Lindos Town Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Lindos (in Greek – Λίνδος) is a town and an archaeological site on the east coast of the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese in south-eastern Greece. It is about 55km south of the town of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist and holiday destination.

Lindos is situated in a large bay and faces the fishing village and small resort of Haraki.

Above the modern town rises the acropolis of Lindos (I will display later), a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the Greeks, by the Romans, the Byzantines, the Knights of St John and the Ottomans. This makes the site difficult to excavate and interpret archaeologically. The acropolis offers spectacular views of the surrounding harbours and coastline.

Regarded as the "Pearl of Rhodes"...a beautiful place.

shirgold, balatrek, john_c, plimrn, syd1946, josepmarin, bakes888, jaja1970, jhm, imrek, Cretense, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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shirgold (2439) 2006-10-24 16:19

Hi Dave,
This is wondeful - the colors are very alive with a great combination of white blue and green.
Nice diagonal line across the image of the slope against the sea.
The greens in the foreground add a lot - I like it
TFS! - Shir

balatrek (7419) 2006-10-24 16:27

Hi David,

Beautiful Greek landscape, the composition is very good, I like as they contrast the colors, green, blue and white, it seems a small paradise, great shot!

Regard

José

archayati (0) 2006-10-24 17:18

Hi David,
Very nice landscape.Good colours.Well compo.TFS

john_c (24635) 2006-10-24 17:41

Hi David,
A very well balanced and effective composition, with the eye following the rise of the hill to the citadel. The quality of the image is very good, with natural hues and tones. The textured sky is most enhancing and helps create a mellow ambience here. Its a keeper, David.
John

deblink (2548) 2006-10-24 17:49

Hi David,
This is a lovely image with the typical Greek buildings and the beautiful blue sea and sky. The inclusion of the rocky little islands and the boats gives the photo great appeal. Thank you for sharing.
Cheers,
Debbie

sarahnatalie (693) 2006-10-24 18:54

Incredible! Nice strong light (but not too strong), excellent pov, and of course beautiful subject. This is a very nice photo. TFS,
Sarah

plimrn (19740) 2006-10-24 20:40

Hi David,
I'd be hard pressed to compare my simple hillsides with the lovely detail you captured here of the azure sea surrounding the dock and Islands and the white villas clinging to the rocky hillside. The light and color are magic here.
Regards, Pat

syd1946 (17965) 2006-10-25 7:56

Hi David,
Very beautiful place and excellent shot from you.I spent my summer holidays in Rhodes island and with your shot you remind me how beautiful is in Lindos.Very good image!

Greetings,

Thomas

josepmarin (34131) 2006-10-25 12:02

Hi David,
I like the way as you have organized this composition. The diagonal from a corner up to other one divides in two very elegant parts the image. The half of the right with the green vegetation and the nice white houses rising for the hill, and the left half with the fantastic blue sea, the small port with the ships and the islands. All the elements are very beautiful and create a great photo, very pleasant, with great lighting and a few excellent colors.
Very nice shot.
Regards,
Josep

teutza (10568) 2006-10-25 12:10

Hy David,
beautiful postcard:)
great colour of the sea and superbe houses1
TFS!
teo

pablominto (41398) 2006-10-25 12:26

Hello David,
A beautiful postcard in a positive sense!
Well done on this fine classical composition, elements are well balanced and a strong foreground interest provides a pleasant sense of depth...
Great sharpness in architecture, Nikon colours at their best!
Greetings,
Pablo -

bakes888 (18353) 2006-10-26 0:38

Hi David. Excellent photo, this is a place on my wish list to visit and you show it so well. Oh well I guess I have to buy another lottery ticket now ;-). Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

berek (29041) 2006-10-26 4:07

Hi David,
beautiful view from Greece. I like blueness on your picture well framed and good light. have a nice day.
Burak
my overall evaluation -> ****

UnTrained (0) 2006-10-26 4:11

Hi David,
thanks for your visit and critiques. I discovered you were on Rhodes this year (me in 2001). Lindos is a nice town and you made a wonderful shot here. My memories tell me less green, but we were there in summer.
I am waiting for your Acropolis photo, as this one here is well done.
Regards Ulf

jaja1970 (1286) 2006-10-26 7:14

Hi David,
Wooow! This is awesome. Very nice picture.
POV and Compo are perfect.
I love the sharpness and vivid colors in your shot. You have chosen the right view to take this excellent picture.
Well done, TFS and Good Luck,

Jay.

jhm (83378) 2006-10-27 8:11

Hi David,

We can see a wonderful post card of Greece, the diagonal foreground making your picture very lovely, also the sharpness and clarity are of great quality, Fantastic done! Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

humanist (695) 2006-10-30 8:16

Beautiful scene. The water at the beach looks amazing - I want ot be there. You've managed all that white very well and composed a great shot.

imrek (4) 2006-10-30 10:52

Hi David,
very nice one, the Lindos is mine favorite town in this island very unique and nice!!!
regards,
imre

rosaline (0) 2006-10-30 13:54

Hi David
A nice and well framed composition. The scene is idyllic and has wonderful colouring. I like the pov and the framing. A beautiful place indeed. It's on my list of places to see.
Aubrey

Cretense (57010) 2006-10-30 15:23

Hi David!

Excellent picture of one of the loveliest villages in Greece and with lots of history too. Your composition is excellent and so is the light control. Beautiful, very vivid colours, great sharpness and contrast. congratulations!

Hercules

PS. Thank you for keeping such a warm place in your heart, for my country...

thor68 (5537) 2006-11-08 7:39

hi david,
did you take a donkey ride up to the acropolis? *g* i didn´t.
excellently composed shot with many terrific details -
the nice blue water matching the sky, the boats, the rocky
islands, the green plants and the wonderful typical white houses.
would like go back there for a nice vacation...booked 2 weeks
Tel-Aviv for next year instead.*g*
well seen & captured, thorsten.

pierrefonds (26669) 2006-11-20 18:49

Hi David,

A good POV of of the city of Lindos, of the sea and of the harbour under a beautiful sky, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

gunbud (28165) 2007-06-09 22:26

Hi David,
This wonderful image came up randomly and I must say it displays excellent contrasting colors and stunning details. The cloud pattern makes lovely horizontal lines across the pastel sky and creates striking depth to this fine photo.
Regards, Tom

Photo Information

Copyright: David White (Davidwh) (3654)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-07
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Architecture
Camera: Nikon D70s, Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED DX AF-S, Tiffen 67mm Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-24 16:08
Favorites: 1 [view]