Fairy Chimney

Posted by Arco-Íris (Leiria, Portugal) on 20 September 2007 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

A Fairy Chimney is a conical rock formation, typically found in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. It consists of a cap of hard rock resting on a cone-shaped pinnacle of softer rock. In Cappadocia, houses have been carved from these formations, and they make it a popular tourist destination.

I hope you enjoy my Kapadokya series.

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Comments (26)

shutterbug from India

Great textures, again!

20 Sep 2007 6:16am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Excellent shot badala!

20 Sep 2007 6:55am

Keneth from Singapore, Singapore

Woo. This rocks are cute!

20 Sep 2007 7:21am

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Everything is perfect here badala - shape, light, colours....

20 Sep 2007 7:31am

Sidney from Manile, Philippines

I went there long ago! It is a spectacular region!
Great picture of those strange rock formations.

20 Sep 2007 7:37am

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

I really like this photograph. Apart from the interesting subject, I admire how the towers of rock standout so well from the similar colour and toned background. The composition is fabulous too.

20 Sep 2007 7:42am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

I've never seen anything like this, what an amazing sight!
A brilliant capture!

20 Sep 2007 8:22am

Sandra Rocha from Alfândega da Fé, Portugal

Fantástica, mas cuidado, podem cair...

20 Sep 2007 9:03am

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

De verdad ¿pueden caer? ¿o la Sandra está bromeando!
(For the non Portuguese and/or Spanish speakers, I'm wondering if these really can fall off, or if Sandra's having a joke.)

Love the composition. It has depth to it, and the processing's very good.

20 Sep 2007 10:23am

@Andrew Gould: Yes, they can fall!

rainsocks from Singapore

Spectacular! Thanks for sharing.. and opening my eyes to the world out there!

20 Sep 2007 12:00pm

Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany

Another excellent take! Speechless...

20 Sep 2007 12:23pm

yanle from Singapore

great series. was wondering why is the formation like that... some history involved?

20 Sep 2007 12:41pm

alla from Toronto, Canada

Thought they were pinguins!

20 Sep 2007 3:12pm

John Wilson aka MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States

Strange. Amazing what nature can come up with.

20 Sep 2007 3:18pm

Sandra Rocha from Alfândega da Fé, Portugal

Mr. Andrew, é claro que estava a brincar. Temos que começar o dia a brincar.

20 Sep 2007 3:44pm

Myst from Bologna, Italy

Love the serie! Amazing view!

20 Sep 2007 5:20pm

Inés from Namur, Belgium

Chez nous on nomme ces oeuvres d'art de la nature des demoiselles coiffées !

20 Sep 2007 5:42pm

Julio Pulido from Barcelona, Spain

Buena serie ésta de Turquía. Has conseguido unos colores límpios y agradables.

20 Sep 2007 5:45pm

e. from Washington DC, United States

This is really cool. Thanks for sharing!

20 Sep 2007 6:55pm

mahdi from mazandaran, Iran

oh! very good ... very nice take

20 Sep 2007 7:53pm

Dhini from Dordrecht, Netherlands

Really beautiful view

21 Sep 2007 3:04am

purelysnow from Chengdu, China

Wonderful shot! Those rock formations almost resemble people.

21 Sep 2007 4:17am

Dave MacIntyre from Toronto, Canada

These formations are incredible! They look almost man-made! Nature never ceases to amaze me.

21 Sep 2007 4:39am

Remus from Portugal

Eu vejo um professor e os seus 6 alunos. :)
Será que estão sobre um feitiço qualquer e estão transformados em pedra? :)

22 Sep 2007 2:00pm

grayfilm from New York, United States

good perspective. looks like people!

23 Sep 2007 7:09am

pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal

fixe! vamos abana-los até lhes saltarem as cabeças.

25 Sep 2007 4:58pm

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