Bottomless lake Photo

Photographer’s Note

Agios Nikolaos, a small town of about 8.000 habitants, is the capital of the Lasithiou Prefecture in Crete. It has been for the past three decades one of the "hot spots" of tourism in the island. Agios Nikolaos lies 36 km to the north of my hometown, Ierapetra.

Its "highlight" is the lake that you see in the picture, which a local legend says it's bottomless, while others say that it's "connected" with the volcano of Santorini. The legend started when at the end of WW2, while the Nazis were leaving Crete, they threw all their tanks in the lake, and since then noone has seen any sign of them. Meanwhile, some British admiral measured its depth at 64m - still pretty deep for such a small lake. Since the 50's (i think, i am not sure) the lake is connected with the Mirabello bay, through a small passage, (i hope that you can see the tiny bridge on the upper part of the photo-if you want to have a better look at the "key spot" of the town ***CHECK HERE***) and it's used as a harbour for small fishboats.

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Buin (36852) 2009-03-09 4:38

Hallo Hercules!
The atmosphere of this scenery is really gorgeous and in combination with your excellent note it's a wonderful contribution here. You managed the light here truly skillful.
A photo to marvel ...
Greetings from Germany - with a bit wet fresh snow!
Frank

bema (8431) 2009-03-09 4:58

Kalimera Hercules,

your greek night theme is a very special and famous one, i could look at it seveal hours a day ( ;-)) ); really a fine picture with good sharpness and pretty colors at all..

wish you a fine week, kalo apogeyma, Bernd

delkoo (33924) 2009-03-09 5:12

hi hercules
what splendid view, The clarity of this image is excellent. Well composed with good saturation of colour and sharpness. The view is peaceful and beautiful .

ta leme
didier

carmia (4938) 2009-03-09 5:25

Hola Hercules, una panoramica muy bella , parece un lugar màgico! Te felicito. Un saludo. Carme.

RedDevil (1071) 2009-03-09 5:29

Hi Hercules,
beautiful as all your pictures, perspective and depth are very well. Bravo
Salvatore

coco (27588) 2009-03-09 6:23

Kalispera Hercules.

Te pusistes tus gafas de visión nocturna y... a disparar.
Me gusta mucho la foto y la nota, pero gracias a la foto he podido descubrir una foto que me ha gustado más todavía y se me había pasado por alto.

Ta leme, file mou.

Bruno40 (6440) 2009-03-09 8:04

hola hercules,
Foto perfecta!!.. que maravilla de hora azul, y esa luz estrellada, que buena captura. te felicito amigo, muy buen trabajo!
saludos
jorge

fkk (1804) 2009-03-09 8:08

Hi Milas...

wonderfull city and great photo
well done

catman

Pascale (10066) 2009-03-09 8:35

Bonjour Hercules
Wow! quelle superbe photo ,la composition est excellente et les couleurs magnifiques .J'aime beaucoup la luminosité et les étoiles sont très réussies .Bravo.
Amitiés
Pascale

npecanhuk (13027) 2009-03-09 8:39

Hi Hercules!
I think that the note is pretty interesting and matches so nicely to this beautiful "blue hour" picture! Sharpness, exposure, colors, viewpoint and composition are all excellent!
The place seems to be very attractive and nice!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

amaryllis (17045) 2009-03-09 9:03

Bonjour Hercules
bravo pour cette vue plongeante sur cette jolie ville et qui de plus est, à l'heure bleue; avec tous les reflets, une netteté excellente et ce lac tel que nous le présente en forme de carré
excellente composition comme à ton habitude
juliette

vasilpro (7989) 2009-03-09 10:03

Γεια σου Ηρακλή,
Πανέμορφη πανοραμική νυχτερινή φωτογραφία του ωραίου αυτού μικρού λιμανιού της Κρήτης. Το μπλε είναι υπέροχο.
Καλό σου βράδυ, Βασίλης.

gilou530 (34681) 2009-03-09 10:07

salut hercules
une superbe photo de nuit ou ce petit village avec ces maisons blanches et son petit port ressort bien dans cette lumiére, beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

TGULUMSER (12418) 2009-03-09 10:17

Hello Hercules,
The story of this magnificent place is very interesting, and your shot is marvelous with all the details,
Best regards,
Tulay

ymrk (8333) 2009-03-09 10:34

Heyyyy,Iraklis!
That light like a stars!And colors of sky,tonality,and pan shot splendid!I love a that sharpness!Take care of yourself,see you soon...

Yağmur

jaywalker (12186) 2009-03-09 10:51

Hi Hercules, The light is fantastic & I love the star effects, there is strong blue through-out, I like the high POV & the overall composition with the trees fill the base of the shot, nice detail & reflection, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

yaya13baut (2225) 2009-03-09 11:35

hi Hercules,
good night shot with good exposure control. Nice reflections.
Good compo : we can see here a square made by this lake, of which the sides are trees on the bottom and the right and buildings on the top and the left.
Yannis

athanvas (2341) 2009-03-09 12:55

Geia sou Hraklh!
Allh mia fantastikh nyxterinh foto sou dosmenh me to diko sou monadiko tropo
Ta therma mou sygxaritiria!!!
BASILIS

mesutilgim (36242) 2009-03-09 13:36

Hello dear Hercules,
Great capture ! A gorgeous scene very well captured. Amazing colors. Good pov and perfect light management. Amazing the star effect of the lamp at bottom.
Very good and usefull notyes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

diomed (3401) 2009-03-09 15:30

Hi Hirakli,
the light is magic,the POV and the colours fantastic. Bravo!!!
Nice evening
Antonio

emka (21143) 2009-03-09 15:47

Hi Cretense,

Many thanks for sharing of this photo of Hagios Nikolaos. For me, it is the most beautiful town in Crete. Splendid view of the lake, seems indeed bottomless, with such a deep blue colours. Nice stars of lamps and colourful houses.

Great work

Regards

Malgorzata

stelli (2939) 2009-03-09 15:50

Back in "playing" with the shades of blue? Ready for the summer?? Excellent framing and sharpness!!! Thank you for sharing! ΦΙΛΙΚΑ Στέλλα

barrufeto_77 (25611) 2009-03-09 16:53

Hola fiera.

Como siempre...vete al cuerno! Otra tremenda foto con un POV brutal!

Mis felicitaciones (otra vez)

Un abrazo!

syrus_persia (2114) 2009-03-10 0:43

salam doste man Hercules
What an excellent perspective on this so well situated view ! Great effect of the lights
Best regards
cyrus

asajernigan (13889) 2009-03-10 2:32

Hercules,
This is a great blue hour shot! Your composition is great framing the lake with the trees and buildings. The star effect on the lights adds an attractive touch to the shot.
TFS,
Asa

Budapestman (40962) 2009-03-10 4:54

Hi Hercules,
Picturesque blue hour shot with amazing lights and spectacular composition. Your note enclosed with the picture substantial and full. The details are wonderful, calm and fabled atmosphere of this beautiful place. Congratulations! Have a nice day!
George

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-03-10 5:20

Hercules, this blue is almost unreal, you have done an excellent job in capturing the amazing. Wonderful color and crispness of focus, great capture.

Greg

ngk (920) 2009-03-10 9:13

Γεια σου Ηρακλή!
Αγαπημένος ο Άγιος. Από τις ποιο ωραίες φωτογραφίες της λίμνης που έχω δει!
Συγχαρητήρια !!!
Καλό βραδύ
nasos k.

argycon (2749) 2009-03-10 12:26

kalispera Irakli,
Einai pragmatika yperoxi! Den xortainw na thn koitazw.
Para poly omorfi!!
Kalo vrady
Kostas

labro33 (2804) 2009-03-10 15:30

Γεια σου Ηρακλη,
Δε νομιζω να εχει "υμνησει" κανεις με τοσο ομορφο τροπο τη μεγαλονησο οσο εσυ...εξαιρετικη και αυτη.
Σε χαιρετω,
Γιωργος

dip (12408) 2009-03-11 3:51

Geia sou Irakli,
katapliktiki i apopsi tis polis apo to sugkekrimeno simeio,
yperoxos fotismos kai xromata!
Xaireto,
Dimitris.

josepmarin (33577) 2009-03-11 9:49

Hola Hercules,
fantástiva vista desde un punto de vista muy alto que nos ofrece una magnífica vista con mucha profundidad de este bello lugar.
La toma está perfecta, como siempre, y tu elegancia en el control de la luz y los tonos del anochecer forma una composición impecable.
Las estrellas en los puntos de iluminación son un detalle con un gran efecto estético.
Excelente foto, amigo mío.
Un abrazo,
Josep

Photo Information

Copyright: Hercules Milas (Cretense) (54794)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-25
Categories: Nature, Architecture
Camera: Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
Exposure: f/11, 15 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Greek nights (part 2), Lakes and lagoons of Greece [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-03-09 4:27