Symi hillside Photo

Photographer’s Note

Symi belongs to the Dodecanese islands complex and lies 24 nautical miles NW of Rhodes and 255 nautical miles from the port of Piraeus. The highest point is Mountain Vigla at 616 metres. The island is very close to the coast of Asia Minor, just 5 miles from Alopos. It is not a very big island, only 67 square kilometres. The majority of the land is covered in rocks.

The history of the island begins in the ancient times when some of its names were Kirki, Aigli and Metapontis. The island got its current name from the nymph Symi, who according to greek mythology married the God of the seas Poseidon and brought to life Hthonios who became the leader of the islands inhabitants.
Homer mentions Symi in the Heliade, for its participation in the Trojan war, headed by the Symiot King Nireas.
Later in history, Symi was conquered in 1309 by the knights of St. John. Then a period of prosperity began for the island with the development of shipping, sponge commerce, boat building and other crafts. In 1832 Symi was found under the Turkish dominion which was followed in 1912 by the Italian dominion.
Symi confronted poverty at that time: the replacement of sailing with motor ships occurred, sponge diving decreased and world war II begun resulting in a greate migration wave of Symiots abroad.
From 1943 when the Italian dominion ceased and onwards, Symi changed hands several times between the English and the Germans, with the English taking over the island for the third time in 1944. On May 8th 1945, the Germans signed the treaty of the Dodecanese surrender, while on April 1st 1947, the British military command handed over his rights to a Greek one.
At last, it was on Symi that on March 8th 1948 the Protocol of integration of all Dodecanese islands to the Greek state was signed.
(Source: www.symisland.hu)

Modeste, dip, azaf1, TopGeo, miumiu, ifanik, Photo65Net, jlbrthnn, xavshot, kpav, asajernigan, InasiaJones, chpp, ChrisJ, rjb874, jjcordier, siolaw, snunney, Graal has marked this note useful

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Paolo (40651) 2008-02-13 9:32

Hi George, another amazing one from Symi, colorful and with excellent quality too.
thanks, ciao

Modeste (440) 2008-02-13 9:37

Very scenic landscape, good framing. May be, the houses are a bit too dark, but your pic remains great.
Best regards.

dip (12410) 2008-02-13 9:41

Hi George,
wonderful image with great clarity and sharpness,I like the POV and framing too,
excellent composed!
Dimitris.

TGULUMSER (12422) 2008-02-13 9:44

Hello George,
Your shot is reflecting the beauty of Symi very well. I admired the colors and composition,
Best regards,
Tulay

miumiu (3866) 2008-02-13 9:58

Szia Gyuri!
Nagyon szép sziget és színes házak! Igazán laknék itt, nagyon kellemes nyári hangulatot áraszt! A beállítás szuper!
Ági

pablominto (40020) 2008-02-13 10:10

Hello George,
A colourful hillside with some attractive architecture!
I like the simplicity of the composition, where the diagonal slope adds dynamics...
Inclusion of the maritime environment makes the story complete!
Greetings,
Pablo -

jemaflor (38871) 2008-02-13 10:21

Hi George,
Good composition with this pov, nice village, good light and details on your shot, it's well taken.

hay_kes (28554) 2008-02-13 10:21

Hi George,
Another wonderful shot from Symi,great POV and clarity,amazing colours and good framing too.TFS
Regards.

hAyAti

ifanik (20464) 2008-02-13 10:28

Hi my friend
Very beautiful photo with the wonderful colours of Symi
Very well done
Best regards
Nick

Photo65Net (43084) 2008-02-13 10:43

George,
Superb catch of these beautiful houses !
So full of graphics, and nice compo too.
Regards,
JB.

delic (6735) 2008-02-13 10:53

Fine capture, George. Framing is very good, colors are wonderful. Despite the harsh summer daylight, detail is kept perfectly. Regards,
Hakan

jlbrthnn (37000) 2008-02-13 11:03

George good evening,
How not to like this kind of photograph. All is splendid, framing, architecture and the colors with an almost mauve sea. An undeniable success moreover. Cheer.
Good evening.
Cordially
Joel

xavshot (61917) 2008-02-13 11:13

Bonsoir George
j'apprécie le joli graphisme que ces différentes façades colorées apportent. Belles couleurs sur cette photo. Bravo.
Xavier

kpav (5023) 2008-02-13 11:22

Hello George, wonderful shot with great clarity and very good light. Excellent colors and great sharpness. Regards,
Kostas.

Gustaw (21670) 2008-02-13 11:56

Hi, my friend!
beautiful photo from Greece. I very like your composition. Good colours and light. I like your idea. Beautiful and oryginal architecture. Well done.
Marek

izmirli (2931) 2008-02-13 12:11

merhaba dear george
wonderful interestind symi island.wonderful colours and lovely houses.well done my friend.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

asajernigan (13921) 2008-02-13 12:40

George,
This is a nice view of this fine city. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. Your composition is great showing the water and sailboat in the foreground and using the diagonal road to lead the eye through the shot. The deep blue sky provides a nice backdrop for the shot.
TFS,
Asa

InasiaJones (19811) 2008-02-13 13:25

Hi George,

Beautiful view of this island village, with nice orthodox church and steep streets. The boat is well placed in your composition, next to the frame. Very pleasing colours.

Cheers!

André

evanrizo (456) 2008-02-13 13:56

Hi George, I see you shot endless very nice pictures there on this island.
The village looks really very nice.
Have a nice night.
Evangelos

chpp (3936) 2008-02-13 15:36

Hi George
very nice shot, great colours and sharpness, excellent composition and framing
a beutiful postcard
cheers
chris

jjcordier (24158) 2008-02-13 22:53

Très belle photo, George! Ces façades colorées toutes tournées vers la mer constituent un superbe ensemble. Très jolie composition et belle lumière.
Amicalement
JJ

danyy (68040) 2008-02-14 0:13

Bonjour George,
des photos toujours très 'vacances' ou guide touristiques. Les côtes grecques sont pleines de charme.
Belle bande colorée entre deux bleues, une phorte bien cadrée et nette.
regards.
Daniel.

siolaw (25702) 2008-02-14 0:15

Hi George,
A superb light with magnificent colors and great details.That is a really colorful and cute village which you show in a very nice way.
TFS!
Laurent

ChrisJ (69588) 2008-02-14 0:51

Hi George

A nice overview of the colourful houses, clinging to the steep hillside. Perhaps some more brightness & contrast in the shadow areas at left? Good colour & pov, with excellent sharpness. Tfs!

azaf1 (15541) 2008-02-14 1:50

Hi George
Your Simi captures are just unique. Excellent frame beautiful side light and natural colors without disturbing accents
TFS
Argiris

meltemi (9746) 2008-02-14 2:57

Hello George,
very pleasant light over those colorful houses, your point of view was very, very smart, as I did not ever see Symi from this side. Nice piece of architecture's history and very useful note as always.
Bravo.
Kind Regards.
Stella

carper (64130) 2008-02-14 4:11

A very nice place George.
good photojob by this soft light shot, well composed, good job I like it, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

snunney (34146) 2008-02-14 5:25

Hello George,
Another fine composition of this beautiful town. I like the point of view here and the diagonal lines of the road as it makes its way up the hillside. Very good unsaturated colours and super clarity enabling us to see the smallest detail.

Silvio1953 (40881) 2008-02-14 5:42

Hi George, fascinating view of a splendid village, wonderful colors and great blue sky, very well done, ciao Silvio

jurek1951 (25732) 2008-02-14 7:00

Hi George,
An excellent image George. Very well composed, good natural colours and well detailed.A beautiful perspective ,
Georg

jonathan_hart (22564) 2008-02-14 8:25

hi George,
very nice view,
full of details,
well framed,
and fine quality
regards
jo

TopGeo (21433) 2008-02-14 9:34

Hi George! an other beautiful reception by Simi with a composition and a luminous sky! The frame places the diagonal white road to above creates a prospect to the church that impresses! I praise!
Georgios

Graal (57292) 2008-02-14 10:09

Jó estet George,
another nice place from greek islands, Interesting note and excellent quality of photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Loic_bzh (6945) 2008-02-26 6:16

Hi George,

Nice typical view... I like the way going up from the sea to the church, it brings a nice line in your compo.

cheers,

Loïc

jean11-3 (2799) 2008-03-06 9:03

Hello George, another wonderful view of this place.I like this composition with the road going diagonally up through the shot.
All the details are colourful and sharp.
I like this very much.
Tfs, regards Jean.