Pedraza

Richard

Pedraza is a tiny village of Segovia, north of Madrid. While it only has about 500 inhabitants, it manages to attract a fair number of tourists because of its stark beauty.

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torags

Ahhh... European architecture typical of the turn of the century... (radius's on the streets)

Nice images

Juano

torags wrote: »

Ahhh... European architecture typical of the turn of the century... (radius's on the streets)

Nice images

Turn of the 16th Century???:D:D

Great shots Richard

Stumblebum

The run of wonderful monochrome post continues! Bravo!bow

torags

torags wrote: »

Ahhh... European architecture typical of the turn of the century... (radius's on the streets)

Nice images

Has it been that long?... It seemed like only yesterday...

black mamba

Great work, Richard. As I've noted before, I like your conversion recipe. I like all the images but #3 really stands out to me. The symmetry of the composition is terrific. And the array of materials, and their textures, draws the eyes to each and every nook and cranny. Not many photos invite such close scrutiny.

I'm not generally a big fan of the squared-up format but that last shot is crying out for the treatment. Pull the right edge in until the tree ( ? ) is completely gone but no further than that. Pull the left edge in until it almost, but not quite, touches that tip of the squared column top. To me, that turns this shot into something special.

Stay safe,

Tom

David_S85

Nice shots, Richard. Enticing mood and architecture for a photographer, for sure. If I were to visit there, I'd bring my IR body, as those street scenes beg for that treatment.

Richard

Thanks, all .

torags wrote: »

Has it been that long?... It seemed like only yesterday...

Cristóbal is right. Although it was originally settled much earlier, the existing buildings were first built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th. Plumbing and electricity presumably are more recent. The really nice thing is that the entire town is consistently old--not a Starbucks to be found.

black mamba wrote: »

I'm not generally a big fan of the squared-up format but that last shot is crying out for the treatment. Pull the right edge in until the tree ( ? ) is completely gone but no further than that. Pull the left edge in until it almost, but not quite, touches that tip of the squared column top. To me, that turns this shot into something special.

I'm pretty sure that's another column on the right--not a lot of trees in that town. Square doesn't work--you lose the left column--but a 4 x 3 crop produces what I think you're suggesting.



I like it. Thanks.

David_S85 wrote: »

Nice shots, Richard. Enticing mood and architecture for a photographer, for sure. If I were to visit there, I'd bring my IR body, as those street scenes beg for that treatment.

I don't have an IR camera, but I agree that there's a lot of potential there.

black mamba

Your re-do of #4 is exactly as I envisioned....not square but " squared-up " somewhat. It has a cleaner look to me now and, honestly, I would love to have that shot hanging on my wall. Your work with architecture has always been one of your stand-out traits.

Tom

torags

Squared is better...

Juano

I like the second crop better too. the other column on the right was distracting.

Earache

The series looks great Richard! This subject renders so well in B&W... full of rich textures.
My fav is #2 because of the leading lines, and mysterious doorways.

I too like the revised crop better... that's a keeper!

Richard

Thanks all. I agree that Tom's crop is better than the original.

Here are some color images from the same shoot:

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Thanks for looking.

denisegoldberg

What an interesting spot! My favorites are #2 and #7.

--- Denise

Cornflake

Beautiful lines in the first. Fine work.

Richard

denisegoldberg wrote: »

What an interesting spot! My favorites are #2 and #7.

Thanks, Denise.

Cornflake wrote: »

Beautiful lines in the first. Fine work.

Cheers, Don. That's probably my favorite as well.

Cornflake

You fixed the only problem in the last BW shot. I'd be very proud of that one.

Richard

Thanks Don. The crop was a great suggestion. It's a weird thing--I'm forever offering crop suggestions to others, but I didn't see that one in my own shot.

willard3

Wonderful architectural set, Richard.

travelways

Very nice! - I personally prefer the colored ones and my favorites are #7 and #8