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Photographer’s Note

Hello dears,

Hope you are not bored already with the trip across Crete;) It's so lovely island and so many beautiful towns can be seen there. Today another nice place - Ano Viannos and a piece of the church you may see there. Hope you like it!

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Ano Viannos lies 65 km southeast of Heraklion, about 35 km from Pyrgos, the main town of the area. The ride is long and tiresome but it is rewarding. Ano Viannos is situated on a height of about 600 m. on the slope of mount Dicty, overlooking the olive plantation of Viannos Province.
It is built on the ruins of ancient Viannos, which was an independent town. Excavations in the area revealed Minoan remainders among which coins minted in the area with the head of a woman on one side and a flower on the other. In the area there are some remarkable Byzantine churches One of them is the wall-painted church of Agia Pelagia, built in 1360 AD. During the Venetian Occupation, Viannos was a flourishing town. During the Ottoman occupation, it was devastated twice, in 1822 and 1866, but people came back and gave the village life again. During the 2nd World War, the Nazis killed 400 women and children and razed Viannos and the villages of the area.
Nowadays, it is a picturesque, all green village, famous for its oil and dairy products. It is dominated by olive trees, planes, poplars and myrtles, which compile oases of freshness in picturesque squares with stone fountains from where fresh cold water flows. In their shadows you can enjoy a meal, a cup of coffee or a refreshment in traditional cafes or, if you are a more active type, you can stroll uphill in the narrow streets with the traditional houses with the local colour.
Not far from Viannos, in the Libyan Sea, are the sandy beaches Keratokambos and Psari Forada.
Viannos is the birthplace of Ioannis Kondilakis, the writer of "Patouchas", who was one of the greatest early twentieth century literature writers and journalists in Greece.

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Deepforest (8825) 2008-11-24 13:30

Witam,
dzisiaj jestesmy prawie sasiadami ;o) Ciekawa praca ukazujaca detale architektury sakralnej; uwage zwracaja tutaj ksztalty geometryczne oraz piekne kontrastowe kolory. Podoba sie :o)
Pozdrawiam,
Andrzej

Isa-M (4026) 2008-11-24 13:34

Czesc :)
Pieknie !!!!!!!!!
Swietne kolory, dobra ostrosc, kapitalny kadr :))))
Gratulacje zaa pomysl...
pozdrawiam!
I.

Morac (20891) 2008-11-24 13:38

Bonsoir Mikeo,
Les couleurs sont chaudes et superbes,
Les lignes sont droites et superbes
Les courbes sont douce et superbes
Tout est superbe
Amicalement
Marc.
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Hello Mikeo
The colors are warm and beautiful,
The lines are straight and beautiful
The curves are soft and beautiful
Everything is beautiful
Regards
Marc.

Fis2 (46429) 2008-11-24 13:47

Witka!
Ladna kompozycja i ciekawy kadr. Super cieple kolorki.
Jak by nie patrzec widze okienko ;)
Greckie slonko pomoglo uzyskac tak mily efekt.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

mikele_pl (2304) 2008-11-24 13:58

Witaj,
bardzo udana fotka, kolory jak sie patrzy, dobrze skadrowane, a i widać że Canon niezle radzi sobie z rozpietoscia tonalna. Dobra ostrosc i oddanie detali.

pozdro
michal

elkab (3326) 2008-11-24 14:01

Bardzo oryginalny kadr dotyczący jednego szczegółu architektonicznego ukazującego całość bryły bez prezentacji całości. Powalająca jakość, interesujace światło, fajne kontrastujace proste kolory
Gratulacje
elka

arturski (4444) 2008-11-24 14:59

Witam !

Piekne sa te fragmenty architektoniczne , znakomicie skadrowane , dobra robota!

Pozdrawiam

Artur

jurek1951 (26156) 2008-11-24 15:40

Witaj Mik,
ciekawy fragmet architektury,ladna kolorystyka i kadr,pozdrawiam
Jurek

Booz (13880) 2008-11-24 22:32

zastanawia mnie po co napisali na murze Wasz nick?? No chyba, ¿e to Wy sami...;))
Pozdrawiam
T

luciola (1098) 2008-11-24 22:50

Witaj
Wspaniale uchwycone ksztalty. Zachwyca mnie kolorystyka. Niesamowicie wyznaczasz kolorom jedna z glownych rol w swoich zdjeciach.
Pozdrawiam,
Lucja

emka (22357) 2008-11-24 23:04

Cześć Mik, Fajny grecki detal. Ciekawy wzór i kolory. Już w miniaturce wiadomo, skąd jest zdjecie. Pozdrawiam

Malgorzata

cyborg83 (3798) 2008-11-24 23:37

Witajcie,
No trzeba przyznac ze piekna ta Wasza podroz po Krecie - sloneczna i kolorowa.
U nas takiej architektury nie zazna...
Ciekawa lekcje geografii i historii dajecie w Waszych opisach - wiem ze jak bede mial kiedys zamiar pojechac na Krete to najpierw wydrukuje Wasze prace i notki :)
Pozdrawiam goraco z zimnego dolnego slaska

bema (9086) 2008-11-25 3:45

Hi Mik,

don´t worry, keep on posting such beautiful pictures as much as you have shooten down there on this marvelous islands of greece..

Have a fine week, greetings Bernd

tedesse (13226) 2008-11-25 6:07

Witaj!
Ladny kadr,ciekawe elementy architektoniczne,piekne kolory i dobra ostrosc.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

dareco (17104) 2008-11-25 6:51

I love these colors, and the framing. Very artistic!! Excellent detail. TFS

jlynx (11380) 2008-11-25 7:14

Powalajaca kolorystyka zawarta jest w tym kadrze. Turtaj wszystko jest znakomita gra kszta³tów i kolorów, przyczym te ostatnie stanowi± bardzo atrakcyjn±, choæ mocno ograniczona paletê. Rewelacyjne swiat³o i perfekcyjna ekspozycja da³y efekt znakomity bêd±cy te¿ dowodem bardzo zrêcznego warsztatu, jakim dysponujecie.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
Jurek

stego (22478) 2008-11-28 13:25

Witaj Mik,
Wonderful compo, featuring a very nice and clever use of the colours and graphics of the building. I am not a bit bored with this travelogue of yours and I just hope to be able to explore photographically these same themes one of these years.
Regards, José.

AiresSantos (42924) 2008-11-29 2:22

Hi Mikeo
Wonderful contrast between colours in this fine picture.
I like a lot how you framed it and the shapes.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

JanD (15053) 2008-12-01 2:58

Czolem MikEo!
Swietne swiatlo, znakomote kolory. Interesujacy kadr. Ladna kompozycja.
Pozdrawiam!

josepmarin (34107) 2008-12-19 9:06

Hi friends,
Fantastic composition in this closed angle on the beautiful lines and curves of this architecture, in which I like a lot its soft tones that contrasts with the blue sky.
The light is perfectly managed, with a magnificent graphical result.
Beautiful work.
Friendly regards,
Josep

ahmetgedikli (22128) 2009-01-07 10:20

Very nice graphical photo, colors and very good POV.
Well done.
Have a good evening.
Ahmet