, well done
Best regards

Fis2 (169759) 2013-08-25 0:35

Witajcie MarieLuise!
Curious view.
A very interesting old sculpture.
God frame and sharpness.
I like WS.
Have a nice day
Krzysztof

Angshu (56760) 2013-08-27 3:41

Hello MarieLouise
I had seen pictures of these tombs earlier in some pictures...but composing with the sculptures in the FG definitely brings in more balance to the picture. Its admirable how you handled the contrasting light & shade, which makes this picture a pleasure to look at. Its your trademark to enriuch this post with the fine workshops and the note all of which allowed me to learn much more than what I knew before
Best Regards
Angshu

Romano46 (18472) 2013-09-07 5:16

Ciao Marie Louise
tra tanti fotografi sei una delle piщ brave nella rappresentazione delle bellezze della Turchia.
Questa foto a mio pareere и eccezionale per la particolare composizione che contrappone un primo piano dotato di una grande espressivitа ad un panorama assai noto quale quello dlele tombe scavate nella roccia.
Perт tra tra tante foto viste di questo bel posto , nessuna aveva questa particolare caratteristica e questo conferma la mia convinzione che tu hai una particolare ed innata sensibilitа e gusto della composizione che altri non hanno.
Tra l'altro questa foto merita anche i miei complimenti per il perfetto equilibrio nella gestione della luce tra il primo piano e l parete rocciosa che fa da sfondo: perfetta leggibilitа dei particolari nel primo e leggibilitа del secondo per rendere ben visibile l'ambientazione del sito.
Bravissima.
Ai miei complimenti unisco l'augurio di un buon fine settimana
Romano

PaulVDV (62804) 2013-09-15 16:45

Hello Marie-Louise,
Thank you for the improved picture of the murals in the Rila monastery.
What a wonderful double vision of the sculptures on the FG and the tombs in the rocks on the BG. Both are worth a picture and a post on TE. Here you show us a splendid combination picture, including many fallen columns. The framing with the dark leaves is excellent.
Very good light management, sharpness and composition.
Best regards, Paul

Corry (4508) 2013-09-16 19:31

Je me souviens avoir vu cette sculpture lors de mon voyage en 2011. Tu as bien choisi l'angle pour cette prise de photo puisqu'on aperзoit en arriиre plan les tombeaux rupestres percйs dans la falaise au 5e siиcle avant J.-C. et imitant pour la plupart la faзade d’une maison. Bien fait.

Yvon

s_lush (16602) 2013-09-30 5:19

Hello Marie-Louise,
You have chosen a highly aesthetic and informative composition, with a very impressive work of ancient art the foreground and picturesque cave city in the background. Excellent presentation of this famous historic place!
Best regards,
Sergiy

IBAlex (0) 2013-10-17 17:14

Great picture! This is a test.

Didi (61589) 2013-11-01 2:43

Bonjour Marie Louise
Un avant plant intйressant qui laisse entrevoir le village troglodyte en arriиre-plan
Dйcor magnifique
Il est possible de crйer des liens pour accйder directement aux WS
Amicalement
Didi

jmdias (114296) 2013-11-03 13:08

ML

marvelous details of these reliefs and the carved faзades ahead. we have a general view and the details of the art at same time. excellent job. an image that gave me the desire to know the area. TFS.

hugs

jorge

manatee (4668) 2014-01-20 2:00

Turkey hasve a marvelous history, and so much to show, I love all about the country and I hope some day I can visit it, Im sure I will want to shot all the country.

Beautiful picture

Thank you

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2017-08-05 14:27

Olб, Marie-Louise!

Foto interessante, acho que nunca havia visto essas esculturas, bem colocadas em primeiro plano. A vegetaзгo da parte superior й um bom detalhe, assim como a construзгo na pedra а esquerda! Boas cores e nitidez!
Parabйns!