Ayios Andreas Kynourias, a photo from Arkadia, Peloponnesus

Photographer's Note

In the wider region of Tsakoniá lies the picturesque village of Ayios Andreas, built on the edge of the canyon of Zarmpánitsa and the estuary of Vrassiátis river.
In the street below of Vrassiátis river is located the beach and little port of Ayios Andreas and there also survives an arched bridge along with the Monastery of Annunciation .
The two buildings of the monastery, the church and the tower, appeared to be Venetian, probably renovated in the 18th century. The monastery is the historical monastery of Orthokostá.
On the beach of Ayios Andreas there are remaining ruins and saved part of the Cyclopean walls of ancient Anthini and tower sections of the 4th and 5th centuries. B.C.
Remains of the late Roman and Byzantine period of Anthini are found in a short distance from the ancient site near the sea.
Ayios Andreas celebrates festivities of its Saints Konstantinos and Eleni every year on May 21st and then is when I celebrate my name day as well.
The church of Saints Konstantinos and Eleni is showing on the left hand side of this picture.
My mother lived in this village when she was a child and she used to come down from Prastós with her parents to spend the wintertime, where the climate is milder.
Her family home is still here in this village and looks the same way that it used to be then, a very traditional country home.
Olive trees are spread everywhere and make this a very natural setting.
The mount on the back is called Kakokefála (bad head) and this is because in the old times people used to "read" the weather just by looking at this mount and its reactions.
This is one more picture from beautiful Arkadia with a very sentimental attraction to me.

pajaran, emilbo, dip, ikeharel, maria-v1981, jhm, Miguel82, Cricri, danos has marked this note useful

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pajaran (36119) 2013-01-31 13:20

Dobro vece.
Dobar tekst sa datim podacima ...
Lep pogled ...
Dobra ostrina snimka, kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje.
Lepo mesto.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Good text with the given data ...
Nice view ...
Good image sharpness, contrast and perspective, beautiful colors.
Nice place.
Good evening and all the best.
Paja.

emilbo (20812) 2013-01-31 13:32

Allô Eleni!
Une très jolie scène en plusieurs plans. La vieille plantation d'oliviers en avant-plan attire la curiosité avec ces troncs d'arbres géants par rapport à la hauteur. La ville au centre, la montagne et le ciel bleu, tout est beau. Bonne qualité d'image et belle harmonie de couleur. Très intéressante note.
Toutes mes amitiés et bonne fin de semaine,
Emilius

lousat (57510) 2013-01-31 13:50

Hi Eleni,beautiful village far from the sea and in a beatiful green scenary of the start of springtime,i like your choice to show us something to different from your country,perfect quality and rich composition too.Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

carlo62 (12434) 2013-01-31 14:43

Ciao Eleni
bel paesaggio, sono particolarmente attratto dagli olivi, sono molto diversi dai nostri, li coltivo anche io.
Saluti
Carlo

fabbs99 (5312) 2013-02-01 0:02

Hi Eleni,
Great shot from you agaiñ.... -nice sharpness and contrast.

Cheers
Farhat

dip (21873) 2013-02-01 0:31

Η φωτογραφία σου αναδεικνύει 100% την ομορφιά της Ελληνικής υπαίθρου Ελένη,
υπέροχα χρώματα και φως,πολύ καλή ευκρίνεια και οξύτητα,
Να'σαι καλά!
Δημήτρης.

ikeharel (37190) 2013-02-01 2:01

Olive trees on the rural country, with a red roof-tops houses in the valley, made a beautiful scenery, Eleni.
DOF and clarity are immaculate on picture.
Pleasent to look at, cheers,
Ike

maria-v1981 (10403) 2013-02-01 4:02

Καλησπέρα Ελένη,
Η προοπτική και το βάθος είναι υπέροχο. Πως σκαρφαλώνει το χωρίο στους πρόποδες και τα δέντρα του ελαιώνα να παρατάσσονται μπροστά μας. Μυρίζει Ελλάδα η εικόνα σου.
Καλό απόγευμα και καλό σαββατοκύριακο,
Μαρία

jhm (122314) 2013-02-01 4:18

Hello Eleni,

With these picture gets I a springtime feeling, a lot green and a very nice surroundings
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Excellent composition, nice perspective and depth picture.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Silvio1953 (97953) 2013-02-01 6:14

Ciao Eleni, caratteristico e bello il panorama mediterraneo con i grandi ulivi in primo piano e il delizioso paesino a far da sfondo, piacevole e nitida composizione, splendida luce e magnifici colori, brava, buon week end, ciao Silvio

Miguel82 (7657) 2013-02-01 8:37

Hi Eleni,
What a beautiful green scenery
Interesting note and nice presentation
Is it olive fields? anyway congratulations
Many elements and layers to see
Sharp picture, great colors

abmdsudi (26199) 2013-02-01 9:03

Hi Eleni
Love how the blue sky has created a fine contrast in this image against the fresh greenery of the olive grove and the layers of colors interplay each other and the subjects arrangement are good. A breath taking overall view under this condition with interesting backdrop and all the bright cluster of houses filling the mid fg, but attention is equally well distributed within the frame as they rightly deserve. A very well taken shot, Congrats
Warm regards

Robert1969 (6152) 2013-02-01 9:42

Hello Eleni,

Very nice surrounding and picture. I like the
layers and lines in the picture and also the
open spaces. Nice extra are the warm and bright
colors.

Friendly regards,
Robert Alderliefste

cornejo (17972) 2013-02-01 11:23

Hola Eleni, encantadora foto de este bonito pueblo acentado en la falda de la montaña, con el maravilloso olivar en primer plano, como me gustan los antiguos olivares, esta imagen parece tomada en Andalucía, en las provincias de Jaén o Córdoba. Excelente y encantador trabajo perfectamente realizado, mis felicitaciones amiga mia. Gracias por compartir este bonito trabajo.

Buena dia y feliz fin de semana.
Un cordial y afectuoso abrazo.
Angel.

Cricri (86295) 2013-02-01 12:51

Hi Eleni
Très jolie la présentation avec cette plantation d'oliviers, l'aperçu sur le village et les extraordinaire montagnes, une très belle région chére a ton coeur....
Belle soirée
cricri

jemaflor (68781) 2013-02-02 0:48

Salut Eleni,
Une jolie composition avec ces oliviers en premier plan et la vue de la ville encadrée de montagnes, la luminosité est très agréable et les netteté permet d'apprécier tous les détails.

danos (73896) 2013-02-02 6:47

Ελένη καλημέρα,
όμορφη φωτό από τον γραφικό Άγιο Ανδρέα που είναι κτισμένος στις υπώρειες του Κακοκεφάλα και ήταν ο τόπος των διακοπών της μητέρας σου.Μου άρεσε η περιγραφή που έκανες για το χωριό με τα ελαιόδενδρα να είναι φαντάζομαι μια από τις πηγές βιοπορισμού των κατοίκων.

Καλό Σαββατοκύριακο,Δάνος

fds (5297) 2013-02-24 0:15

cara eleni buongiorno
questa panoramica di questo paesino dell'arcadia è veramente molto bella e super nitida come piacciono a me
bella l'introduzione in primo piano della cultura tipica della zona l'olivo caro anche dalle nostre nzone...
i colori sono molto belli peccato il cielo sia sensa nuvole ma eleni tutto non si puo avere
buona domenica eleni da noi oggi si vota importantissimo per il futuro dell'italia....