Trademark of Trikala Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here you see the old clock which is located inside the castle of Trikala. It was constructed in the 17th century and restored around mid-20th century. It has become sort of a symbol of the city.

Photo taken from the old part of the town, which is called Varousi. You can see fragments of the architecture of this beautiful neighbourhood, with beautiful old houses. One of the most characteristic things are these Ottoman style, "closed" balconies, called "sahnissia", that you can see on the left part of the picture.

Irrelevant, but remarkable, IMHO, is how important is television in our days. Trikala were never supposed to be a tourist destination. But after a very popular TV serie (a soap opera) was filmed in the beautiful town, lots of travel agencies organize tours around the places where the "shootings" took place and many groups from all over the country started visiting Trikala.

IS THERE LIFE AFTER TV???

enedimd, portmanndominic, azaf1, patdeph, steliosk, delic, picardo, ifanik, Angelillo, stelli, CRATEOS, evanrizo, josepmarin, Emile has marked this note useful

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portmanndominic (2388) 2007-11-20 4:59

Hercule yassas

this an original night shot , good POV and colors
thanks for the partage

Dominic

azaf1 (15541) 2007-11-20 5:17

Irakli kalimera
Panta mia ekplixi se kathimerini vasi!
Poli oraia sinthesi me to roloi omorfa plesiomeno ap ta palia ktiria kai me poli oraia epeksergasia
Epaino dipla
Argiris

barrufeto_77 (25615) 2007-11-20 6:11

Hola Hercules.

Otra bonita muestra de manejo de la luz. Está bien visto el cómo nos llevas, via los edificios, al reloj.

Un slaudo, Oscar

patdeph (17452) 2007-11-20 6:53

hello Hercules
fantastic POV showing between the houses,the beautiful tower glittering with the stars in the blue sky!When I look at this photo,I am thinking to Christmas,maybe because of the colours,the luminosity,the nice atmosphere!This is superb!
Have a nice day.
Pascale

Bruno40 (6440) 2007-11-20 7:02

WOw hercules,
is this a night photo?... the fg seems to be day time... so clear. Where did you get the light for the fg?
Excellent job
TFS
jorge

steliosk (4784) 2007-11-20 7:33

Omorfo to anoigma pou dialekses, poly kaloprosegmeno, bazw stoixhma oti ena bhma prin h ena bhma meta, 8a exanes auto to kadro entelws.

poly omorfh h xrwmatikh nyxterinh epilogh ths wras :)
oso afora gia thn epeksergasia/fwtismos/contrast, kati exeis peiraksei kapoio clarification filter se syndiasmo me neatimage toulaxiston ston ourano.
Poly kalh epeksergasia, mporw na pw oti thn efere sto kosmo ths zwgrafikhs perissotero kai ksefyge ligo apo fwtografia, xwris auto na shmainei oti h apeikonish den einai allh8inh sto mati tou 8eath ;)

Filika
Stelios

delic (6735) 2007-11-20 8:15

Remarkable composition looking through the houses, Hercules. The level of detail and clarity is very good. Your latest pictures tell me that I should cross over the border for a visit soon.
Best wishes,
Hakan

picardo (2282) 2007-11-20 8:48

Hola Hercules,
A pesar de lo complicado del ángulo de la foto para lograr tomar toda la torre.. la composicion es interesante. Además los colores y los detalles son muy buenos. Buen trabajo y saludos
Picardo
P.S.: Gracias por tus comentarios

mesutilgim (36291) 2007-11-20 11:11

Hi dear Hercules,
Very good pov ! Nice colors and well done light management. Dark blue sky builds a perfect background to that clock tower. Nice info's as well. A real TE job !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

ifanik (20462) 2007-11-20 11:46

Kalispera Hraklara
Kala pws to ekanes ayto re file?
Mperdeyei kaneis blepontas thn foto soy akoma kai ti wra einai
O oyranos synigorei sth mple wra kathos kai to oti einai h agaphmenhs soy
To fws omws stoys toixoys tWn spitivn kai mprosta alla kai pisw sto bathos einai toso kalo poy den fainetai san teniko fws
Oso gia ta xrwmata ti napei kaneis ektos apo teleia
POLY POLY KALH
XAIRETW
NIKOS

gilou530 (34731) 2007-11-20 11:49

salut hercules
un cadrage trés recherché, une lumiére bien maitrisée, ce clocher est bien mis en valeur dans ce POV beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

Angelillo (9065) 2007-11-20 14:02

Hola Hercules,

Cuántas texturas, luces y ambientes diferentes en una sola imagen. Es muy rica de detalles, con la posición adecuada para que destaque bien la torre, alta e iluminada. La parte de abajo da una idea de la vitalidad desordenada de las ciudades y pueblos mediterráneos. Muy bella!

Un saludo,
Angel.

stelli (2939) 2007-11-20 14:16

Incredibly beautiful and vivid, it makes you think that you are seeing this scene with your own eyes! Actually, we are seeing this through YOUR own eyes and that is the beauty of it! Excellent work! Thank you for sharing! ΦΙΛΙΚΑ Στέλλα

P.S. As per your note question...will we ever know????

masquerade (0) 2007-11-20 15:19

Of course there's life after TV. For those who take the effort to see behind their TV screens...I think you know that very well...
I got confused with the photo.Night?Day?It definitely brings in mind Christmas time...Amazing colors, contrast,POV...It makes me want to buy my Christmas tree tomorrow!Photo affects the viewer.Job done!

CRATEOS (7274) 2007-11-20 23:25

den to ixera tora to ematha apo tin entiposiaki aytifoto file...exeretiki i oli paroysiasi...panemorfo kadro panemorfo fos ke xromata exeretiki gonia lipseos.....epenon pollo axia

nf

stefanocer (10335) 2007-11-21 5:25

A great composition to bring the eyes to the ancient clock tower Hercules , fine exposure and colours too , compliments.
Stefano.
_smiles later_

evanrizo (456) 2007-11-21 7:26

Γειάσου Ηρακλή, η γωνια λήψης και ο φωτισμός είναι τα δυνατότερα σημεία της.
Σαν σύνθεση επίσης πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα.
Καλό απόγευμα.
Βαγγέλης

AlbGirl (0) 2007-11-21 8:49

I lived there for about 1 year and I just love everything about this photo. Beautiful!

josepmarin (33591) 2007-11-21 8:53

Hola Hercules,
me pregunto cómo habrás tomado esta foto, vemos un bonito cielo a la hora azul, incluso algunas estrellas, pero con un contraste muy especial de la iluminación de las casas, que parecen recibir todavía la luz del sol.
El efecto estético y visual es muy fuerte, atractivo y un poco misterioso, me gusta. Desde luego tu arte en este tipo de fotos es magnífico.
Un abrazo, amigo.
Josep

jaywalker (12186) 2007-11-21 10:48

Hi Hercules, A superb photo, the bright light looks beautiful & creates a stunning glow, the deep blue sky is perfect for the scene & your POV & composition are excellent, kind regards Wilson.

batalay (20698) 2007-11-22 22:16

Hello Hercules,

The neighboring buildings provide a spectacular frame for the clock tower. The tower itself is photographed from a corner, and that is a fortuitous choice. It creates ideal two-point perspective, with all the "level, parallel lines" from the two visible sides, if extended, converge at two vanishing points on the horizon line.

The lighting is first rate, as is the informative note.

Warm regards, dear Hercules,

Bulent

Emile (19803) 2007-11-24 7:14

Hola Hercules.
Me gusta mucho tu foto con un primer plano de fuertes contrastes para luego llevarnos a un area mas delicada con la presencia de la casa con el balcon y la torre con el reloj, muy buen encuadre y POV. Parece tomada en la hora azul de la noche con muy buenos colores e iluminacion desde un magnifico POV.
Felicitaciones.
Abrazos.

enedimd (1528) 2007-11-26 12:55

Hi Hercules,
Great and amazing POV. Wonderful shot between old houses with superb quality, colors, details and composition. Old clock tower view is also so good. TFS,
Emir Nedim