The Sun pointing at Thalassitra Photo

Photographer’s Note

One more sunset photo, taken from Kastro, the old castle above Plaka, the capital of Milos. If you want to see a different photo, a much wider view of this same sunset, check my ***Milos sunset***
photo.

You can see the beautiful church of Panagia Thalassitra, constructed in 1738. At the upper left part of the photo, you can see the north edge of the western "branch" of the island. If you ever reach there you will see a spectacular "Martian" landscape in the abandoned Iron mines ( ***Check here***). The island close to the horizon and the sun is Antimilos or Erimomilos an uninhabited island where a rare and wild species of goats live.

TECHNICAL INFO
I "played" a little bit with the angle and turned the polarizer, in order to "guide" the sunbeam to the church.

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***IMPORTANT NOTE***:
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Greg1949 (8509) 2009-07-01 5:52

Hercules, this is an AWESOME capture, it is perfect I think. The colors look natural and the composition is great, and even the shadows are workable, superb post.

Greg

mondele (711) 2009-07-01 5:56

Bonjour Hercules,
Superbe image
Magnifique composition
Et les couleurs!
Philippe

aadilj (17950) 2009-07-01 5:58

This one seems like out of heaven hercles. the ambience, the colours and the tones are simply magical and lovely

bema (8824) 2009-07-01 6:11

Hercules, Geia sou..

one mor beatuiful take from that lovely islands, the scenery is well being captured some more times; it´s wlways a pleasure to have a look at such a perfect picture and a very moody scenery, (have seen a similiar one today in the morning on another platform taken by another good photographer!)

have a nice day, filika Bernd

ciakgiak (10858) 2009-07-01 6:12

Hello Hercules,
now I recognize your wonderful atmosphere since thumbnail. The landscape is truly spectacular, made even better by a magical light and by a perfect management of exposure, since, among other difficult backlighting. Congratulations.
Friendly regards.
Giorgio

alive (928) 2009-07-01 6:13

Olá Hercules!
A photo with great composition.
Good and beautiful colors.
Good clearness.
Parabéns.
luis(portugal)

gilou530 (35336) 2009-07-01 6:57

salut hercules
une sacré photo ou le soleil de face est bien maitrisé la petite ouverture a bien travaillée les couleurs sont top du travail de pro
amitiés
gilbert

barrufeto_77 (25817) 2009-07-01 7:01

Hola fiera.

Pues otra tremenda para la colección...no tiene más. Estupendos colores y luz!

Un saludo!

bebbetto (3041) 2009-07-01 7:49

Ciao Hercules.
This beautiful shot makes me want to go to Milos soon.
Great job with sun rays.

mkamionka (4612) 2009-07-01 7:54

Hi Hercules,
another shot from that great evening you have presented before. Fantastic colors. I really like the variety of the landscape, especially the small church.
TFS
M

SNOOP_Chan (830) 2009-07-01 8:08

How do you get such moments, man? I believe you prepare all day for the sunset and when the sun begins to get on its way down you take the camera and run...Just beautiful, the colors, the landscape, all of it.

gokanlam (6429) 2009-07-01 8:13

greece and its one of wonderful scenes.. i always admire these scenes like this one.. i like the reddish tones in the sky and on the plants.. the sun looks great too..
best wishes hercules,
rela

patdeph (17982) 2009-07-01 8:36

hello Hercules
spectacular sunset!I love the sunrays,the lightened clouds,and the contrast of the white church and houses with the somptuous warm colors of the landscape!Really splendid,congratulations!
Regards
Pascale

portmanndominic (2388) 2009-07-01 8:51

Irakli kalispéra

I think or for me this POV is better than the first may be du to th sun
excellent manage of the lights
useful note
Filika
Dominic

coco (27900) 2009-07-01 9:28

Kalispera Òscar.

Me he acordado al momento del "milos sunset".
Muy buena la foto. Para mi gusto mejor y todo que la anterior.
Composición, luz, bla, bla, bla,... Es muy buena. No hace falta discutirlo.

Ta leme, file mou.

PD: ayer estuve en Atenas

angie-barcelona (1861) 2009-07-01 12:01

Hola Hércules,

como siempre una de las mejores fotografías de la galería. La luz entre las nubes es genial!

Un abrazo,

Gemma

ymrk (8839) 2009-07-01 12:11

File Mou Giritli!
I've loved a lot of that sun shine,and first of all,loved of infinitive landscape...You'd perfectly looked in there.
Have a good week,best regards,

Yağmur

blueswan (0) 2009-07-01 12:48

Awesome and WOW

antua (470) 2009-07-01 12:58

Geia sou Irakli,

ti na po gia auti ti foto...Einai apla katapliktiki...Ta xromata einai panemorfa.Yperoxi synthesi!

Filika,
Antonis

bostankorkulugu (33688) 2009-07-01 13:01

i can hardly wait to see cyprus, including north, through your lens giritli mou... you are a magician when you have your camera in your hands... so cool this is with the divine rays of lights on both thalassitra and the little chapel...

kibrisli

ps: smoking kills >:P...

Deepforest (8813) 2009-07-01 14:34

Hi Hercules,
Beautiful sunset with dominating worm colours... I like the most fantastic light and mysterious islands in the background. Nice, remembering about holidays, shot!
Best regards,
Andrzej

hispic (7399) 2009-07-01 20:15

Hello Hercules,
Perfect composition as your always, the setting sun among the clouds is put in the best place, and the sunbeam to the beautiful church is perfectly captured. It's truly amazing!
Regards, Hisashi

lucasgalodoido (16605) 2009-07-01 20:27

Olá Hercules,
muito bonita mesmo essa foto, além da tonalidade dourada, gostei dos raios solares caminhado pela imagem. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

berek (28933) 2009-07-01 21:14

Hi Hercules,
this is wonderful romantic atmosphere here. beautiful sunset colors too. you managed strong sun light very good. light lines come to us directly. congratulations my friend.
have a nice day.
Burak

dip (12642) 2009-07-01 23:07

Geia sou Irakli,
poli kali i katagrafi tou topiou,san na eimai ekei kai na apolamvano auti tin yperoxi stigmi!
eyxaristo gia to mikro noero taxidi sti Milo:)
Dimitris.

mariani_josep (352) 2009-07-02 0:15

Hi Hercules,

It's a perfect lighting here! Woaww ... And also the cloud is so beautiful ..

2 thumbs up!

MJ

Yves-triga (3533) 2009-07-02 3:34

Hello Hercules,
what lovely technicolor view.
it's very beautifull.
Your country is very nice.
nice job
friendly
yves

vasilpro (8882) 2009-07-02 3:41

Γεια σου Ηρακλή,
Πανέμορφο ηλιοβασίλεμα από ονειρεμένο νησί.
Καλή σου μέρα, Βασίλης.

CatherineD (4860) 2009-07-02 11:04

Geia sou Irakli,
Excellent composition for this warm sunset, deserved by beatiful clouds. Thanks for the tip about the polarizer! Ta leme,
Katerina

TGULUMSER (12514) 2009-07-02 11:25

Hello Hercules,
I can pnly say that this viea is "wonderful",
Best regards,
Tulay

gneufeld (15177) 2009-07-02 18:26

Hi Hercules,
Wow, absolutely stunning light and evening colors over these amazing white edifices. Good intent and result of the diagonal lines and exceptional clarity and sharpness. TFS. Gerald

Focales (514) 2009-07-02 23:31

Hello Hercules,

Magnifique coucher de soleil que je ne puis qu'admirer moi qui suis amoureuse de ton pays. Les couleurs sont fabuleuses !

adramad (3688) 2009-07-03 11:58

Hola Hercules.
Que paz y que belleza transmiten estas fotos, la composicion es soberbia y el color no encuentro ni adjetivos para cuantificar su efecto, bellisimo coloreando la hierba, jugando con las gamas de amarillos-anaranjados del cielo. Muy bien hecha.
Saludos.
Luis.

El proximo dia 4 me marcho de vacaciones a Pirineos, a mi regreso seguire disfrutando con tan preciosas fotos.

maximage (13472) 2009-07-03 12:45

Bonjour Hercules,
Une image absolument grandiose!!
Tout a été dit.
Amitiés.
max

dareco (17104) 2009-07-03 14:02

I've managed to get way behind, but this is a beauty! I love how the rays are coming down. Beautiful colors and fantastic mood. TFS

jmcl (13939) 2009-07-04 13:39

Hi Hercules,

Beautiful color .. especially love the burnt tone of the grass and the way it feels across the white buildings .. striking sky .. and the islands have a great sense of dimension and vastness .. very nice. take care, John

Bruno40 (6440) 2009-07-05 4:23

otra espectacular de tu serie de Milos!!

argycon (2749) 2009-07-06 2:18

Geia sou Irakli,
Fantastiki photographia! Pragmatika yperoxi!!!
Kali evdomada
Kostas

josepmarin (33835) 2009-07-23 12:11

Hola Hercules,
he vuelto de vacaciones y debo ponerme al día en mis críticas. Mirando en tu interesante galería me he fijado en esta foto. Evidentemente ya en la miniatura se aprecia tu estilo, tu gran tratamiento de la luz y de los colores, y tu gran ojo para captar la belleza de los paisajes en esos momentos mágicos del atardecer.
La composición y el efecto de los rayos del sol son magníficos.
Gran trabajo, amigo mío.
Un abrazo,
Josep