Defending the hill Photo

Photographer’s Note

‘Akrokorinthos (Ακροκόρινθος) - defending the hill’

A partial view of the Akrokorinthos castle, the biggest and the oldest castle in the Peloponnesos.
It is located at a height of 575 meter above the town of Korinthos and its circuit wall is almost 2,000 meters long.
In the workshop you find another picture of the hill of Akrokorinthos taken down in the valley near the site of Ancient Korinthos.

From Wikipedia:

Acrocorinth (Greek: Ακροκόρινθος), "Upper Corinth", the acropolis of ancient Corinth, is a monolithic rock overseeing the ancient city of Corinth, Greece.

Acrocorinth was continuously occupied from archaic times to the early nineteenth century.
The city's archaic acropolis, already an easily defensible position due to its geomorphology, was further heavily fortified during the Byzantine Empire as it became the seat of the strategos of the Thema of Hellas.
Later it was a fortress of the Franks after the Fourth Crusade, the Venetians and the Ottoman Turks.
With its secure water supply, Acrocorinth's fortress was used as the last line of defense in southern Greece because it commanded the Isthmus of Corinth, repelling foes from entry into the Peloponnesian peninsula.

Three circuit walls formed the man-made defense of the hill. The highest peak on the site was home to a temple to Aphrodite which was Christianized as a church, and then became a mosque. The American School began excavations on it in 1929.

Currently, Acrocorinth is one of the most important medieval castle sites of Greece.

leo61, paololg, ciakgiak, hispic, swiatopelk777, shevchenko, darek1978, Cretense, mikolaj_kawa, Emile, azaf1, bakes888, Charo, fanni has marked this note useful

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lousat (15302) 2009-05-31 2:30

Hi Paul,this point of view is really special! No better way to appreciate these fanatstics old walls,i like a lot the contrast between the gray and the green,fantastic sharpness too,my best compliments,have a nice Sunday,LUCIANO

dta (4848) 2009-05-31 5:37

Bonjour Paul ,
Un lieu historique assez impressionant . Le point de vue est très bien choisi pour nous le montrer , et la saison aussi . Car la floraison jaune du versant est du plus bel effet .
merci du partage .

trekks (14262) 2009-05-31 7:42

hi Paul

Very nice view of the castle walls along this hill slope with such a green environment.

Good work.

tfs, bill

francio64 (10770) 2009-05-31 12:19

Ciao Paul,
non sapevo dell'esistenza di questa muraglia che ricorda in qualche modo a quella cinese.
Ne ho visto una simile a Toledo in Spagna.
I muri a serpentina, danno movimento alla scena e il colore grigio di essi, contrasta bene con il verde della vegetazione.

TFS!
Francesco

leo61 (43205) 2009-05-31 12:45

Hi Paul!
This one has a bit of the chinese wall....
Great POV and good contrast of this impressive waal with the bright green tones and the sky.
Regards,leo

paololg (13518) 2009-05-31 13:55

Ciao dear Paul,
really beautiful, seem the Chinese wall in miniature! Excellent the POV that has allowed you to realize this pleasant image with harmonious lines and colors well saturated. You have done a good work, compliments!
Ciao, have a beautiful week!
Paolo

ciakgiak (10482) 2009-05-31 14:20

Hello Paul,
The POV in wich you captured this image is really fantastic! I like a lot the view of this old walls and the contrast between the gray wall and the green fields.
Light and sharpness are superb.
Best regards.
Giorgio

hispic (7399) 2009-05-31 20:21

Hi Paul,
Excellent framing, captured expertly the pattern of the ramparts, yellow in green is really beautiful, and sharpness on the ramparts and grasses is also so fine.
Regards, Hisashi

swiatopelk777 (8160) 2009-05-31 23:22

Hi Paul!
Amazing walls, amazing ruin of castle, wonderful perspective, fantastic colors. Good sharpness.
Greetings from Poland!

hay_kes (28562) 2009-06-01 0:06

Hi Paul,
Very beautiful architectural view vith great POV, colours and perspective.TFS.
Cheers,

hAyAti

shevchenko (9858) 2009-06-01 0:39

Hello Paul,
I'm almost lost in the color and complicated structures on the slope, good pov to frame it, nice colorful view, distinct photo, well done.
Ally

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-06-01 3:08

Paul, great layers you have captured here, seeing this one was done with a master's eye. Color and detaila re awesome, great stuff.

Hreh

jbemmels (327) 2009-06-01 6:27

Hi Paul,

Great perspective with the castle walls running back and forth this way and that. The castle seems to blend in to the cliff as if it is a natural feature rather than made made. Nice bright colours as well with the flowers!

Cheers,
Jordan

TopGeo (21617) 2009-06-01 8:06

Hi Paul..Are impressive the frame from Akrokorinthos and city good the idea you give this place! Amazing walls, amazing ruin of castle, wonderful perspective, Good the POV good colours and view
Georgios

darek1978 (11163) 2009-06-01 10:44

Hi Paul,
Nice catch, well chosen POV and well composed. The colours and clarity are excellent. This is very impressive and also interesting place. Thanks a lot for your useful note. Well done!
Regards.
Darek

photoray (1230) 2009-06-01 10:58

Hi Paul,
As with everyone else a detailed wall zigzag, rocks and a formidable obstacle to invaders.

Good job,
Ray

Cretense (55620) 2009-06-02 3:16

Hello Paul!

very impressive photo from this imposing castle, you have framed it and composed it perfectly to give a great graphical impression, like if Zorro was writing his signature in stone! Great POV, excellent light managment, beautiful colours, and good definition! Congratulations!

Hercules

jhm (82185) 2009-06-02 4:28

Hallo Paul,

Griekenland heeft u heel veel mooie foto's opgeleverd.
Ook deze hier is weer een plezier om naar te kijken.
Niettegenstaande het felle licht heeft u er iets moois van gemaakt.
Mooie samenstelling en goede presentatie. Bedankt.

Groeten,
John

mikolaj_kawa (29755) 2009-06-02 6:46

Hello Paul! Amazing nature and architecture. Perfect wide perspective. Good capture. Very good sharpness. Nice frame. Original work. Well done!

sacimar (7357) 2009-06-02 11:11

Hi Paul,

amazing place! I like it, good picture with a great perspective, nice colours and details,

Best regards

Sergio

rodgerg (23699) 2009-06-02 11:14

Goed avond best Paul,

Een andere fotowerk van kwaliteit. Voortrefrellijk "framing". Mooie harmonie in de kleuren met grijs van de muur en de stenen maar ook het geel van de bloement en het groen.
Vriendelijk,
Roger

Emile (19881) 2009-06-03 11:37

Hola Paul.
Good view of the walls of the castle from an upward POV, very good colors contrast between the green, grey and blue sky, good light and frame. Well captured.
TFS.
Best regards.

ifanik (20468) 2009-06-05 2:30

Hi Paul
Very beautiful castle
and wonderful POV
Well done
Best regards
Nick

azaf1 (15541) 2009-06-05 9:56

Just perfect, Paul

A great capture with the details of the old castle and excellent coloration. My compliments

Argiris

bakes888 (18055) 2009-06-07 0:48

Hi Paul. Great photo, excellent colours and well composed. I love the zig-zag of the wall up the hill. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good Sunday, Paul.

AiresSantos (41820) 2009-06-08 1:06

Hi Paul
Amazing vivid colours in this beautiful view of the Akrokorinthos Castle.
Excellent POV and details
Have a nice week
Aires

Pablo25 (1695) 2009-06-09 15:03

hello Paul,
nice shot, I like the pattern created by the wall and very good composition. Great colors and excellent sharpness, very well taken.
regards
Pawel

kingurek (608) 2009-06-13 5:03

Hello,
Your point of view is really great here. I like vivid colours contrasting with the castle ruins. Very good sharpness and interesting composition. It is really an eye catching image.

Greetings

Kinga

foozi (4689) 2009-06-18 1:53

Hi Paul,
a very grphic presentation of the scenery. so special with different colours and hues of the green. the white wall braking the background is very exciting and superbs. such a well composed shot in great neat colours.
well presented in splendid mood too.

regards,
Foozi

Bluejeans (31993) 2009-06-19 10:46

Ola Paul ,
Ficou linda esta tua foto com esta muralha em Z , muito bonito os campos pintados de verde e amarelo entre os muros , belo ponto de visão e boas cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

coco (27754) 2009-06-20 8:02

And hi again, Paul.

Simple composition but also very succesful.
The lines and the colours look very interesting.

Well done.

Charo (31665) 2009-07-03 16:30

Hello Paul,
Wonderful perspective of this great wall that runs across the hill. The place is amazing and little known by me.
Excellent contrast of colors and great details.
Good weekend.
Best wishes,
Charo

RPoole5552 (1643) 2009-08-09 6:04

These old ruins always fascinate me as it just isn't something we see in North America. Good POV, nice detail and excellent TE post.

Best regards,

Rob

fanni (8733) 2009-10-01 15:02

Hi Paul,
this is an interesting composition - with this wall going up and down, like a zig-zag across the whole picture (which reminds me of the Great Chinese wall)!
the only moment that seems a bit strange to me is the very bright blue colour of the sky (looks a bit unnatural to me).
Best regards,
Elena