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Submitted: November 29, 2010
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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D200
Shutter Speed:1/15 second
Aperture:F/11.0
Focal Length:12 mm
ISO Speed:100
Date Taken:Nov 20, 2010, 3:34:52 PM
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Melnikby ~PastyGuy

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Landscapes

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Whilst many people back in the UK have been suffering from plummeting temperatures I made the most of some time off work to head abroad. However spending the holiday in the mountains of Bulgaria I was expecting much cooler temperatures but to my surprise the conditions were pretty balmy for this time of year. I spent the first half of the holiday in the Southwestern tip of the country on the edge of the Pirin mountains. Although I have visited here before I was only just finding my way with my first camera and somehow missed this place completely. A couple of hours searching through locations online and Google Earth picked up some promising vistas.

High up in the Pirin Mountains sits a very iconic town, with a population of only 400 it is the smallest city in Bulgaria and has a long and complex history. Melnik is surrounded by Sandstone pinnacles and pyramids caved out by the wind and rain over the centuries and came as a overwhelming surprise, as the sun set these cliff faces where illuminated by the soft warm glow creating a great contrast to the blue sky. I could have easily spent the whole holiday at this one spot but the lure of cheap beer and good company proved too great and I will sure to return next year.

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Melnik, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria

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~yakinii Jan 9, 2011

Although known and visited as a destination is the sea of the country and the capital Sofia I can share that tourists actually miss the true spirit of Bulgaria, namely the mountains, small towns and people living there. I can offer you to visit Bulgaria in a different look, unknown to travel agents because of lack of advertising.
Congratulations for choosing this place!