Rough & Smooth, a photo from Kyklades, South Aegean

Photographer's Note

Rough white walls surround one of the beautifully smooth walled churches in the village of Exo Gonia, on the volcanic island of Santorini, Greece. The white all the more brilliant when set against an Aegean blue sky.

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lousat (57610) 2012-02-28 2:14

HI Brian,a beautiful sunny white facade,perfect to contrast whit fantastic blue of the sky,i like the original perspective,noting better to take a pic whit the Santorini archtechtural style!Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano.

mesutilgim (67940) 2012-02-28 2:24

Hello Brian,
Great capture from Kyklades.
Perfect pov and amazing Aegean light and colors.
Very nice graphical effect.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

notrap (4680) 2012-02-28 2:32

Hello Brian,
another one of your phantastic blue skies!
Makes me wish to buy a ticket immediatly, and off I go.
Thanks for sharing
Elvira

SnapRJW (18712) 2012-02-28 2:35

Hello Brian - I love the rough textured wall with the small green plant, the very strong light has shown up all the details really well. The smooth white walls with the deep shadows do contrast well against the deep blue sky but I find the curve of the paler blue dome with the cross the highlight of the shot. Lovely work and no shrinking violet! Warm regards Rosemary

HimalAnda (5624) 2012-02-28 3:18

Hello Brian,

The contrast between the white walls and the dark blue sky is beautiful. I also like the point of view.

Stéphane

JFS (32107) 2012-02-28 3:23

Brian, superb white and blue shot, the perspective is great and the quality too. Thanksm for sharing!

Cheers,
Juan

dale54 (4920) 2012-02-28 3:29

brian hi,nice work again,wonderfull POV,contrast right on,great all around pic! have a great day! dr

dta (51378) 2012-02-28 4:01

Hello Brian ,
The contrast of the white walls with the strong blue of the sky is great . Effective low POV , too . The green graas in the corner is a fine bonus .
Regards

ChrisJ (86854) 2012-02-28 4:09

Hello Brian,

Well managed exposure on the highlights with major areas of blown out detail. Good sharpness & a nice upward pov. I like the textural details in the partly shadowed fg wall. Tfs!

dkmurphys (36759) 2012-02-28 5:24

Hi Brian,
Perfect graphical composition in beautiful colors. Most of all I like the spot of vegetation, like a hope for life. Well seen, enjoy a fine afternoon.

Daniel

delpeoples (44904) 2012-02-28 5:27

Hello dear Brian

Fantastic contrasts and textures. The definition is absolutely incredible and I love the Point of View. Great shot, superbly executed.

Thanks for sharing, have a happy day
Lisa

BennyV (12759) 2012-02-28 10:43

Hi Brian

How blue can you go...this sky must be the limit.
Very Santorini, but my favourite details are in the textures at the bottom half of the frame. Great pov!

Benny

rbassin (11109) 2012-02-28 13:09

Hello Brian,
Une composition très bien prise en contre plongée, qui crée un bel effet avec le ciel bleu.
Excellente lumière,et ombres précises.
Bonne soirée
Roland

vasilpro (40192) 2012-02-28 14:56

Hello Brian,
Wonderful composition in white and blue, excellent POV and perspective, lovely light and contrast, very good clarity and sharpness, TfS!
Have a nice evening, Vasilis.

npecanhuk (53889) 2012-02-28 16:20

Hi Brian!
Wonderful picture!
Top quality!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov, vertical format, black & white borders and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

jjcordier (62280) 2012-02-28 23:11

Brian
Une belle image en bleu et blanc de cette église d'Exo Gonia.
Amicalement
JJ

prasun984 (5590) 2012-02-28 23:57

Hi Brian,
this is a beautiful and perfect composition.like the textured decayed white wall of the architecture.like the contrast between white & blue.
All the elements are here and everything is so harmoniously balanced. Executed with your usual accomplished technique and full of wonderful and captivating light. I love it!

Regards,
Prasun

Afsanehbagheri (3206) 2012-02-29 2:04

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Cricri (86391) 2012-02-29 13:53

Hi Brian
Superbe tant dans la gestion de la lumière et le contraste des couleurs, un PVO, un peu original sur cette merveilleuse église
Bonne nuit
cricri

berek (31921) 2012-02-29 20:36

Hi Brian
Very good point of view. I like strong blue colors with traditional architecture.
greetings
Burak

Waylim (22349) 2012-03-01 18:31

Hi Brian,

Excellent shot and an appropriate title as your photo is such good quality that it shows the roughness of hte foreground and the smoothness of the upper wall, also in brighter light. Excellent details that show so much the texture of everything. Strong light but you manage well and love that greek signiture blue sky.

Way