White Pebbles of Myrtos Photo

Photographer’s Note

I shot this image while lying on the beach in Kefallonia. Myrtos beach is one the best rated beaches in the world. The colors of the water are unbelievable. The landscape around the beach is pretty spectacular as well. I'm not the type of person who enjoys sitting on the beach all day unless the place is really special, Myrtos is one of those places.

Matthew-Watt, Miks, cmoraru, realimis, ManuMay, bostankorkulugu, doubay, besnard, danos, alainh, sabyasachi1212, rafid76, tobourge has marked this note useful

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Matthew-Watt (4463) 2007-02-11 20:30

Spiros,
What can I say, WOW! I have tried this effect on similar stones here on Australian beaches. Your close crop to the horizon is very well presented, and the rich saturations of the water again another bonus. Clear and sharp, visually impressive and well framed. There is nothing more needed to help enhance this shot, it is good the way it is. Well done, indeed!
Matt

Miks (1707) 2007-02-11 20:33

It looks special indeed! Good job presenting it photographically. The low-angle and the choice of DOF works well. And a gorgeous colour of the sea. It looks like a place to visit. I'd never heard of it before. But I'll definitely bear in mind if I get a chance to go to Greece.

Best,
Mikkel

Vincelavisse (443) 2007-02-11 20:39

Bonjour Spiros,

This is a really impressive image. I like the POV. This beach seems to be really amazing.

TFS,

Vincent

cmoraru (557) 2007-02-11 21:02

Hi Spiros,
Great choice for the POV and excellent cropping made this a remarkable image. Great work, TFS!
Cheers,
Catalin

realimis (820) 2007-02-11 21:20

Γεια σου Σπύρο!!
Περνώ συχνά τα καλοκαίρια μου στην Κεφαλλονιά και το μόνο σίγουρο είναι η παραλία του Μύρτου είναι εκπληκτική!Αυτό το μετεφέρεις με την φωτογραφία σου με τεράστια επιτυχία!Μου αρέσει η οπτική γωνία λήψης από τα βότσαλα στις διαβαθμίσεις του μπλέ της θάλασσας...Υπέροχο!Σχεδόν νοιώθω την ζέστη του καλοκαιριού...Θα περάσουν γρήγορα οι μήνες;
Πολύ όμορφη απεικόνιση με προσεγμένο φωτισμό!!
Συγχαρητήρια!
Ρενέ

elBud (2211) 2007-02-11 21:48 [Comment]

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scalerman (25619) 2007-02-11 22:54

Spiros: You'll get alot of attention for this one. All the more so because of film I'm intereested in the bowing of your horizona here - but this is straight from Photography 101. Nicely captured. regards, c

batalay (20690) 2007-02-11 23:10

Hello Spiros,

With this picture, I believe you hit a home run. It is a highly original shot, well conceived and implimented. The highly polished and rounded stones resemble the stones in a riverbed in Alabama, which are used for path along which NASA rockets are rolled out onto their launching pads. They are very hard stones, and the polished, rounded forms cut down the friction -- allowing the massive weight of the rocket and gantry.

What is also very appealing in your photo is the way the spherical shapes converge in size with distance, a requirement of perspective. If you have time take a look at a shot Bonguensa Lanterns by a very good photographer, Benjamin Voborsky

Regards,

Bulent

aadilj (17950) 2007-02-12 2:34

Thats a beautiful and fresh looking one Spiros of those pebbles all over the place and merging into the cool blue ocean. Its a refreshing shot thats full of energy. Good pov and perspective and pov and good use of the dof with extremly lovely colours

ManuMay (10278) 2007-02-12 2:46

Great POV and focus, composition well done and see. magnificient colours.
TFS
Manuel

Emiel_Skyfreak (2976) 2007-02-12 3:01

Hi Spiros,

Very nice photo, the low POV resulted in a very good view, I like the DOF aswell, with some of the pebbles in front and the sea in the back a touch out of focus. Sharpness, exposure and quality are fine. Blue of the sea has a natural colour, atleast, it's natural for Myrtos Beach! Good to see Myrtos Beach from so close, I've only seen it from above (though that isn't bad, you can view the photo's I've made there under the "Myrtos beach" section)

bostankorkulugu (33334) 2007-02-12 5:45

eggs on exodus... that's what i would call this shot... great shot taken from a good pov... beautiful colours also... congrats...

ta leme

korkut:)

cherryripe (18794) 2007-02-12 6:31

Hi Spiros
Actually I'd be feeling sore all over lying on these rocks. The details of the rocks are excellent and contrast well against the turquoise sea. The vertical format works well here creating depth although I would have cropped out the shadow in the bottom right as the eye is inevitabley drawn there instead of to the sea.
Regards
Nikki

brevbrev14 (370) 2007-02-12 7:06

ciao Spiros!
molto bella!!
wow do you speak italien?
i like a lot this image!
it is an original idea very well composed and with a great contrast of colours!
PErhaps more depth on the rocksin foreground was a bit better...but this is a very good work and i like it a lot!
ciao!
Valeria

doubay (5023) 2007-02-12 11:36

Gia su Spiro,
poli omorfi fotografia me kali optiki gonia ke endoni esthisi kalokeriu.
Cheretismus
Andreas

besnard (30118) 2007-02-12 12:42

Bonsoir Spiros
Joli cliché de tous ces galets bien rangés devant une mer aux superbes couleurs. Le format de ta photo est bien choisi et donne une belle profondeur d'image.
Merci pour le partage et bonne soirée.
Nicole

danos (31652) 2007-02-12 17:37

Σπύρο γειά σου,
εξαιρετική η σύνθεσή σου με τα βότσαλα και τη θάλασσα.Το σφικτό κάδρο δίνει μιά άλλη αισθητική στην φωτογραφία σου.Η χαμηλή γωνία και το σημείο λήψης είναι απίθανα.Το φως και τα χρώματα είναι εντυπωσιακά.
Σε χαιρετώ,Δανος

sothy81 (8494) 2007-02-12 19:34

Hi Spiros, this is simply beauitufl. Well done with lighting. The foreground is dramatic. Very sharp. Nicely seen. Sothy

alainh (35347) 2007-02-13 1:16

hello Spiros
first, a good quality of the scan ! and a nice composition with great textures and colours. your angle is excelent and the dof, very good.
as i imagine Greece (maybe this year for me !!!)
have a nice day Spiros
alain

berek (28750) 2007-02-13 1:33

Hi Spiros,
creative working my friend. I like your point of view and framing. nice and different composition.
have a nice day.
Burak
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sabyasachi1212 (19528) 2007-02-15 4:16

Hi Spiros,
Such a simple photo but thats the beauty of it. Your POV is fantastic and one of the most innovative that I have come across recently.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

capthaddock (28640) 2007-02-18 7:49

Hi Spiros - I've seen many photos of this beach from above, but never been to Kefalonia (yet!)this is an interesting detail, it could be taken at any pebble beach in the Med I suppose, but that's not the purpose is it? The crab's eye view is what grabs the attention, and the graphical fg complements the nice colours of the sea.

coco (27588) 2007-02-21 12:05

Kalispera Spiros.

This beach looks very nice and the reason are not only the colours given by the light. Also the photo by itself and exactly to the POV, give this nice feeling.

Regards.

rafid76 (2611) 2007-03-06 3:24

orginall very orginall. and the white frame goes well with the blu sea and pebbles.

Mistral (13630) 2007-03-18 17:14

Ya sou, Spiros!
Great perfect shot of Myrtos!
I was here on 8th june of 1990 and it was a stunning day! I love your country and its people and I visited many beautiful islands.
Really wonderful!
A smile
Luca

tobourge (875) 2007-06-18 11:30

Hi Spiros

Another great perspective. You're really a master of low POV!

Brilliant picture

Thanks

Tony

Benedict (7060) 2007-12-21 22:11

simple yet stunning! well lit and sharp!
merry christmas.
benedict