Pisoderi village Photo

Photographer’s Note

Pisoderi Village is the first one of the Prespes region (although quite far from the lakes) that you'll meet coming from Florina. Located at an altitude of 1420 m its the nearest village to the Vigla Ski Center (SEE HERE). It was once a prosperous village of Vlah farmers and shepperds, but like most of the villages of the region, passed a period of decline after the end of WW2 and the Greek civil war.

The last years is "back to life" , because of visitors of the Ski Center and the Prespes area. You' ll find some nice guesthouses. Here you see a small part of the village. You can visit the Old Modesteios school which is transformed to a Hotel, the stone made church of Agia Paraskevi, and about 2-3 km after the village, the deserted monastery of Aghia Triada (Holy Trinity).
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leo61 (43336) 2008-02-04 11:40

Hi Hercules!
Snow in Greece !?!? that sound strange to me.And 2 weeks ago from a plane ,I saw a lot of snow on Turkey and no snow in Europe.
I like how you managed the difficult light here and recived a good contrast of the few houses with the light enviroment.
Regards,Leo

CatherineD (4860) 2008-02-04 11:48

Geia sou Hraklh,
Very impressive shot, with this high houses and snow everywhere. The light is very good despite the threatening sky. Thanks to you, we can discover many places of Ellas and make dreams or plans to visit it!
Xairetw,
Katerina

smarcell (14279) 2008-02-04 11:51

The light is perfect. And the cloudy sky too. They bothe give the perfect "boost" to the subject.
Bravissimo ! Stefano

doubay (5023) 2008-02-04 11:54

Gia su Irakli!
Poli kali fotografia apo afto to panemorfo meros. Aporo an dichni toso orea ke choris to chioni. Pandos i kerikes sinthikes su "katsane" telia.
Den nomizo parepiptondos oti to meso melos tu TE gnorizi pii ine i Vlachi. Isos tha eprepe na prosthesis merikes katatopistikes protasis sto note su (oti prokete gia ethnotita diasparti stin notia Valkaniki, oti milane mia latinogenis glossa, oti i episimi onomasia ine Aromuni ktl.).
Chereto
Andreas

dip (12552) 2008-02-04 12:34

Geia sou Irakli,
polu oraia apopsi tou oreinou autou xoriou,poli kali gonia lipsis kai kadrarisma,
endiaferon simeioma episis,
Xaireto,
Dimitris.

kpav (5023) 2008-02-04 12:39

Καλησπέρα Ηρακλή, πολύ όμορφη χειμερινή εικόνα με τα ένονα χρώματα από τα σπίτια να έρχονται σε αντίθεση με το λευκό του χιονιού. Επίσης φωτογραφία με μεγάλη διάυγεια και οξύτητα. Χαιρετώ,

Κώστας.

jasmis (50248) 2008-02-04 12:56

Amazing winter scenery. Really impressive place. Superb atmosphere.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards.

mesutilgim (36687) 2008-02-04 12:58

Hi dear Hercules, my dear friend !
Great wintery scene, masterly captured. Very good pov. Amazing compo. Yellow's of the buildings builds a perfect contrast with the white of the snow.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

barrufeto_77 (25719) 2008-02-04 13:18

Hola Hercules.

Que bonita postal si señor! Realmente una vista de lo más idílica!

Un saludo, Oscar

chrkont (3629) 2008-02-04 14:26

Γειά σου Ηρακλή
Πάντα με γοητεύουν τα χειμωνιάτικα τοπία. Το χρώμα των σπιτιών δίνει έναν ζεστό τόνο στα συνήθως ψυχρά χιονισμένα θέματα. Με έχουν δυσκολέψει πάρα πολύ τα χιονισμένα θέματα λόγο του υψηλού κοντραστ γι' αυτό και με εντυπωσιάζει το αποτέλεσμά σου.
Στις άκρες της φωτογραφίας παρατήρησα το φαινόμενο Purple Fringing. Η διόρθωση που προσφέρει το LightRoom (όχι του PS) είναι πολύ καλή.
Χαιρετώ
Χρήστος

omixlistilimni (3287) 2008-02-04 15:57

Γεια σου Ηρακλή

Τι πανέμορφο χειμωνιάτικο τοπίο!!!
Υπέροχη καταγραφή!!!

Μαρίνα

rigoletto (26182) 2008-02-05 0:36

Ola Hercules,
The point you stood is great when you consider the wide angle. I also like photos when the snow is like real snow, it is white :)
The yellow and brown houses contrast nicely with the white land and the grey sky. Very photogenic place indeed. Cheers,
Deniz

TopGeo (21723) 2008-02-05 0:37

Kalimera Hrakli! Kalo simio kai oreo xorio pou epelekses kai katapliktiko to xionismeno topio, I xromatikoi tonoi kai i antitheseis tonizonte sto leyko xioni! Epaino!
Georgios

meltemi (9746) 2008-02-05 0:54

Geia Sou Hercules,
some of us can only dream about white snow, crispy fresh air and a moody time here in south Italy. The white snow really highlights the rich shade of the country. Splendid sharpness and clarity. Love the contrast between sky and foreground.
Kind Regards.
Stella

Giorgos_P (133) 2008-02-05 1:20

Poly oraio to topiio Hraklh. Einai ekplhktiko to pws h shmaia travaei to vlemma mou s'auto to lefko meros!
Xairetw, Giorgos

azaf1 (15541) 2008-02-05 1:31

Irakli kalimera
Poli omorfo kai ksexorista dosmeno, ap tin gonia lipsis, to Pisoderi. Oi plagies dimiourgoun omorfes kampiles kai oi epifaneies dimiourgountai isoropimena ki efxarista sto mati
Argiris

ifanik (20518) 2008-02-05 1:32

Ayto exei kapoios sto noy toy otan toy milane gia xionismeno grafiko xwrio Hraklh
Yperoxh file moy
Xairetw
Nikos

mursaloglu (5136) 2008-02-05 2:57

Γειά σου Ηρακλή
This picture remainds me great film director Theo Anghelopoulos and specially his film o' thiassos. Wonderful compo in this greek village as like came out from a fairy tale. The colored houses are a great contrast against the white snow around. Bravo ine poli orea Erakli. İhsan

stefanocer (10403) 2008-02-05 5:29

A wonderful view , well framed and the white snow is really an add on for the photo , nice light management too , well done.
Stefano.

CRATEOS (7274) 2008-02-05 11:03

gia sou ore erasitexni fotografe ..me ta orea soy..kala ti na poyme tora gia ayto to diamanti....me aresi poy eise erasitexnis skepsoy na min eisouna..prepi pantos na se eyxaristisoume gia tis axehastes pragmatika fotografies poy mas prosferis pros trepsin
na eise kala file

nf

asajernigan (14090) 2008-02-05 18:28

Hercules,
This is a fine winter image. I like the composition using the hillside to create a diagonal through the shot. The lighting and colors are fine with excellent sharpness and detail. The colors of the buildings create nice contrast to the show and clouds.
TFS,
Asa

delkoo (34244) 2008-02-06 0:32

ola hercules,
beautiful wintery scene, the yellow facades stand out nicely on the snow, good one
ta leme
didier

sacavem (8231) 2008-02-06 9:32

Olá Hercules,
A wonderful winter scene presented here. The image of the winter are always very spectacular and lovely for looking.
Very well done, thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Filipe

COSTANTINO (22601) 2008-02-06 9:37

Geia sou Hrakli,
Para polu kalh h Arxitektonikh sou prooptiki sto xioni,me yproxa ktismata ,omorfos fwtismos ,pov,kai aristh eukrinia,
Xairetw,
Costantino

Chris3 (511) 2008-02-06 10:33

Hi Hercules,

Very nice shot for its clarity.There is too much snow and that's how this photo is so impressive.Beautiful picture showing that those villages won't have a very nice winter!
TFS
Christos

p_m_geraldes (774) 2008-02-07 7:48

Hi, Hercules.

Great photo and beautiful place. I like the color tones and your composition.

Regards
Pedro

crckt (7072) 2008-02-07 8:04

Hi Hercules,
Lovely shot! Looks like a winter wonderland. Fantastic composition, what I like most here is a little touch of color in an otherwise monochrome shot. TFS.
Regards,
Shaeri

batalay (20858) 2008-02-07 21:35

Hello dear Hercules,

A first rate shot of a winter wonderland in Prespes. Te very high altitude explains the snow. The exceptionally good photograph is a tribute to a very good camera, and an even better photographer.

Warm regards,

Bulent

banyanman (7716) 2008-02-08 0:49

Hi Hercules. I was looking at the shot that you posted after this (of the town of Florina), but the colours in that were just so over-powering, they forced me back to this shot which has much more subdued and natural colours which I like. The snow on the roofs and in the field left of centre is blown out, but I know that is difficult to manage without under-exposing and a lot of PP. Cheers . . . David

danos (32264) 2008-02-08 1:21

Ηρακλή καλημέρα,
πολύ καλή Χειμερινή καταγραφή του Πεισοδερίου με όλα τα σπίτια να είναι περιτριγυρισμένο από χιόνι.Ζωντανά τα χρώματα και το φως όπως επίσης η διαύγεια της λήψης σου.

Καλό Σαββατοκύριακο,Δάνος

iason (409) 2008-02-08 8:13

Γεια σου Ηρακλη!!
Παροτι Λευκο τοπιο τα χρωματα ειναι πολυ εντονα.
Πολυ ωραιο χωριο.Μεσα απο τις φωτο σου καταφερνεις να μας ταξιδευεις!!!

Emile (19913) 2008-02-08 14:39

Hola Hercules.
Preciosa foto de la villa cubierta de nieve, una escena de invierno muy acogedora y muy bien captada. Tu punto de vista nos permite disfrutar de tan bello lugar, los colores y claridad estan magnificos.
Abrazos.

axiotea (16069) 2008-02-10 8:05

Iassou Hercules
Unusual to me, to see Greece under snow ;) I like the PP giving good results with excellent colors. Love the framing too...It almost looks like a drawing!
Ta leme
Marilyn

steliosk (4784) 2008-03-01 10:45

Ta egxrwma spitakia kleboun thn parastash.
allh mia leptomeria pou 8elw na epishmanw, einai h dior8wmenh gewmetria, kai auto fenetai sto kopsimo aristera opou h ka8etos tou kopsimatos sygrinetai me th to spitaki sto plai.
Well done
Stelios

aphro (58) 2008-11-12 7:37