A Ionian Pearl Photo

Photographer’s Note

After two weeks of very hard work I'm very tired and uninspired in taking photos, I'm having a little break now and I've found this scanned slide in my witch hat, hope you'll enjoy it.

Parga nestles in a stunning bay hemmed in by the islet of Panagia and has a unique combination of the natural beauty of the Ionian - lush vegetation, colourful flowers and turquoise seas, and the rugged mountainous backdrop of Epirus. The village of Parga is built like a huge amphitheatre stretching from the harbour up to the old Turkish market, all the houses clinging as much to each other as the hillside.

Parga is a beautiful small town which many people visit each year on day trips from Kerkyra. Waiting to be rediscovered, however, is a fantastic history and incredible unspoilt mountain and coastal scenery. Parga's residents are a proud and friendly people and a holiday here offers easy access to undiscovered towns and villages across mainland Greece.

All around Parga you will find every open space covered with olive trees (still a major source of income for many families) and every garden and yard has orange and lemon trees. The latter when in bloom are a brilliant white with an enchanting scent which fills the air around the town.

Parga is regarded by many as being one of the most beautiful towns in all of Greece. Nature has abundantly gifted it with many wonders, delightful sights, superb beaches and bays, a sea with crystal clear waters and a sunny, healthy environment. Its heroic past, geographical position, incomparable natural beauty and countless swimming and leisure opportunities make Parga an ideal location for summer visitors and turns the town into a cosmopolitan centre.

Dedicated to my dear Greek friend ARGYRIS EFSTRATIADIS.

* scanned slide *

Hellas, asajernigan, chrkont, papagolf21, jorgi, saxo042, danos, ARGI, Longroute, portmanndominic, kdialyna, dip, stelli, COSTANTINO, tpstrek, mursaloglu, isabela_sor, TopGeo, Tue, ahaberal, paul1 has marked this note useful

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Paolo (40655) 2008-03-07 9:05

Ciao Stella, bella vista, colorata, con tipiche sfumature del Mediterraneo. Ottimo POV e buona qualità.
ciao

Valerka (8159) 2008-03-07 9:18

Ciao, Stella,
A lovely POV as usual and very nice colours.
It's a paradisiac place, really.
TFS
Valerka:)

manada (6237) 2008-03-07 9:34

Bentornata Stella
bellissimo questo scorcio molto ben "incrniciato", si intravede un posticino niente male davvero!
Azzeccato il titolo, proprio una perla... come tutte le isole ioniche, davvero straordinarie.
In questo blu mi specchio.
Cari saluti
Freddy

mesutilgim (36337) 2008-03-07 9:44

Hi Stella,
Very nice scenery, very well captured. Great quality, allthough scanned.
Perfect pov and very nice compo. Amazing info's.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

TGULUMSER (12432) 2008-03-07 9:48

Hello Stella,
An amazing view, just like a paradise. The colors are very nice as your other photos. The composition is excellent,too,
Best regards,
Tulay

Hellas (5099) 2008-03-07 9:52

Hi Stella,
your scanned slide is very good. But good enough is Parga, too. A wonderful place with great history as you said. An ideal destination for vacation. The frame is well done with brilliant colours and excellent details. I think that your choice to post this image was the best for a break.
Have a nice weekend.
Athanasios.

batalay (20712) 2008-03-07 10:10

Hello Stella,

A lovely image for a scanned slide, but as Sabyasachi suggests, "Oldies are goldies!" The image is reminiscent of so many spots on the Ionian and Aegean coastlines, all attractive. The note is first class as usual. Warm regards and have a good weekend,

Bulent

evanrizo (456) 2008-03-07 10:19

Ciao Stella,
a scanned slide?! The result is superb.
The sharpness, contrasts and light excellent.
You used a very good POV to capture it.
Have a nice noght.
Evangelos

asajernigan (13929) 2008-03-07 11:50

Stella,
Excellent quality for a scanned slide! The lighting and colors are very good as is the sharpness and detail. Your composition is fine using the trees to frame your shot.
TFS,
Asa

chrkont (3629) 2008-03-07 12:19

Hi Stella
I like your POV of this beautiful place. Excellent colors and good details and framing. TFS
Christos

papagolf21 (56044) 2008-03-07 15:09

Bonsoir, mon amie Stella,
Mille mercis de nous offrir une aussi belle prise de vue, qui plus est réalisée à partir d'un appareil argentique. La numérisation est très réussie. Les couleurs sont éclatantes et font briller nos yeux bien tristes en cette période hivernale.
Un pur régal.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jorgi (3798) 2008-03-07 23:37

Hi Stella,

I guess we both have the same problem this days. It is just that you can find much more uplifting images in your archive than I. :) This one trully looks like a escape paradise for me. I would specailly like to rest by that little white house with red roof on this small island. This is trully THE place. It looks so comforting and enjoyable. A place where a gentle breeze blows all worries away, a place where sun warms a hearth after a long winter. POV is excellent and shows marvelous relation between bay and the sea with beautiful detailed foreground -pinetrees that could be almost smelt. Trully a paradise for my mind in these days.

Kind regards and pleasant w-end,
Jeri

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saxo042 (15188) 2008-03-07 23:48

Hi Stella,
Certainly a very beautiful place! This photo makes full justice of this site, with very good colours and sharpness. Also a very good scan.
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

azaf1 (15541) 2008-03-08 1:06

kalimera Stella
A great panoramic view of Parga and the island. I love the rich vibrant colors and the pines in the foreground that create a natural frame
TFS
Argiris

Silvio1953 (40933) 2008-03-08 1:18

Ciao Stella, magnifica inquadratura di questa splendida perla dello Ionio, bellissimi i colori, grande POV, brava, ciao Silvio

danos (31796) 2008-03-08 3:12

Ciao Stella,
nice the result from the scanned slide with vivid colours and light.Parga is a picturesque place with a lot of beauties.This panoramic view of this POV make it as a paradise and tropical islet.Informative your note too.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

ARGI (3418) 2008-03-08 3:46

Thank you my dear friend I'm honoured. Beautiful Parga Meltemaki.
Superb shot with everything on it did with best way - POV , colors , composition and frame , sharpness and excellent background- all
are marvelus.
BRAVA Stella And again thank you very very much for the dedication
Your friend
Argyris

Longroute (8915) 2008-03-08 4:19

Ciao, Stella,
si sentiva la tua mancanza!
Parga, un'altra perla da aggiungere alla mia collezione di posti da visitare in Grecia. Ottima foto, con colori, esposizione e contrasto ben equilibrati. Non capisco a che ora può essere presa, (non ci sono ombre fastidiose) forse al primo pomeriggio?
Ottimo anche il POV con i pini che incorniciano l'immagine.
Dacci altre perle del genere!
Ciao,
Donato

miumiu (3866) 2008-03-08 7:40

Hello Stella!
Wonderful pearl! Really! l like its calm and friendly atmosphere! Colours and point of view are superb! l like green trees in the foreground!
Have a nice weekend!
Agnes

portmanndominic (2388) 2008-03-08 10:44

bonsoir Stella

bravo pour cette diapositive scannée de tres bonne qualité , le POV est original , les couleurs de la mer sont belles .
Ciao

Dominic

brandstaetter (13758) 2008-03-08 10:58

Ciao Stella,
una costiera bellissima, il taglio e´ ben scelto con i diversi piani. In fondo alla destra si vede la isola di Lefkada, dove ho fatto ferie per 10 volte :)
Ciao Christian

kdialyna (3068) 2008-03-08 11:17

I understand you very well. I am in a similar situation. But no problem. You open the magic box with the old photos and for sure something good will come out, like this wonderful one.
I like very much how the light makes the levels distinguish giving thus very good depth to the composition.
I wish you nice week end.
Kostas

amfdj (1968) 2008-03-09 12:19

Hi Stella,

Is this Paradise or am I dreaming.
This looks so nice. I'm really impressed.

Regards,

Eddie

dip (12412) 2008-03-09 17:04

Ciao Stella,
a wonderful photo of Parga! I have seen many photos from there and I must say that yours is one of the most beautiful,
excellent POV and framing,amzing colors and good clarity,
very well done!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

hatti52 (12654) 2008-03-10 2:32

Ciao Stella,
wonderful shot of this excellent place
beautiful colours and POV
well done
regards

stelli (2941) 2008-03-10 10:20

It's indeed one of the most beautiful cities in Greece!! You depicted part of this beauty very well!! Thank you for sharing! Regards Stella

COSTANTINO (22255) 2008-03-12 2:28

Ciao Stella,
Una bellissima vista,
bel colorata,con un POV stupendo,
con tanto bel verde e blu,
Complimenti,
Brava,
Cari saluti,
Costantino

tpstrek (1835) 2008-03-13 18:35

Hello Stella,
Perfect pov, compo, sharpness, contrast, colouring and lightmanagement; all this makes it an excellent picture!
Greetings,
Henri

fabio_ts (13672) 2008-03-14 2:48

Una bella vista da un ottimo POV esaltata da una tecnica di ripresa perfetta, colori saturi ma naturali, luce eccellente, niente altro da dire se non COMPLIMENTI!!

buon fine settimana,
Fabio.

Cretense (54954) 2008-03-14 11:10

Hi Stella!

indeed, Parga is one of the jewels of the Ionian sea! you have chosen an unusual POV, and you show us a "diferent" image of Parga, focusing on the islet, that's opposite of the town. Great composition and light managment! Congratulations!

Ciao, Hercules

mursaloglu (5068) 2008-03-16 6:18

Carissima
Appena ritornato
da un viaggio ho trovato questa tua foto stupenda e fantastica. Grande landscape picture con i dettagli molto nitidi e grancolori Complimenti ihsan

mehmetemin (7217) 2008-03-17 1:48

Hi Stella
Very nice picture, good light and colours.!
Very good composition..!
Best regards,
Mehmet Emin

isabela_sor (41919) 2008-03-17 10:53 [Comment]

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amaryllis (17131) 2008-03-17 14:44

bonjour,
une photo paradisiaque avec ses couleurs superbes, une mer bleue et un ciel de toute beauté
excellente composition scannée
juliette

yedirenk (7165) 2008-03-17 20:04

Ciao Stella,
great shot.amazing scene.Like a postcard.superb colors and sharpness with light management.ver well done.TFS.

Cevdet

ahmetgedikli (21621) 2008-03-17 21:37

Ciao Stella,
Very nice scenery... Beautiful colors, light with superb POV.
Have a nice day.
Ahmet

TopGeo (21449) 2008-03-19 10:58

Hi Stelle! Wellcome! This your picture him I have with very sympathy and you well I fix! The Ionian and Parga from this place is amazingly! I liked the picture the colour and your important note.
Compliments
Georgios

Tue (25608) 2008-03-21 3:55

Hi Stella,
A lovely view on the bay and the little islands. Fine light and pleasant colours. The photo is well composed too, with a good inclusion of the trees in the left hand foreground. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

ahaberal (6455) 2008-03-21 10:35 [Comment]

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CRATEOS (7274) 2008-04-14 9:45

the sumer came in a wile ..!!!is here in frond of our doooooooors..!!!thank you amica

nf

bema (8491) 2009-03-15 11:22

Hi Stella,

even the picture is about ten years old, i remind this place as seen yesterday.. several years i got this view from the castle down to Panagia-Island also.. a great take and superb colors..

Ciao Bernd