Arles: the bullring  by quietpurplehaze

Arles: the bullring

Sometimes I like to revisit old photos and I've given this one a little bit of processing. (Years ago I'd have said, 'Processing, what does processing mean in photographic terms?').

I'm posting it for throwback Thursday although I don't know if anybody else ever posts for this now.
WOW AMAZING
May 8th, 2014  
great shot, I can feel the heat of the sun
May 8th, 2014  
This is a wonderful shot. Thanks for sharing.
May 8th, 2014  
Great panoramic, Hazel, you capture the sweep of the arena well.
May 8th, 2014  
An interesting shot of the older building merged with new
May 8th, 2014  
Nice sweep of curves, both inside and out. Glad you shared this!
May 8th, 2014  
It looks very hot and bright. Excellent curves.
May 8th, 2014  
Great view , capture and processing on this beautiful shot of this very beautiful old arena building
May 8th, 2014  
This is so old and so much still remains, fab subject.
May 8th, 2014  
Nice job processing it. I have so many photos that I thought were so awesome (prior to processing, even minimally) and I wish I did know then what I know now, but I still love the old shots. Great throwback! Great processing.
May 8th, 2014  
Great architectural and historical shot
May 8th, 2014  
Nice effect! Great processing!
May 8th, 2014  
Incredible lines, textures, and perspective.
May 9th, 2014  
Sam
WOW I can only imagine there is some amazing history in this place :)
May 9th, 2014  
What an interesting place and photo. Were you here on holiday? Looks like an amazing place to visit.
May 9th, 2014  
Fabulous shot. So much to see and think about. Great capture.
May 9th, 2014  
I read the book "The Paris Wife" not too long ago, and bull fighting was a big part of the book. This is almost exactly what I pictured the bull ring looking like, but I have never been there (never even been close, actually...). Thank you for posting this! It is fantastic.
May 9th, 2014  
Great shot, I think it's great to go back through older photos.
May 9th, 2014  
Such character, history & fantastic architecture.
May 9th, 2014  
The new seems to fit very naturally with the old, well composed, you see even four years ago you had a good eye; lovely shot
May 9th, 2014  
@claireuk

Claire, thank you - you have a good eye for seeing dates too (and for taking photos) and you made me smile. I have found it encouraging to look at old shots!
May 9th, 2014  
@karlow75

I agree, can what was good and what needed to be improved - and realise how much you've learnt!
May 9th, 2014  
Love the amphi theatre
May 9th, 2014  
@tabarlett

That's interesting. The idea of a bullfight fills me with horror. We also saw the bullring in Ronda, Spain, on holiday once. The seating was in 'sol y sombra'. Can you imagine sitting in the blazing sun watching the fight with the smell of blood etc - well sitting in the shade would not be much better - for me at least!
May 9th, 2014  
@onewing

Yes, we were staying not far from Arles in chambre d'hote at Maussane. France is my favourite place for a holiday.
May 9th, 2014  
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