La Sierra de La Cabrera. The weather did turn for the worse later and I got caught in a snow shower in a t-shirt!

Granite scenery. The eastern half of the sierra from the summit of Cancho Gordo.
Sight and sound, Sorry - it is 13 minutes long. But it is a real fave of mine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLD8yMjVvkI after you get past the 5 minute pretentious intro.

Barman58, Nora Caracci, Holger Hagen, Rosalyn Hilborne and 33 other people have particularly liked this photo

26 comments - The latest ones

Jenny McIntyre ^club

Wow a snow storm in May!!!! This is an incredible view, and those clouds look so ominous. You can see that the first mountain could very well have been a volcano once.

4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Jenny McIntyre ^club

Thank you Jenny!
No volcanic activity above ground but these rocks were formed below ground and with much of the same immense heat and elemental force.

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

John FitzGerald ^club

A striking impression of depth.

4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to John FitzGerald ^club

Thank you, John.
It's strange - on some visits I get the impression of vast vistas but the panorama shots come out as hazy nothings and yet on days such as this, I'm sheltering from a howling gale in a t-shirt (the forecast was for balmy weather) and getting the camera out for a quick point-in-a-vaguely-promising direction while trying to wipe the snot from my face and stop my rucksack (and me!) from flying over the edge!
Such is life!

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Awesome capture! Good thing it was just a snow shower!

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4 years ago.

Pam J ^club

SMILES... MUCH EASIER WITH THE LEAST OF CLOTHES !!!

4 years ago.

©UdoSm ^club

Huge, both the clouds and the rocks...

4 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

On s'en lasse pas d'admirer ces superbes rendus cotiers aussi differents les uns des autres..!

4 years ago.

Jean

Great depth and wonderful rock detail. Great light too creating a slightly ominous atmosphere. When I look at this landscape I can't imagine being there with only a T shirt. Being a Scot its ingrained to take gear for every weather. Snow showers in May are not unusual and rain and fog - well ! You can have everything in one day. But T shirt days are wonderful when they come.

4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Jean

Pse see my answer to Keith below, Jean! Spanish weather forecasting is usually excellent but just accasionally ... ... .. .

4 years ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

very impressive landscape!

4 years ago.

Dominique 60 ^club

c ciel au dessus de la roche .....merveilleux andy !!

4 years ago.

* ઇઉ * ^club

The light creates a fascinating atmosphere over this stunning landscape.
Wonderfully captured, Andy!

4 years ago.

╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Excellent :-))

4 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Amazing textures and earth colours. I love the dramatic sky too. The whole scene projects an air of foreboding and menace!

Well worth a cold soaking (easy for me to say). Brilliantly captured Andy!!

4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

The sun came out again and dried me off in no time at all, Keith!!

4 years ago.

Eva Lewitus ^club

Good to hear (read) you tell the tale.

4 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Andy

I really like this! (especially the sky!)

The different elements make a real story, of which a lot of us are very familiar!

And it is unusually clear into the distance too. Must be cold!

Great composition

Best Wishes,
Peter

4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Peter_Private_Box ^club

Thanks Peter. The forecast that morning was for 22 degrees in the mountains (70 F therefore balmy!) and no clouds. So I packed my suncream and hat but no coat or sweater. The weather forecast in Spain is usually excellent but they got it a bit wrong on that day!
Best wishes,
Andy

4 years ago.

Julien Rappaport ^club

Magnifique , j'adore !

4 years ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

GREAT!***************

4 years ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

An amazingly atmospheric photo, Andy. Yes, a strange intro but the track definitey gets better the longer I listen :-)

Thank you for posting to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music

4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Roger Bennion ^club

Thank you Roger. I suspect the dodgy intro put off far more people than actually perservered with it!

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

William,
Pam,
Udo,
John,
Malik,
Jean,
Anke,
Gabi,
Dominique,
* ઇઉ *,
June,
Keith,
Eva,
Gary (welcome!),
Peter,
Julien,
Nouchet,
Roger,
~~~Fabulous comments and awards from you all!! Very many thanks!~~~

4 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

Diep indrukwekkend

4 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

immense !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 years ago.

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