Atmosphere of Emborio port, a photo from Dodekanisos, South Aegean

Photographer's Note

Chalki (Halki, Khalki, also Chalce; Greek: Χάλκη) is a Greek island and municipality in the Dodecanese archipelago in the Aegean Sea, some 6 km west of Rhodes. With the area of 28 km² (11 sq. mi.), it is the smallest inhabited island of Dodecanese. It has permanent population of 330 (much increased during the summer months), concentrated in the only village Emborio (official name Chalki). The 2001 census showed a population of 313 inhabitants, making it the smallest municipality (category dímos, Greek δήμος) in Greece; however, there are many smaller communes (category koinótita, Greek κοινότητα). The community is divided in two parts, Chorio and the port. The island supported a much larger population but following emigration in the mid twentieth century Chorio was almost completely abandoned. A ruined medieval castle of the Knights of St. John overlooks the old town and the chapel contains some of the original frescoes.
There is virtually no natural water supply on the island and rainfall is collected in large cisterns. Drinking water is brought in from Rhodes but there can be shortages during the summer months with the increased population. The island's primary industry is tourism, although fishing is also substantial.

History

Chalki possibly got its name from the copper (in Greek chalkos) workshops that were there in ancient times. The Titans were according to Greek mythology the first inhabitants of all the surrounding islands. The Pelasgians lived here for a long time, leaving several constructions behind, before they were succeeded by the Carians, the Dorians and later the Phoenicians. Aretanassa, the illustrious queen of Halki lived here once, before being exiled in Karpathos where she committed suicide after her husband's death. Remains of three temples of the god Apollo are preseved at the location of Pefkia, today's Nimborio (along the coastline). The god was worshipped here with exceptional honours. During the flourishing period of the Athenian state, Chalki regularly paid the alliance taxes. In the 7th century it is concered by the Arabs, until 825 when it is liberated. Venetians and Genovians arrived on the island in 1204 and repaired the ancient acropolis, building at the same time a fortress on the island of Alimia. In 1523 Chalki was conquered by the Turks. It takes part in the 1821 revolution, it is conquered by the Italians in 1912 and finally is annexed to Greece along with the rest of the Dodecanese.(Source: Dodecanese islands and Wikipedia)

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mauro61 (52527) 2010-05-03 2:41

ciao george,
alberi delle barche a dare slancio all'immagine con sullo sfondo l particolare architettura a mosaico.
Buona la luce e bello il colore del mare in FG,
saluti
maurizio

npecanhuk (54231) 2010-05-03 2:50

Hello György!
A really lovely image!
Sharpness, exposure, pov, dof, colors, vertical format, black & white borders and composition are all outstanding features here!
Again, the way you placed all those eye-catching elements in the frame was just perfect to create such a magnificent picture!
TFS - congratulations!
Uma ótima semana prá ti (Have a great week!).
Best regards,
Neyvan

dkmurphys (37439) 2010-05-03 2:54

perfect image of that small beautiful harbour.

snunney (67930) 2010-05-03 3:01

Hello George,
An interesting composition. I like how the little boat in the foreground is at right angles with the ones behind and the way the houses rise up the hillside. Good colours and sharpness.

saxo042 (31866) 2010-05-03 3:26

Hi George,
A fine composition with three vertical masts along the brightly coloured roofs behind and the blue watr below. a very attractive picture indeed!
Kind regards
Gunnar

csabagaba (6435) 2010-05-03 3:31

Szia Gyuri!
Atmoszféra, atmoszféra... :-) peeersze. Kikötő, víz, fehér házak, piros cseréptető, hajók, mediterrán kék ég, szép fények... és ez az atmoszféra... hát tényleg at. De nekem akkor is a két romház a majdnemhátsó sorban... na az az igazi :-)
Szebb napot :-)
Csaba

asajernigan (19669) 2010-05-03 3:45

George,
This is a great shot with fine composition. The inclusion of the small boats in the foreground add life to the shot. The vertical format is great showing the harbor and the houses to rise above it. The lighting and colors are great and the photo has fine sharpness.
TFS,
Asa

Sergiom (40207) 2010-05-03 5:05

Bonjour George

J'aime beaucoup le format portrait de ta composition. L'image se découpe parfaitement en quatre lignes, le pêcheur, les voiliers stationnés les maisons et le ciel et pourtant ce n'est pas surchargé.

Amitiés

Serge

carlosmarin (11948) 2010-05-03 5:27

Hello George,
Beautiful image of the front of Emborio port.
Fine layout of the boats.
Regular and geometric architecture of the town.
Beautiful colors and light.
Well done.
Cheers,
Carlos

aristo (3212) 2010-05-03 5:55

Helo George!
Chalki is beautifull,another great image from Dodekanisos,wonderful colors and light,superb composition on this lovely harbour.Compliments my friend!

Arek

francio64 (38188) 2010-05-03 6:05

Ciao George,
un'altra bella immagine dalla grecia con ottimo taglio verticale che si divide su tre piani prospettici. Mare, case e cielo.

Ottima la gestione della luce e lo sharp.

Well done!
L'Assessore

yeln (11502) 2010-05-03 8:35

hello George
google
nice litle fishing harbour. very good pov.
I like the composition. beautiful presentation. TFS!
congratulations
Vojko

TopGeo (38000) 2010-05-03 9:25

Hello György!
A really lovely image of view with sea of island Chalki! I like Sharpness, exposure, pov, dof, colors, vertical format,the frame with all elements was perfect to create such a magnificent picture!
TFS - congratulations!
regards
Georgios

jurek1951 (35765) 2010-05-03 9:28

Hi George,
Nice presentation of another angle of this beautiful architecture of this buildings , good perpective and details, beautiful colors and very well taken and done.
Georg

gilou530 (34) 2010-05-03 9:41

salut george
un format vertical qui donne de la hauteur aux maisons et un POV qui aligne les mats et les facades, c'est bien vu et rend bien
amitiés
gilbert

coco (30433) 2010-05-03 10:49

Hi George.

As usual a great and beautiful place and composition and also I like a lot the Greek colours of the photo.

Regards.

COSTANTINO (42766) 2010-05-03 10:55

Hello
excellent capture with the colours of the Aegean
great lightness and sharpness
a nice atmosphere full of lights and simplicity
compliments
Costantino

vasilpro (40233) 2010-05-03 11:28

Hello George,
Wonderful composition from a very nice POV, I like the boats in FG and the interesting architecture of Dodekanisos in BG, beautiful view, excellent light and atmosphere, lovely colors.
Have a nice evening, Vasilis.

jemaflor (69769) 2010-05-03 11:36

Hi George,
Well composed this vertical shot, well this boat in the fgn lovely light to give interesting colors.

xavshot (69835) 2010-05-03 11:38

Bonsoir George
une photo bien composée et des couleurs impeccables; J'aime beaucoup cette image.
Xavier

Leconte (5795) 2010-05-03 14:46

hello György,

a very peaceful activity in this pretty port, nice reflections on the hulls of boats, beautiful light, and beautiful shades of colors, impressive POV or height of the masts reach the houses perched above,

best regards,
Valerie.

lousat (58492) 2010-05-03 15:22

Hi George....you know how i think about....just my great compliments another time...Luciano

bema (25964) 2010-05-03 23:02

Hello György,

just let me say: keep on posting !

have a nice day, best wishes Bernd

jjcordier (63092) 2010-05-04 0:42

George
Encore une composition très réussie avec ces bateaux de différentes tailles en premier plan.
Amicalement
JJ

Ola_Kwiatek (0) 2010-05-04 23:12

Wow! Wonderful marina, amazing sails, excellent boat. Very fine houses. Nice colorfull work.
Cheers

delpeoples (45735) 2010-05-04 23:30

Szia kedves György, ez a fotó is havbeen hozott bármikor az elmúlt 100 évben volt, hogy nem a ragyogó színű, amit most látni. Ez egy időtlen táj, a hajós munka hajóján, megszerezte a napi kenyeret. Kiváló függőleges kialakítása hangsúlyozza a magassága ennek történelmi óvárostól. Olyan sok rétegben a fotó, tudtam nézni, hogy órákon át. Szép munka és gratulálok. Egy ölelés, Lisa