During the month of november 2011 we traveled for five days to Almería, one of the andalusian provinces in southern Spain. For most spanish people Almería is well known because of it´s tradition as a preferred film-making area, many wild west movies have been recorded here and even more recent movies like Schwarzenegger´s "Conan the Barbarian" got it´s backgrounds in this wild landscape. Almería surprises the visitor with strong contrasts: dry, harsh and unfriendly hills with hardly any vegetation hide green and lush valleys with nearly any square meter planted with wine yards, fig and almond trees as well as any type of vegetable. Specially in the beautiful Alpujarra this contrasts mean an appealing attraction to the visitor´s eyes.
On the other hand the Cabo de Gata bay boasts incredible blue skies only overpassed by the turquoise mediterranean sea and the wild rock formations of this breathtaking places.
But Almería offers much more: the ancient berber culture with it´s white houses attached to the mountains, former mosques with the christian cross on top and over all enchanting people offering you their best hospitality.
Our visit was, however, aiming specially to the photography of the wildlife of Almería. For that purpose we had contacted a local guide, Jesus Contreras who has dedicated it´s life to explore it´s beloved homeland: fauna, flora, culture, landscapes and people - there is probably hardly a square kilometer which Jesus has not visited! His warm and well coming ways complement with a vast knowledge of animals, plants, sites and cultural aspects of his Almería home.. Besides that Jesus is an enthusiastic and dedicated outdoor photographer as well so that you run sure that he will be able to understand and meet your needs from a photographic point of view.
On the other hand the Cabo de Gata bay boasts incredible blue skies only overpassed by the turquoise mediterranean sea and the wild rock formations of this breathtaking places.
Our visit was, however, aiming specially to the photography of the wildlife of Almería. For that purpose we had contacted a local guide, Jesus Contreras who has dedicated it´s life to explore it´s beloved homeland: fauna, flora, culture, landscapes and people - there is probably hardly a square kilometer which Jesus has not visited! His warm and well coming ways complement with a vast knowledge of animals, plants, sites and cultural aspects of his Almería home.. Besides that Jesus is an enthusiastic and dedicated outdoor photographer as well so that you run sure that he will be able to understand and meet your needs from a photographic point of view.
Much as the weather refused to show itself from the best side, thanks to our guide,
we were able to capture multiple scenes and plenty of the local bird-life, leaving however enough "would like to´s" for a future visit!
To contact Jesus Contreras you may email him to: indalodeoz@indalodeoz.com or meet him at facebook: http://www.facebook.com/oznature
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