¤ Fiskardo Panorama ¤ Photo

Photographer’s Note

Finally a new photo, I'm presenting you Fiskardo once more. Because I like this town in north Kefalonia so much!

Large photo with full details available, highly recommended!
Also map info available -> zoom out to see the location

[promotion]
The left part of this photo can be viewed in even more detail here, another LP!

[Photo scene info]
Well, it's Fiskardo and I've posted info on this little harbour before. This city is the only city where buildings we're not ruined during the earthquakes of 1953. There are houses dating from the 18th century. Fiskardo's houses are the oldest on the island! On the rest of Kefalonia houses needed to be rebuild after the earthquakes, so you won't find these pastel colours often in other towns on Kefalonia. There are even more extreme pastel coloured houses, which you can see here (but it's not such a nice photo)
The population is nowadays : ~150 inhabitants (except in the high season period, then it's considerably higher)

Fiskardo is a small picturesque fishing village and has the northernmost harbour on Kefalonia. A Fiskardo holiday is set among superb rugged hills and beautiful Kefalonia landscapes full of cypress trees and olive groves. Fiskardo is about 30 miles from the capital. Colourful traditional houses overlook a small cosy working harbour lined with restaurants. Fiskardo has good views across the water to the dramatic outline of the island of Ithaka.

[Photo technical info]
31mm, F6.3, 1/200th, ISO-200, Pattern metering, +1 EV.
Don't know if I actually used the polarizer or the UV, I really can't remember..

[PP involved]
* LP Resize 1640
* Crop (only top and bottom)
* Added contrast
* Shadow/Highlight probably, I forgot, I did the PP a few days ago, if so probably added midtone contrast aswell.
* Saturation adjustments
* USM
* Border + © & name (what a stress was it again, I really can't work with the horizontal type tool it seems..)

* Small version : Resize 800 Bicubic sharper

Hope you enjoy it!
Regards

pat0500, jonathan_hart, evanrizo, bostankorkulugu, mphotographies, JPlumb, doubay, jmcl, sabyasachi1212, luiscar, Cretense, Xalkida, feather, labro33, aimiliospet has marked this note useful

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jonathan_hart (22675) 2007-06-27 16:25

hello Emiel
good format for that pano, fine colours and sharpness, the light is excellent, very sunny, very good composition with the diagonal horizon line, nie harbour, pleasant photo, good job !!
regards
jo

evanrizo (456) 2007-06-27 17:09

Hi Emiel, you can looks very good for excellent-very nice places!-:)
A really very impressive image from this nice place.
It has a wonderful lightness and very good sharpness.
TFS
Evan

izmirli (3287) 2007-06-27 18:02

merhaba dear emiel
beautiful panoroma picture.beautiful landscape and colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

bostankorkulugu (34024) 2007-06-27 20:28

i feel like i know this place very well thanks to you mate... this is just another good shot... i can hardly wait for the shots from kyklades though...

cheers :)

(congress was okay, marmaris was hotter then hell... went to rhodes too, beautiful... very different than marmaris, more like cyprus...)

ifanik (20542) 2007-06-27 22:26

Hi Emiel,
Beautiful photo with fine colours and sharpness, the light is excellent
Very nice composition and beautiful panorama
goodmorning

mphotographies (1976) 2007-06-27 22:50

Hey Emiel,

I like seeing panaromas like this. It gives the viewers a wide scale of the view, lovely modern looking 'mediterranean'style architecture seen in Kiscardo. Beyond the sun, sea and laid back lifestyle of this fresh scenery, the charm of the hills with lush greeneries and its surroundings makes a perfect postcard image. So much to see, the yachts and sailing boats docked in to the harbour, the clean blue water all very inviting.

After viewing it in larger view, undeniably the image quality is really good, colours are amazing, nothing that I disapprove. It's like being there myself!

Enjoyed it so much Emiel!

All the best!

Jom

JPlumb (3153) 2007-06-28 0:25

Hi Emiel, this is a great collection of contrasting colours you've found and presented to us in this shot. The composition works well. I like how you have started low on the left and built higher on the right. At the same time the natural lighting starts light and gets darker with progress to the right. The shot is sharp and presents good detail throughout, especially in the LP.

Thanks, John

pat0500 (21513) 2007-06-28 7:50

Hi Emiel,
Very nice composition and beautiful panorama...!
I like the large version too...!
Nice view of the small picturesque fishing village indeed..!
Very good work and thank you for the good note...
Well done,
Patrick

doubay (5043) 2007-06-28 10:20

Hi Emiel,
so you found another nice Greek shot in the downs of your HD-Drive. It’s another good version of your favourite Greek village. Be prepared for less greenery on the Kyklades.
Regards
Andreas

lestans (15508) 2007-06-28 17:54

Bravo Emiel!!
Here Fiskardo looks like a ..northern village because of colored houses!!
Sharp and nicely composed picture. I like the long slope of the hill side.

Livia

Please visit my last Croatia shots!

jmcl (14149) 2007-06-28 20:11

Hi Emiel,

very nice panoramic. I love how the diagonal line of the hill is paralleled in the larger near boats to the more distant smaller boats.

take care,

John

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-06-29 0:30

Hi Emiel,
Excellent panorama, the details are so eye pleasing specially in the larger format. Beautiful view iof the waterfront. Nice note as well. Have a nice trip to Greece.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

pablominto (41458) 2007-06-29 3:26

Hello Emiel,
I like the point ov view, giving this fine diagonal in the composition!
Attractive colours of fina clarity, and many interesting details to explore...
Well done on composition, the format feels right!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

luiscar (3282) 2007-06-29 10:15

Hello Emiel, the big panoramic one of this place of coast, very good work in the postprocess.
it is simply good.
a greeting
regards.

Cretense (57090) 2007-06-29 10:30

Hi Emiel!

Finally, indeed! And it's a great one, with great choice of the panoramic format. In the large version can someone apreciate better the true value of the photo, with the countless beautiful details from this marvellous place. Great composition, great light managment. Congratulations!

Hercules

Xalkida (11740) 2007-07-03 15:10

Hi Emiel

Back to old good photos from my favorite island. Excellent panorama of this traditional village. Fine work.

feather (50230) 2007-07-04 15:09

I love looking at the large posts to see all the finer details. The light and colours are good; not too harsh. You have the three horizontal layers and the strong diagonal of the background mountain which work well in the composition. From your PP info., this must be a single image? You've certainly fitted a lot into the frame.
You say you struggle with the type tool - well at least you know how to type the copyright sign; I haven't figured that out yet! :)
Kath

kdialyna (3076) 2007-07-11 1:55

Intense colours of summer and a splendid light, your photograph gives us with the better way the beauty of Kefalinia's landscape.
Well done Emiel
Congratulations
Kostas

labro33 (2804) 2007-07-14 14:47

Hi Emiel,
Perfect panorama scene with nice sharpness and contrast.the light is well balanced and the colors to.
Thanks for sharing..
George

utkue (3420) 2007-08-25 4:17

Hello Emiel,
Wonderfull landscape and very nice shot.
Lovely Fiskardo, cadrage, colours and sunlight are excellent.
Congratulations.
Best Regards from Ankara and have a nice weekend.

CRATEOS (7274) 2007-08-30 13:41

a beaute presentation in both ways..also is special notes work..all infos is spledid and varius..the atmosphere of the place is exactly as it is....a great presentation many rgrds and of course gngrs for this

Nikiforos

jojo31 (1601) 2007-09-06 1:26

Bonjour
excellente vue panoramique d'un petit port
excellents couleurs
belle présentation
amicalement

jojo

PS merci pour ta visite

Photo Information

Copyright: Emiel Hillege (Emiel_Skyfreak) (2976)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-25
Categories: Nature, Architecture
Camera: Pentax K100D, Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC Macro, Transcend 2GB 150xSD, Hoya Circular Polarizer 72mm
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-27 16:07