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<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/alexander-nevsky-cathedral-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/alexander-nevsky-cathedral-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Winter Night over Alexander Nevsky Cathedral</image:title><image:caption>After the snowfall, central Sofia looked unusually quiet from above. The illuminated Alexander Nevsky Cathedral stood in the middle of the snow-covered square, while the city lights continued towards Vitosha beneath a low band of clouds. One of Sofia’s most recognizable landmarks appeared that night as the calm centre of the entire city.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/alexander-nevsky-cathedral-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/alexander-nevsky-cathedral-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Зимна нощ над храм-паметник „Св. Александър Невски“</image:title><image:caption>След снеговалежа центърът на София изглеждаше необичайно тих от високо. Осветеният храм-паметник „Св. Александър Невски“ се открояваше в средата на заснежения площад, а светлините на града продължаваха към Витоша под ниската ивица облаци. Един от най-разпознаваемите символи на София изглеждаше в тази зимна нощ като спокойния център на целия град.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/aerial-coastal-road-view-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/aerial-coastal-road-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Alepu Between Sea and Lagoon</image:title><image:caption>From the air, Alepu becomes a composition of four clear elements — sea, sand, road and wetland. The coastal road runs like a narrow dividing line through the frame, with the open Black Sea on one side and reeds, shallow pools and wooded hills on the other. A few cars and campers along the shore give the landscape a human scale.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/aerial-coastal-road-view-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/aerial-coastal-road-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Алепу между морето и лагуната</image:title><image:caption>От въздуха Алепу се превръща в композиция от четири ясни елемента — море, пясък, път и влажна зона. Крайбрежното шосе минава като тясна разделителна линия през кадъра, с откритото Черно море от едната страна и тръстики, плитки водни участъци и гористи хълмове от другата. Няколкото автомобила и кемпери край брега дават човешки мащаб на пейзажа.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/aerial-view-of-beach-bay-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/aerial-view-of-beach-bay-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Perla Bay Beneath a Pastel Sky</image:title><image:caption>A wide aerial panorama reveals the gentle curve of Perla Beach, where two breakwaters frame the calm blue water and rows of umbrellas follow the shoreline. Dense woodland surrounds the bay, while the coast stretches toward Primorsko beneath a pale sky and a low band of distant clouds. The photograph balances the ordered geometry of the beach with the softer forms of the sea, forest and coastal haze.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/aerial-view-of-beach-bay-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/aerial-view-of-beach-bay-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залив Перла под пастелното небе</image:title><image:caption>Широката въздушна панорама разкрива плавната извивка на плаж Перла, където две буни ограждат спокойната синя вода, а редиците чадъри следват линията на брега. Гъста гора обгръща залива, докато крайбрежието се простира към Приморско под светло небе и ниска ивица от далечни облаци. Кадърът съчетава подредената геометрия на плажа с по-меките форми на морето, гората и крайбрежната мараня.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/aerial-view-of-coastal-bay-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/aerial-view-of-coastal-bay-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Silistar Bay in Golden Light</image:title><image:caption>Golden light spreads across the forest surrounding Silistar Bay, revealing the rich textures of the untouched coastline. A narrow stream winds between the trees before reaching the pale sandy beach, while clear turquoise water fills the sheltered curve of the bay. Beyond the rocky headlands, the coast continues into the distance, creating a layered view of forest, stone and open sea.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/aerial-view-of-coastal-bay-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/aerial-view-of-coastal-bay-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залив Силистар в златна светлина</image:title><image:caption>Златната светлина се разлива върху гората около залива Силистар и разкрива богатите текстури на дивото крайбрежие. Тесен воден ръкав се извива между дърветата, преди да достигне светлия пясъчен плаж, а прозрачната тюркоазена вода изпълва защитената извивка на залива. Отвъд скалистите носове брегът продължава в далечината, създавайки многопластова гледка от гора, камък и открито море.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/panoramic-landscape-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T09:38:53.085Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/panoramic-landscape-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Where the Meadows Meet the Sky</image:title><image:caption>Summer light spreads across the green mountain meadows and dense coniferous forests of the Rhodope Mountains. In the foreground, the wooden houses of Villa Morava rest quietly on the open slope, their warm red roofs standing out against the surrounding greenery. In the distance, the distinctive rocky silhouette of Sokolitsa Peak rises above the forest, while large drifting clouds add depth and movement to the scene.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/panoramic-landscape-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T09:38:53.085Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/panoramic-landscape-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Там, където поляните срещат небето</image:title><image:caption>Лятната светлина се разлива върху зелените планински поляни и гъстите иглолистни гори на Родопите. На преден план дървените къщички на Вила Морава са разположени спокойно върху открития склон, а топлите им червени покриви изпъкват сред зеленината. В далечината характерният скалист силует на връх Соколица се издига над гората, докато големите облаци придават дълбочина и движение на пейзажа.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/bezbog-hut-sunset-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T09:28:24.148Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bezbog-hut-sunset-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mountain Lake at Sunset</image:title><image:caption>In the soft light of sunset, the mountain lake becomes a mirror for the sky, reflecting pale clouds and fading color with remarkable stillness. Low alpine vegetation and winding water channels frame the foreground, while a solitary lodge on the far shore adds a quiet human presence to the scene. Layers of distant ridges recede into the horizon, giving the photograph a sense of calm, openness and high-mountain solitude.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/bezbog-hut-sunset-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T09:28:24.148Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bezbog-hut-sunset-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Планинско езеро по залез</image:title><image:caption>В меката светлина на залеза планинското езеро се превръща в огледало за небето, отразявайки бледите облаци и отминаващите цветове с впечатляващо спокойствие. Ниската алпийска растителност и извиващите се водни ръкави оформят предния план, а самотната хижа на отсрещния бряг внася тиха човешка следа в пейзажа. Пластовете далечни ридове се губят към хоризонта и придават на кадъра усещане за покой, простор и високопланинска самота.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/devin-sunset-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T09:57:32.434Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/devin-sunset-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Above the Town at Dusk</image:title><image:caption>From the forested ridge above Devin, the town opens across the valley between the surrounding mountain slopes. The wooden observation tower at Cherven Kamak stands in the foreground, overlooking the houses, roads and distant ridges below. As the daylight fades behind the mountains, soft evening light and layered clouds create a calm panoramic view of the town and the Rhodope landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/devin-sunset-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T09:57:32.434Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/devin-sunset-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Над града по здрач</image:title><image:caption>От гористия рид над Девин градът се разкрива широко в долината между околните планински склонове. На преден план се намира дървената наблюдателна кула в местността Червен камък, от която погледът преминава към къщите, пътищата и далечните ридове. Докато дневната светлина постепенно изчезва зад планината, мекото вечерно небе и пластовете облаци оформят спокойна панорамна гледка към града и Родопите.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/devin-sunset-drone-pano-aerial-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T09:54:42.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/devin-sunset-drone-panorama-aerial-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Last Light Over the Valley</image:title><image:caption>The last sunlight breaks through the clouds above Devin and reaches deep into the mountain valley. The town spreads across the small basin between forested slopes, while golden rays illuminate rooftops, roads and patches of spring greenery. Dark ridges and heavy clouds frame the bright centre of the scene, capturing the changing light of a dramatic evening in the Rhodope Mountains.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/devin-sunset-drone-pano-aerial-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T09:54:42.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/devin-sunset-drone-panorama-aerial-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Последна светлина над долината</image:title><image:caption>Последната слънчева светлина пробива през облаците над Девин и достига дълбоко в планинската долина. Градът се разгръща в малката котловина между гористите склонове, а златните лъчи осветяват покривите, пътищата и свежата пролетна зеленина. Тъмните ридове и плътните облаци обрамчват светлия център на кадъра и улавят променящата се светлина на една драматична вечер в Родопите.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/drone-view-of-beach-and-town-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:00:33.188Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/drone-view-of-beach-and-town-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Summer Over the Bay</image:title><image:caption>A wide aerial panorama brings together the Central Beach of Sozopol, the marina and the red-tiled roofs of the Old Town. Lines of waves move steadily into the curved bay, while the peninsula extends between the sheltered harbour and the open Black Sea. In the distance, St. Ivan Island completes the view and adds another layer to the coastal landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/drone-view-of-beach-and-town-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:00:33.188Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/drone-view-of-beach-and-town-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Лято над залива</image:title><image:caption>Широката въздушна панорама събира в един кадър Централния плаж на Созопол, пристанището и червените покриви на Стария град. Редиците вълни навлизат към извивката на залива, а полуостровът се простира между защитеното пристанище и откритото Черно море. В далечината остров Свети Иван допълва гледката и добавя още един пласт към крайбрежния пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/bansko-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bansko-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Winter Morning in the Valley</image:title><image:caption>Shortly after sunrise, morning mist still drifts above the snow-covered rooftops of Bansko and softens the lower mountain slopes. In the foreground, Holy Trinity Church and its stone bell tower rise above the old part of the town, while the snow-covered Pirin peaks catch the first warm light of the day. The pale mist, blue winter shadows and sunlit ridges create a clear view of a cold and quiet mountain morning.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/bansko-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bansko-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Зимно утро в долината</image:title><image:caption>Малко след изгрева сутрешната мъгла все още се стеле над заснежените покриви на Банско и омекотява ниските планински склонове. На преден план църквата „Света Троица“ и каменната ѝ камбанария се издигат над старата част на града, а заснежените върхове на Пирин поемат първата топла светлина на деня. Бледата мъгла, сините зимни сенки и огрените ридове създават ясна картина на студено и тихо планинско утро.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/shiroka-laka-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:12:02.032Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/shiroka-laka-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Stone Roofs by the River</image:title><image:caption>Traditional houses with white façades and stone roofs follow the slopes above the Shirokolushka River in the heart of Shiroka Laka. Beside the water stands the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, surrounded by old bridges, stone walls and fresh mountain greenery. Soft light beneath the clouded sky brings out the textures of the historic village and the forested Rhodope hills around it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/shiroka-laka-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:12:02.032Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/shiroka-laka-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Каменни покриви край реката</image:title><image:caption>Традиционните къщи с бели фасади и каменни покриви следват склоновете над Широколъшката река в сърцето на Широка лъка. Край водата се издига църквата „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“, обградена от стари мостове, каменни зидове и свежа планинска зеленина. Меката светлина под облачното небе подчертава текстурите на историческото селище и гористите родопски склонове около него.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/bebresh-viaduct-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:09:23.731Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bebresh-viaduct-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Road Above the Valley</image:title><image:caption>The Bebresh Viaduct carries the Hemus motorway high above a densely forested mountain valley. Its long concrete structure cuts a clear line across the green slopes, while smaller roads curve far below between the massive supporting columns. In the distance, Bebresh Reservoir appears between the hills, adding a calm natural background to the scale and geometry of the viaduct.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/bebresh-viaduct-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:09:23.731Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bebresh-viaduct-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Пътят над долината</image:title><image:caption>Виадукт „Бебреш“ пренася автомагистрала „Хемус“ високо над гъсто залесената планинска долина. Дългата бетонна конструкция очертава ясна линия през зелените склонове, а далеч под масивните опорни колони се извиват по-малки пътища. В далечината между хълмовете се показва язовир „Бебреш“, който добавя спокоен природен фон към мащаба и геометрията на съоръжението.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/sinemorets-lipite-beach-droneshots-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:16:33.313Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sinemorets-lipite-beach-aerial-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Between Forest and Sea</image:title><image:caption>Lipite Beach lies in a quiet bay south of Sinemorets, where the forest reaches almost to the shoreline. The aerial view reveals a long curve of pale sand between clear blue water and the dense greenery of the Strandzha coast. Rocky headlands continue into the distance, emphasizing the open and largely untouched character of this part of the Black Sea.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/sinemorets-lipite-beach-droneshots-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:16:33.313Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sinemorets-lipite-beach-aerial-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Между гората и морето</image:title><image:caption>Плаж Липите е разположен в тих залив южно от Синеморец, където гората достига почти до брега. Въздушният изглед разкрива дълга извивка от светъл пясък между синьото море и гъстата зеленина на Странджанското крайбрежие. Скалистите носове продължават в далечината и подчертават открития и запазен природен характер на тази част от Черноморието.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/spring-sunset-from-above-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:20:34.055Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/spring-sunset-from-above-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Blossom at Sunset</image:title><image:caption>The setting sun spreads warm light across the fields near Herakovo and catches the white blossoms of the trees in the foreground. Dark freshly worked soil, green crops and scattered houses divide the landscape into distinct layers, while the low hills fade gently toward the horizon. The photograph captures the contrast between the first signs of spring and the rich golden light at the end of the day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/spring-sunset-from-above-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:20:34.055Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/spring-sunset-from-above-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Цъфтеж по залез</image:title><image:caption>Залязващото слънце разлива топла светлина над полетата край Хераково и огрява белите цветове на дърветата на преден план. Тъмната прясно обработена земя, зелените посеви и разпръснатите къщи разделят пейзажа на ясни пластове, а ниските хълмове постепенно се губят към хоризонта. Кадърът улавя контраста между първите знаци на пролетта и наситената златна светлина в края на деня.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/sunset-over-melnik-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:27:23.774Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunset-over-melnik-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Evening Among the Pyramids</image:title><image:caption>At sunset, Melnik rests in a narrow valley surrounded by the pale ridges and sculpted forms of the Melnik Pyramids. The red roofs of the town follow the road between green slopes, while the eroded formations rise above the houses in a varied landscape of cliffs, peaks and wooded hills. Soft evening light reaches the rocks beneath a layered sky, revealing the unusual connection between the town and its natural surroundings.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/sunset-over-melnik-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:27:23.774Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunset-over-melnik-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Вечер сред пирамидите</image:title><image:caption>По залез Мелник се разполага в тясната долина, обградена от светлите ридове и изваяните форми на Мелнишките пирамиди. Червените покриви на града следват пътя между зелените склонове, а ерозиралите образувания се издигат над къщите в разнообразен пейзаж от отвесни стени, върхове и гористи хълмове. Меката вечерна светлина достига скалите под многопластовото небе и разкрива необичайната връзка между града и заобикалящата го природа.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/trigrad-sunset-droneshot-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:37:47.734Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/trigrad-sunset-aerial-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Evening Between the Mountains</image:title><image:caption>Evening light reaches Trigrad as the village follows the narrow valley between the forested slopes of the Western Rhodopes. Red-tiled roofs gather around the winding road, while scattered houses continue farther into the mountains. Sunlit clearings, deep shadows and heavy clouds reveal the changing character of the landscape at the end of the day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/trigrad-sunset-droneshot-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:37:47.734Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/trigrad-sunset-aerial-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Вечер между планините</image:title><image:caption>Вечерната светлина достига Триград, чиито къщи следват тясната долина между гористите склонове на Западните Родопи. Червените покриви се събират около извиващия се път, а отделни постройки продължават по-навътре сред планините. Огрените поляни, дълбоките сенки и плътните облаци разкриват променливия характер на пейзажа в края на деня.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/blossom-in-the-golden-hour-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:29:32.587Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/blossom-in-the-golden-hour-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>A Tree in the Last Light</image:title><image:caption>A solitary flowering tree stands in an open meadow near Bezden, illuminated by the low light of sunset. Its pale crown contrasts with the vivid green grass, while a long shadow stretches across the field. The surrounding trees and shrubs form a natural border around the clearing, emphasizing the simple composition and the changing light at the end of the day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/blossom-in-the-golden-hour-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:29:32.587Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/blossom-in-the-golden-hour-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Дърво в последната светлина</image:title><image:caption>Самотно цъфтящо дърво стои сред открита поляна край Безден, огряно от ниската светлина на залеза. Светлата му корона изпъква върху наситената зеленина, а дългата сянка се простира през полето. Околните дървета и храсти оформят естествена граница около поляната и подчертават изчистената композиция и променящата се светлина в края на деня.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/vacha-dam-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:40:39.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/vacha-dam-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Blue Water Between Green Hills</image:title><image:caption>Vacha Reservoir winds through the green hills of the Western Rhodopes, following the natural curves of the mountain valley. Forested slopes descend steeply toward the deep blue water, while a narrow road traces the shoreline and disappears between the hills. Large white clouds fill the summer sky, adding depth and scale to the wide mountain panorama.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/vacha-dam-drone-pano-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:40:39.871Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/vacha-dam-drone-panorama-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Сини води между зелени хълмове</image:title><image:caption>Язовир Въча се извива между зелените хълмове на Западните Родопи, следвайки естествените форми на планинската долина. Гъсто залесените склонове се спускат стръмно към тъмносинята вода, а тесният път проследява брега и постепенно изчезва между хълмовете. Големите бели облаци изпълват лятното небе и придават дълбочина и мащаб на широката планинска панорама.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/veleka-beach-top-down-droneshot-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:43:00.004Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/veleka-beach-top-down-aerial-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Where the River Meets the Sea</image:title><image:caption>Seen directly from above, the mouth of the Veleka River forms a striking natural composition of water, sand and forest. The dark river curves behind the broad pale beach before reaching the turquoise waters of the Black Sea, while dense greenery follows its banks. The clear separation between river and sea reveals the distinctive shape of one of the most recognizable landscapes along Bulgaria’s southern coast.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/veleka-beach-top-down-droneshot-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:43:00.004Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/veleka-beach-top-down-aerial-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Там, където реката среща морето</image:title><image:caption>Погледнато вертикално от въздуха, устието на река Велека образува впечатляваща естествена композиция от вода, пясък и гора. Тъмната река се извива зад широкия светъл плаж, преди да достигне тюркоазените води на Черно море, а гъстата зеленина следва бреговете ѝ. Ясната граница между реката и морето разкрива характерната форма на един от най-разпознаваемите пейзажи по Южното Черноморие.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/winter-glow-over-samokov-droneshot-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:45:26.593Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/winter-glow-over-samokov-aerial-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>A Winter Night in White</image:title><image:caption>Fresh snow covers the rooftops, streets and trees of Samokov, reflecting the warm lights of the town beneath a dark winter sky. In the centre of the scene, the Metropolitan Church of the Assumption and its illuminated bell tower rise clearly above the surrounding houses. The contrast between the white landscape, glowing windows and deep night creates a vivid view of the town after the snowfall.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/winter-glow-over-samokov-droneshot-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:45:26.593Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/winter-glow-over-samokov-aerial-view-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Зимна нощ в бяло</image:title><image:caption>Пресният сняг покрива покривите, улиците и дърветата на Самоков и отразява топлите светлини на града под тъмното зимно небе. В центъра на кадъра Митрополитската църква „Успение Богородично“ и осветената ѝ камбанария се издигат ясно над околните къщи. Контрастът между белия пейзаж, светещите прозорци и дълбоката нощ създава въздействаща гледка към града след снеговалежа.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/drone-view-of-sea-and-cliffs-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/drone-view-of-sea-and-cliffs-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>A Shore Between River and Sea</image:title><image:caption>The mouth of the Veleka River stretches behind a long sandy beach before opening into the Black Sea near Sinemorets. Seen from above the rocky coast, the dark river, pale sand and deep blue sea form three distinct lines across the landscape. Dense forest follows the river inland, while the exposed rocks in the foreground reveal the rugged character of the Strandzha coastline.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/drone-view-of-sea-and-cliffs-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/drone-view-of-sea-and-cliffs-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Бряг между реката и морето</image:title><image:caption>Устието на река Велека се простира зад дългия пясъчен плаж, преди да се отвори към Черно море край Синеморец. Погледнати от въздуха над скалистия бряг, тъмната река, светлият пясък и наситеното синьо море оформят три ясно различими линии в пейзажа. Гъстата гора следва реката навътре към сушата, а откритите скали на преден план разкриват суровия характер на Странджанското крайбрежие.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/ocean-horizon-from-above-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:56:34.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ocean-horizon-from-above-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Evening Along the Shore</image:title><image:caption>The coastline of Chaika Beach stretches into the distance between dense forest and the open Black Sea. Small waves follow the long sandy shore, while the water changes from pale turquoise near the beach to deeper blue farther out. The soft light of sunset settles over the coast and gives the wide aerial view a calm, spacious atmosphere.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/ocean-horizon-from-above-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:56:34.598Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ocean-horizon-from-above-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Вечер по крайбрежието</image:title><image:caption>Крайбрежието на плаж Чайка се простира в далечината между гъстата гора и откритото Черно море. Малките вълни следват дългата пясъчна ивица, а водата преминава от светъл тюркоаз край брега към по-дълбоко синьо навътре. Меката светлина на залеза се разлива над крайбрежието и придава на широкия въздушен кадър спокойно усещане за простор.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/vitosha-autumn-top-down-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:59:52.696Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/vitosha-autumn-top-down-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>A Road Through Autumn</image:title><image:caption>A mountain road curves through the autumn forest of Vitosha, almost disappearing beneath the dense canopy. Seen directly from above, the sharp bend divides the trees into a mosaic of green, yellow, orange and copper, while the passing cars reveal the scale of the landscape. The photograph brings together the clear geometry of the road and the irregular patterns of the changing forest.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/vitosha-autumn-top-down-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T10:59:52.696Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/vitosha-autumn-top-down-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Път през есента</image:title><image:caption>Планински път се извива през есенната гора на Витоша и на места почти изчезва под гъстите корони. Погледнат директно отгоре, острият завой разделя дърветата в мозайка от зелени, жълти, оранжеви и медни тонове, а преминаващите автомобили показват мащаба на пейзажа. Кадърът съчетава ясната геометрия на пътя с естествените и неравномерни форми на променящата се гора.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/devin-rainbow-sunset-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/devin-rainbow-sunset-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Rainbow After the Rain</image:title><image:caption>After the rain, a full rainbow appears above Devin and stretches across the mountain valley. Warm sunset light reaches the town and the surrounding slopes, while darker clouds remain over the landscape. The contrast between rain, sunlight and shadow captures the changing atmosphere of a summer evening in the Rhodope Mountains.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/devin-rainbow-sunset-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/devin-rainbow-sunset-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Дъга след дъжда</image:title><image:caption>След дъжда над Девин се появява цяла дъга, която се простира над планинската долина. Топлата светлина на залеза достига града и околните склонове, докато над пейзажа все още стоят тъмни облаци. Контрастът между дъжда, слънчевата светлина и сенките улавя променливата атмосфера на една лятна вечер в Родопите.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/dream-lake-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:15:34.331Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dream-lake-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Last Light Over the Lake</image:title><image:caption>The setting sun appears above the forested ridge and sends long rays across Lake Lagera, one of the lesser-known Smolyan Lakes. The calm water reflects the bright sky, while dense coniferous forests and open green clearings surround the irregular shoreline. The contrast between the low evening light, deep shadows and still water captures the quiet character of this secluded Rhodope landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/dream-lake-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:15:34.331Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dream-lake-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Последна светлина над езерото</image:title><image:caption>Залязващото слънце се показва над гористия рид и изпраща дълги лъчи към езеро Лагера — едно от по-малко познатите Смолянски езера. Спокойната вода отразява светлото небе, а гъсти иглолистни гори и открити зелени поляни обгръщат неправилната линия на брега. Контрастът между ниската вечерна светлина, дълбоките сенки и неподвижната вода улавя тихия характер на този усамотен родопски пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/golden-coastal-sunset-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:19:04.023Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/golden-coastal-sunset-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Coastline in Golden Light</image:title><image:caption>At sunset, Drivers’ Beach at Alepu reveals its distinctive landscape shaped by sea, dunes, road and lagoon. The warm evening light reflects across the still water inland, while the Black Sea follows the long sandy shoreline on the other side. Seen from above, the narrow coastal strip becomes a clear boundary between two very different waterscapes, brought together by the soft golden light of the end of the day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/golden-coastal-sunset-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:19:04.023Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/golden-coastal-sunset-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Крайбрежие в златна светлина</image:title><image:caption>По залез Шофьорският плаж при Алепу разкрива характерния си пейзаж, оформен от море, дюни, път и лагуна. Топлата вечерна светлина се отразява в спокойната вода навътре в сушата, докато Черно море следва дългата пясъчна ивица от другата страна. Погледнат от въздуха, тесният крайбрежен участък се превръща в ясна граница между два различни водни пейзажа, събрани от меката златна светлина в края на деня.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/perla-beach-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:21:42.879Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/perla-beach-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>First Light Across the Bay</image:title><image:caption>The first sunlight rises above the Black Sea and spreads softly across the sheltered curve of Perla Beach. Two breakwaters shape the bay, where gentle waves reach the sand and rows of umbrellas follow the shoreline. The dense coastal forest remains in shadow beside the beach, creating a natural contrast with the pale sky and the warm reflection across the water.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/perla-beach-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:21:42.879Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/perla-beach-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Първите лъчи над залива</image:title><image:caption>Първата слънчева светлина се издига над Черно море и меко се разлива върху защитената извивка на плаж Перла. Две буни оформят залива, където спокойните вълни достигат пясъка, а редиците чадъри следват линията на брега. Гъстата крайбрежна гора остава в сянка до плажа и създава естествен контраст със светлото небе и топлото отражение върху водата.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/smolyan-lakes-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:24:47.847Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/smolyan-lakes-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Still Water Beneath the Ridge</image:title><image:caption>Lake Saldzha lies quietly among the coniferous forest in the area of the Smolyan Lakes, enclosed by dark green slopes and open mountain meadows. Its still surface reflects the sky and the trees along the shore, while the rocky ridge in the background adds depth and character to the scene. The photograph brings together the calm intimacy of the small lake and the broader scale of the surrounding Rhodope landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/smolyan-lakes-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:24:47.847Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/smolyan-lakes-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Тиха вода под рида</image:title><image:caption>Езеро Салджа лежи спокойно сред иглолистната гора в района на Смолянските езера, обградено от тъмнозелени склонове и открити планински поляни. Неподвижната му повърхност отразява небето и дърветата по брега, а скалистият рид на заден план придава дълбочина и характер на пейзажа. Фотографията съчетава тихата близост на малкото езеро с по-широкия мащаб на заобикалящия родопски свят.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/sokolitsa-rock-formation-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:29:35.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sokolitsa-rock-formation-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Rock Peaks Above the Forest</image:title><image:caption>The rocky peaks of Sokolitsite rise sharply above the dense coniferous forests of the Rhodope Mountains. A winding road follows the contours of the ridge below, passing between the trees and the exposed rock formations. Beyond them, successive mountain ranges fade into the distance beneath a sky filled with large summer clouds, revealing the scale and depth of the surrounding landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/sokolitsa-rock-formation-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:29:35.421Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sokolitsa-rock-formation-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Скални върхове над гората</image:title><image:caption>Скалните върхове на Соколиците се издигат рязко над гъстите иглолистни гори на Родопите. Извиващият се път следва формите на рида под тях и преминава между дърветата и откритите скални образувания. Отвъд тях последователни планински ридове постепенно се губят в далечината под небе с големи летни облаци, разкривайки мащаба и дълбочината на околния пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/sunrise-dock-geometry-of-tyulenovo-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:32:25.541Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-dock-geometry-of-tyulenovo-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Lines Toward the Sea</image:title><image:caption>At sunrise, the fishing boats of Tyulenovo rest above the water on long metal rails that spread across the rocky shore. Seen directly from above, the slipways create a strong geometric pattern as they descend into the clear blue-green sea. Warm light reaches the boats, rails and exposed rocks, revealing the practical character of the small harbour and its close connection with the rugged northern Black Sea coast.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/sunrise-dock-geometry-of-tyulenovo-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:32:25.541Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-dock-geometry-of-tyulenovo-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Линии към морето</image:title><image:caption>По изгрев рибарските лодки на Тюленово остават над водата върху дълги метални релси, разположени по скалистия бряг. Погледнати вертикално от въздуха, релсите образуват силен геометричен ритъм, докато се спускат към прозрачната синьо-зелена вода. Топлата светлина достига лодките, металните конструкции и откритите скали и разкрива практичния характер на малкото пристанище и връзката му със суровото северно Черноморие.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/sunset-sofia-tv-tower-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:35:10.613Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunset-sofia-tv-tower-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Tower at Sunset</image:title><image:caption>The Sofia Television Tower rises above the dense canopy of Borisova Garden as the setting sun appears behind its upper levels. Warm light reaches the treetops and spreads across the city in the distance, while a soft haze gradually fades toward the horizon. The solitary vertical form of the tower creates a strong contrast with the broad forest and the low urban skyline beyond it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/sunset-sofia-tv-tower-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:35:10.613Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunset-sofia-tv-tower-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Кулата по залез</image:title><image:caption>Телевизионната кула в София се издига над гъстите корони на Борисовата градина, докато залязващото слънце се показва зад горните ѝ етажи. Топлата светлина достига върховете на дърветата и се разлива над града в далечината, а меката мараня постепенно се губи към хоризонта. Самотният вертикален силует на кулата създава силен контраст с широкия горски масив и ниската градска линия зад него.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/vila-morava-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:43:22.977Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/vila-morava-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mist Over the Mountain Meadows</image:title><image:caption>Low mist settles over the upper slopes, gradually hiding the forest and the buildings in the distance. Below it, the green mountain meadows remain clear, crossed by narrow paths and scattered coniferous trees. The wooden houses of Villa Morava rest quietly among the open clearings, adding a small human presence to the broad and changing Rhodope landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/vila-morava-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:43:22.977Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/vila-morava-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Мъгла над планинските поляни</image:title><image:caption>Ниска мъгла се спуска над горните склонове и постепенно скрива гората и постройките в далечината. Под нея зелените планински поляни остават ясно видими, пресечени от тесни пътеки и разпръснати иглолистни дървета. Дървените къщички на Вила Морава са разположени спокойно сред откритите пространства и добавят малка човешка следа към широкия и променлив родопски пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/winter-fairytale-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:50:13.499Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/winter-fairytale-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Winter Light Across the Fields</image:title><image:caption>Snow covers the open fields near Shiroki Dol, broken only by winding lines of frost-covered trees. The Palakaria River remains hidden beyond them, while a dense pine forest rises across the hill on the opposite side. Faint pink colour appears beneath the heavy clouds, bringing a final trace of warmth to the quiet winter landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/winter-fairytale-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:50:13.499Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/winter-fairytale-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Зимна светлина над полетата</image:title><image:caption>Снегът покрива откритите ниви край Широки дол, прекъснати единствено от извиващите се редици заскрежени дървета. Зад тях остава скрита река Палакария, а от другата ѝ страна по хълма се издига гъста борова гора. Леките розови оттенъци под плътните облаци внасят последна следа от топлина в тихия зимен пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/winter-glow-russian-church-sofia-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:57:04.685Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/winter-glow-russian-church-sofia-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Snow Over the City Lights</image:title><image:caption>Fresh snow covers the rooftops, streets and gardens of central Sofia beneath a dark winter sky. At the heart of the scene, the Russian Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker stands illuminated among the trees, its gilded domes rising above the white landscape. Warm city lights spread into the distance, creating a vivid contrast between the cold snow and the active night beyond.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/winter-glow-russian-church-sofia-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T11:57:04.685Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/winter-glow-russian-church-sofia-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Сняг над градските светлини</image:title><image:caption>Пресният сняг покрива покривите, улиците и градините в центъра на София под тъмното зимно небе. В сърцето на кадъра Руската църква „Св. Николай Чудотворец“ стои осветена сред дърветата, а позлатените ѝ куполи се издигат над белия пейзаж. Топлите градски светлини продължават в далечината и създават силен контраст между студения сняг и оживената нощ отвъд него.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/last-light-on-living-earth-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:00:45.900Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/last-light-on-living-earth-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Between Sunlight and Storm</image:title><image:caption>Sunset light spreads across the green fields near Bezden while a vast bank of storm clouds gathers above the distant horizon. The cultivated land forms long parallel lines through the foreground, leading toward scattered trees, villages and the fading outline of the mountains. The contrast between the illuminated fields and the darkening sky captures a brief moment when calm evening light and approaching weather share the same landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/last-light-on-living-earth-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:00:45.900Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/last-light-on-living-earth-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Между слънцето и бурята</image:title><image:caption>Светлината на залеза се разлива над зелените полета край Безден, докато над далечния хоризонт се натрупва огромна маса от буреносни облаци. Обработваемата земя оформя дълги успоредни линии на преден план, които отвеждат погледа към разпръснатите дървета, селата и избледняващите очертания на планината. Контрастът между огрените ниви и потъмняващото небе улавя кратък момент, в който спокойната вечерна светлина и приближаващото време споделят един и същ пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/pasarel-dam-autumn-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:05:15.430Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/pasarel-dam-autumn-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Bridge in Autumn</image:title><image:caption>Seen directly from above, the suspension footbridge forms a single straight line across the calm blue water of Pasarel Reservoir. On both shores, the forest has changed into a rich mosaic of green, yellow, orange and deep red. The simple geometry of the bridge contrasts with the irregular shapes and colours of the autumn canopy, while a solitary person near its centre reveals the scale of the crossing.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/pasarel-dam-autumn-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:05:15.430Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/pasarel-dam-autumn-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Мостът през есента</image:title><image:caption>Погледнат вертикално от въздуха, въженият пешеходен мост оформя единна права линия над спокойната синя вода на язовир Пасарел. По двата бряга гората се е превърнала в богата мозайка от зелено, жълто, оранжево и тъмночервено. Изчистената геометрия на моста контрастира с неравномерните форми и цветове на есенните корони, а самотният човек близо до средата му разкрива мащаба на преминаването.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/aerial/silistar-beach-sunset-drone-pano-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/silistar-beach-sunset-drone-panorama-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Bay at Day’s End</image:title><image:caption>The last sunlight settles beyond the forest surrounding Silistar Bay, leaving a soft band of warm colour above the distant hills. The curved sandy beach lies between rocky headlands, while calm blue water fills the sheltered bay. Seen from above, the open sea, quiet shoreline and broad forest form a layered view of the southern Black Sea coast at the end of the day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/aerial/silistar-beach-sunset-drone-pano-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/silistar-beach-sunset-drone-panorama-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Заливът в края на деня</image:title><image:caption>Последната слънчева светлина се спуска отвъд гората около залива Силистар и оставя мека ивица от топли цветове над далечните хълмове. Извитият пясъчен плаж е разположен между скалисти носове, а спокойната синя вода изпълва защитения залив. Погледнати от въздуха, откритото море, тихият бряг и широкият горски масив оформят многопластова гледка към Южното Черноморие в края на деня.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/devils-bridge-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/devils-bridge-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Autumn Reflections at Devil’s Bridge</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Devil’s Bridge in autumn, just as the sunlight reached the trees on one side of the valley while the rest remained in shadow. The calm waters of the Arda reflected the stone arches and the warm colours of the forest, bringing the bridge and its reflection together as a single form.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/devils-bridge-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/devils-bridge-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Есенни отражения при Дяволския мост</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Дяволския мост през есента, точно когато слънчевата светлина огряваше дърветата от едната страна на долината, а останалата част все още оставаше в сянка. Спокойните води на Арда отразяваха каменните арки и топлите цветове на гората, събирайки моста и неговото отражение в една цяла</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/arda-river-sunset-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/arda-river-sunset-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Golden Sunset over the Arda River</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sweeping bend of the Arda River at sunset, when the last warm light reached the surrounding mountain slopes. The calm water followed the shape of the valley, reflecting the changing colours of the sky and drawing the eye deep into the landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/arda-river-sunset-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/arda-river-sunset-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Златен залез над река Арда</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази широка извивка на река Арда по залез, когато последната топла светлина достигаше околните планински склонове. Спокойната вода следваше формата на долината, отразяваше променящите се цветове на небето и отвеждаше погледа навътре в пейзажа.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/belogradchik-rocks-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/belogradchik-rocks-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Autumn Flight over Belogradchik Rocks</image:title><image:caption>I took this photograph at sunrise during the annual balloon fiesta in Belogradchik. One of the balloons was floating high above the rocks as the first light gradually revealed the autumn colours of the forest. Small against the vast landscape, it made the familiar view feel even more impressive and open.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/belogradchik-rocks-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/belogradchik-rocks-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Есенен полет над Белоградчишките скали</image:title><image:caption>Тази снимка е заснета по изгрев по време на ежегодната балонена фиеста в Белоградчик. Един от балоните се носеше високо над скалите, докато първата светлина постепенно разкриваше есенните цветове на гората. Малък на фона на огромния пейзаж, той направи познатата гледка още по-впечатляваща и изпълнена с усещане за простор.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/belogradchik-rocks-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:44:01.775Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/belogradchik-rocks-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Balloon at Dawn over Belogradchik Rocks</image:title><image:caption>I took this photograph in the early morning during the annual balloon fiesta in Belogradchik. The balloon was passing above the rocks just as the rising sun began to colour the sky. For a brief moment, the soft light, clouds and distant mountain ridges came together in a scene worth waiting for.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/belogradchik-rocks-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:44:01.775Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/belogradchik-rocks-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Балон по изгрев над Белоградчишките скали</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази снимка рано сутринта по време на ежегодната балонена фиеста в Белоградчик. Балонът преминаваше над скалите точно когато изгряващото слънце започна да оцветява небето. За кратък момент меката светлина, облаците и далечните планински ридове се събраха в една гледка, която си заслужаваше чакането.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/bezbog-hut-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bezbog-hut-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Reflections by Bezbog Hut</image:title><image:caption>I took this photograph beside Bezbog Lake in the Pirin Mountains. The hut, rocks and drifting clouds were reflected in the calm water, while the surrounding mountain pines framed the quiet scene. It was one of those peaceful moments when the landscape seemed almost completely still.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/bezbog-hut-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bezbog-hut-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Отражения край хижа Безбог</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази снимка край Безбожкото езеро в Пирин. Хижата, скалите и преминаващите облаци се отразяваха в спокойната вода, а планинските клекове обграждаха тихата гледка. Това беше един от онези спокойни моменти, в които пейзажът изглежда почти напълно неподвижен.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/bolata-beach-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bolata-beach-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over Bolata Beach</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Bolata Beach at sunrise, while the bay was still quiet and the first warm light was spreading across the sea. The clouds softened the rising sun, and the yellow wildflowers along the cliffs added colour to the peaceful coastal view.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/bolata-beach-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bolata-beach-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев над плаж Болата</image:title><image:caption>Заснех плаж Болата по изгрев, докато заливът все още беше тих, а първата топла светлина постепенно се разливаше над морето. Облаците омекотяваха изгряващото слънце, а жълтите диви цветя по склоновете добавяха цвят към спокойната крайбрежна гледка.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.707Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Cascades Waterfall in the Canyon of Waterfalls</image:title><image:caption>The Cascades was the first larger waterfall I reached along the Canyon of Waterfalls trail near Smolyan. I learned its name from one of the signs beside the path. Of the separate falls in this group, this one seemed the largest and most open to view, which also made it the most interesting to photograph. The water spreads across the sloping rock before continuing down the Gerzovska River through the forest of the Soskovcheto Reserve.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.707Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Водопад Каскадите в Каньона на водопадите</image:title><image:caption>Каскадите беше първият по-голям водопад, до който стигнах по маршрута през Каньона на водопадите край Смолян. Името му научих от една от табелите до пътеката. От отделните водни падове в тази група този ми се стори най-голям и най-открит към посетителите, което го направи и най-интересен за снимане. Водата се разлива по наклонената скала, преди да продължи по река Герзовска през гората на резерват „Сосковчето“.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Steps through the Canyon of Waterfalls</image:title><image:caption>There are many wooden stairways, bridges and handrails along the Canyon of Waterfalls trail. They make it possible to cross the steeper sections beside the Gerzovska River and have gradually become part of the character of the route itself. I stopped at this particular staircase because the steps seemed to disappear uphill between the trees, capturing the feeling of the hike — a constant climb through the dense forest, with the sound of water never far away.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>По стъпалата на Каньона на водопадите</image:title><image:caption>По маршрута през Каньона на водопадите има много дървени стълби, мостчета и парапети. Те помагат за преминаването през по-стръмните участъци край река Герзовска и постепенно са се превърнали в част от облика на самата пътека. Спрях се на точно това място, защото стъпалата сякаш се губеха нагоре между дърветата и добре предаваха усещането от прехода — постоянно изкачване през гъстата гора, без звукът на водата да остава далеч.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-3</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Rest Stop on the Trail to the Cascades</image:title><image:caption>There are many designated places to rest along the Canyon of Waterfalls trail, with wooden benches and tables set among the trees. I photographed this small resting place beside the sign pointing towards the Cascades waterfall. These simple wooden benches are a welcome sight along the steeper parts of the route and fit naturally into the surrounding forest.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-3</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Място за почивка по пътеката към Каскадите</image:title><image:caption>По маршрута през Каньона на водопадите има много обособени места за почивка с дървени пейки и маси сред гората. Снимах това малко място за отдих до табелата, която сочи към водопад Каскадите. Тези семпли дървени пейки са добре дошли по по-стръмните части от прехода и се вписват естествено в заобикалящата ги гора.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-4</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Climb beside Orpheus Waterfall</image:title><image:caption>These wooden steps follow the rocky stream beside Orpheus, the highest waterfall in the Canyon of Waterfalls. As I climbed, the waterfall gradually appeared through the trees, revealing more of its nearly 68-metre drop with every step. The marked trail continues towards the upper part of the waterfall.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-4</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изкачване край водопад Орфей</image:title><image:caption>Тези дървени стъпала следват скалистия поток край Орфей — най-високия водопад в Каньона на водопадите. Докато се изкачвах, водопадът постепенно се показваше между дърветата и с всяко следващо стъпало се разкриваше все по-голяма част от близо 68-метровия му пад. Маркираната пътека продължава към горната част на водопада.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-5</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:25.577Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Crossing the River in the Canyon of Waterfalls</image:title><image:caption>The trail through the Canyon of Waterfalls does not remain on one side of the Gerzovska River for long. At several points, wooden footbridges carry hikers from one bank to the other before the path continues through the forest. I photographed one of these crossings, where the bridge passes directly above the rushing water and becomes part of the experience of following the river upstream.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-5</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:25.577Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Над реката в Каньона на водопадите</image:title><image:caption>Пътеката през Каньона на водопадите не остава дълго само от едната страна на река Герзовска. На няколко места дървени мостчета прехвърлят туристите от единия бряг на другия, преди маршрутът да продължи отново през гората. Снимах едно от тези преминавания, при което мостчето се издига непосредствено над бързата вода и се превръща в част от преживяването по пътя срещу течението.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-6</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:45.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>At the Foot of Orpheus Waterfall</image:title><image:caption>Before climbing the wooden stairs beside Orpheus Waterfall, I turned to their right and carefully crossed the rocks to reach its base. From below, the full scale of the nearly 68-metre waterfall becomes much easier to appreciate as the water spreads across the steep rock face. Reaching this viewpoint requires particular care because the stones beside the stream are wet and extremely slippery.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-6</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:45.202Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>В подножието на водопад Орфей</image:title><image:caption>Преди да започна изкачването по дървените стъпала край водопад Орфей, минах вдясно от тях и внимателно продължих по камъните до подножието му. Погледнат отдолу, близо 68-метровият водопад разкрива истинския си мащаб, докато водата се разлива по стръмната скала. До тази гледна точка трябва да се стига с особено внимание, защото камъните край потока са мокри и много хлъзгави.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-7</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:41:00.662Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-7.webp</image:loc><image:title>Water and Stone at Heart Waterfall</image:title><image:caption>Heart was the final waterfall I photographed during my hike through the Canyon of Waterfalls. Here, the water spreads across the dark rock before continuing past the wooden footbridge among the trees. The waterfall takes its name from a shape resembling a heart, created by the flowing water and the rock beneath it. It does not appear immediately, but with a little imagination the outline begins to emerge.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-7</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:41:00.662Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-7.webp</image:loc><image:title>Вода и скали при водопад Сърцето</image:title><image:caption>Сърцето беше последният водопад, който снимах по време на прехода през Каньона на водопадите. Тук водата се разлива по тъмната скала, преди да продължи покрай дървеното мостче сред дърветата. Водопадът носи името си заради форма, наподобяваща сърце, която се получава между течащата вода и скалата под нея. Тя не се забелязва веднага, но с малко въображение очертанието постепенно се появява.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-8</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-8.webp</image:loc><image:title>Above Heart Waterfall</image:title><image:caption>Heart was the last named waterfall I reached during this part of the hike through the Canyon of Waterfalls. I took this photograph from its upper section to include both the water dropping into the forested gorge and the small wooden footbridge below. From the bridge, hikers can look back towards the waterfall from a completely different angle — a view I also photographed from lower down.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-8</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-8.webp</image:loc><image:title>Над водопад Сърцето</image:title><image:caption>Сърцето беше последният именуван водопад, до който стигнах в тази част от прехода през Каньона на водопадите. Направих снимката от горната му част, за да включа както водния пад към гористото дефиле, така и малкото дървено мостче в подножието. От мостчето туристите могат да погледнат обратно към водопада от съвсем различен ъгъл — гледка, която заснех и от по-ниска позиция.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-9</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-9.webp</image:loc><image:title>Forest Footbridge in the Canyon of Waterfalls</image:title><image:caption>This is another of the wooden footbridges along the Canyon of Waterfalls trail. Here, the bridge runs close beside the stream, with small cascades flowing over the rocks and fallen trees lying across the water. I photographed this section because the wooden railing draws the eye deeper into the forest and follows the direction of the trail.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-9</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/canyon-of-waterfalls-landscape-photography-view-9.webp</image:loc><image:title>Горско мостче в Каньона на водопадите</image:title><image:caption>Това е още едно от дървените мостчета по маршрута през Каньона на водопадите. Тук мостчето върви непосредствено покрай потока, докато водата се спуска на малки каскади между скалите и падналите дървета. Снимах този участък, защото дървеният парапет води погледа навътре в гората и следва посоката на пътеката.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/chapel-near-eho-hut-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/chapel-near-eho-hut-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at the Holy Trinity Chapel</image:title><image:caption>I photographed the small Holy Trinity Chapel at sunrise, as the first warm light reached the ridge above Eho Hut. The chapel stands at around 1,700 metres, only a few minutes from the hut and beneath Yumruka Peak. While the sunlight illuminated its stone walls and the surrounding grass, low clouds still lingered in the valleys below.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/chapel-near-eho-hut-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/chapel-near-eho-hut-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев при параклиса Света Троица</image:title><image:caption>Заснех малкия параклис „Света Троица“ по изгрев, когато първата топла светлина достигна билото над хижа Ехо. Параклисът се намира на около 1700 метра надморска височина, само на няколко минути от хижата и в подножието на връх Юмрука. Докато слънцето огряваше каменните му стени и тревистите склонове, ниските облаци все още се задържаха в долините.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/dream-lake-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dream-lake-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Reflections at Lagera Lake</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Lagera Lake in a quiet moment, when its dark, almost still water reflected the clouds and the surrounding spruce forest. The patches of fresh greenery breaking through the surface give the lake its distinctive shape and make the landscape feel almost untouched.

Lagera lies near the better-known Smolyan Lakes, but away from their most frequently visited trail. This makes it one of the quieter and less familiar places in this part of the Rhodope Mountains.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/dream-lake-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dream-lake-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Отражения в езеро Лагера</image:title><image:caption>Заснех езеро Лагера в тих момент, когато тъмната и почти неподвижна вода отразяваше облаците и заобикалящата го смърчова гора. Свежите зелени участъци, които се показват над водната повърхност, придават на езерото характерната му форма и създават усещане за почти недокоснато място.

Лагера се намира близо до по-познатите Смолянски езера, но остава встрани от най-посещаваната пътека около тях. Затова е едно от по-тихите и по-малко известни места в тази част на Родопите.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/golden-silence-sunset-over-the-campsite-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/golden-silence-sunset-over-the-campsite-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunset over the Jazz Erul Camp</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunset during Jazz Erul Fest in 2021. While the campsite was preparing for another festival evening, the sun appeared beneath the clouds and sent its last rays across the layered hills of the Tran region.

The three tents in the foreground were a quiet reminder of the festival, while the changing light briefly became the main event. It was one of those moments when the music, the open landscape and life outdoors seemed to belong naturally together.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/golden-silence-sunset-over-the-campsite-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/golden-silence-sunset-over-the-campsite-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залез над лагера на Джаз Ерул</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този залез по време на Джаз Ерул Фест през 2021 година. Докато лагерът се подготвяше за поредната фестивална вечер, слънцето се показа под облаците и изпрати последните си лъчи над наслоените хълмове на Трънския край.

Трите палатки на преден план напомнят за фестивала, но в този кратък момент главното събитие беше променящата се светлина. Това беше една от онези вечери, в които музиката, откритият пейзаж и животът сред природата сякаш естествено се допълваха.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/harvest-sunset-fields-of-sofia-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/harvest-sunset-fields-of-sofia-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunset over the Fields of Bezden</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunset in the open fields near the village of Bezden, not far from Slivnitsa. The freshly cut field was scattered with round hay bales, while the last sunlight broke beneath the heavy clouds and filled the sky with orange, pink and deep blue tones.

The large bale in the foreground caught my attention first, but it was the contrast between the quiet field and the dramatic sky that completed the scene. A familiar summer landscape became something completely different for just a few minutes before the light disappeared.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/harvest-sunset-fields-of-sofia-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/harvest-sunset-fields-of-sofia-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залез над полетата край Безден</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този залез в откритите полета край село Безден, недалеч от Сливница. По окосената нива бяха останали десетки кръгли бали, а последната слънчева светлина се промъкваше под тежките облаци и оцветяваше небето в оранжево, розово и наситено синьо.

Първо вниманието ми привлече голямата бала на преден план, но контрастът между притихналото поле и драматичното небе завърши целия кадър. За няколко минути един познат летен пейзаж изглеждаше съвсем различно, преди светлината да изчезне.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over Kaleto Fortress</image:title><image:caption>I took this photograph at sunrise from Kaleto Fortress near Smolyan. It was an early June morning, clear on the high ground, while thick fog still covered the lower valleys between the surrounding Rhodope ridges.

The first sunlight reached the forest and the remains of the fortress as the fog slowly began to move below. The trail to Kaleto starts close to the Nevyastata eco-trail, but the short walk leads to a different view—across the old stone walls and far into the mountains.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев над крепостта Калето</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази снимка по изгрев от крепостта Калето край Смолян. Беше утро в началото на юни — във високото небето беше ясно, а ниските части между околните родопски ридове все още бяха покрити с гъста мъгла.

Първата слънчева светлина достигна гората и останките от крепостта, докато мъглата бавно се раздвижваше в ниското. Пътеката към Калето започва близо до екопътека „Невястата“, но кратката разходка отвежда до съвсем различна гледка — над старите каменни стени и далеч към планината.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Morning Fog over Smolyan</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this view from the high ground at Kaleto on an early June morning. Thick fog had settled over Smolyan and the lower valleys, leaving only parts of the town visible beneath the rocky ridges.

The rising sun had already reached the cliffs and trees around me, but the landscape below was still waking beneath the fog. From above, the mountain ridges appeared one behind another, separated by long white bands that followed the shape of the valleys.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Сутрешна мъгла над Смолян</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази гледка от високата част на Калето в едно ранно юнско утро. Над Смолян и ниските долини се беше задържала гъста мъгла, от която се показваха само отделни части на града под скалистите ридове.

Изгряващото слънце вече беше достигнало скалите и дърветата около мен, но пейзажът долу все още се събуждаше под мъглата. От високо планинските ридове се подреждаха един зад друг, разделени от дълги бели ивици, следващи формата на долините.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-3</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>June Sunrise above Smolyan</image:title><image:caption>I took this photograph during the same early June sunrise at Kaleto, shortly after the sun appeared above the distant ridges. Its warm light reached the rocks and small mountain plants around me, while the valleys below Smolyan remained hidden beneath the morning fog.

From this viewpoint, the contrast was especially clear: warm sunlight and open sky on the ridge, with a quiet blanket of fog lying between the mountains below. The rocks in the foreground helped me capture both sides of that morning in a single frame.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-3</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/kaleto-fortres-sunrise-landscape-photography-view-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Юнски изгрев над Смолян</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази снимка по време на същия изгрев в началото на юни, малко след като слънцето се показа над далечните ридове. Топлата му светлина достигна скалите и ниската планинска растителност около мен, докато долините под Смолян оставаха скрити под сутрешната мъгла.

От тази гледна точка контрастът се виждаше особено ясно — огрян и открит планински рид във високото и плътна мъгла, останала между планините в ниското. Скалите на преден план ми помогнаха да събера двете лица на тази сутрин в един кадър.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/misty-wild-goritsa-waterfall-3x2-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/misty-wild-goritsa-waterfall-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Goritsa Waterfall in the Mist</image:title><image:caption>I took this photograph from the observation platform at the end of the Goritsa eco-trail. From here, the entire 39-metre waterfall can be seen as it drops from the high cliff and continues through the narrow gorge below.

Mist covered the upper part of the rocks that day, while the bare branches and wet green slopes framed the waterfall naturally. The short trail begins near the old fulling mills at the upper end of Ovchartsi and follows the river through the forest before reaching this view.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/misty-wild-goritsa-waterfall-3x2-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/misty-wild-goritsa-waterfall-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Водопад Горица в мъглата</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази снимка от наблюдателната площадка в края на екопътека „Горица“. Оттук се вижда целият 39-метров воден пад, който се спуска от високата скала и продължава през тесния пролом под нея.

В този ден мъглата покриваше горната част на скалите, а голите клони и мокрите зелени склонове естествено обрамчваха водопада. Кратката пътека започва при старите тепавици в горния край на Овчарци и следва реката през гората, преди да достигне до тази гледка.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/momin-skok-fall-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/momin-skok-fall-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Momin Skok Waterfall in Emen Canyon</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Momin Skok Waterfall at the end of the Emen eco-trail, where the Negovanka River drops between the steep walls of the canyon into a wide green pool.

The exposed tree roots along the shore immediately caught my attention and became the foreground of the photograph. Behind them, the smooth water and the narrow waterfall contrast with the rough, layered rocks that enclose this quiet part of Emen Canyon.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/momin-skok-fall-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/momin-skok-fall-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Водопад Момин скок в Еменския каньон</image:title><image:caption>Заснех водопад Момин скок в края на Еменската екопътека, където река Негованка се спуска между отвесните стени на каньона и пада в широк зелен вир.

Оголените корени на дърветата край брега веднага привлякоха вниманието ми и се превърнаха в преден план на снимката. Зад тях спокойната вода и тесният воден пад контрастират с грубите, наслоени скали, които ограждат тази тиха част на Еменския каньон.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/morning-sun-and-sea-foam-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/morning-sun-and-sea-foam-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise by the Old Driftwood at Shkorpilovtsi</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise on the beach at Shkorpilovtsi, using the old weathered tree trunk near the shoreline as the main foreground. The rising sun appeared behind the wood just as a wave reached the beach and spread white foam across the wet sand.

This driftwood has become a familiar subject among landscape photographers. Its unusual shape works equally well beneath the warm light of sunrise and against the night sky, while the open beach and the long pier in the distance leave plenty of space for different compositions.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/morning-sun-and-sea-foam-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/morning-sun-and-sea-foam-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев край стария дънер в Шкорпиловци</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев на плажа в Шкорпиловци, като използвах стария изсъхнал дънер край брега за основен преден план. Слънцето се показа зад дървото точно когато една от вълните достигна плажа и разля бяла пяна по мокрия пясък.

Дънерът е добре познат на много пейзажни фотографи. Необичайната му форма стои еднакво добре както в топлата светлина на изгрева, така и под нощното небе, а откритият плаж и дългият мостик в далечината позволяват да се търсят различни композиции.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/orpheus-rocks-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/orpheus-rocks-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Storm Clouds over Orpheus Rocks</image:title><image:caption>This second photograph was taken from a different angle at Orpheus Rocks as the storm continued to approach. Instead of the wider view across the valley, I placed the weathered cliffs in the foreground and used them to lead the eye towards the darkening sky and the distant Rhodope ridges.

The sunset I had planned never appeared, but the changing weather revealed another side of the landscape. The pale rocks, deep green spruce trees and heavy clouds created a much quieter and more dramatic view than the warm evening scene I had expected.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/orpheus-rocks-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/orpheus-rocks-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Буреносни облаци над Орфеевите скали</image:title><image:caption>Тази втора снимка е направена от различен ъгъл на Орфеевите скали, докато бурята продължаваше да се приближава. Вместо широката гледка към долината поставих изветрелите скали на преден план, така че да насочват погледа към притъмняващото небе и далечните родопски ридове.

Залезът, който бях планирал, така и не се появи, но променящото се време показа друга страна на пейзажа. Светлите скали, тъмнозелените смърчове и тежките облаци създадоха много по-тиха и драматична гледка от очакваната топла вечерна светлина.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/orpheus-rocks-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:42:21.719Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/orpheus-rocks-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Before the Storm over the Smolyan Lakes</image:title><image:caption>I went to Orpheus Rocks with the idea of photographing the sunset over the Smolyan Lakes, but the weather changed before the evening light could develop. Heavy clouds began gathering above the distant Rhodope ridges and the approaching storm quickly became the main subject.

From this angle, the rocks and spruce trees frame the wide view towards the valley of the Smolyan Lakes. There was still some soft light beneath the clouds, but it was already clear that the planned sunset photograph would become a very different scene.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/orpheus-rocks-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:42:21.719Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/orpheus-rocks-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Преди бурята над Смолянските езера</image:title><image:caption>Отидох до Орфеевите скали с идеята да заснема залеза над Смолянските езера, но времето се промени, преди вечерната светлина да се развие. Над далечните родопски ридове започнаха да се събират тежки облаци и приближаващата буря бързо се превърна в основна част от кадъра.

От този ъгъл скалите и смърчовите дървета обрамчват широката гледка към долината на Смолянските езера. Под облаците все още имаше мека светлина, но вече беше ясно, че планираната снимка на залеза ще се превърне в съвсем различна сцена.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/pod-praskite-na-vodopada-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:42:44.450Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/pod-praskite-na-vodopada-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Cascade on the Trail to Skoka Waterfall</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this forest cascade along the eco-trail “Under the Waterfall’s Spray” near Teteven. It is not the main Skoka Waterfall at the end of the route, but one of the smaller cascades formed by the Koznitsa River along the way.

The water divides into several streams as it passes between the large moss-covered rocks. I stopped here because the different levels of the cascade, the fresh green forest and the soft light created a complete scene of their own, well before reaching the final waterfall.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/pod-praskite-na-vodopada-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:42:44.450Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/pod-praskite-na-vodopada-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Каскада по пътеката към водопад Скока</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази горска каскада по екопътека „Под пръските на водопада“ край Тетевен. Това не е основният водопад Скока в края на маршрута, а една от по-малките каскади, които река Козница образува по пътя към него.

Водата се разделя на няколко ръкава, докато преминава между големите покрити с мъх камъни. Спрях се на това място, защото различните нива на каскадата, свежата зеленина и меката светлина оформяха завършена гледка още преди края на пътеката.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/red-rock-view-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/red-rock-view-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>View of Smolyan from Red Rock</image:title><image:caption>This photograph shows the view towards Smolyan from Red Rock. The town stretches along the valley below, surrounded by green slopes and layer after layer of forested Rhodope ridges.

I included the rocky viewpoint and the people standing on its edge to show the scale of the place. Seen from a distance, the cliff rises sharply above the forest, while the town and the mountains open far beyond it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/red-rock-view-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/red-rock-view-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Гледка към Смолян от Червената скала</image:title><image:caption>Тази снимка показва гледката към Смолян от Червената скала. Градът се простира по долината в ниското, заобиколен от зелени склонове и редуващи се гористи ридове на Родопите.

Включих скалната площадка и хората върху нея, за да се усети мащабът на мястото. Погледната отстрани, скалата се издига рязко над гората, а зад нея се откриват градът и планините далеч към хоризонта.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/red-rock-view-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/red-rock-view-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Rocky Ridge of Red Rock</image:title><image:caption>I took this photograph during the hike to Red Rock near Smolyan. Instead of looking towards the town, I turned the camera towards the rugged ridge itself, where the exposed rocks rise directly beside the dense spruce forest.

The pale stone, patches of lichen and trees growing close to the edge reveal the character of the place before the wider panorama appears. Beyond the ridge, the forested hills of the Rhodope Mountains continue towards the horizon.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/red-rock-view-landscape-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/red-rock-view-landscape-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Скалният рид на Червената скала</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази снимка по време на прехода до Червената скала край Смолян. Вместо към града насочих камерата към самия скалист рид, където откритите скали се издигат непосредствено до гъстата смърчова гора.

Светлият камък, лишеите и дърветата, растящи близо до ръба, показват характера на мястото още преди да се открие широката панорама. Зад скалите гористите родопски ридове продължават далеч към хоризонта.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/seascape-sunset-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/seascape-sunset-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunset from Sveti Vlas towards Sunny Beach</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunset in 2021 from the rocky shore near Marina Dinevi in Sveti Vlas, looking along the bay towards Sunny Beach. As the daylight faded, the first lights appeared along the coast and reflected in the calm sea.

The long exposure softened the movement of the water around the dark rocks, while the remaining sunset colours filled the sky and the surface of the bay. The contrast between the natural shoreline and the illuminated resort in the distance was what made me stop at this particular viewpoint.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/seascape-sunset-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/seascape-sunset-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залез от Свети Влас към Слънчев бряг</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този залез през 2021 година от скалистия бряг край Марина Диневи в Свети Влас, с поглед по протежение на залива към Слънчев бряг. С отминаването на дневната светлина по крайбрежието започнаха да се появяват първите светлини и да се отразяват в спокойното море.

Дългата експозиция омекоти движението на водата около тъмните камъни, а последните цветове на залеза изпълниха небето и повърхността на залива. Именно контрастът между естествения скалист бряг и осветения курорт в далечината ме накара да избера тази гледна точка.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/smolyan-lakes-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/smolyan-lakes-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Milushevski Dol Lake near Smolyan</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Milushevski Dol, one of the Smolyan Lakes, when the water was almost completely still. The clouds, the dense spruce forest and the rocky ridge above it were reflected across the surface, turning the lake into a natural mirror. On maps the lake is usually marked as Milushevski Dol, while some travel guides also call it Milushevsko Lake or Milushev Gyol.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/smolyan-lakes-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/smolyan-lakes-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Езеро Милушевски дол край Смолян</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Милушевски дол – едно от Смолянските езера – в момент, когато водата беше почти напълно спокойна. Облаците, гъстата смърчова гора и скалният рид над нея се отразяваха по цялата повърхност и превръщаха езерото в естествено огледало. На картите най-често е отбелязано като Милушевски дол, а в някои туристически източници се среща и като Милушевско езеро или Милушев гьол.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/stone-ships-sinemorets-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/stone-ships-sinemorets-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at the Stone Ships</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise at the Stone Ships, the two distinctive rock formations in St Yani Bay near Sinemorets. The sea was unusually calm, and the shallow water between the rocks reflected both the heavy clouds and the first warm light of the day. The sun appeared beside one of the “ships” for only a short moment, just before the clouds closed over it again.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/stone-ships-sinemorets-sunrise-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/stone-ships-sinemorets-sunrise-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев при Скалните кораби</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев при Скалните кораби – двете характерни скални образувания в залива Свети Яни край Синеморец. Морето беше необичайно спокойно, а плитката вода между скалите отразяваше едновременно тежките облаци и първата топла светлина на деня. Слънцето се показа до единия „кораб“ само за кратко, преди облаците отново да го скрият.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/sunrise-dock-tyulenovo-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-dock-tyulenovo-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at Tyulenovo Fishing Harbour</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise at the small fishing harbour in Tyulenovo. The boats had been pulled onto the rails above the rocky shore, while the first light spread across the sea beneath a sky covered with soft clouds. Two gulls passing over the harbour completed this quiet early-morning scene from Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/sunrise-dock-tyulenovo-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-dock-tyulenovo-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев от рибарското пристанище на Тюленово</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев от малкото рибарско пристанище на Тюленово. Лодките бяха изтеглени върху релсите над скалистия бряг, а първата светлина се разливаше над морето под покритото с меки облаци небе. Двете чайки над пристанището допълниха спокойната утринна картина от северното ни Черноморие.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/sunrise-over-coastal-rocks-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-over-coastal-rocks-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at Butamyata Beach</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise from Butamyata Beach, the southern beach of Sinemorets. The sun appeared behind the low coastal rocks, casting a warm reflection across the wet sand, while the approaching waves brought cooler shades of blue into the foreground. Above the horizon, the morning light briefly coloured the heavy clouds in pink and orange.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/sunrise-over-coastal-rocks-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-over-coastal-rocks-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев от плаж Бутамята</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев от Бутамята – южния плаж на Синеморец. Слънцето се показа зад ниските крайбрежни скали и остави топло отражение върху мокрия пясък, а идващите към брега вълни внесоха по-студени сини тонове в предния план. Над хоризонта утринната светлина за кратко оцвети тежките облаци в розово и оранжево.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/sunrise-tyulenovo-cliffs-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-tyulenovo-cliffs-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over Samotnika Rock</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise from the cliffs of Tyulenovo, close to the well-known natural rock arch. Samotnika Rock rises alone from the sea, separated from the rugged coastline behind it. The sun remained hidden beyond the edge of the frame, but its soft light spread across the water and revealed the textures of the weathered limestone cliffs.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/sunrise-tyulenovo-cliffs-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-tyulenovo-cliffs-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев над скала Самотника</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев от скалистия бряг на Тюленово, близо до известната естествена арка. Скала Самотника се издига отделена от брега, а зад нея продължава назъбената линия на варовиковите скали. Слънцето остана извън кадъра, но меката му светлина се разля по морето и постепенно разкри релефа на брега.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/sunset-gela-rhodope-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunset-gela-rhodope-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunset at the Ilinden Meadows</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunset at the Ilinden Meadows above Gela during the annual bagpipe gathering. As the day came to an end, the sun dropped behind a row of trees and its rays spread across the grass, casting long shadows over the meadow. It was one of those quiet moments between the music and the crowds when the familiar gathering place briefly returned to the stillness of the Rhodope Mountains.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/sunset-gela-rhodope-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunset-gela-rhodope-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залез над Илинденските поляни</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този залез на Илинденските поляни над село Гела по време на ежегодното гайдарско надсвирване. В края на деня слънцето се спусна зад редицата дървета, а лъчите му се разляха по тревата и оставиха дълги сенки върху поляната. Това беше един от онези тихи моменти между музиката и множеството хора, когато познатото място за кратко отново остана насаме с Родопите.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/view-from-eho-hut-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/view-from-eho-hut-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise View from Eho Hut</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise from the wooden benches beside Eho Hut. Heavy clouds still covered most of the sky, but the first light was beginning to reach the grassy ridge and the distant mountain slopes. The table and benches face one of the finest views around the hut—a simple place to sit quietly and watch the layers of the Central Balkan disappear into the morning haze.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/view-from-eho-hut-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/view-from-eho-hut-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев от пейките край хижа Ехо</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев от дървените пейки край хижа Ехо. Тежките облаци все още покриваха почти цялото небе, но първата светлина вече достигаше тревистото било и далечните планински склонове. Масата и пейките са обърнати към една от най-хубавите гледки около хижата – място, на което човек може просто да седне и да наблюдава как ридовете на Централна Стара планина постепенно се губят в утринната мараня.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/winter-road-through-a-snowy-forest-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/winter-road-through-a-snowy-forest-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Winter on the Sub-Balkan Road</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this winter scene while travelling along Bulgaria’s Sub-Balkan Road. Fresh snow covered every branch and transformed the forest into a white tunnel above the sweeping bend. The road itself had already been cleared, leaving the dark, wet asphalt in sharp contrast with the trees and snow around it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/winter-road-through-a-snowy-forest-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/winter-road-through-a-snowy-forest-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Зима по Подбалканския път</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този зимен пейзаж, докато пътувах по Подбалканския път. Пресният сняг беше покрил всеки клон и превръщаше гората в бял тунел над плавния завой. Самият път вече беше почистен, а тъмният мокър асфалт силно се открояваше сред заснежените дървета.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/coastal-sunrise-serenity-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:43:34.143Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/coastal-sunrise-serenity-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Driftwood at Sunrise in Shkorpilovtsi</image:title><image:caption>This is another photograph from the same sunrise on Shkorpilovtsi Beach, taken from a different angle. I chose a vertical composition to include the full shape of the weathered tree and the wide morning sky above it. The incoming wave surrounded the trunk with white foam, while the first light began to colour the clouds near the horizon.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/coastal-sunrise-serenity-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:43:34.143Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/coastal-sunrise-serenity-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Дънерът по изгрев в Шкорпиловци</image:title><image:caption>Това е още един кадър от същия изгрев на плажа в Шкорпиловци, но заснет от различна гледна точка. Избрах вертикална композиция, за да включа цялата форма на изсъхналото дърво и широкото утринно небе над него. Идващата вълна обгради дънера с бяла пяна, а първата светлина започваше да оцветява облаците край хоризонта.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/samodivskoto-praskalo-waterfall-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/samodivskoto-praskalo-waterfall-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Samodivsko Praskalo Waterfall</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Samodivsko Praskalo after following the forest path that branches away from the Struilitsa–Kaleto–Lakata eco-trail near Devin. The water descends over the dark rock face before continuing through a series of smaller cascades between the boulders. I used a vertical composition to follow the entire flow, from the upper waterfall to the water passing through the foreground.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/samodivskoto-praskalo-waterfall-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/samodivskoto-praskalo-waterfall-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Водопад Самодивско пръскало</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Самодивското пръскало, след като поех по горската отбивка от екопътека „Струилица – Калето – Лъката“ край Девин. Водата се спуска по тъмната скална стена, а след това продължава през поредица от по-малки каскади между камъните. Избрах вертикална композиция, за да проследя целия поток – от горната част на водопада до водата, преминаваща през предния план.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/sunrise-over-coastal-cliffs-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-over-coastal-cliffs-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over the Rocks of Sozopol</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise from the rocky shore below Sozopol’s Old Town. The sun appeared beside the houses at the end of the headland, sending its first rays across the calm sea. I used a vertical composition to follow the coastline from the rocks in the foreground to the warm light above the water.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/sunrise-over-coastal-cliffs-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-over-coastal-cliffs-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев над скалите на Созопол</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев от скалистия бряг под Стария Созопол. Слънцето се показа до къщите в края на носа и изпрати първите си лъчи над спокойното море. Избрах вертикална композиция, за да проследя крайбрежието от скалите в предния план до топлата светлина над водата.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/warm-light-coastal-view-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/warm-light-coastal-view-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Morning Light on Old Sozopol</image:title><image:caption>After photographing the sunrise over the sea, I turned the camera back towards Sozopol’s Old Town. The low morning sun was already illuminating the stone walls, wooden houses and rocks along the shore, while the opposite side of the bay remained in softer light. This second view shows what was happening behind me during the same sunrise.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/warm-light-coastal-view-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/warm-light-coastal-view-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Утринна светлина по стария Созопол</image:title><image:caption>След като снимах изгрева над морето, обърнах камерата към Стария Созопол. Ниското утринно слънце вече огряваше каменните стени, старите къщи и скалите покрай брега, докато отсрещната страна на залива оставаше в по-мека светлина. Този втори кадър показва какво се случваше зад мен по време на същия изгрев.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/landscape/at-the-foot-of-goritsa-waterfall</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://xbimrhcqkvwiasjldfzb.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/portfolio/landscape/1784453855752-at-the-foot-of-goritsa-waterfall.webp</image:loc><image:title>At the Foot of Goritsa Waterfall</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Goritsa Waterfall from near its base, where the falling water disappears behind the large moss-covered rocks before continuing down the river. The damp cliffs, drifting spray and soft light gave this part of the gorge a completely different atmosphere from the view on the official trail.

This viewpoint lies outside the marked route to the observation platform and should be seen as a photographic perspective rather than a suggested way to reach the waterfall. Visitors should follow the signs and respect the fences and access restrictions in the water catchment area.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/landscape/at-the-foot-of-goritsa-waterfall</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T04:40:00.571Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://xbimrhcqkvwiasjldfzb.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/portfolio/landscape/1784453855752-at-the-foot-of-goritsa-waterfall.webp</image:loc><image:title>В подножието на водопад Горица</image:title><image:caption>Заснех водопад Горица близо до неговото подножие, където падащата вода се скрива зад големите покрити с мъх камъни, преди да продължи надолу по реката. Влажните скали, водните пръски и меката светлина придаваха на тази част от пролома съвсем различна атмосфера от гледката по официалната пътека.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/fireworks-over-tsarevets-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:20:18.345Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fireworks-over-tsarevets-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fireworks Over the Fortress</image:title><image:caption>Fireworks burst above the illuminated Tsarevets Fortress, filling the night sky over Veliko Tarnovo with trails of white light. The fortress walls follow the wooded ridge, while the houses, bridges and winding roads below glow along the Yantra River valley. The long exposure brings together the movement of the fireworks, the city lights and the historic silhouette of the old capital in a single panoramic scene.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/fireworks-over-tsarevets-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:20:18.345Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fireworks-over-tsarevets-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Фойерверки над крепостта</image:title><image:caption>Фойерверки избухват над осветената крепост Царевец и изпълват нощното небе над Велико Търново с бели светлинни следи. Крепостните стени следват гористия рид, а къщите, мостовете и извиващите се пътища отдолу светят по долината на река Янтра. Дългата експозиция събира в един панорамен кадър движението на фойерверките, градските светлини и историческия силует на старата столица.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/bolata-beach-panorama-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:20:18.345Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bolata-beach-panorama-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Milky Way Above the Bay</image:title><image:caption>The Milky Way stretches across the night sky above Bolata Bay, following the curve of the horizon from one rocky headland to the other. Below it, the sheltered beach and small harbour remain almost completely still, surrounded by dark cliffs and coastal vegetation. The wide panorama brings together the scale of the star-filled sky and the quiet form of the bay along Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/bolata-beach-panorama-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:20:18.345Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/bolata-beach-panorama-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Млечният път над залива</image:title><image:caption>Млечният път се простира през нощното небе над залива Болата и следва линията на хоризонта от единия скалист нос до другия. Под него защитеният плаж и малкото пристанище остават почти напълно неподвижни, обградени от тъмни скали и крайбрежна растителност. Широката панорама събира в един кадър мащаба на звездното небе и тихата форма на залива по Северното Черноморие.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/milky-way-night-panorama-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:20:18.481Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/milky-way-night-panorama-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Night Above the Cliffs</image:title><image:caption>The Milky Way stretches across the night sky above the rocky coast near Tyulenovo, with its bright core descending toward the Black Sea horizon. Below, the land opens into a dark coastal cove, while a small group of people with lights stands near the edge of the cliffs. The wide panorama contrasts the quiet sea and rugged shoreline with the immense detail of the star-filled sky.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/milky-way-night-panorama-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:20:18.481Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/milky-way-night-panorama-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Нощ над скалите</image:title><image:caption>Млечният път се простира през нощното небе над скалистия бряг край Тюленово, а яркото му ядро се спуска към хоризонта над Черно море. Под него сушата се отваря към тъмен крайбрежен залив, докато малка група хора със светлини стои близо до ръба на скалите. Широката панорама противопоставя спокойното море и суровия бряг на необятните детайли в звездното небе.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/tyulenovo-cliffs-milky-way-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:23:25.014Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/tyulenovo-cliffs-milky-way-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Stars Above the Stone Coast</image:title><image:caption>The Milky Way rises above the rocky coast near Tyulenovo, its bright core appearing over the open Black Sea horizon. Massive sea stacks and fractured cliffs fill the foreground, their rough surfaces faintly revealed beneath the star-filled sky. The vertical composition connects the dark stone and still water below with the immense depth of the night above.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/tyulenovo-cliffs-milky-way-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:23:25.014Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/tyulenovo-cliffs-milky-way-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Звезди над каменния бряг</image:title><image:caption>Млечният път се издига над скалистия бряг край Тюленово, а яркото му ядро се появява над открития хоризонт на Черно море. Масивни каменни колони и разчупени скали изпълват предния план, като грубите им повърхности едва се открояват под звездното небе. Вертикалната композиция свързва тъмния камък и спокойната вода отдолу с необятната дълбочина на нощта над тях.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/a-beam-into-the-stars-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:25:47.739Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/a-beam-into-the-stars-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Beacon Beneath the Milky Way</image:title><image:caption>The Milky Way stretches diagonally across the night sky above the Black Sea, filling the frame with soft color and fine starlight. At the edge of the rocky cliff, a single bright light sends a narrow beam upward, connecting the dark coastline with the luminous arch above. The minimalist composition leaves much of the scene in darkness, giving full attention to the contrast between stone, sea, and sky.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/a-beam-into-the-stars-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:25:47.739Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/a-beam-into-the-stars-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Светлина под Млечния път</image:title><image:caption>Млечният път се простира диагонално през нощното небе над Черно море и изпълва кадъра с меки цветове и фина звездна светлина. На ръба на скалистия бряг една ярка светлина изпраща тесен лъч нагоре, като свързва тъмното крайбрежие със сияещата небесна дъга. Минималистичната композиция оставя голяма част от сцената в мрак и насочва вниманието към контраста между скала, море и небе.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/milky-way-and-meteor-shower-over-beklemeto-arch-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:30:37.460Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/milky-way-and-meteor-shower-over-beklemeto-arch-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Night of the Perseids</image:title><image:caption>Multiple Perseid meteors leave bright trails across the night sky above the Arch of Freedom at Beklemeto. Behind the monument, the Milky Way rises vertically and remains visible through its central opening, while the meteor paths appear across different parts of the sky. The photograph captures a brief astronomical event above the still and monumental form of the arch.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/milky-way-and-meteor-shower-over-beklemeto-arch-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:30:37.460Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/milky-way-and-meteor-shower-over-beklemeto-arch-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Нощта на Персеидите</image:title><image:caption>Множество метеори от потока Персеиди оставят ярки следи в нощното небе над Арката на свободата при Беклемето. Зад паметника Млечният път се издига вертикално и остава видим през централния му отвор, а метеорните следи преминават през различни части на небето. Фотографията улавя кратко астрономическо явление над неподвижния и монументален силует на арката.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/milky-way-transko-tracked-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:35:16.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/milky-way-transko-tracked-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>A Night Beneath the Milky Way</image:title><image:caption>In a harvested field in the Tran region, a solitary figure stands beside a large hay bale and directs a narrow beam of light toward the night sky. Above, the Milky Way rises across a dense field of stars, with its bright core extending toward the horizon. The quiet rural landscape and the small human presence reveal the immense scale and depth of the sky above.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/milky-way-transko-tracked-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:35:16.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/milky-way-transko-tracked-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Нощ под Млечния път</image:title><image:caption>Сред ожънато поле в Трънско самотна фигура стои до голяма бала сено и насочва тесен лъч светлина към нощното небе. Над нея Млечният път се издига сред безброй звезди, а яркото му ядро се спуска към хоризонта. Тихият селски пейзаж и малкото човешко присъствие разкриват огромния мащаб и дълбочината на небето над тях.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/night-sky-over-beklemeto-the-freedom-arch-beneath-the-milky-way-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:29:33.539Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/night-sky-over-beklemeto-the-freedom-arch-beneath-the-milky-way-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Milky Way Through the Arch</image:title><image:caption>The bright core of the Milky Way rises directly through the opening of the Arch of Freedom at Beklemeto. Photographed from a low viewpoint, the massive stone monument frames the glowing band of the galaxy while thousands of stars fill the sky above. The alignment brings together the weight of the historic structure and the immense depth of the night sky in a single vertical composition.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/night-sky-over-beklemeto-the-freedom-arch-beneath-the-milky-way-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:29:33.539Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/night-sky-over-beklemeto-the-freedom-arch-beneath-the-milky-way-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Млечният път през арката</image:title><image:caption>Яркото ядро на Млечния път се издига директно през отвора на Арката на свободата при Беклемето. Заснет от ниска гледна точка, масивният каменен паметник рамкира сияещата ивица на галактиката, докато хиляди звезди изпълват небето над него. Подреждането събира тежестта на историческата конструкция и необятната дълбочина на нощното небе в една вертикална композиция.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/silistar-beach-under-the-milky-way-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:37:52.070Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/silistar-beach-under-the-milky-way-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Milky Way Over the Rocky Shore</image:title><image:caption>The Milky Way rises above the rocky edge of Silistar Beach, its bright core extending from the horizon into a densely star-filled sky. Below, the dark cliffs frame a narrow opening toward the calm Black Sea, while the long exposure softens the movement of the water around the scattered rocks. A single bright trail crosses the sky, adding a brief sense of movement to the quiet night landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/silistar-beach-under-the-milky-way-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:37:52.070Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/silistar-beach-under-the-milky-way-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Млечният път над скалистия бряг</image:title><image:caption>Млечният път се издига над скалистия край на плаж Силистар, а яркото му ядро продължава от хоризонта към гъсто осеяното със звезди небе. Отдолу тъмните скали рамкират тесен отвор към спокойното Черно море, докато дългата експозиция омекотява движението на водата около разпръснатите камъни. Една ярка следа пресича небето и добавя кратко усещане за движение към тихия нощен пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/stone-ships-sinemorets-nightscape-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:41:45.631Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/stone-ships-sinemorets-nightscape-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Orion Above the Stone Ships</image:title><image:caption>Orion rises above the Stone Ships near Sinemorets, with its distinctive belt visible among thousands of stars. Below, the two weathered rock formations stand in the calm coastal water, their dark silhouettes reflected between the surrounding stones. The quiet sea and the dense winter sky create a balanced nightscape in which the shapes of the rocks seem to continue upward into the stars.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/stone-ships-sinemorets-nightscape-night-sky-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:41:45.631Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/stone-ships-sinemorets-nightscape-night-sky-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Орион над Каменните кораби</image:title><image:caption>Орион се издига над Каменните кораби край Синеморец, а характерният му пояс се разпознава сред хилядите звезди. Под него двете изваяни от природата скални образувания стоят в спокойната крайбрежна вода, а тъмните им силуети се отразяват между околните камъни. Тихото море и наситеното зимно небе изграждат балансиран нощен пейзаж, в който формите на скалите сякаш продължават нагоре към звездите.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/chapel-sts-peter-and-paul-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:47:57.860Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/chapel-sts-peter-and-paul-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Meteors Above the Chapel</image:title><image:caption>Several meteors cross the star-filled sky above the small Chapel of Sts Peter and Paul. The Milky Way rises behind the building, while warm light from its windows separates the quiet chapel from the dark field and distant hills. The vertical composition brings together the brief movement of the meteors, the dense night sky and the still presence of the illuminated sanctuary below.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/chapel-sts-peter-and-paul-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:47:57.860Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/chapel-sts-peter-and-paul-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Метеори над параклиса</image:title><image:caption>Няколко метеора пресичат звездното небе над малкия параклис „Св. св. Петър и Павел“. Млечният път се издига зад сградата, а топлата светлина от прозорците отделя тихия храм от тъмното поле и далечните хълмове. Вертикалната композиция събира краткото движение на метеорите, наситеното нощно небе и неподвижното присъствие на осветения параклис под тях.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/night/wind-turbine-near-kavarna-bulgaria-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:50:59.529Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/wind-turbine-near-kavarna-bulgaria-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Under a Turning Sky</image:title><image:caption>A wind turbine rises beneath a sky filled with circular star trails near Bolata and the Kaliakra coast. Prolonged night photography transforms the movement of the stars into concentric lines centred above the turbine, while red aviation lights mark the surrounding wind farm along the horizon. The composition brings together the still structure of the tower, the unseen movement of the wind and the apparent rotation of the night sky.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/night/wind-turbine-near-kavarna-bulgaria-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T12:50:59.529Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/wind-turbine-near-kavarna-bulgaria-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Под въртящото се небе</image:title><image:caption>Ветрогенератор се издига под небе, изпълнено с кръгови звездни следи, в района край Болата и Калиакра. Продължителното нощно заснемане превръща движението на звездите в концентрични линии над турбината, а червените предупредителни светлини очертават останалите ветрогенератори по хоризонта. Композицията събира неподвижната конструкция на кулата, невидимото движение на вятъра и привидното въртене на нощното небе.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/cipressi-di-san-quirico-d-orcia-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/cipressi-di-san-quirico-d-orcia-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise between the San Quirico Cypresses</image:title><image:caption>For this second photograph from the same morning, I moved away from the road and framed the rising sun directly between the cypresses. The wider view includes more of the surrounding hills and fields, while the long sun rays pass through the trees and stretch across the grass.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/cipressi-di-san-quirico-d-orcia-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/cipressi-di-san-quirico-d-orcia-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев между кипарисите на Сан Куирико</image:title><image:caption>За този втори кадър от същата сутрин се отдалечих от пътя и поставих изгряващото слънце между кипарисите. По-широката гледна точка включва повече от околните хълмове и полета, а дългите слънчеви лъчи преминават между дърветата и се разстилат по тревата.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/cipressi-di-san-quirico-d-orcia-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/cipressi-di-san-quirico-d-orcia-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Cypress Road at Sunrise</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise among the famous cypresses near San Quirico d’Orcia. This is the higher of the two cypress groups, where the trees form two semicircles on either side of a white gravel road. From this position I used the road as the main line through the frame, while the first sunlight illuminated the fields of Val d’Orcia.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/cipressi-di-san-quirico-d-orcia-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/cipressi-di-san-quirico-d-orcia-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Пътят между кипарисите по изгрев</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев сред известните кипариси край Сан Куирико д’Орча. Това е по-високо разположената от двете групи, където дърветата образуват два полукръга от двете страни на бял чакълен път. От тази гледна точка използвах пътя като водеща линия в кадъра, докато първата слънчева светлина огряваше полетата на Вал д’Орча.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/corsignano-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/corsignano-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunset through the Corsignano Bell Tower</image:title><image:caption>The Romanesque church of Pieve di Corsignano stands quietly in the countryside just outside Pienza. Its most distinctive feature is the unusual cylindrical bell tower. I waited for the setting sun to reach one of its openings and photographed the moment when the light passed through the old stone structure.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/corsignano-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/corsignano-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залез през камбанарията на Корсиняно</image:title><image:caption>Романската църква „Пиеве ди Корсиняно“ се намира сред спокойната природа непосредствено до Пиенца. Най-разпознаваемата ѝ част е необичайната цилиндрична камбанария. Изчаках залязващото слънце да достигне един от нейните отвори и заснех момента, в който светлината премина през старата каменна конструкция.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/dalvik-s-port-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dalvik-s-port-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Dalvík Harbour beneath the Mountains</image:title><image:caption>For this second view of Dalvík Harbour, I chose a wider composition that opens towards the mountains beyond the water. The boats remain on one side of the frame, leaving enough space for the reflections of the sky and snowy ridges. On a calm day like this, the harbour feels like a natural meeting point between the fishing town, the fjord and the mountains of North Iceland.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/dalvik-s-port-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dalvik-s-port-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Пристанището на Далвик под планините</image:title><image:caption>За тази втора гледка към пристанището на Далвик избрах по-широка композиция, която се отваря към планините отвъд водата. Лодките остават в едната страна на кадъра, а спокойната повърхност събира отраженията на небето и заснежените била. В такъв тих ден пристанището изглежда като естествена среща между рибарското градче, фиорда и планините на Северна Исландия.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/dalvik-s-port-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dalvik-s-port-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fishing Boats in Dalvík Harbour</image:title><image:caption>Dalvík is a small fishing town on the western shore of Eyjafjörður in North Iceland. I photographed the boats gathered in its working harbour on a calm and clear day. The still water reflected the boats, clouds and surrounding mountains, bringing together the two sides of the town—its close connection to the sea and its dramatic northern landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/dalvik-s-port-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dalvik-s-port-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Рибарските лодки в пристанището на Далвик</image:title><image:caption>Далвик е малко рибарско градче на западния бряг на фиорда Ейяфьордур в Северна Исландия. Заснех лодките, събрани в действащото му пристанище, в един спокоен и ясен ден. Неподвижната вода отразяваше лодките, облаците и околните планини, събирайки в един кадър морския характер на града и суровия северен пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/diamond-beach-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/diamond-beach-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ice and Waves at Diamond Beach</image:title><image:caption>Pieces of glacial ice from Jökulsárlón drift out towards the ocean, where some are carried back onto the black shore of Diamond Beach. I photographed the moment when an incoming wave spread between the scattered pieces of ice and briefly covered the dark sand in white foam. The scene changes with every wave, leaving only a few seconds to find the right composition.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/diamond-beach-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/diamond-beach-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Лед и вълни на Диамантения плаж</image:title><image:caption>Ледени късове от лагуната Йокулсарлон се носят към океана, а част от тях вълните връщат върху черния бряг на Диамантения плаж. Заснех момента, в който една прииждаща вълна премина между разпръснатите парчета лед и за кратко покри тъмния пясък с бяла пяна. Гледката се променя с всяка следваща вълна и оставя само няколко секунди за намиране на точната композиция.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/atlantic-ocean-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/atlantic-ocean-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Waves along the Hvalnes Coast</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this scene on the coast near Hvalnes Lighthouse, during a stop along Iceland’s Ring Road. The lighthouse remains outside the frame, while the photograph focuses on the rough North Atlantic and the waves breaking over the dark rocks. The strong wind and sea spray gave the otherwise empty coastline a powerful sense of movement.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/atlantic-ocean-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/atlantic-ocean-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Вълни по брега на Хвалнес</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този кадър на брега край фара Хвалнес по време на пътуване по исландския Ring Road. Самият фар остава извън кадъра, а вниманието е насочено към бурния Северен Атлантик и вълните, които се разбиват в тъмните крайбрежни скали. Силният вятър и водните пръски изпълваха иначе пустия бряг с постоянно движение.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/dyrholaey-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dyrholaey-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunset over Dyrhólaey</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunset overlooking the coast at Dyrhólaey in South Iceland. The low sun appeared just above the headland and its natural sea arch, while the last light followed the curve of the waves along the black beach below. The scattered rock formations in the ocean completed the view across this rugged volcanic coastline.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/dyrholaey-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/dyrholaey-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залез над Дирхолей</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този залез с гледка към брега при Дирхолей в Южна Исландия. Ниското слънце се показа точно над носа и неговата естествена морска арка, а последната светлина проследи извивката на вълните по черния плаж отдолу. Разпръснатите скални образувания в океана допълниха гледката към този суров вулканичен бряг.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/eystrahorn-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/eystrahorn-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Eystrahorn beneath the Low Clouds</image:title><image:caption>Low clouds moved across Eystrahorn and hid most of its jagged ridge, leaving only a few peaks visible. I photographed the mountain across the shallow coastal wetland, using the dark water and small grass-covered islets as a quiet foreground. The clouds kept revealing and concealing different parts of the mountain, changing the view from one moment to the next.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/eystrahorn-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/eystrahorn-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ейстрахорн под ниските облаци</image:title><image:caption>Ниски облаци преминаваха над Ейстрахорн и скриваха по-голямата част от назъбеното било, оставяйки видими само отделни върхове. Заснех планината отвъд плитката крайбрежна влажна зона, като включих тъмната вода и малките тревисти островчета на преден план. Облаците непрекъснато откриваха и отново скриваха различни части от планината и променяха гледката само за няколко минути.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/eystrahorn-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/eystrahorn-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Eystrahorn above the Atlantic Coast</image:title><image:caption>A short distance away, I photographed Eystrahorn again from the open Atlantic coast. The rocky shoreline and breaking waves lead the eye towards the mountain, while low clouds remain wrapped around its upper ridge. Compared with the quieter view across the wetland, this frame shows more of the exposed and windswept character of the Hvalnes coast.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/eystrahorn-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/eystrahorn-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ейстрахорн над атлантическия бряг</image:title><image:caption>Малко по-нататък заснех Ейстрахорн от открития атлантически бряг. Скалистата ивица и разбиващите се вълни насочват погледа към планината, чието било остава обвито в ниски облаци. За разлика от по-спокойната гледка през влажната местност, този кадър показва по-суровия и открит характер на крайбрежието при Хвалнес.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/fauskasandur-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fauskasandur-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fauskasandur Black Sand Beach</image:title><image:caption>I stopped at Fauskasandur while travelling along the coast of East Iceland. The beach is known for the large solitary rock standing beside its black sand, but what caught my attention was the whole view—the curve of the shoreline, the waves rolling in from the Atlantic and the mountains disappearing into the clouds. For a brief moment, sunlight passed through the mist and softened the otherwise rugged landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/fauskasandur-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fauskasandur-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Черният плаж Фаускасандур</image:title><image:caption>Спрях при Фаускасандур, докато пътувах по крайбрежието на Източна Исландия. Плажът е познат с голямата самотна скала до черния пясък, но вниманието ми привлече цялата гледка – извивката на брега, вълните на Атлантическия океан и планините, които постепенно се губеха в облаците. За кратко слънчевата светлина премина през мъглата и смекчи иначе суровия пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/godafoss-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/godafoss-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Goðafoss, the Waterfall of the Gods</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Goðafoss on a cold, overcast day in North Iceland. Instead of falling in a single stream, the Skjálfandafljót River spreads across a broad rocky ledge and pours into the gorge through a series of powerful cascades. The muted sky and fine spray hanging above the water gave the landscape an appropriately austere atmosphere for a place known as the Waterfall of the Gods.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/godafoss-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/godafoss-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Годафос – Водопадът на боговете</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Годафос в студен и облачен ден в Северна Исландия. Вместо да пада в една обща струя, река Скяулфандафльоут се разлива по широкия скален праг и се спуска в каньона на няколко мощни каскади. Приглушеното небе и ситните водни пръски над водопада придаваха на пейзажа сурово настроение, което някак естествено подхожда на място, известно като Водопада на боговете.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/kirkjufell-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/kirkjufell-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellsfoss</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Kirkjufell from the familiar viewpoint beside Kirkjufellsfoss, but on this clear day the light revealed far more than its distinctive outline. It brought out the horizontal layers running across the mountain and the warm autumn colours of the surrounding grass. The waterfall and the river form the foreground, while the pointed summit rises on its own above the open landscape of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/kirkjufell-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/kirkjufell-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Киркюфел и водопадът Киркюфелсфос</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Киркюфел от познатата гледна точка край водопада Киркюфелсфос, но в този ясен ден светлината разкриваше много повече от характерния силует на планината. По склоновете се виждаха хоризонталните скални пластове, а тревите наоколо вече носеха топлите цветове на есента. Водопадът и реката оформят предния план, докато островърхият Киркюфел се издига самостоятелно над открития пейзаж на полуостров Снайфелснес.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/seljalandsfoss-waterfall-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/seljalandsfoss-waterfall-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunlight at Seljalandsfoss</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Seljalandsfoss as the sun appeared above the surrounding cliffs and shone directly through the fine spray. The strong backlight separated the falling water into narrow streams and spread long rays across the grassy slopes. From this viewpoint, the river leads towards the waterfall and the dark recess behind it, where a path allows visitors to walk behind the cascade.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/seljalandsfoss-waterfall-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/seljalandsfoss-waterfall-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Слънчева светлина над Селяландсфос</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Селяландсфос, когато слънцето се показа над околните скали и светлината му премина директно през ситните водни пръски. Силното контражурно осветление раздели падащата вода на отделни струи и разпръсна дълги лъчи по тревистите склонове. От тази гледна точка реката отвежда погледа към водопада и тъмната скална ниша зад него, през която преминава пътеката зад падащата вода.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/skogafoss-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/skogafoss-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Rainbow at Skógafoss</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Skógafoss from the open ground in front of the waterfall, where its entire 60-metre drop fills the view between the moss-covered cliffs. The sun was behind me, and the fine spray rising from the base formed a bright rainbow across the falling water. From this distance, the viewpoint and the people standing above the waterfall also give a sense of its impressive scale.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/skogafoss-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/skogafoss-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Дъга пред Скоугафос</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Скоугафос от откритото пространство пред водопада, откъдето целият му 60-метров пад се вижда между покритите с мъх скали. Слънцето беше зад мен и фините водни пръски, издигащи се от подножието, образуваха ярка дъга пред падащата вода. От това разстояние наблюдателната площадка и хората над водопада помагат да се усети истинският му мащаб.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/skutafoss-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/skutafoss-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Skútafoss in the Mountain Valley</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Skútafoss from the rocks above the pool, where both streams of the waterfall and the valley behind them fit into a single frame. The river descends from the cloud-covered mountains before dividing at the dark rock ledge and falling into the clear blue water below. Skútafoss is a relatively small and easily overlooked waterfall, but the open mountain valley gives the view a much greater sense of scale.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/skutafoss-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/skutafoss-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Скутафос в планинската долина</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Скутафос от скалите над вира, откъдето двата пада на водопада и долината зад тях се събират в един кадър. Реката се спуска от покритите с облаци планини, разделя се при тъмния скален праг и пада в бистрата синя вода. Скутафос е сравнително малък и лесно може да остане незабелязан, но отворената планинска долина придава много по-голям мащаб на гледката.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/stapafell-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/stapafell-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Stapafell above Arnarstapi Harbour</image:title><image:caption>This second view of Stapafell was photographed from the small harbour at Arnarstapi. Here the calm coastal water and dark volcanic rocks lead towards the solitary white house, while the mountain rises directly behind it. Compared with the reflected view, this frame shows more clearly how closely the village, the rugged Atlantic coast and the volcanic landscape are connected.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/stapafell-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/stapafell-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Стапафел над пристанището на Арнарстапи</image:title><image:caption>Тази втора гледка към Стапафел заснех от малкото пристанище на Арнарстапи. Спокойната крайбрежна вода и тъмните вулканични скали насочват погледа към самотната бяла къща, а планината се издига непосредствено зад нея. За разлика от кадъра с отражението, тук се вижда по-ясно колко близо са свързани селището, суровият атлантически бряг и вулканичният пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/the-sun-voyager-sculpture-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/the-sun-voyager-sculpture-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Sun Voyager at Blue Hour</image:title><image:caption>I photographed the Sun Voyager during the blue hour, when the illuminated stainless-steel sculpture stood out against the deep-blue sky and the lights along Reykjavík’s waterfront were beginning to glow. Although its form is often mistaken for a Viking ship, Jón Gunnar Árnason created it as a dreamboat and an ode to the sun—a symbol of hope, freedom and the promise of undiscovered territory. The evening light brought out the contrast between the cool Icelandic sky and the warm reflections across its metal frame.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/the-sun-voyager-sculpture-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/the-sun-voyager-sculpture-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Слънчевият пътешественик в синия час</image:title><image:caption>Заснех „Слънчевият пътешественик“ през синия час, когато осветената скулптура от неръждаема стомана се открояваше на фона на наситеносиньото небе, а светлините по крайбрежната алея на Рейкявик постепенно започваха да се отразяват във водата. Формата ѝ често се приема за викингски кораб, но Jón Gunnar Árnason я създава като лодка на мечтите и ода към слънцето — символ на надеждата, свободата и пътуването към непознатото. Вечерната светлина подчертаваше контраста между студените цветове на исландското небе и топлите отблясъци по металната конструкция.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/chapel-vitaleta-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/chapel-vitaleta-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Morning at the Vitaleta Chapel</image:title><image:caption>For this closer view, I focused on the Vitaleta Chapel and the cypress trees that frame its simple stone façade. The rising sun came from the side, casting long shadows across the field and bringing out the warm colours of the grass. The nearby farmhouse completes one of the most recognisable rural scenes in Val d’Orcia.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/chapel-vitaleta-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/chapel-vitaleta-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Утро край параклиса „Виталета“</image:title><image:caption>За този по-близък кадър насочих вниманието към параклиса „Виталета“ и кипарисите, които ограждат семплата му каменна фасада. Изгряващото слънце идваше отстрани, хвърляше дълги сенки върху полето и придаваше топъл цвят на тревата. Каменната къща наблизо допълва една от най-разпознаваемите селски гледки във Вал д’Орча.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/reykjavik-from-above-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/reykjavik-from-above-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Looking Down Skólavörðustígur</image:title><image:caption>I took this photograph from the tower of Hallgrímskirkja, looking straight down Skólavörðustígur towards the centre of Reykjavík and the old harbour. The statue of Leif Erikson and its patterned square form the foreground, while the long street leads through rows of colourful houses all the way to the sea. The vertical composition allowed me to follow the city from the church grounds to the waterfront in a single frame.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/reykjavik-from-above-aerial-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/reykjavik-from-above-aerial-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Поглед по Skólavörðustígur</image:title><image:caption>Направих тази снимка от кулата на Hallgrímskirkja с поглед по улица Skólavörðustígur към центъра на Рейкявик и старото пристанище. Статуята на Лейф Ериксон и площадът с геометричната настилка оформят предния план, а правата улица преминава между редиците от цветни къщи и отвежда погледа чак до морето. Вертикалният кадър ми позволи да събера в една композиция пътя от църквата до крайбрежната част на града.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/chapel-vitaleta-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/chapel-vitaleta-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Vitaleta Chapel Across the Hills</image:title><image:caption>I photographed the Vitaleta Chapel from across the valley shortly after sunrise. From this distance, the small stone chapel and the nearby farmhouse sit quietly on a ridge, surrounded by the rolling fields and wooded slopes of Val d’Orcia. The low morning light was beginning to reach the hilltops, revealing the gentle curves that make this part of Tuscany so distinctive.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/chapel-vitaleta-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/chapel-vitaleta-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Параклисът „Виталета“ сред хълмовете</image:title><image:caption>Заснех параклиса „Виталета“ от отсрещната страна на долината малко след изгрев. От това разстояние малката каменна сграда и съседната къща се открояват върху билото, заобиколени от хълмовете и гористите склонове на Вал д’Орча. Ниската сутрешна светлина постепенно достигаше до високите части и подчертаваше плавните линии на този толкова характерен за Тоскана пейзаж.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/duomo-di-siena-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/duomo-di-siena-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Façade of Siena Cathedral</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Siena Cathedral from Piazza del Duomo, standing almost directly opposite its façade. From here, the three portals, the large rose window, the rows of sculptures and the contrasting marble can all be seen together. The clear sky and the nearly empty square allowed the intricate decoration of the cathedral to stand out without distractions.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/duomo-di-siena-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/duomo-di-siena-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Фасадата на катедралата в Сиена</image:title><image:caption>Заснех катедралата в Сиена от площад „Пиаца дел Дуомо“, почти фронтално срещу нейната фасада. От тази гледна точка се виждат заедно трите портала, големият кръгъл прозорец, редиците от скулптури и контрастните цветове на мрамора. Ясното небе и почти празният площад позволиха богатата украса на катедралата да изпъкне без излишни разсейващи елементи.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/farmhouse-poggio-covili-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/farmhouse-poggio-covili-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Poggio Covili and Its Cypress Road</image:title><image:caption>Before taking the more symmetrical photograph along the road, I captured Poggio Covili from the side. From here, the long cypress avenue can be seen stretching across the hillside towards the farmhouse, while the low sun casts repeating shadows over the grass. The wider view shows how naturally this familiar Tuscan landmark fits into the rolling landscape of Val d’Orcia.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/farmhouse-poggio-covili-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/farmhouse-poggio-covili-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Поджо Ковили и кипарисовият път</image:title><image:caption>Преди да заснема по-симетричния кадър по продължението на пътя, снимах Поджо Ковили отстрани. От тази гледна точка се вижда как дългата кипарисова алея преминава през хълма към къщата, а ниското слънце хвърля повтарящи се сенки върху тревата. По-широкият изглед показва колко естествено това познато място се вписва в хълмистия пейзаж на Вал д’Орча.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/farmhouse-poggio-covili-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/farmhouse-poggio-covili-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Cypress Avenue at Poggio Covili</image:title><image:caption>This is the classic view along the cypress avenue leading to Poggio Covili in Val d’Orcia. I centred the road between the two rows of trees, allowing their repeating shapes and long shadows to guide the eye towards the farmhouse at the top of the hill.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/farmhouse-poggio-covili-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/farmhouse-poggio-covili-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Кипарисовата алея на Поджо Ковили</image:title><image:caption>Това е класическата гледка по кипарисовата алея, която води към Поджо Ковили във Вал д’Орча. Подредих пътя точно между двата реда дървета, така че повтарящите се форми и дългите сенки да насочват погледа към къщата на върха на хълма.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/hallgrimskirkja-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/hallgrimskirkja-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Hallgrímskirkja and Leif Erikson</image:title><image:caption>Hallgrímskirkja is difficult to miss while walking through Reykjavík, but from this angle the statue of Leif Erikson becomes an equally important part of the scene. I photographed the two landmarks together beneath a pale, overcast sky, which suited the cool tones and strong lines of the church’s concrete façade. Its distinctive form was inspired by Iceland’s mountains, glaciers and columnar rock formations.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/hallgrimskirkja-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/hallgrimskirkja-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Халгримскиркя и Лейф Ериксон</image:title><image:caption>Халгримскиркя трудно може да остане незабелязана по време на разходка из Рейкявик, но от този ъгъл паметникът на Лейф Ериксон също се превръща във важна част от кадъра. Заснех двете забележителности под светло облачно небе, което добре допълва студените тонове и изразителните линии на бетонната фасада. Характерната архитектура на църквата е вдъхновена от планините, ледниците и скалните форми на Исландия.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/homecoming-scene-gladiator-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/homecoming-scene-gladiator-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Road to Maximus’ Home</image:title><image:caption>This winding country road leads towards Podere Poggio Manzuoli near San Quirico d’Orcia—the farmhouse used as Maximus’ home in Gladiator. I photographed the scene in spring, when the fields of Val d’Orcia were intensely green and the cypresses followed the bends of the dirt road towards the distant house. Monte Amiata rises above the landscape in the background.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/homecoming-scene-gladiator-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/homecoming-scene-gladiator-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Пътят към дома на Максимус</image:title><image:caption>Този криволичещ селски път води към Подере Поджо Манцуоли край Сан Куирико д’Орча — фермата, използвана за дома на Максимус във филма „Гладиатор“. Заснех пейзажа през пролетта, когато полетата на Вал д’Орча бяха наситено зелени, а кипарисите следваха завоите на черния път към къщата в далечината. На хоризонта над долината се издига Монте Амиата.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/marina-di-pisticci-sunrise-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/marina-di-pisticci-sunrise-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over Marina di Pisticci</image:title><image:caption>This second view of the sunrise at Marina di Pisticci was photographed from above the beach. From here, the long shoreline, rows of beach umbrellas and the belt of pine trees behind the sand become part of the scene. The sun had already appeared above the Ionian Sea, spreading warm light across the water while the beach below was only beginning to wake up.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/marina-di-pisticci-sunrise-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/marina-di-pisticci-sunrise-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев над Марина ди Пистичи</image:title><image:caption>Този втори кадър от изгрева в Марина ди Пистичи заснех от по-висока гледна точка над плажа. Оттук в композицията се виждат дългата брегова ивица, редиците от чадъри и поясът от борови дървета зад пясъка. Слънцето вече се беше показало над Йонийско море и разливаше топла светлина по водата, докато плажът долу едва започваше да се събужда.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/marina-di-pisticci-sunrise-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/marina-di-pisticci-sunrise-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at Marina di Pisticci</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise from the long sandy beach at Marina di Pisticci on Italy’s Ionian coast. The sea was almost calm, with only small waves reaching the shore, while the clouds above the horizon gradually filled with shades of pink, violet and warm orange. At this early hour, before the beach became busy, the coastline felt quiet and almost completely empty.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/marina-di-pisticci-sunrise-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/marina-di-pisticci-sunrise-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев в Марина ди Пистичи</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев от дългия пясъчен плаж на Марина ди Пистичи по йонийското крайбрежие на Италия. Морето беше почти спокойно и само малки вълни достигаха брега, докато облаците над хоризонта постепенно се оцветяваха в розово, виолетово и топло оранжево. В този ранен час, преди плажът да се изпълни с хора, крайбрежието беше тихо и почти напълно пусто.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/palazzo-pubblico-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/palazzo-pubblico-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sun above Torre del Mangia</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia from Piazza del Campo in the historic centre of Siena. From this position, the sun appeared directly above the medieval tower and created a bright starburst against the deep blue sky. The strong backlight left much of the brick façade in shadow, drawing even more attention to the height and elegant outline of one of Siena’s best-known landmarks.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/palazzo-pubblico-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/palazzo-pubblico-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Слънцето над Торе дел Манджа</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Палацо Публико и Торе дел Манджа от площад Пиаца дел Кампо в историческия център на Сиена. От тази позиция слънцето застана точно над средновековната кула и се превърна в ярка звезда на фона на наситеното синьо небе. Силната светлина остави голяма част от тухлената фасада в сянка и подчерта още повече височината и изящния силует на един от най-разпознаваемите символи на града.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/palazzo-pubblico-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/palazzo-pubblico-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Courtyard of Palazzo Pubblico</image:title><image:caption>After photographing Palazzo Pubblico from Piazza del Campo, I continued into its inner courtyard, the Cortile del Podestà. Looking straight up revealed a completely different side of the building, framed by brick walls, Gothic windows and decorated stone details. A section of Torre del Mangia rises into the open blue sky, connecting this quieter interior view with Siena’s familiar skyline outside.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/palazzo-pubblico-travel-photography-view-2</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/palazzo-pubblico-travel-photography-view-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Вътрешният двор на Палацо Публико</image:title><image:caption>След като заснех Палацо Публико от Пиаца дел Кампо, влязох във вътрешния му двор – Кортиле дел Подеста. Погледът право нагоре разкри съвсем различна страна на сградата, рамкирана от тухлени стени, готически прозорци и каменни декоративни елементи. Част от Торе дел Манджа се издига към откритото синьо небе и свързва тази по-тиха гледка от двора с познатия силует на Сиена отвън.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/punto-panoramico-baccoleno-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/punto-panoramico-baccoleno-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunset at Baccoleno</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this view of Baccoleno at sunset from the hillside above the farm. The winding road, lined with tall cypress trees, leads across the rolling fields towards the old stone buildings. Red wildflowers filled the foreground, while the last warm light moved across the green hills of the Crete Senesi and picked out their gentle curves.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/punto-panoramico-baccoleno-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/punto-panoramico-baccoleno-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залез над Баколено</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази гледка към Баколено по залез от хълма над фермата. Извиващият се път, ограден от високи кипариси, преминава през полетата и води към старите каменни сгради. Червени диви цветя изпълваха предния план, а последната топла светлина се плъзгаше по зелените хълмове на Crete Senesi и подчертаваше меките им извивки.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/reflection-of-stapafell-mountain-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/reflection-of-stapafell-mountain-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Stapafell Reflected in Arnarstapi</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Stapafell from the edge of a small pond in Arnarstapi. There was almost no wind, and the still water reflected the mountain so clearly that its distinctive triangular shape appeared complete in the frame. The scattered houses at its foot give a sense of the scale of this 526-metre volcanic peak, which rises directly above the village on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/reflection-of-stapafell-mountain-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/reflection-of-stapafell-mountain-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Отражението на Стапафел</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Стапафел от брега на малко езерце в Арнарстапи. Почти нямаше вятър и спокойната вода отразяваше планината толкова ясно, че характерната ѝ триъгълна форма се завърши в кадъра. Разпръснатите къщи в подножието помагат да се усети мащабът на този 526-метров вулканичен връх, който се издига непосредствено над селището.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/skutafoss-valley-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/skutafoss-valley-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Valley below Skútafoss</image:title><image:caption>On the way to Skútafoss, I stopped above the Þorgeirsstaðaá river to photograph the valley opening towards the coast. From this viewpoint, the river winds between broad, sparsely vegetated slopes, while the two people beside the water give a sense of the scale. The waterfall remains farther upstream and outside the frame, but this quiet landscape is part of the approach to it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/skutafoss-valley-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/skutafoss-valley-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Долината под Скутафос</image:title><image:caption>По пътя към Скутафос спрях над река Þorgeirsstaðaá, за да заснема долината, която постепенно се отваря към крайбрежието. От тази гледна точка реката се извива между широките, оскъдно обрасли склонове, а двамата души до водата дават добра представа за мащаба. Самият водопад остава по-нагоре по течението и извън кадъра, но този тих пейзаж е част от пътя до него.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/sunrise-tuscany-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-tuscany-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>First Light over Podere Belvedere</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Podere Belvedere shortly after sunrise, when the first warm light began to move across the rolling hills of Val d’Orcia. For a few moments, the farmhouse and its cypress trees were illuminated while much of the surrounding countryside remained in soft shadow. The yellow spring flowers in the foreground completed one of those unmistakable Tuscan scenes that make the early start worthwhile.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/sunrise-tuscany-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/sunrise-tuscany-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Първа светлина над Подере Белведере</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Подере Белведере малко след изгрева, когато първата топла светлина започна да преминава през хълмовете на Вал д’Орча. За няколко минути къщата и кипарисите около нея бяха огрени, докато голяма част от околните поля все още оставаха в мека сянка. Жълтите пролетни цветя на преден план допълниха една от онези типични тоскански гледки, заради които си струва ранното ставане.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/the-colorful-heart-of-reykjavik-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/the-colorful-heart-of-reykjavik-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Reykjavík from Hallgrímskirkja</image:title><image:caption>This wider view from the tower of Hallgrímskirkja shows central Reykjavík spreading out between the church and the waterfront. Skólavörðustígur runs through the middle of the frame, surrounded by the colourful roofs and compact houses that give the city its distinctive appearance. Beyond them are the harbour, the calm waters of Faxaflói Bay and the distant coastline beneath the low Icelandic clouds.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/the-colorful-heart-of-reykjavik-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/the-colorful-heart-of-reykjavik-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Рейкявик от кулата на Hallgrímskirkja</image:title><image:caption>Този по-широк кадър от кулата на Hallgrímskirkja показва как централната част на Рейкявик се разгръща от площада пред църквата чак до морето. Улица Skólavörðustígur преминава през средата на композицията, заобиколена от цветните покриви и малките къщи, които придават толкова характерен облик на града. Зад тях се виждат пристанището, спокойните води на залива Faxaflói и далечният бряг под ниските исландски облаци.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/whale-watching-in-iceland-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/whale-watching-in-iceland-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Humpback Whale in Eyjafjörður</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this humpback whale during a boat trip from Dalvík into Eyjafjörður. It surfaced close enough for me to capture the curve of its back against the snow-streaked mountains along the fjord. The encounter lasted only a few moments before the whale disappeared beneath the dark water, leaving us watching and waiting for its next breath.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/whale-watching-in-iceland-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/whale-watching-in-iceland-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Гърбат кит в Еяфьордур</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този гърбат кит по време на плаване от Далвик във водите на Еяфьордур. Той се показа достатъчно близо до лодката, за да уловя извивката на гърба му на фона на планините със все още задържал се по склоновете сняг. Срещата продължи само няколко мига, преди китът отново да се скрие в тъмната вода и да ни остави да очакваме следващото му появяване.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/hvitserkur-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/hvitserkur-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Hvítserkur at Low Tide</image:title><image:caption>I reached the shore at low tide, when the retreating water had revealed the rippled black sand around Hvítserkur. A thin layer of water remained in front of the rock and gave me a clear reflection, while the overcast sky kept the light soft and the details in the basalt visible. From this angle, the 15-metre sea stack really does resemble a huge animal bending down to drink from the sea.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/hvitserkur-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/hvitserkur-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Хвитсеркюр при отлив</image:title><image:caption>Слязох до брега по време на отлив, когато водата се беше отдръпнала достатъчно, за да разкрие набраздения черен пясък около Хвитсеркюр. Пред скалата беше останал тънък слой вода, в който успях да включа отражението ѝ, а облачното небе запази светлината мека и детайлите в базалта добре видими. От този ъгъл 15-метровият скален останец наистина прилича на огромно животно, наведено да пие от морето.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/stu-lafoss-waterfall-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/stu-lafoss-waterfall-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Stuðlafoss Between the Basalt Columns</image:title><image:caption>Before continuing towards Stuðlagil Canyon, I stopped at Stuðlafoss, a waterfall set into a wall of tall basalt columns. I chose a vertical composition to follow the water from the main drop all the way down through the dark rocks in the foreground. The contrast between the white current and the almost geometric lines of the basalt was what first caught my attention here.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/stu-lafoss-waterfall-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/stu-lafoss-waterfall-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Стюдлафос сред базалтовите колони</image:title><image:caption>Преди да продължа към каньона Stuðlagil, спрях при Стюдлафос – водопад, разположен сред стена от високи базалтови колони. Избрах вертикален кадър, за да проследя водата от основния пад до потока, който продължава между тъмните скали на преден план. Именно контрастът между бялата вода и почти геометричните линии на базалта първо привлече вниманието ми тук.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/basalt-sea-arches-iceland-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/basalt-sea-arches-iceland-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Gatklettur on the Snæfellsnes Coast</image:title><image:caption>While walking along the coast near Arnarstapi, I stopped above Gatklettur, where the sea has opened a broad arch through the dark basalt. I used the vertical frame to include the waves moving through the opening, the weathered cliffs and the long line of the Snæfellsnes coast in the distance. For a brief moment, the changing light beneath the clouds warmed the grass and revealed more of the texture in the volcanic rock.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/basalt-sea-arches-iceland-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/basalt-sea-arches-iceland-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Гатклетур по крайбрежието на Снайфелснес</image:title><image:caption>Докато вървях по крайбрежието край Арнарстапи, спрях над Гатклетур – внушителна арка, която морето постепенно е оформило в тъмните базалтови скали. Избрах вертикален кадър, за да включа вълните, преминаващи през отвора, назъбения бряг и дългата линия на полуостров Снайфелснес в далечината. За кратко променливата светлина под облаците стопли тревата и подчерта текстурата на вулканичните скали.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/punto-panoramico-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/punto-panoramico-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Golden Light over Baccoleno</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this view of Podere Baccoleno while the sun was still low above the hills of Crete Senesi. The warm light softened the distant landscape, while the cypress trees cast long, evenly spaced shadows across the fields. From this angle, the familiar road becomes a dark line winding naturally through the folds of the Tuscan countryside towards the farmhouse.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/punto-panoramico-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/punto-panoramico-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Златна светлина над Баколено</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази гледка към Подере Баколено, докато слънцето все още беше ниско над хълмовете на Crete Senesi. Топлата светлина смекчи далечния пейзаж, а кипарисите хвърлиха дълги и равномерно подредени сенки върху полетата. От този ъгъл познатият път се превръща в тъмна линия, която следва извивките на тосканските хълмове и отвежда погледа към къщата.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/fanal-laurel-forest-mist-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fanal-laurel-forest-mist-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mist among the Laurels of Fanal</image:title><image:caption>The fog was already moving through Fanal when I walked among the old laurel trees. From this spot, one of the heavy, twisted branches formed a natural frame above the path, while the trees behind it gradually disappeared into the mist.

I photographed the scene without trying to find a clearer view. The limited visibility was exactly what revealed the unusual shapes of the trees and the quiet character of this part of Madeira’s Laurisilva.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/fanal-laurel-forest-mist-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fanal-laurel-forest-mist-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Мъгла сред лавровите дървета на Фанал</image:title><image:caption>Мъглата вече се движеше между старите лаврови дървета, когато се разхождах из гората Фанал. От това място един от тежките, извити клони образуваше естествена рамка над пътеката, а дърветата зад него постепенно изчезваха в мъглата.

Заснех сцената, без да търся по-ясна гледка. Ограничената видимост беше точно това, което подчертаваше необичайните форми на дърветата и тихия характер на тази част от лавровата гора на Мадейра.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/fanal-witch-tree-portrait-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fanal-witch-tree-portrait-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Beneath the Witch Tree</image:title><image:caption>I made this second photograph from almost the same position, but this time included a person beneath the low branch. The figure gives a much clearer sense of the tree’s size and turns the portrait into a small moment from our walk through Fanal. The fog still hides most of the surrounding forest, while the yellow jacket stands out against the muted green and grey landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/fanal-witch-tree-portrait-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fanal-witch-tree-portrait-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Под Вещерското дърво</image:title><image:caption>Направих тази втора снимка от почти същото място, но този път включих човек под ниския клон. Фигурата показва много по-добре истинския размер на дървото и превръща портрета му в малък момент от разходката ни из гората Фанал. Мъглата продължава да скрива почти всичко наоколо, а жълтото яке се откроява сред приглушените зелени и сиви тонове.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/fanal-witch-tree-mist-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fanal-witch-tree-mist-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Witch Tree of Fanal</image:title><image:caption>This is the tree in Fanal that many photographers know as the Witch Tree. Its bent trunk and long, uneven branches make the nickname easy to understand. I photographed it in dense fog, when the surrounding trees had almost disappeared and its dark outline stood alone in the open meadow. The vertical frame follows the full shape of the tree, while the empty space around its crown allows the mist to remain an important part of the scene.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/fanal-witch-tree-mist-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/fanal-witch-tree-mist-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Вещерското дърво във Фанал</image:title><image:caption>Това е дървото във Фанал, което много фотографи познават като Вещерското дърво. Извитият ствол и дългите неравномерни клони лесно обясняват откъде идва това име. Заснех го в гъста мъгла, когато околните дървета почти бяха изчезнали, а тъмният му силует се открояваше сам сред поляната. Вертикалният кадър проследява цялата му форма, а свободното пространство около короната оставя мъглата като важна част от сцената.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/ponta-do-rosto-sunset-figures-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ponta-do-rosto-sunset-figures-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Waiting for Sunrise at Ponta do Rosto</image:title><image:caption>A few metres away, another photographer had already set up his tripod on the ridge. I waited for the sun to clear the cliffs and included his silhouette in the frame — a quiet moment of anticipation while photographing the rugged coast of Ponta do Rosto.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/ponta-do-rosto-sunset-figures-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ponta-do-rosto-sunset-figures-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>В очакване на изгрева при Понта ду Рощу</image:title><image:caption>На няколко метра от мен друг фотограф вече беше разпънал статива си върху билото. Изчаках слънцето да се покаже над скалите и включих силуета му в кадъра — онова тихо очакване, което съпътства всяка сутрин, прекарана в снимане на суровия бряг при Понта ду Рощу.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/ponta-do-rosto-golden-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ponta-do-rosto-golden-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over the Cliffs of Ponta do Rosto</image:title><image:caption>For the widest frame from that sunrise, I stepped farther back and let the coastline lead through the photograph. The small figure in yellow on the rock gives a sense of scale to the volcanic cliffs and the open Atlantic at Madeira’s eastern end.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/ponta-do-rosto-golden-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ponta-do-rosto-golden-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев над скалите на Понта ду Рощу</image:title><image:caption>За най-широкия кадър от този изгрев се отдръпнах назад и оставих линията на брега да води погледа през снимката. Малката фигура в жълто върху скалата дава усещане за мащаба на вулканичните отвеси и открития Атлантик в източния край на Мадейра.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/ponta-do-rosto-photographer-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ponta-do-rosto-photographer-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>At the Edge of Ponta do Rosto</image:title><image:caption>The morning at Ponta do Rosto began with strong wind, fast-moving clouds and a brief burst of warm light over the cliffs. I placed the figure in the yellow jacket near the edge of the frame to show the scale of Madeira’s eastern coastline and the steep drop towards the Atlantic.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/ponta-do-rosto-photographer-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ponta-do-rosto-photographer-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>На ръба на Понта ду Рощу</image:title><image:caption>Утрото при Понта ду Рощу започна със силен вятър, бързо движещи се облаци и кратък пробив на топла светлина над скалите. Оставих човека с жълтото яке близо до ръба на кадъра, за да се усети мащабът на източния бряг на Мадейра и стръмният склон към Атлантика.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/guindaste-viewpoint-aerial-coast-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-viewpoint-aerial-coast-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Between the Cliffs and the Atlantic</image:title><image:caption>This closer view shows how the houses of Faial follow the narrow ground between the steep cliffs and the ocean. The soft sunrise light reached the water from the left, while the mountain slopes and village remained beneath the passing clouds.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/guindaste-viewpoint-aerial-coast-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-viewpoint-aerial-coast-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Между скалите и Атлантика</image:title><image:caption>Този по-близък поглед показва как къщите на Фаял следват тясната ивица земя между стръмните скали и океана. Меката светлина на изгрева достигаше водата отляво, докато планинските склонове и селото все още оставаха под преминаващите облаци.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/guindaste-sea-stack-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-sea-stack-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>On the Cliff at Guindaste</image:title><image:caption>A lone figure stands above the waves at Miradouro do Guindaste as the sunrise reaches Madeira’s north coast. The yellow jacket separates clearly from the dark rock and gives the scene the scale it needs—the cliffs are far larger than they first appear.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/guindaste-sea-stack-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-sea-stack-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>На скалата при Гиндаще</image:title><image:caption>Самотна фигура стои над вълните при Мирадору ду Гиндаще, докато изгревът достига северния бряг на Мадейра. Жълтото яке се откроява върху тъмната скала и показва истинския мащаб на мястото — скалите са много по-внушителни, отколкото изглеждат отдалеч.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/guindaste-atlantic-cliffs-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-atlantic-cliffs-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at Miradouro do Guindaste</image:title><image:caption>I photographed this sunrise at Miradouro do Guindaste on Madeira’s north coast. The morning light was breaking beneath the dark clouds, while the yellow figure on the headland gave a sense of scale to the cliffs and the Atlantic below.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/guindaste-atlantic-cliffs-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-atlantic-cliffs-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев при Мирадору ду Гиндаще</image:title><image:caption>Заснех този изгрев при Мирадору ду Гиндаще на северния бряг на Мадейра. Утринната светлина пробиваше под тъмните облаци, а фигурата в жълто върху скалата показва колко внушителни са отвесният бряг и Атлантическият океан под него.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/guindaste-coastal-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-coastal-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Morning Light over the Guindaste Cliffs</image:title><image:caption>In this version of the sunrise, I kept the rocky headland empty and let the light become the main subject. The sun appeared beneath the clouds, spreading warm colour across the ocean while the cliffs of Madeira’s north coast remained in shadow.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/guindaste-coastal-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-coastal-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Утринна светлина над скалите на Гиндаще</image:title><image:caption>В този кадър оставих скалния нос без човешка фигура и насочих вниманието към светлината. Слънцето се показа под облаците и разля топъл цвят върху океана, докато високите скали по северния бряг на Мадейра останаха в сянка.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/guindaste-village-coast-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-village-coast-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Faial Coast at First Light</image:title><image:caption>From above Faial, the north coast of Madeira looks almost suspended between the mountains and the Atlantic. I took this photograph during the same sunrise, as the first light reached the cliffs and the small houses scattered along the winding road below.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/guindaste-village-coast-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/guindaste-village-coast-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Брегът на Фаял в първата светлина</image:title><image:caption>Погледнат от високо, Фаял сякаш е притиснат между планината и Атлантическия океан. Заснех кадъра по време на същия изгрев, когато първата светлина достигна скалите и малките къщи, наредени покрай криволичещия път в ниското.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/ribeira-da-janela-cave-view-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ribeira-da-janela-cave-view-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ribeira da Janela Through the Rocks</image:title><image:caption>For this photograph I used an opening in the coastal rocks as a natural frame around the sea stacks of Ribeira da Janela. The dark foreground and overcast sky draw the eye towards the slender rock rising from the Atlantic.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/ribeira-da-janela-cave-view-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ribeira-da-janela-cave-view-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Рибейра да Жанела през скалите</image:title><image:caption>За тази снимка използвах отвор в крайбрежните скали като естествена рамка около скалните острови на Рибейра да Жанела. Тъмният преден план и облачното небе насочват погледа към тънката скала, която се издига от Атлантическия океан.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/ribeira-da-janela-sea-stacks-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ribeira-da-janela-sea-stacks-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Rough Sea at Ribeira da Janela</image:title><image:caption>I photographed the sea stacks of Ribeira da Janela from the boulder-covered shore on a grey and unsettled morning. The longer exposure softens the breaking waves, while the dark rocks and heavy clouds preserve the raw character of Madeira’s north coast.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/ribeira-da-janela-sea-stacks-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ribeira-da-janela-sea-stacks-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Бурно море при Рибейра да Жанела</image:title><image:caption>Заснех скалните острови на Рибейра да Жанела от покрития с големи заоблени камъни бряг в едно сиво и неспокойно утро. По-дългата експозиция омекоти разбиващите се вълни, а тъмните скали и тежките облаци запазиха суровия характер на северното крайбрежие на Мадейра.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/ribeira-da-janela-atlantic-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ribeira-da-janela-atlantic-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at Ribeira da Janela</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise reached the rocky shore of Ribeira da Janela from the east, lighting the wet boulders while the sea stacks remained in shadow. The waves were still restless, but the first warm light completely changed the mood of Madeira’s rugged north coast.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/ribeira-da-janela-atlantic-sunset-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ribeira-da-janela-atlantic-sunset-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев при Рибейра да Жанела</image:title><image:caption>Слънцето огря скалистия бряг на Рибейра да Жанела от изток и топлата светлина достигна мокрите камъни, докато скалните острови останаха в сянка. Морето все още беше неспокойно, но първите слънчеви лъчи напълно промениха настроението на суровото северно крайбрежие на Мадейра.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/pico-do-arieiro-cloud-wrapped-peaks-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/pico-do-arieiro-cloud-wrapped-peaks-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Trail through the Clouds at Pico do Areeiro</image:title><image:caption>Further along the route from Pico do Areeiro, the stone path crosses a steep volcanic ridge while clouds move through the gaps around it. For a few moments the sunlight revealed the dark rock faces and the narrow line of the trail before the mountain disappeared into the mist again.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/pico-do-arieiro-cloud-wrapped-peaks-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/pico-do-arieiro-cloud-wrapped-peaks-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Пътеката през облаците при Пико до Арейро</image:title><image:caption>По-нататък по маршрута от Пико до Арейро каменната пътека пресича стръмното вулканично било, а облаците преминават през седловините около него. За няколко минути слънцето открои тъмните скали и тънката линия на пътеката, преди планината отново да се скрие в мъглата.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/pico-do-arieiro-sunrise-trail-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/pico-do-arieiro-sunrise-trail-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunset on the Pico do Areeiro Trail</image:title><image:caption>At sunset, the stone path from Pico do Areeiro follows the narrow ridge into warm light and drifting clouds. Hikers appear briefly between the rocks, while the surrounding peaks fade in and out of the mist. This was one of those mornings when the view changed completely within a few minutes.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/pico-do-arieiro-sunrise-trail-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/pico-do-arieiro-sunrise-trail-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Залез по пътеката на Пико до Ариейро</image:title><image:caption>По залез каменната пътека от Пико до Арейро следва тясното било към топлата светлина и движещите се облаци. Туристите се появяват за кратко между скалите, а околните върхове ту се показват, ту отново потъват в мъглата. Това беше от онези сутрини, в които гледката се променя напълно само за няколко минути.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/ponta-do-furado-golden-coast-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ponta-do-furado-golden-coast-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise from Ponta do Furado</image:title><image:caption>I took this photograph at sunrise from Ponta do Furado, looking along the rugged eastern end of Madeira. The first light was breaking over Ponta de São Lourenço, while the dark volcanic ridges divided the Atlantic on either side.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/ponta-do-furado-golden-coast-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/ponta-do-furado-golden-coast-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Изгрев от Понта до Фурадо</image:title><image:caption>Заснех тази гледка по изгрев от Понта до Фурадо, с поглед по протежение на източния край на Мадейра. Първата светлина огряваше Понта де Сао Лоренсо, а тъмните вулканични ридове разделяха Атлантическия океан от двете страни.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/seixal-madeira-aerial-coast-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/seixal-madeira-aerial-coast-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Seixal Between Mountains and Ocean</image:title><image:caption>I photographed Seixal from above, where the village sits on Madeira’s rugged north coast between steep green mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. Sunlight breaking through the clouds picks out the houses and terraced slopes, while waves trace the dark volcanic shoreline on both sides.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/seixal-madeira-aerial-coast-travel-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/seixal-madeira-aerial-coast-travel-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Сейшал между планината и океана</image:title><image:caption>Заснех Сейшал от въздуха, разположен на северния бряг на Мадейра между стръмните зелени планини и Атлантическия океан. Слънчевата светлина, пробиваща през облаците, осветява къщите и терасираните склонове, а вълните очертават тъмния вулканичен бряг от двете страни на селото.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/rock-arch-seaside-view-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/rock-arch-seaside-view-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Basalt Arches Above the Atlantic</image:title><image:caption>The basalt arches of Gatklettur rise from the Atlantic coast near Arnarstapi on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Waves move through the dark volcanic openings below, while a broad line of distant mountains continues along the horizon. The vertical composition follows the rough foreground rocks toward the arches and the open sea beyond.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/rock-arch-seaside-view-landscape-photography</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T14:26:55.671Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://bakrachev.com/photos/rock-arch-seaside-view-landscape-photography.webp</image:loc><image:title>Базалтови арки над Атлантика</image:title><image:caption>Базалтовите арки Гатклетур се издигат от атлантическия бряг край Арнарстапи на исландския полуостров Снайфелснес. Вълните преминават през тъмните вулканични отвори, а широка редица от далечни планини продължава по хоризонта. Вертикалната композиция следва грубите скали на преден план към арките и откритото море зад тях.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/portfolio/travel/poppies-below-the-vitaleta-chapel</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://xbimrhcqkvwiasjldfzb.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/portfolio/travel/1784479352145-poppies-below-the-vitaleta-chapel.webp</image:loc><image:title>Poppies Below the Vitaleta Chapel</image:title><image:caption>For this vertical composition, I used the red poppies and yellow wildflowers beside the road as the foreground. Beyond them, the green hills lead the eye towards the distant Vitaleta Chapel, standing on its familiar ridge in the first light of the day. It is a quieter view of the same Tuscan sunrise, with the spring flowers becoming an important part of the landscape.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bakrachev.com/bg/portfolio/travel/poppies-below-the-vitaleta-chapel</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://xbimrhcqkvwiasjldfzb.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/portfolio/travel/1784479352145-poppies-below-the-vitaleta-chapel.webp</image:loc><image:title>Макове под параклиса „Виталета“</image:title><image:caption>За този вертикален кадър използвах червените макове и жълтите диви цветя край пътя като преден план. Зад тях зелените хълмове постепенно отвеждат погледа към параклиса „Виталета“, който се вижда в далечината върху познатото било. Това е по-тиха гледна точка към същия тоскански изгрев, в която пролетните цветя се превърнаха във важна част от пейзажа.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>