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Chalki - Harbour mood


Chalki - Harbour mood
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Copyright: George Rumpler (Budapestman) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3788 W: 0 N: 6800] (24225)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-10
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Transportation, Architecture, Artwork
Camera: Pentax K10D
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Romantic Chalki [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-08 0:36
Viewed: 1016
Points: 90
[Note Guidelines] 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. 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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Bonjour George
Très beau cliché sur ce port ensoleillé avec toutes ces maisons typiques bien exposées le long de la montagne. L'ensemble est agréable au regard.
C'est du bon travail.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

The colors, detail and sharpness are PERFECT!!! A very beautiful place. I like the pov capturing the fishing boats as well. TFS

Hello George,
A very nice well framed composition with lots of detail to take in. Very good colours and clarity.

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  • dip Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1698 W: 0 N: 803] (8013)
  • [2007-11-08 1:03]

Hi George,
Very nice shot of this beautiful place,the POV is superb,very good clarity and amazing colors,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

Bonjour George
Une très belle palette de couleurs pour cette image d'une excellente netteté.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

Hello George
With your pin-sharp detail you have caught the wonderful clarity of the atmosphere in this part of Greece. Your POV and composition is perfect - almost too perfect!!
This shot makes me want to be there - NOW - very much.
Best wishes Maggie

Hi George,
the whole composition is great! The fishing net in the foreground, makes the scene more attractive but the island itself looks to be so beautiful. Thank you for sharing what you saw with all of us in TrekEarth.
My warmest wishes,
Athanasios.

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  • ChrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 8645 W: 911 N: 11402] (55258)
  • [2007-11-08 1:29]

Hi George

Fanatastic colour contrasts & vibrancy/saturation of the colours, between the reds, yellows & blue sky, in this superb harborside scene. Good sharpness & composition. Tfs!

Hello George,
That one is even better than the previous one. And I think the major difference is in two elements : 1) The red boat (Hagia Nicolaos) and 2) The yellow nets. Those two topics gives a great energy to this wonderfull shot.
Again, very good notes (a standart in your case).
TFS and have a nice day
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Hi George, this is very good, in terms of the light, colours, DoF, and the composition, what I like less is the framing, maybe you could move a bit to the left or alternatively use a wider angle... also it seems that the shot is leaning to the right slightly but maybe this is just an impression.

Cheers
Alexander

good composition and i like the colors

Hello George!
Great detail and lovely perspective!
Wonderful colours and clarity!
Nice place!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

Salut Georges, belle vue très colorée de ce petit port typique.
Amitiés.
Gilbert

bonjour Georges

Nice POV of Halki port , beautiful colours and contrast
well done for the general construction of the picture

regards

Dominic

Hi George
very nice picture of this little harbour. Colors are beautiful. Very interesting note. Well done.
Olivier

Hello George,
Under a well manage strong light, a very beutiful photo of this island. I like the foreground you choose. Excellent sight and interesting note. Good work.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Hello George,
Very well composed with the colorful boats in the foreground, I like this wonderful place, good framing and sharpness, a nice shot.
Regards

hello George
well composed, colorful and well balanced
charming country !
regards
jo

bonjour,
une très belle photo de ce joli paysage ensoleillé et beau ciel bleu, joli port et bon cadrage de la ville avec ces maisons typiques en blanc
juliette

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 9292 W: 445 N: 14616] (51323)
  • [2007-11-08 9:19]

very nice one George,
the pov is well seen and the yellow nets are doing wel in this good composition with a good contrast, fine photojob here, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

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  • ifanik Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1461 W: 52 N: 2312] (12966)
  • [2007-11-08 10:52]

Hi George
Very nice shot with beautiful colours and POV
I like very much the arhitecture in this Island
Very good work my friend
Nick

Uma bonita foto com cores fantásticas George. Bom ponto de vista, um cenário maravilhoso.
GA
Vera

Bonsoir George
la lumière est belle et fait ressortir les couleurs et de nombreux détails. j'aime bien la photo et le cadrage que tu as choisi
amicalement
Xavier

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  • paura Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3784 W: 8 N: 2498] (20008)
  • [2007-11-08 15:44]

George,
The composition is the top point here. The foregorund marine elements are well beautiful in your nice photo.

Abraços

Paulo

Hi George,
very nice place with excellent colours,lighting, POV and perspective.TFS.
very well done.
Cheers

hAyAti

George
Encore une image très réussie de ces belles îles grecques. La photo est absolument impeccable techniquement avec de superbes couleurs souis cette jolie lumière des pays méditerrannéens.
Amicalement
JJ

Hi George, A beautiful scene the weather looks perfect, excellent light & brilliant colour here both help make the photo special, however your quality in keeping a photo sharp stands out & again in this shot, you have composed it very well with the yellow nets to the bottom right, a superb bay, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

together with symi chalki is one of the most picturesque towns of greece i think...hoping to see them both one day... you have everything in this shot george... beautiful town, lovely colours... an amazing postcard...

cheers

korkut

Szia George,
again a warm and colourful impression from Greece. The view along the harbour showing the facades in the background on the slope is nice, the final rock with the strong contrast against the sky an additional bonus. Good sharpness and clarity.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Hi George,
Wonderful sharpness, great colours, love the way you have used the yellow fishing net in the FG.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

Hi George,
perfect sharpnes
colours,light and POV are excellent also
very clear and wonderful photo
bravo

Hi George!

Beautiful photo, from a beautiful but almost unknown island. Excellent composition, beautiful from the foreground to the background. Brilliant colours. Congratulations!

Have a nice weekend,
Hercules

Hi George
Great composition with excellent sharpness and colours. I like your POV, how you framed it and details.
Thanks and have a nice weekend
Aires

George, this is like a post card, it is just picture perfect, great color and fantastic dof, and inviting to the point that I am ready to pack and go. I don't know what it would look like with out the yellow nets but I think they really make it stand out, there is nothing in the frame that doesn't work well toward the overall composition.

Greg

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  • atus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2278 W: 200 N: 4321] (14508)
  • [2007-11-09 17:37]

Szia Gyuri,
csodàlatos kompozìciò ès impressziò, melyben minden rendezetten megtalàlhatò amire csak szuksègunk lehet, hogy màr is felmelegedjunk, napjaink zord ridegsège alatt. Kulon kiemelnèm a làtvànyos voros halàszhajòt, valamint a szàmomra szokatlan mustàrsàrga halàszhàlòt az elotèrben, melyek jelenlètukkel mèg udèbbè, hangulatosabbà valamint làtvànyosabbà varàzsoljàk ezt az onmagàban is szemet gyonyorkodteto kèpet.
Gratulàlok ès kellemes hètvègèt kìvànok!
Attila

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4605 W: 119 N: 429] (40469)
  • [2007-11-09 23:23]

Jó napot George,
beautiful Chalki, interesting reportage with landscape by sea. Excellent quality of photo. Interesting informations. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Hi George
A well composed image with nets and red boat providing astrong foreground; and a superb view on this colorful village.
A clear and sharp image.
Cheers
Marilyn

Hi George,
Wonderfully composed with the superb yellow nets in the foreground. The pov, the colors, and the use of light the sharpness is absolutely wonderful my friend.
Best regards. Salvator.
PS. Will you beleive, I have taken a photo of the same boat 'Nikolaos' two years ago.

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3860 W: 172 N: 4874] (22029)
  • [2007-11-10 4:27]

Hi George,
BEAUTIFUL CALM PLACE. İ LIKE VIVID COLORS AND YOUR NICE COMPOSITION. GREETINGS.
bURAK eREK

Hi George, the greatness , the beauty of this photo comes not only of the island, but the way you present it is the best way, with this frame and all technical sides of this shot.
Have a nice weekend.
Evan

Hi George. Good to see the old fishing boats sitting side by side with the newer pleasure craft. Great photo. I love the colours you have captured in this shot. Well composed and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Hi George,
This is a superb image of this village and small marina. I love the perfectly saturated colors in wonderful light with perfect clarity, details, and sharpness. TFS. Gerald

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  • leo61 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3536 W: 316 N: 6940] (29544)
  • [2007-11-11 11:08]

Hi George!
All your images from Chalki are great and I like this one most.The composition is excellent with the basket and these yellow nets in the foreground of the village at the oposite shore.Amazing sharpness overall,great colors and contrast.A great shot!!!
Regards,Leo

Ola George
Mgnifica visão sobre esta vila de pescadores , o primeiro plano ficou fantastico com estas redes de pesca amarelas , ficou uma foto bem colorida , bonito ponto de visão , parabens!!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

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  • Tue Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5104 W: 56 N: 7191] (23023)
  • [2007-11-14 2:27]

Hej George,
A very nice view on the harbour of this town. The light and colours are very pleasant. I find the inclusion of the yellow fishing net and the red boat in the foreground excellent. Well done!
Regards,
Lars

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