Photographer's Note
ENG:The island of Cephalonia or Kefalonia, is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. The capital of Cephalonia is Argostoli.The size of the island is ca. 781 km2, and the present population density is 55 people per km2. The town of Argostoli has one-third of the island's inhabitants. Lixouri is the second major settlement, and the two towns together account for almost two-thirds of the prefecture's population.Cephalonia is in the heart of an earthquake zone, and dozens of minor or unrecorded tremors occur each year. In 1953, a massive earthquake almost destroyed all settlement on the island, leaving only Fiscardo in the north untouched.The island's highest mountain is Mount Ainos, with an elevation of 1628m; to the west-northwest are the Paliki mountains, where Lixouri is found, with other mountains including Geraneia and Agia Dynati. The top of Mount Ainos is covered with Abies cephalonica and is a natural park.There are five harbours and ports in the prefecture: four main harbours on the island, Same or Sami, and a major port with links to Patras and Ithaca. Poros, in the south, has ferry routes to Kyllini; Argostoli, in the west, is the largest port, for local boats and ferries to Zante and regularly to Lixouri; Fiscardo, in the north, has links to Lefkas and Ithaca. There is room for about 100 small boats in Argostoli, where the port stretches 1 kilometre around the bay, while Lixouri is situated 4 km across the bay from Argostoli, on the Lixouri peninsula. There is a road connection to the rest of the island, but driving from Lixouri to Argostoli involves a 30 km detour.
GR:Η Κεφαλονιά ή Κεφαλλονιά, αλλιώς Κεφαλληνία, είναι νησί του Ιονίου πελάγους κι ανήκει στα Επτάνησα. Επισήμως, κυρίως στη διοίκηση, αναφέρεται με τον αρχαιότερο τύπο «Κεφαλληνία".Αρκετές σεισμικές δονήσεις πλήττουν την περιοχή κάθε χρόνο. Το 1953 ένας τρομερός σεισμός σχεδόν κατέστρεψε το νησί, αφήνοντας "όρθιο" μόνο το βορειότερο μέρος της νήσου, την χερσόνησο της Ερίσσου όπου και ο παραδοσιακός οικισμός του Φισκάρδου.Το νησί πήρε το όνομά του από τον μυθικό Κέφαλο, ο οποίος έφτασε στο νησί ως πρόσφυγας από την Αθήνα ή από το ελληνικό φύλο των Κεφαλλήνων ή Κεφαλλάνων. Στα Ομηρικά κείμενα δεν εμφανίζεται το όνομα της νήσου ως έχει, αλλά με άλλες ονομασίες όπως Δουλίχιον, Σάμος ή Σάμη. Σε αυτή τη μορφή διατηρείται ως το όνομα μίας εκ των πόλεων της νήσου από την αρχαιότητα έως σήμερα. Παρ' όλα αυτά ο Όμηρος αναφέρει σαφέστατα ότι ο λαός στον οποίο ηγείται, είναι οι Κεφαλλήνες.Οι υψηλές κορυφογραμμές που διατρέχουν το νησί σε συνεχείς εκτάσεις, αποτελούν το ιδανικό έδαφος για την ανάπτυξη της αιολικής ενέργειας. Τα τελευταία χρόνια η Κεφαλονιά έχει γνωρίσει μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον από επενδυτές για τη δημιουργία αιολικών πάρκων. Αυτή τη στιγμή ήδη λειτουργεί το αιολικό πάρκο στη θέση «Μανολάτη-Ξερολίμπα» του Δήμου Αργοστολίου, το Αιολικό Πάρκο "Ημεροβίγλι" και το Αιολικό Πάρκο "Αγία Δυνατή" τα οποία τροφοδοτούν το εθνικό δίκτυο ηλεκτροδότησης με 71 MW ηλεκτρικής ισχύος (η Κεφαλονιά ανήκει στα διασυνδεδεμένα νησιά του εθνικού δικτύου). Πρόσφατα τέθηκε σε λειτουργία και το αιολικό πάρκο στη θέση Ευμορφία, ενώ 2 ακόμη αιολικά πάρκα είναι σε διαδικασία κατασκευής ή αδειοδότησης.
timecapturer, maria-v1981, aliabazari, Sonata11, bayno, jhm, pierrefonds, Schnappilic, Silvio1953, mirosu, serp2000 has marked this note useful
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Sergiom
(39259) 2012-09-13 4:49
Bonjour Chris
Il y a quelque chose de bizarre dans la texture de cette photo. Personnellement, je crois que les couleurs sont beaucoup trop saturées au point ou on perd quelque peu la définition.
Amicalement
Serge
timecapturer
(30334) 2012-09-13 5:22
Hi Chris
I love Cephalonia, well all of Greece actually, but especially the beautiful islands. This takes me back to my visit a few years ago, full of wonderful light, colours and blue skies.
Kind regards - Brian.
PS - thanks for your wonderful comments and interest in my photography. It is very much appreciated.
maria-v1981
(10403) 2012-09-13 12:25
Καλησπέρα Χρήστο,
Στην Κύπρο είχε μια παραλία Ακανάς που γεννούσαν οι χελώνες τα αυγά τους, βεβαία έρχονται το βράδυ όποτε είδα μόνο τις φωλιές τους. Όμορφα χρώματα και πολύ καλός φωτισμός.
Καλό βράδυ,
Μαρία
marcan44
(6223) 2012-09-13 13:46
Ciao Chris,
immagine dai colori forti per evidenziare la solarità di questa isola fantastica.
TFS !
Buona serata
mario
aliabazari
(10105) 2012-09-13 15:19
Γεια σου Chris του
Υπέροχο και όμορφο σημείο του νησιού. Καλή οξύτητα και την έκθεση. Το φάντασμα μου αρέσει πάρα πολύ το χρώμα. Μπράβο, αγαπητέ φίλε ...
rbellemare
(2087) 2012-09-13 18:30
Hi Chris,
Nice composition for this picture. But I agree with Sergiom that the colours might be a bit over-saturated. The POV is excellent. The blue colours from the boat and from the river is very beautiful.
Regards
Réjean
Sonata11
(28341) 2012-09-13 20:01
Hello Chris,
one day I hope, I will go to Greece. This is another my dream. I have to wait a lottle bit. Always I admired picture from this country. Soooo many beautiful places to be and to see them like one of them you presented to us. Beautiful island. Great captured of daily life and nature. Fantastic work. Thank you.
All the best,
Barbara
bayno
(16209) 2012-09-13 23:38
Ciao Chris,
I really like the saturated colors and the beautiful light, pleasant scene perfectly framed, good job...i see the movie about this place...was big comunity of italian there...almost dead...
Valter
jhm
(122458) 2012-09-14 4:31
Hello Chris,
Nice picture with a little bit strong colors, but yet pleasant for look at.
A splendid composition, sharpness and clarity are perfect taken.
Excellent presentation, TFS.
Have a nice day,
John.
pajaran
(36246) 2012-09-14 14:08
Dobro vece.
Vrlo interesantan o dobar tekst, o ostrvu ...
Lep pogled na pristaniste sa turistima i bele oblake koji osvajaju nebo.
Dobra ostrina, kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje.
Dobra kompozicija, lepo mesto za odmor i ribolov.
Prijatno vece i mirna noc, sve najbolje za vikend.
Srecno.
Paja.
Good evening.
Very interesting about the good comments about the island ...
Nice view of the harbor with tourists and white clouds that won the sky.
Good sharpness, contrast and perspective, beautiful colors.
Good composition, nice place for relaxation and fishing.
Pleasant evening and a quiet night, all the best for the weekend.
Good luck.
Paja.
siamesa
(27449) 2012-09-14 16:27
Boa noite Chris
Fantastic blue sky. Lovely scene and a very beautiful place. Very well done.
Abraços
maria
pierrefonds
(48353) 2012-09-14 17:14
Hi Chris,
The distance between the pier and the mountain is giving depth to the composition. The presence of the people is giving life to the scene. A good management of the strong light which does hurt a little bit the output of the colors. Have a nice day.
Pierre
eldancer1
(17064) 2012-09-15 9:16
I can only dream of visiting those beautiful Greek islands. Nice capture of this beautiful scene. Love the colors, it has good saturation. Very well done, tfs.
mauro61
(52527) 2012-09-16 11:59
ciao Chris,
hai scelto una presentazione dall'effetto soft con i colori grandi protagonisti.
Scena prettamente estiva con i turisti sul molo a guardare il mare,
saluti
maurizio
Schnappilic
(7929) 2012-09-16 12:17
Hello Chris,
A good picture with relaxing atmosphere and vivid colors. Well done!
Kind regards!
Ovidiu
fabbs99
(5471) 2012-09-16 20:45
Hi Chris
Beautiful site for photography .The shot is perfect in all aspects with regard to light,sharpness and expoure.Great work with vivid colors.TFS.
Regards
Farhat
Cricri
(86463) 2012-09-17 11:34
Hi Chris
Une lumière et un rendu des couleurs extra, le paysage n'est pas sans reste et ce laisse facilement admirer comme le font les touristes
Belle soirée
cricri
Silvio1953
(98183) 2012-09-18 9:33
Ciao Chris, lovely composition with nice people and fantastic sky, splendid light, excellent perspective and wonderful bright colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
mirosu
(5533) 2012-09-27 21:32
Hi Chris,
A great use of vivid colors. The deep depth of field is very good. A well presented crop allows eyes to remain fixed on the turtle watching people. This The blue-white sky color in the background also lends a lovely hue to the scene.
serp2000
(29206) 2012-10-10 5:32
Hi, Chris,
Attractive composition and superb colors. An interesting note and good illustration. I'd like to come back to Greece again.
Best wishes from Russia!
Serghei
Angshu
(51174) 2012-10-14 22:07
Hello Chris
Interesting view of the people watching. I like the warm cold colour
contrast between the FG pavement & the water. Nice saturated
colour tones which makes this attractive
Best Regards
Angshu
jmdias
(45804) 2012-10-19 17:59
chris
nice vertical format. I liked the light, colors and the presence of personages in the scenery.
hugs
jorge
ikeharel
(37356) 2013-05-16 7:47
Kalispera Chris,
The title hints about what the people are doing along the pier.
The view around the small port in the beautiful island of Cefalonia, reveal a wide Fjord and quiet harbour.
colors a bit too enhanced - but not a grand issue about.
regards,
Ike
Photo Information
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Copyright: Chris Vekris (chrisvek)
(5483) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2010-09-27
- Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Transportation, Decisive Moment
- Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC T20, 2 GB, SD
- Exposure: f/8, 1/400 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2012-09-13 4:31









