1st May 2009 Photo

Photographer’s Note

1st May 2009

Litlle church on the hill Goritsa
at Volos.

SEE MY 2 WORKSHOP

May Day can refer to various labour celebrations conducted on May 1 that commemorate the fight for the eight hour day. May Day in this regard is called International Workers' Day, or Labour Day. The idea for a "workers holiday" began in Australia in 1856. With the idea having spread around the world, the choice of May 1st became a commemoration by the Second International for the people involved in the 1886 Haymarket .

The Haymarket affair occurred during the course of a three-day general strike in Chicago, Illinois that involved common laborers, artisans, merchants, and immigrants.Following an incident in which police opened fire and killed four strikers at the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. plant, a rally was called for the following day at Haymarket Square. The event remained peaceful, yet towards the end of the rally, as police moved in to disperse the event, an unknown assailant threw a bomb into the crowd of police. The bomb and resulting police riot left at least a dozen people dead, including seven policemen. A sensational show trial ensued in which eight defendants were openly tried for their political beliefs, and not necessarily for any involvement in the bombing. The trial lead to the eventual public hanging of four anarchists. The Haymarket incident was a source of outrage from people around the globe. In the following years, memory of the "Haymarket martyrs" was remembered with various May Day job actions and demonstrations.

As such, May Day has become an international celebration of the social and economic achievements of the labour movement. Although May Day received its inspiration from the United States, the U.S. Congress designated May 1 as Loyalty Day in 1958 due to the day's appropriation by the Soviet Union. Alternatively, Labor Day traditionally occurs on the first Monday in September in the United States. People often use May Day as a day for political protest, such as the million people who demonstrated against far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen in France, or as a day for protest against government actions, such as pro-immigrant rallies across the United States.

Gerrit, paura, Kielia, lucasgalodoido, CMJC, snunney, phwall, Buin, vasilpro, Scharan, gildasjan, npecanhuk, fulvio52, gunbud, siamesa, Jardim, argycon has marked this note useful

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aadilj (17950) 2009-04-30 5:59

Thats fresh and vibrant. I love the hues and the well lit up energy. The composition is nice.

CMJC (3168) 2009-04-30 6:26

a peacefull place;
First May must stay the worker day even if in France some political men want to commemorate all other...
we had to remerber the hard worker's life in the past.

I like your blue and white frames; I alway reconise your shoot by them! greek colors and peace color also!
Have a Nice first May Day

Ultrablue (555) 2009-04-30 6:47

Hi Costantino!
Beautiful bucolic atmosphere. A very well composed image that tells me about a part of Greece I never visited (hoping to do it soon!)

Regards

Elena

snunney (35476) 2009-04-30 7:26

Hello Costantino,
Slightly premature with your May Day celebration, but never mind it a lovely composition of this delightful little church fronted by lovely spring flowers. Very pleasing ambient light with natural colours and great clarity.

phwall (5705) 2009-04-30 7:31

Hello Costantino.
A wonderful image of the beautiful countryside of Greece.
Your POV, and composition are perfect in every way. The church nestled amongst the wild flowers and trees with the mountain backdrop is superb, congratulations on a fine capture.
Regards
Peter

Atina (138) 2009-04-30 7:36

I love Greece :)Beautiful colors, very good landscape picture!

dta (6145) 2009-04-30 7:43

Bonjour Costantino ,
Une charmante vue buccolique , sous une très belle lumière . La composition est agréable , et les pins sombres apportent un bon contraste .
Bravo

Buin (38280) 2009-04-30 8:45

Hallo Costantino!
You show us a really beautiful, calm and especially sunny scenery here. I like how this picture transmits "spring" to the viewer. I would like to step into it now ... ;-)
Interesting note - by the way!
Greetings from much more cooler ;-(Germany!
Frank

vasilpro (9453) 2009-04-30 8:46

Γεια σου Κωνσταντίνε,
Πολύ όμορφο το εκκλησάκι και το ανθοστολισμένο λοφάκι. Πολύ όμορφο τοπίο, ιδανικό για τον εορτασμό της Πρωτομαγιάς.
Σε χαιρετώ, Βασίλης.

Scharan (13955) 2009-04-30 8:48

Olá Costantino

Ótima composição...parece uma foto de calendário, muito bonitas as cores e detalhes.
Bela paisagem muito bem registrada.
Parabéns!
GA
Vera

rikko77 (6590) 2009-04-30 8:48

Dear Costantino
wish the weather will be just like this on May 1st: sunny and some little white clouds on our skies :-)
The pic is, as always, perfect: composition, color saturation, and that little pole in the right foreground to enrich the framing. Well done and have a good May 1st!
Rikk

TopGeo (22231) 2009-04-30 10:09

Χαιρετώ Κώστα!
Ανθισμένο το λοφάκι και η Εκκλησία στην συννεφιασμένη ατμόσφαιρα να δίνει το δικό της στίγμα στην ωραία χρωματικά σύνθεση!
Καλό μήνα
Γεώργιος

gildasjan (24143) 2009-04-30 10:45

Bonjour Costantino
Très jolie composition cette image printanière de la Grèce.Le premier plan et les petites fleurs blanches donne une bonne touche à la réalisation.
Bonne soirée
Amicalement
gildas

mesutilgim (37304) 2009-04-30 12:33

Hi Costantino,
Very nice scene with nice fresh colors. Nice cloudy sky as a perfect background for this impressive scene.
Good and usefull notes as well.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

npecanhuk (14718) 2009-04-30 13:42

Ciao Costantino!
It's a lovely, pleasant, peaceful and truly beautiful picture, with excellent photo qualities! I specially enjoyed your composition in this one!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

francio64 (11782) 2009-04-30 13:49

Ciao Costantino,
una bella immagine con tutti i colori e il "profumo" della primavera.

Ottimo lo sharp e la gestione delle luci.

TFS!
Francesco

Hunkar (4922) 2009-04-30 14:08

A clear, beautiful scene..
Nice environment..
Best regards,

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-04-30 14:18

Ciao, Costantino.
Una bellissima immagine in cui spiccano la freschezza dei colori e l'atmosfera primaverile. Bravo! Ti auguro una buona giornata domani. Un abbraccio,
Fulvio.

gunbud (28163) 2009-04-30 17:53

Hi Costantino,
Wonderful springtime landscape with the lovely field of wild flower leading up to the charming country church.
Love those giant white clouds looming over the peacful mountains.
Very infromative note about May 1st.
Regards, Tom

siamesa (13239) 2009-05-01 0:56

Hi Costantino

Marvelous landscape.A beautiful bucolic composition . This ground covered by these white flowers is very nice.. The note is escellent.
Abraços
Maria

Jardim (3197) 2009-05-01 6:37

Olá Constantino,

The photo is very balanced, is veru natural it seems a pleasant and peaceful place. TFS

JJ

Nicou (45743) 2009-05-01 10:26

Hello,

superbe image, ce par-terre fleuri de pa^querette est merveillex, avec la chapelle, la belle vue, mangigique compo.

Braov et amitié

Nicou

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2009-05-01 11:04

Olá Costantino,
uma bonita vista essa das montanhas e da Igreja, gostei também desse campo florido, uma paisagem dos sonhos. Ótimas cores em sua foto.
Parabéns e Abraço

Bluejeans (33081) 2009-05-01 14:41

Ola Costantino ,
Bonita esta paisagem cheia de flores em primeiro plano com a igreja de fundo , boa profundidade de foto , o céu estava magnifico , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Kielia (8735) 2009-05-02 0:48

Hi Costantino,
a very fresh approach on this beautiful church. You show us how nicely this charming building is situated in it's lovely surroundings. Very nice light and gentle colors. And a very interesting note! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

paura (39306) 2009-05-02 4:43

Costantino,
Uma beleza de fotografia, compondo essa linda imagem campestre. A pequena relva florida de branco é o lindo detalhe na composição.

Abraço, amigo.

Paulo

Gerrit (36287) 2009-05-02 8:49

Hi Constatino,
beautiful spring photo with that carpet of flowers.
Great sky and light.
Regards, gerrit

argycon (2749) 2009-05-03 1:08

Kalimera Konstantine,
Panemorfa anoiksiatika xrwmata! Poly wraia synthesi apo to lofo ths Goritsas.
Kalo mhna
Xairetw
Kostas

anokutan (7885) 2009-05-04 11:29

Hello Costantino,
A wonderful image of the beautiful countryside of Greece.Composition are perfect in every way.Regards.