Roll 190 - Cortijo Prado Toro 9/12
These photos are mostly from a walk to the abandoned village of La Cebadilla
Film: Ilford Delta 400 exposed at 225 ISO
Developer: Spur HRX
Agitation: Two initial inversions then 1 inversion every minute
Digitised: Nikon Z6 and Capture One software
The village of Capileira in the Poqueira valley
In the Alpujarras they waste nothing. Bath tubs used as drinking troughs
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The village of Capileira in the Poqueira valley
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The village of Capileira in the Poqueira valley
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The village of Capileira in the Poqueira valley
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The Poqueira valley
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The Poqueira valley - walking towards La Cebadilla
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An acequia (irrigation ditch)
These are everywhere in the Alpujarras. They are fed by the melting snow from the Sierra Nevada mountains and used as irrigation ditches. They are also great in helping to keep the dogs cool in the hot summer
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An acequia
The acequias can get overgrown, but they are generally well maintained. They are essential for irrigation
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The Poqueira valley - you can make out La Cebadilla
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The Poqueira valley - you can make out La Cebadilla
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The road into La Cebadilla
La Cebadilla is a village built in the 1950s to house the people who worked at the Poqueira Hydroelectric Power Plant. The village is now abandoned, although maintenance workers still use two of the houses.
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The road into La Cebadilla
La Cebadilla is a village built in the 1950s to house the people who worked at the Poqueira Hydroelectric Power Plant. The village is now abandoned, although maintenance workers still use two of the houses.
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The first house as you enter the abandoned village of La Cebadilla
La Cebadilla is a village built in the 1950s to house the people who worked at the Poqueira Hydroelectric Power Plant. The village is now abandoned, although maintenance workers still use two of the houses.
And look. There's Chester taking a breather in the shade!sierra nevadaalpujarraalpujarrasilfordilford filmdelta400blackandwhitebnwbwblackandwhitephotographybnwphotographymonochromemonochromephotographyfilmanalogfilmforeverishootfilmbelieveinfilmfilmphotographynikonfe2nikon35mmspainespañaandaluciaandalusiacebadillapoqueira valleypoqueiraabandonedabandoned villageabandoned housetreeovergrown
Some of the abandoned buildings in La Cebadilla
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Abandoned church in La Cebadilla
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The abandoned church
There probably was a bell up there. They still ring the church bells before mass in most churches in Spain. They certainly do where I live
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The side of the abandoned church
The cut-out crosses were probably for ventilation while keeping most of the heat out
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More abandoned buildings in La Cebadilla
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Abandondoned buildings in La Cebadilla
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The abandoned church in La Cebadilla
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The Poqueira Hydroelectric Power Plant in La Cebadilla
And there are those dogs, Chester and Flo again!
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The abandoned church in La Cebadilla
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Looking back at some of the abandoned buildings in La Cebadilla
Leaving the village I made my way back towards Capilleira on the other side of the Poqueira valley
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Looking back at some of the abandoned buildings in La Cebadilla
Leaving the village I made my way back towards Capilleira on the other side of the Poqueira valley
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The wall of an abandoned cortijo
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An abandoned cortijo
The abandoned cortijos can be difficult to spot. They are built of stone and overgrown so they blend into the countryside
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An abandoned cortijo
Exposed for shadows
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Another abandoned cortijo
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An abandoned cortijo right next to the trail
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The Poqueira valley
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The Poqueira valley
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Rio Mulhacen O Poqueira
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Rio Mulhacen O Poqueira - looking down from the bridge
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Bridge over Rio Mulhacen O Poqueira
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Souvenir and craft shops in Capileira
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