Small village under a huge spotlight Photo

Photographer’s Note

When visiting the beautiful prefecture of Trikala, you should go further than the magnificent Meteora, the vibrant town of Trikala and the famous winter resorts of Elati and Pertouli.

Further on up the road, after Pertouli, there are a lot of picturesque villages, Neraidohori, Pyrra, Desi, Agios Nikolaos, just to name a few. Even furter on the western end of the prefecture, in the region of Aspropotamos, the "White river" which later, when enters the Etoloakarnania takes the name of Acheloos, the ancient "river-god", (one of the most important rivers of Greece),you 'll come with a dozen more of these beautiful villages (Gardiki, Athamania, Polythea, Agia Paraskevi, Haliki, Anthousa, Milia, Krania, Amarantos, Kastania etc.) on the eastern slopes of Pindos mountain range. The landscapes there are unforgettable!

I had taken the way from Pertouli towards the region of Aspropotamos on a heavily cloudy day and while I was passing by Agios Nikolaos village, I saw a hole in the sky and a beam of sunrays, lighting Drosohori village and that alone, on the other side of the valley. My reaction: pull immediately the handbreak and take advantage of what didn't last more than 30 seconds.

I had visited Drosohori a day earlier and right at the entrance of the village I took a dirtroad on the left, that led me deep in the heart of the forest where I found some beautiful small waterfalls. After a couple of minutes of shooting, a "family" of bears appeared to take a "shower". I was forced to retreat without a thought.

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stamatis (2410) 2007-11-17 7:00

kalhspera sou Hraklh

para poly wraia fwtografia me kataplhktiko fws xrwma ,kai contrast.
.

filika Stamatis

xavshot (62287) 2007-11-17 7:01

Bonjour Hercules
très joli ce coup de projecteur sur ce village et sur ces couleurs d'automne. Une belle compo. bravo
Xaiver

COSTANTINO (22551) 2007-11-17 7:05

Geia sou Hrakli,
polu omorfh fwtografia me yperoxh fwteinothta pou dhmiourgei mia polu wraia antithesh sto olo kadro sou. Sygxarhthria,
Xairetw kai kalo Sab/ko,
Costantino

Valerka (8159) 2007-11-17 7:06

Ohaaaa,
Hi, neighbour, Hercules,
Excellent finding this place. Earnest compliments! A delight to the eye. A very picturesque place.Is it Zeus's favourite one?:)))
Nice WE
Stay well.
Valerka

Buin (37474) 2007-11-17 7:10

Hallo Hercules!
This one is great, simply great! It's very interesting how this village is "stuck on" this slope. You've really been at the right time at the right place. Congratulations to this photo!
Greetings from cool and humid Germany!
Frank

marios (471) 2007-11-17 7:12

Poly oreo horio kai to faraggi panemorfo.I lipsi exairetiki me orea foteina hromata,leptomereia kai gonia lipsis.Orea antithesi tou fotismenou horiou.Oi simeioseis poly kales episis.
Kalo savvatokyriako
Marios

Budapestman (41618) 2007-11-17 7:13

Hi Hercules,
Fabled image for this place, the POV is fantastic. I like the gorgeous lights and the romantic mood, colours are rich and picturesque. Great shot, Congratulations my friend. Have a nice weekend
George

dip (12550) 2007-11-17 7:18

Geia sou Irakli,
polu omorfo to Drosoxori,yperoxi perioxi mesa sta kataprasina dasi,polu kalo to simeio lipsis kai polu omorfa xromata,
Xairetismous,
Dimitris.

steliosk (4784) 2007-11-17 7:45

Hraklh mou Kalhspera,

Ena xwrio mesa sto par8eno daSOS
Sou xamogelase omorfa to spot fws pou peftei sto xwrio perissotero sth mesh tou dendrinou frame sou. To eidos twn fwtografiwn pou to fws anadykneuei to 8ema mesa sto contrast einai synarpastiko kai poly endiaferon. px, ena skiasmeno proswpo kai mia hliaxtida pou fwtizei to mati.

Twra bebaia se poia fwtografia to fws de paizei rolo?

Opws kai na exei mas parousiazeis mia eksoxh lhpsh

Aksios!

Filika
Stelios

Dyerco (9032) 2007-11-17 8:05

Well done for capturing this place in this light. The autumn colour really adds some punch to this shot.
Phil

Wanda1 (10923) 2007-11-17 8:10

Hi Hercules,
I like the light strip over the village illuminating it so nicely. There is a good contrast between the village and the coloured trees and the surrounding dark green forest.
Regards
Wanda

kibele66 (2910) 2007-11-17 8:53

Hello Hercules,
Very nice POV of a beautiful picturesque village. I liked the canyon and the local light on the slope where the village stands on.
Beautiful autumn colors.How lucky the people living in that village.
Have a nice weekend, regards
Sibel

bostankorkulugu (33518) 2007-11-17 8:57

looks like a village from a fairy tale, having small white houses with red roofs that are surrounded with dense forests... still trying to see the church though... the bottom right corner is a bit dark but still beautiful shot... no paparazzi shots of the showering bears, giritli mou?

cheers:)...

stefanocer (10403) 2007-11-17 9:38

Great light condition for this nice village Hercules , it looks a nice place too , well seen and done .
Stefano.

CatherineD (4860) 2007-11-17 9:57

Geia sou Irakli,
It's a fairy picture, with amazing colours. It's look like a lost village, completely hide like the antique city of Machu Picchu in Peru. Maybe one day you will show us some bears? But take care!
Kalo vradi,
Katerina

lucipher (198) 2007-11-17 12:44

What a dreamy picture of a dreamy place! I wish I could live there or at least visit it. The last one is not so impossible...Anyway great work!

iason (409) 2007-11-17 12:52

Γεια σου Ηρακλη!
Εντυπωσιακο τοπιο!
Ειναι αδιανοητο πως χτισαν αυτοι οι ανθρωποι μεσα στο φαραγγι.
Παντα χειριζεσαι το φως επιτυχιμενα.

Emile (19901) 2007-11-17 14:39

Hola Hercules.
Una foto muy bien tomada desde un excelente alto POV, es un precioso lugar, me gusta mucho como se ve la villa entre las dos montañas, los colores y tu composicion estan muy buenos.
Un fuerte abrazo.

Greg1949 (8507) 2007-11-17 16:42

Good reaction Hercules, this was a well spent 30 seconds. This shot is great and makes me think that even in this day and age seeing this view would make one feel insignificant. I almost wrote that the trees should be lightened but I thing that the way you have posted it is best, with the trees in the village almost glowing their colors.

Great capture.

Greg

clio (22585) 2007-11-17 17:22

Geia sou Hrakli,
Which becomes moldy this sun which seemed just to illuminate the village and which reflex you had to take out at once the camera. The result is really extraordinary.
Your note is very interesting also with these bears. What a fantastic place!
Filika
Artemis

delkoo (34220) 2007-11-18 2:22

iassou hercules
Truely beautiful , really great mood there and this one shows how light conditions are important in photography.
great impact on my eyes

ta leme
didier
-:)))

pasternak (13244) 2007-11-18 3:38

Light is everything here, Hercules, you were lucky with it, as the village is glowing in the valley between the dark forested hills... and you were also lucky with the bears! not a kind of rendez-vous one would like to have in the forest... :))

Cheers
Alexander

ifanik (20514) 2007-11-18 3:43

Kalimera Irakli
Mia apo tis pio omorfes fotografies aytoy toy eidoys file moy.
Prepei omws na paradekteis oti eisai kai tyxeros
Den einai kai poly syxno na tixei se kapoion na fwtizetai etsi to thema toy, h prepei na perimeneis wres mexri na tixei, h na einai tyxeros
Telos pantwn einai teleia
Xairetw
Nikos

Vertigo (590) 2007-11-18 3:59

geia sou Hraklh
ontos poly omorfh photo me poly kalh stigmh lhpshs
otan to fos epefte pano sto xorio

panemorfo topio

evanrizo (456) 2007-11-18 4:44

Μεγαλειώδες μέρος Ηρακλή, το ότι φωτίζεται σαν με προβολέα την κάνει θαυμάσια.
Συγχαρητήρια.
Βαγγέλης

vincz (19039) 2007-11-18 6:30

very nice play with light and shadows. I love the light there and the yellow trees here and there. Very pleasant picture.

zo_tos (1082) 2007-11-18 6:32

geia sou irakli,
eixes rantevou me ton "Megalo" kai sou anapse ta fwta? ;-)
foveri fwtografia kai katatopistikotato simeiwma,
xairetw, stratos

azaf1 (15541) 2007-11-18 8:47

Irakli kalispera
Afto akrivos to fos einai oli i mageia pou anadeiknietai akomi pio poli me tin polixromia
Evge
Argiris

syd1946 (17869) 2007-11-18 9:18

Γεια σου Ηρακλή,
Μια ακομη εξαιρετικη φωτογραφια που αναδυκνειει με τον καλυτερο τροπο το ομορφια του φυσικου τοπιου.Ειδικα ο φωτισμος ειναι υπεροχος καθως και τα δεντρα με την "φθινωπορινη" φυλλωσια σαν το τελειο κοντραστ στο καταπρασινο τοπιο.Χιλια μπραβο!

Θωμάς

stelli (2941) 2007-11-18 10:36

Where do you climb to get those pictures? Is it possible that you are the real Hercules? :) Wonderful shot, amazing colors! Thank you for sharing! ΦΙΛΙΚΑ Στέλλα

Graal (57717) 2007-11-18 11:20

Hi Hercules,
great landscape, good POV and well quality of photo. Interesting place in autumnal atmosphere. I like it a lot.
Gr.,Aleksander

labro33 (2804) 2007-11-18 12:20

Γεια σου Ηρακλη,
Τι υπεροχη ληψη?Ενα χωριο ξεπροβαλλει μεσα απο το φως της πηγης της ζωης....
Εξαιρετη ισορροπια φωτος-αντιθεσης-οξυτητας.
Σε χαιρετω,
Γιωργος

meltemi (9746) 2007-11-18 13:34

Γεια σου Hercules,
powerful diagonal here, subject is very nicely used in this composition.
Exceptional colours, focus, exposure and sharpness.
The ray of light adds character.
My best regards.
Stella

Hendrika (655) 2007-11-18 22:40

Hi Hercules,
How glad we are with the sunlight breaking through the clouds and with autumn providing colour to the mountain slopes. Otherwise (for pictures) it seems like one solid mass of green with the pine trees.
Lovely warm capture here.
Imagine having bears visit - not something that can happen to me, but then again we have no mountains either.
TFS
Els

hatti52 (12654) 2007-11-19 1:17

Hi Hercules,
splendid image
great light management,POV and colours
Congratulations

portmanndominic (2388) 2007-11-19 2:39

Hercule Kalimera

excellent POV , beautiful colors and contrast , it's like a painting

regards

Dominic

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-11-19 9:22

Hi Hercules,
Photography is often about making best use of the light and thats what you have done here. Excellent work.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

LamCam (3603) 2007-11-19 13:28

Hello Hercules
The little glowing village against the dark forest is beautiful. Somebody knew you were near and switched on the light! You have handled the contrast well and the colours are very natural.
I envy you seeing the bears, but I am glad you put safety before photography in that situation!
Best wishes Maggie

doubay (5023) 2007-11-20 7:05

Gia su Irakli!
Kala, esi ezises pragmatiki peripetia eki pano. Ute mia fotografia den travixes apo tis arkudes? Eprepe na iches vali kamia sto WS.
Afti edo - esto ke choris arkudes - ine poli omorfi.To chorio dichni idiliako, san na echi xepidisi apo kapio paramithi.
Chereto
Andreas

CRATEOS (7274) 2007-11-20 23:18

se vazi mesa ston xoro..i perigrafikotita aytis tis foto eine entiposiaki me exeretiki dinami ke me damasmo toy fotos sto epakro....epeno

nf

JCG (25173) 2007-11-22 11:36

Hi Hercules,

One would say almost an imaginary landscape. Lighting is extraordinary here. It is an impressive and interesting photograph. Autumnal colors contrasts agreeably with the greens of the fir trees. Very beautiful point of view, thank you Hercules.

With all my friendships and a good evening,

Jean-Charles

giorgimer (21034) 2007-11-23 4:59

Hi Hercules,

You are great in catching incredible weather and light situations. Sun and clouds helped here to crame with light this little town surrounded by crowd green

Excellent, once again!

Gio

enedimd (1528) 2007-11-25 11:29

Hi Hercules,
Great shot with wonderful panorama, light management ( indeed under huge spotlight), great POV. Very nice and beautiful village inside and against forest.
TFS,
Emir Nedim

Maryspace (136) 2007-11-28 8:22

Γεια σου Ηρακλη
Η φωτογραφια σου αυτη ειναι πολυ ωραια
Αναρωτιεμαι απο που την εχεις τραβηξει
Παντως απο οπου και να ειναι η θεα θα ειναι υπεροχη
Το φως του Ηλιου πέφτει πολυ ωραια πάνω στο μικρό χωριο
Συγχαρτηρια
Μαρια