Late Afternoon Avila
by Joan Carroll
Title
Late Afternoon Avila
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Why you should never believe everything you read on Trip Advisor...One person wrote about this view of Avila from the Los Cuartos Postes viewpoint 'A place to get a panoramic view of the city walls of Avila, nothing more, nothing less. Just a five minute stop suffices. Good place for a selfie, if that's your thing. Nice views all round, just a photo-stop.' Wow, if that wasn't the understatement of the day! While I remembered rain rain rain in Avila, I had some clearing clouds as day turned to night. Luck for me! Because this is a very exposed place, no place to take cover in the rain and infrequent bus service to save you. A more accurate description of the view point is from one of the tourism sites: 'The view of the town is nothing short of spectacular. And if you go there in the evening, it is particularly magical to see how the town lights up with the walls in the foreground and the Avila sky changing from blue to black; it is an experience that is not easily forgotten.' I stayed for about 90 minutes enjoying the transition into darkness and contemplating what this walled fortress would look like to any invaders. Back in 1200 I bet it looked pretty intimidating! I wonder if invaders stopped for a selfie.
FEATURED PHOTO, Million Visitors Artist group, 9/7/19
FEATURED PHOTO, Bath And Spa Prints group, 9/10/16
FEATURED PHOTO, A B F A Platinum group, 5/15/16
FEATURED PHOTO, The Gallery Of Interior Design group, 5/9/16
FEATURED PHOTO, 5000 Views Peoples Choice group, 5/3/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Road to Self Promotion group, 5/2/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Premium FAA Artists group, 5/2/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Images That Excite You group, 2/18/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Spanish Theme Artwork group, 2/17/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Exploration Photography group, 2/17/16
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Drasko Regul
ayayay, whatta marvelous panorama, joan - well deserving all those thousands of views! boy, am i glad you're not some superficial selfie-tourist!... (don't get me wrong - i believe that your selfies would be as spectacular!...)
Shirley Kathan-Sayess
Outstanding capture, Joan. I'm glad you ignored Trip Advisor! Congratulations on being chosen to be featured on The Gallery of Interior Design this week. L/F
Shirley Kathan-Sayess
This is so beautiful, Joan. It really makes you wonder about some people, doesn't it. I thought I was looking at an illustration of medieval times, at first. That this is an actual place where one can go is amazing! Gorgeous shot! L+F
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