Picturesque Parga Photo

Photographer’s Note

The picturesque port of Parga, along with the small island of Mother Mary and the invulnerable French fortress. This is were visitors arrive and depart and local sea trips embark.

She reveals herself to the visitor like a painting. This is more so if one visits the corner of Karidi or the bend of Lithitsa, or when one goes sight seeing on the ring road.

The architecture resembles that of the Ionian islands and is unlike that of mainland Epirus. The small houses have very little room for gardens. Locals though like to have plants in their small yards, flower beds or pots.

The chronographer Pavlos Palaiologos wrote after visiting in 1964, "I can't recall meeting such beauty in such small scale".

I would say that one visit, one encounter will convince you. I recommend Parga all year round. She is beautiful in winter, which is very mild. In winter one can enjoy the clear sunrise or feel the awe by watching the sea during a stormy day.

Exquisite during spring, where in the haze the shapes merge together giving a soft tenderness to the colors.

The vigorous pace during the hot summer season is contrasted the tranquility of autumn when the first rains arrive. This will make the olive trees more silvery. The wind will blow softly and the land will fill with cyclamens.

Dedicated to Jeri Herman( Jorgi).

dareco, saxo042, snunney, Budapestman, PixelTerror, mursaloglu, miumiu, evanrizo, pasternak, TopGeo, Tue, ARGI, Longroute, jorgi, feather, azaf1, stelli, portmanndominic, adores, danos, papagolf21, lgir, bostankorkulugu, giorgimer, Hellas has marked this note useful

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agustos07 (971) 2008-03-24 2:22

Very nice view, nice photo! Thanks for infos!

shabsslg (152) 2008-03-24 2:26

Nice POV,

TFS,

Subhayan.

dareco (17104) 2008-03-24 2:31

This looks like a paradise, and by reading your note it sounds like it is! Beautiful scene with very nice colors. TFS

saxo042 (16316) 2008-03-24 2:34

Hi Stella,
A very beautiful place, looks like a real paradise! Very good colours and just enough people to give some vitality to the composition.
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

TGULUMSER (12514) 2008-03-24 2:38

Hello Stella,
This might be a small corner from the paradise. A hidden and a real beauty. You had captured it very successfully,
Thanks for sharing with us,
BEst regards,
Tulay

snunney (35522) 2008-03-24 2:44

Hello Stella,
This is a lovely composition of this beautiful little bay from a superb vantage point. A well balanced composition with excellent light and colours. Very good clarity.

hatti52 (12654) 2008-03-24 2:52

Ciao Stella
lovely composition, nice POV
i like natural colours and lighting
compliments

Budapestman (42876) 2008-03-24 2:55

Hi Stella,
Picturesque view, indeed, with spectacular POV, I like the beautiful architectural details and the splendid colours. Atmosphere is romantic, Very well done! Have a nice day
George

gildasjan (24149) 2008-03-24 3:08

Bonjour Stella
Une douceur ces couleurs que cela est paisible,j'aurais envie d'être là.Bravo pour cette belle image et bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

dorte_s_t (2285) 2008-03-24 3:23

HI Stella .
Indeed a beautiful tranquil place . very good depth and nice gentle colours !
Very interesting note as well !
Kindest regards
Dorte.

PixelTerror (86861) 2008-03-24 3:43

Ciao Stella
It feels like summer already here, nice overlooking pov and strong whites that seem a little bit overexposed, but does not spoil good impression
Have a nice day JY

Vames (4356) 2008-03-24 4:14

Ciao,Stella
magnifico mare nel Ionio con molti belli colore!

mursaloglu (5268) 2008-03-24 4:33

Cara Stella
Veramente hai colto un immagine molto pittoresco. Con la barca in primo piano e la casetta col tetto rosso allo sfondo fanno questa foto una bellissima esemplare della serie landscape. Complimenti e tanti auguri per la pasqua ihsan

miumiu (3866) 2008-03-24 4:45

Ciao Stella!
Very friendly and nice place! l like the point of view! Note is very interesting!
Agnes

evanrizo (456) 2008-03-24 5:53

Ciao Stella, I was there only for few hours and I saw that this place has a great-wonderful natural beauties.
The image is framed with a very nice interesting way to include the front part from this POV.
Best wishes.
Evangelos

pasternak (13688) 2008-03-24 6:43

Very well framed, Stella, this looks like a mediterranean paradise, I especially like the pine on the cliff...

Cheers
Alexander

baclama (4701) 2008-03-24 8:07

kalimera,
joli petite critique typiquement grecque...tout y est:les couleurs,les bateaux,la mer,les arbres...
superbe
vero

amaryllis (17844) 2008-03-24 8:19

bonjour
cette photo aujourd'hui est la bienvenue avec le mauvais temps un peu partout, nous apprécions ce paysage de toute beauté avec un ciel bleu,un coin de pardadis et c'est vrai qu'on aurait bien envie de s'y trouver
juliette

TopGeo (22249) 2008-03-24 12:56

Hi Stella! A picture from the most beautiful point of Parga's. The frame splendid and the clean colours live. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. These persons provides a nice backdrop for the captured,
Compliments
Georgios

Tue (25608) 2008-03-24 15:51

Hi Stella,
A very nice capture of this small port with a lovely, calm mood. The composition is excellent and I really like the inclusion of the grass in the foreground. The colours look very fine and natural. Very good photo work, thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

dip (12852) 2008-03-24 23:31

Ciao Stella,
very nice shot of the place,I like the POV and framing,
very well done!
Dimitris.

ARGI (3418) 2008-03-25 1:11

Geia sou Meletemaki
bella fotografia con colori mirabilliose !
My terrible Italiano...
You made a superb capture from an excellent POV
I love the sea colors and the small white church. Parga is a real beauty but it has very cold sea waters.
My best wishes mia amica
Argyris

Longroute (9875) 2008-03-25 2:47

Veramente pittoresca, sembra realmente un quadro, un acquarello direi, dati i colori molto delicati. Ottima prospettiva dall'alto (ti sarai arrampicata sulle rocce...).
La barca sembra messa lì apposta per essere fotografata.
Buona giornata,
Donato

jorgi (3804) 2008-03-25 4:01

Hi Stella,

ooh, place of vacational heaven! It is so nice and comforting to visit such beauty even though only in my mind. Oh, and just now I see it is dedicated to me! This is so so so nice from you! How can I thank you enough for such a marvelous unexpected gift? Now I have such big guilt for not having enough time for TE and receive my gift sooner. Thank you so much Stella, it means a world to me, specailly in this work days of hell. As you felt that I nead break real soon. :) What else can I ask for, I was gifted with paradise! :)

Thank you,
my best wishes and kindest regards,
Jeri

mehmetemin (7217) 2008-03-25 5:24

Hi Stella
Beautiful scene! Good composition! Very nice natural colors and lights!
Best regards
Mehmet Emin

Greg1949 (8519) 2008-03-25 9:34

Nice one Stella, looks like a place I should consider retiring. Great color, detail and composition.

Greg

gracious (20017) 2008-03-25 9:46

Ciao Stella,
This a fine and beautiful image of a paradise to be !
good pov with good fg element with a excellent view of the place in perfect sharpness, good colour and details
well done
ciao
Tony

feather (50168) 2008-03-25 9:56

No wonder you love this place so much; it looks beautiful. You had an excellent POV and by including the branches in the foreground you show us how tiny the little bay is. I might just have cropped the out-of-focus leaves on the right, but otherwise an excellent shot.
Kath

azaf1 (15547) 2008-03-25 11:07

Hi Stella
Indeed very picturesque and your POV great. Great colors and clarity
TFS
Argiris

batalay (21213) 2008-03-25 11:30

Ciao Stella,

It's not difficult to see from your wonderful gallery that you left your heart in Greece. This is another of those lovely nostalgic shots. I don't know Parga at all, but am appy to learn about it. Incidentally, you have such a lovely collection of images, you should think clicking on the "Photo Viewer" on your Profile Page, so that a slide show can take place in your Introduction.

Warm regards,

Bulent

ifanik (20542) 2008-03-25 13:35

Hi Stella
Very nice POV
Beautiful photo with nice colours
Impressive framing
Best regards
Nick

stelli (2959) 2008-03-25 13:38

Beautiful scenery and composition! Nice colors and POV! Thank you for sharing! Regards Stella

Silvio1953 (42911) 2008-03-26 2:55

Ciao Stella, fammi sapere come si fa a prendere in affitto quella casetta, la prenoto per la prossima estate, con questa sfilata di giornate grigie è un vero pacere vedere un po' di sole, anche se solo in fotografia, ottima e piacevole composizione, gran POV, brava, ciao Silvio

bebberob (10) 2008-03-26 3:42

Ciao Stella
come altri hanno già detto, pare che ci sia un feeling speciale tra te e la Grecia, e tutto ciò traspare dalle tue ottime inquadrature, con un'eccezionale chiarezza, nonostante la scannerizzazione.
Saluti.
Roberto

portmanndominic (2388) 2008-03-26 7:47

hello Stella

a nice and soft view of Parga, the POV is good original frame
useful not as always
TFS and regards
Dominic

adores (15781) 2008-03-26 17:35

Hi Stella!
Nice composition, I even see a little bell tower:) It that building a church? I like it with the water in foreground and in background.I like the bushes in foreground and the little boats.Good colours!

danos (33330) 2008-03-27 5:15

Ciao Stella,
panoramic the view of this place of Parga.Indeed the place is so picturesque.The two parts of the sea make the scenery remarkable.The only thing that i'd like to see ,is a little bit contrast.Informative your note too.

Regards,Danos

papagolf21 (56765) 2008-03-27 15:37

Chère amie Stella,
Etant un inconditionnel de vos photographies, je ne puis qu'admirer une fois de plus cette très belle composition.
Merci, Stella, de nous emporter dans un monde si beau.
Amitiés.
Philippe

lgir (2845) 2008-03-28 5:25

Hello Stelle,

I like this view over a small corner of paradise.
The pov is very successful.
I helped,in WS, a small retouching to give even more sparkle to your composition.

Best regards
Laurent

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tpstrek (1881) 2008-03-28 17:58

Hi Stella
Beautiful scenery, nice compo and lovely colours. Interesting framing.
Regards,
Henri

bostankorkulugu (33984) 2008-03-31 10:51

i am very much into a summer-holiday-in-greece mood lately, and this scene is something i could die for right now... so simple yet so beautiful... complimenti cara stella...

ciao

korkut

giorgimer (21478) 2008-04-03 13:12

Ciao Stella,

che bel dettaglio, sembra quasi un modellino, ottima atmosfera mediterranea.

Complimenti!

Gio

ekinokswest (2974) 2008-04-05 11:26

the greenery and open fields maybe a small forest these two add a companionship to the calm and peaceful image.

Hellas (5095) 2008-04-23 12:47

Dear Stella,
your note is a poem devoted to Parga! A beautiful place, indeed! You are a honest lover of her! Your posts are the best proofs as well as the memories kept.
The lens used is so bright and the whole exposure is really very good! The PoV is well chosen indicating one of the most attractive points of Parga.
Thank you very much for sharing with all the members here!
Greetings from Athens,
Athanasios.