Rural Retreat, a photo from Nevsehir, Central Anatolia

Photographer's Note

The village of Mustafapaşa (formally known as Sinasos) is one of the nicest villages we visited in Cappadocia. The village was originally an Ottoman Greek settlement. During the 1920’s the Greek and Turkish governments signed a population exchange* and now all that remains of the Greek influence are its exquisitely decorated stone-carved houses and minor rock-cut churches. A walk around this peaceful village presents a delight around almost every corner. In this shot you can see pumpkins drying in the sun; there seem to be huge numbers of pumpkins grown in this area for the seeds (excellent snacks). The volcanic tufa stone walls are carved and decorated and you can see the remains of the brilliant blue wall decoration. In the last century it was the centre of Cappadocia and rich ottomans built their splendid mansions here.

*The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey was based upon religious identity, and involved the Greek Orthodox citizens of Turkey and the Muslim citizens of Greece. It was a major compulsory population exchange, or agreed mutual expulsion.The "Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations" was signed at Lausanne, Switzerland, on the 30th January 1923, by the governments of Greece and Turkey. It involved approximately 2 million people

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willperrett (14029) 2012-05-14 7:00

Hello Rosemary
Interesting note and a lovely image. The tones balance each other very well and the composition is effective (I wonder about cropping a little from the left-hand side, possibly). The everyday rural detail is excellent. Would it have been worthwhile waiting for someone to enter the frame? No matter: I like this a lot.
Regards
Will

wolf38 (30) 2012-05-14 7:11

Hi Rosemary. An interesting conglomerate and a backyard paradise. Houses with blue-green windows, flowers, blobs of paint, laundry. Everything fits together perfectly. Excellent composition, very nice light. I like the photo. Rgds, Wolfgang.

dta (98518) 2012-05-14 7:12

Hello Rosemary ,
That is an interesting picture of a picturesque rural village . Superb architecture and the good moment with the gourds drying on the ground . I like the angle of view , the colors and the framing .
Regards

Suppiluliuma (3931) 2012-05-14 7:37

Dear Rosemary,

This one looked quite familiar somehow. :-)

There is a nice spectrum of colors, and very rich architectural details increase the allure of the picture.

I tend to agree with Will, cropping the right-hand side to have a portrait mode format would kind of work for me as well.

TFS.

With friendship,

Erdem

papagolf21 (152599) 2012-05-14 7:52

Bonjour, chère Rosemary,
Une bien belle image proposée à travers cette composition. L'on découvre avec intérêt l'architecture particulière de la région. Un moment privilégié de la vie quotidienne.
Les couleurs, le jeu d'ombre et de lumière, tout est bien placé.
Amitiés.
Philippe

serp2000 (47063) 2012-05-14 9:01

Hi, Rosemary, my neighbour today,
Few days ago I came back home from Turkey too.
Good presentation of a hot August day. An interesting note.
Best wishes,
Serghei

UlfE (14641) 2012-05-14 11:43

Hi Rosemary,

Excellent composition with the colourful pumpkins in the foreground and some more pumkins a little bit further away that lead in to the entrance with the thin white drapery. Even if you do not see anyone you have a feeling that people are not far away.You could also feel how hot it is and you understand why people stay inside. TFS and have a fine week!

Cheers,

Ulf

dkmurphys (77956) 2012-05-15 2:13

Hi Rosemary,
Charming street scene. I like the pumpkins and the old buildings colors. Well composed, have a nice day.

Daniel

Royaldevon (75284) 2012-05-15 2:48

Good Morning Rosemary,

Thank you for your interestimng notes.
Dare I say, religion has created some major problems over the years!

I was intrigued to see all the fruit stacked around the habitation: a clear message about the climate. We have buckets stacked in our garden - just joking!
You have chosen a good pov, allowing us to peep into the backyard without fear of being caught! The light and shadows play an important part in the overall effect.

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

delpeoples (60326) 2012-05-15 3:31

Hi dear Rosemary

I can see you've got the bug too: old charactertistic architecture. There's nothing quite equal to it when photographing architecture, is there. Love the colours and textures here and the lemons in the foreground provide the cherry on the cake (so to speak) adding that little touch of character and daily life.

Thanks for sharing, have a beautiful day
Lisa

timecapturer (49288) 2012-05-15 5:52

Hi Rosemary
what a delightful shot, so full of interesting elements and all captured so sharply. I love the light and shade that gives depth but also makes the blues and yellows so captivating. A beautifully observed and presented image. Love it!

Regards - Brian.
PS Cannot thank you enough for your kind words yesterday on my 2 year anniversary. Really appreciated.

tyro (30513) 2012-05-15 8:56

Hello Rosemary,

This is quite a departure for you - we are more used to seeing photographs of Namibia or the Western Isles of Scotland from you!

Again, a facinating note and a wonderful photograph by way of illustration. Excellent composition, lovely varied lighting and wonderful vibrant colours provided by the patchy brilliant blue wall decoration and the brightly coloured pumpkins drying in the sun.

Perfect exposure, beautiful colours and, as always, stunning detail and sharpness.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. I couldn't help reading (and agreeing with) your comments on the forum regarding that pesky "Pinterest" thing. And just in the last few hours, I've discovered yet another irritation - a blue box with "I've travelled here" under every photograph - if you click on it, it opens up a calendar and if you click on "Select date" it takes you to a log-in page for Facebook. Yet another thing which, at least in my opinion, we can do well without.

golus (2893) 2012-05-15 10:34

Hello Rosemary,

I'm really surprised to see you're contributing a photo from Turkey. I was in Kayseri (65 km east) two weeks ago for a short 2 days trip, wished to visit Cappadocia but couldn't manage. I'll upload some photos from that trip in the coming days.

Regarding your photo, I always love the old houses in that area, they are very well built, functional and adorable. I very much liked the way you handled the difficult lighting here. The effect of light on the lit and shady areas is very remarkable, I especially relished the beautifully glowing pumpkins. There are also plenty of classy architectural details here, thanks to your perfect exposure everything is crisp and sharp. A grea tphoto from a familiar ambiance. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes,

Suleyman

bayno (18348) 2012-05-15 12:23

HI Rosemary,
i realy like this rural scenes, very good light and nice old building, I do not know the true history of Cappadocia and its people, but I'm sure is a beautiful region to visit and with a great culture, the village looks incredibly nice, lovely composition with the gourds to dry, contrasting well with the blue of the buildings and excellent quality job...
warm regards,
Valter

abmdsudi (88445) 2012-05-16 18:11

Hi Rosemary
Good infor notes:
This humble dwelling looks quite unique in architecture with something attractive to the eyes. There are some nice tones with specks of vivid colors around to cheer up the day although I miss the human touch, it's full of character that has a nice rustic look to it nevertheless looks neat though and well maintained. Excellent compo, viewpoint and depth. Full of charm shot, well worth your effort.
Congrats and tfs.
Kind regards

haydn (276) 2012-05-17 7:36

congratulation Rosemary,
Excellent composition...excellent light and wonderful vibrant colours.. blue walls and window frames ,orange pumpkins are perfect materials..

exposure, colours and sharpness excellent..
best regards,

han

Kitty_the_Wild (1169) 2012-05-23 11:51

I like this pictoresque corner, vivid and characteristic.
Ciao,
Elena

tatadalou (7459) 2012-06-03 10:31

Hi Rosemary,
I also told myself that these white houses with blue window frames evoked Greece! Thank you for your very informative notes that explains why. What I love most in your picture, it is the discreet way in which you show an aspect of everyday life (drying pumpkins). These small touches of yellow bring a lot of joy and life to your picture.
Regards,
Delphine

Photo Information

Copyright: Rosemary Walden (SnapRJW) (31631)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Cor
Date Taken: 2010-08-31
Categories: Vida Diária, Arquitectura
Exposição: f/22, 1/100 segundos
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