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The Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheion, Athens, 421–407 BC

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mm212 (61) 2006-12-21 15:08

Excellent point of view and great light. Try cropping the picture a little from the right up to the four front columns/statues.

AthaPan (0) 2006-12-21 15:17

Hi Yuri

What a lovely contrast. Excellent the positioning of the Karyatides, lovely as well the slightly visible urban agglomeration and the smok cloud over Athens.

Well done
Sakis

terez93 (813) 2006-12-21 15:19

Agree; I would crop the left side slightly to even out the shot but I rather like the balance between the light and dark, the white stone and the dark blue sky. Great POV, lighting and, of course, a timeless subject. Well done...

doubay (5023) 2006-12-22 8:29

Hello Yuri!
When I see the Athenian acropolis on a pic usually I get bored - not because I don´t like the acropolis but because this subject is absolutely over photographed and “exhausted”. Most photos make the impression on me that I have seen them thousand times already.
But you managed to find a creative POV and made a really interesting shot of the Caryatids. Congratulations for that. The old marbles look very sharp and have a beautiful, golden colour. What I also like is that the contrast between the ancient heritage and the reality of modern Athens (smog and the ugly buildings in the background) becomes clearly visible.
Best regards
Andreas

coco (27604) 2006-12-22 9:35

Hi Yuri.
Very good composition and depth too. Some kind of postprocessing in the sky?

Regards.

stelli (2939) 2006-12-31 10:02 [Comment]

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Photo Information

Copyright: Yuri Matrosovich (yuricle) (936)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-16
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, RAW @ ISO 100, Heliopan Polarizer
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-21 15:02
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