<< Previous Next >>

Kaiki Passarella


Kaiki Passarella
Photo Information
Copyright: Stamatis Stamatis (stamatis) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 265 W: 10 N: 342] (2048)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-30
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-06 6:39
Viewed: 400
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Kaiki were built on the foreshore in a nafpigia (shipyard), from pine wood.

The hull of the craft is built with sawn ribs and a timber keel, stem, etc. (the skeletos) covered with carvel planking, terminated with the decking known as katastroma. The frame of the craft is often painted with orange primer, to preserve and seal the timber. The kaiki usually has a short mast or istos.

A bowsprit or bastouni is stayed by skalieri or rigging. In the stern of the kaiki the predominant form is the timoniara or tiller. These wooden steering arms are sometimes carved in the face of a dog or animal. The kaki often have a horizontal windlass mounted over the bow. The bow is also known as the proura or plowri, similar to the English prow.

Most kaiki are painted white, to counter the powerful sun, with the strakes and topsides in vivid chromatic colors. The name of the boat is painted or carved on a tablet, on the planking below the bow. Letters representing the islands of Greece give the boat's provenance. The prefix N stands for Nisi, the Greek word for Island.

Each kaiki is unique. The majority are built from the boatbuilder's craft and memory having no plans. The bow post distinguishes the kaiki from other Mediterranean working boats.

wiki
giorgimer, jusninasirun, dimitrisni, COSTANTINO, marion44, greek, omixlistilimni, paololg, calexica, Muse has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekEarth members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekEarth members may write critiques.
Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To dimitrisni: se euxaristwstamatis 1 05-06 06:59
To kaptan: thank youstamatis 1 05-06 06:58
To jusninasirun: thank you Jusnistamatis 1 05-06 06:51
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Hello Stamatis. Nice shot at this sharp and colorful foreground image against the wonderful looking backdrop. Pleasant light and very contrasting image. Thanks for sharing and best regards. Jusni

Staamati yia su.
Kathari kai me orea hromata h photo,poli kalh composition.poli kali ke i nota su.
DimitrisNi

Great kompozition
beautiful colors.
efaristo poli filemu.Nezih

Hi Stamatis,
another amazing photo from you!
good job!

Vivi

Hello Stamatis,
Very nice point of view ! You did well to manage the lightness, with those white kaikis at foreground... abckground is still very sharp and colourful... Waow !!! I have to learn that !!!
Thanks for your interesting note.
Marion

  • Great 
  • greek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 581 W: 0 N: 405] (3498)
  • [2008-05-06 9:26]

exypnos titlos, xrwmata kai gwnia lispsis, wraia synaxi,galantis

Hello Stamatis,
A nice view with the composition and frame,
Best regards,
Tulay

Γεια σου Σταμάτη

Καταπληκτική σύνθεση και γωνία λήψης!!!
Πολύ όμορφος και ο τίτλος!

Μαρίνα

Hi dear Stamatis,
Wonderfull pov ! Great capture with very good graphical effect. Simple but masterly !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Ciao Stamatis,
questa è veramente bella. Tecnicamente perfetta ma soprattutto eccezionale il colpo d'occhio che hai avuto nel catturare queste prue colorate. Definizione dei particolari assolutamente piacevole. Complimenti sinceri.
Ciao
Paolo.

Geia sou stamati
Wraio to kadro sou me poly wraia xrwmata
Vasilis

Ciao Stamatis,

bella foto, la visione ravvicinata delle prue delle barche crea un grande effetto grafico. Ottima nitidezza ed ottimi colori.

Complimenti!

Gio

Geia sou Stamati!

Poly oraios o titlos sou gia afti tin panemorfi fotografia! Moiazei ontos san stisimo se pasarela i san diagonismo omorfias. Kai poio kaiki na dialexeis? einai ola tous panemorfa! Poly oraio, sfixto kadro, oraia prooptiki kai vathos, yperoxi enallagi xromaton. Sygxaritiria!

Iraklis

Ciao file Stamati,
mia para polu omorfi foto apo ta merh mas
me polu katharotita ,eukrinia kai uperoxa xrwmata,
xairetismous,
Costantino

Γεια σου Σταμάτη,
Πολύ όμορφα αυτά τα καϊκια. Εξαιρετική σύνθεση με τέλεια ζωηρά χρώματα. Υπέροχη και η γωνία λήψης. Συγχαρητήρια!!!
Σε χαιρετώ,
Νατάσα

Kalispera Stamati
Poly omorfh h matia soy edw kai ena poly omorfo kadro me zwntna xrwmata
Sygxartiria
Xairetw
Nikos

a clever perspective and there it comes an interesting composition . good colors and depth of field

  • Great 
  • Muse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2287 W: 198 N: 5314] (22106)
  • [2008-05-28 3:38]

Hello Stamatis,
De très belles couleurs et un cadrage original
Best regards
Denise

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF