My little Kastellorizo Photo

Photographer’s Note

Kastellorizo is the smallest inhabited Greek Island in the Dodecanese group, less than 5 km off the south coast of Turkey, about 100 km east of Rhodes.

There are however many smaller islets in the area. Kastellorizo has been called different names in its history including, Castelrosso (the French called it Chateau-Roux), Castello Rosso or Castel Rosso, and Castel Ruggio.

Its name was given by the medieval Knights of Rhodes and was inspired by its towering red cliffs rising from the sea which appear to be a medieval castle from a distance. Its ancient name is Meyisti or Megiste.

snowfalken, syd1946, Valerka, Hellas, doubay, asajernigan, bostankorkulugu, Cretense has marked this note useful

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hatti52 (12654) 2007-08-02 2:38

Hola Jose Manuel,
Wonderful colours and contrass
light and cadrage are so nice
congrats

denizler (4500) 2007-08-02 2:49

Hi Jose,
Very cute.Compo.Colourful Congrats!!!
Best Wishes,
Deniz:)

syd1946 (17807) 2007-08-02 3:03

Hello Jose,
Beautiful composition with so vivid colors and a lot of summer feeling.I like it very much!

Greetings,
Thomas

Valerka (8159) 2007-08-02 3:09

Hi,Jose,
What handsome scene! I like your bright vivid colours. A very good composition.
TFS
Valerka:)

Hellas (5089) 2007-08-02 3:12

Hello Jose,
your composition is wonderful, indeed. You managed perfectly the light and chose a pretty part to show us. The architecture is so nice here! Thank you very much for sharing with all of us.
Best wishes,
Athanasios.

etlerl (601) 2007-08-02 3:19

Hello Jose,
Wonderful deep blue sea and coudless sky. The houses are also pretty.
Cheers,
etlerl

mesutilgim (36232) 2007-08-02 3:29

Hi Jose,
Wonderfull capture, great colors and wonderfull compo. Very impressive.
TFS
MESUT ILGIM

doubay (5023) 2007-08-02 5:13

Hi Jose!
Though Katelorizo is very small, it is a very charming and picturesque island. Its beauty and its architectural style, which is very typical for the smaller dodencanesian islands, are depicted very well here.
Regards
Andreas

snowfalken (1108) 2007-08-02 5:52

Hello Jose,

A great picture of a beautiful summer destination! The water is incredibly blue and the houses are so colorful! Good exposure to show details on the bright houses. I think the horizon line is slightly tilted but it doesn't distract from the beauty of the picture. Thanks for sharing!

With Friendly Regards,
Eddie

asajernigan (13879) 2007-08-02 6:39

Jose,
Great composition and POV framing this nice little village with the blue of the water and sky. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. You have given us a nice horizontal line running from the water at the left side to the hill on the right.
TFS,
Asa

kkyriakos (420) 2007-08-02 12:21

Hello Jose

Very nice color of your picture

Regards

bostankorkulugu (33330) 2007-08-03 0:09

amazing colour palette, poetic architecture... so different than Kaş on the turkish shore, much more authentic... beautiful shot jose, congrats...

all the best

korkut

Cretense (54720) 2007-08-03 4:43

Hola Jose!

Una foto muy espectactular con respecto a los colores, pero a la composicion tambien! Ademas muy representativa de esa joya que es Kastelorizo, una de las islas menos presentadas en TE. El unico, pequeno "problema" que veo en la foto es un "tilt" del horizonte, es decir, parece que el pueblo se "hunde" hacia la izquierda (pero eso es algo que se puede corregir en Photoshop). Aparte de eso, un trabajo maravilloso. Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

zumoduvas (1974) 2007-09-17 5:53

Hola Jose Manuel.

Me gusta toda tu galeria como esta foto llena de luz y color.

Saludos.
JOse Luis.

Photo Information

Copyright: Jose Manuel (anakin) (2775)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-27
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Exposure: f/5.2, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My little Kastellorizo, De paseo por las islas Griegas, Mediterranean colours [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-02 2:24
Favorites: 2 [view]