Greek simplicity III Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hello Friends,

The trip continues and today we are (finally) in Santorini;) Lots of you were asking when Santorini appears here so here it starts and begin from Oia...

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Santorini of the volcano, the island of breathtaking views of the Caldera; of the best Aegean sunsets; of the houses built atop one another; of Fira, Oia, and Imerovigli facing the volcanic islands of Mikri and Megali Kammeni; with beautiful hotels and places to stay that overlook the archipelago, with some breathtaking views, where all of the other Cycladic Islands are proudly scattered. Santorini, the romantic, the coveted destination of honeymooners, with its precipitous heights placing them between God and their future lives. Santorini of the archaelogical site of Akrotiri, with wall frescos in this prehistoric city buried under tons of volcanic ash, and of the multicolored sand beaches of white, red, and black.

Santorini hotels are of the highest quality. Villas on Santorini are very luxurious, and there are also a number of self-catering apartments at bargain prices. Most of them ideally located to face the Caldera and the Aegean Sea while most of them have swimming pools and romantic settlements. Santorini restaurants and tavernas offer both International and Greek cuisine, with local sun-dried tomatoes used frequently as a basic ingredient. Please, don’ t fail to order the local Santorini wine, produced by fermentation of the "must" pressed out of grapes that have been exposed to the heat of the sun, producing a denser juice and a unique taste.

Though appearing quite small on the map, Santorini offers so much for its size ... unique natural volcanic scenery, a long and rich history, an ancient and splendid Greek culture, marvellous food and Santorini wine, an ideal Mediterranean climate, outstanding accommodation with superb service, moderate prices, and friendly people who offer true Greek hospitality ... all guaranteed to bring you back many times throughout the years to come. Do not forget to let the professionals plan your wedding or your honeymoon in this unique island. In fact, your Santorini holidays will certainly leave you with the feeling that the more you enjoy the island, the more there is waiting for you on your next visit.
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Oia the second largest town on Santorini. It lies at the northernmost tip of the island, clinging to the crest of a breathtaking precipice on the edge of the volcanic Caldera, directly overlooking the island of Thirassia, and approximately 12 kilometers north of Fira Town. It is considered by many as having the most impressive view of any in the Mediterranean Sea.

Its unique architecture, an issue of finding somehow and somewhere to build a set of homes clinging to the rock, results in a must-see village design. There is, in principle, only one main street, running along the Caldera, where all kinds of shops and tourist services are lined along both sides of it. A beautiful village offering drinking and dining facilities, shops, good public transport, and some excellent nearby attractions, this is a wonderful area to make as your base. There is a wide variety of accommodation here (a mixture of 19th Century mansions and beautiful Cycladic houses), as well as access to several beaches.

Having a beverage at one of those tiny cafes set along the Caldera, enjoying the lovely ambience and the most dramatic sunset, the likes of which one could never imagine, turns your sunset drink into an experience that you will never forget.

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AiresSantos, dareco, tedesse, PaulVDV, mikolaj_kawa, portmanndominic, danos, ARGI, ChrisJ, jlynx, josepmarin, rodgerg, edytungkal, avene, robertosalguero, chayanmi, Ola_Kwiatek has marked this note useful

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AiresSantos (42194) 2008-08-31 5:47

Hi Mikeo
Another great composition from Greece. I like the graphism and how you framed it
Well seen and done
Have a nice Sunday
Aires

arturski (4444) 2008-08-31 5:48

Witajcie!

Pomyslowoscna robienie zdjeci siega zenitu !
Znakomite ujecie , podoba sie !
Pozdrawiam

Artur

miumiu (3866) 2008-08-31 5:52

Hi Mikeo!
Fantastic photo and composition!! l like it, very special!
Agnes

omael (286) 2008-08-31 6:05

Hello Mik,
A view of Santorini very unusual but very effective in graphics and colors in these white .... The composition gives a tone looked surreal and the man in white hat is strange ...
Bye
Alex

lasscor (7637) 2008-08-31 6:34

Hi Mik,
Nice creative composition, full of simplicity.
Great graphism and framing.
TFS,
Corinne

Fis2 (45873) 2008-08-31 6:51

Witka!
No i siê kombinuje i jest fajnie. Ciekawie sie chodzi po "poziomych" schodach. Kadr prosty ale skuteczny. Pomysl na 5. Podoba sie.
Pozdrowka
Krzysztof

ilDottore (4004) 2008-08-31 8:28

Cześć!
Coolowe zdjęcie. :) Że też gość się nie wy...wali! :)
Absolutny odlot i rewolucję w wakacyjnych fotkach tu zapodajesz.
Pozdrówki!
Krzysiek

jurek1951 (25998) 2008-08-31 8:58

Witaj Mik,
ciekawy kadr,super kolory i ostrosc,pozdrawiam
Jurek

TGULUMSER (12512) 2008-08-31 9:12

Hello Mik,
I like these tilted, simple and interesting shots,very nice,
Best regards,
Tulay

dareco (17104) 2008-08-31 9:18

I really love your work and this is another great one! Original and impressive. Very good detail. TFS and have a great day!

tedesse (13166) 2008-08-31 11:16

Witaj!
Fantastyczny kadr,dobra ostro¶æ i kolory.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

baclama (4621) 2008-08-31 11:17

bonsoir,
excellente diagonale avec une parfaite maitrise de la balance des blancs!!indispensable pour les photos grecques!!!
TFS
vero

PaulVDV (5208) 2008-08-31 12:26

Hello Mik,
Very good idea to tilt the picture. Simple but excellent composition.
Best regards, Paul

Bartleby (4918) 2008-08-31 13:24

hi,
it's a funny idea to have straightened the otherwise vertical stairs! The result is fine with all these lines. good job!

Philippe

Fakir (0) 2008-08-31 13:37

Prosty pomysł - przechylić proste zdjęcie.
Pozdrawiam.

Jeppo (11940) 2008-08-31 13:51

witaj!

interesting minimalistic shot.
good diagonal cropping

dobra robota as usual

ciao
Silvio

Ber (7576) 2008-08-31 14:50

alescie go zakrecili! i co on na to? nieswiadomy ;) ciekawy pomysl! szkoda ze jakas czerwona spodniczka sie nie zalapala ;))
dobranocka

ahmetgedikli (21916) 2008-08-31 19:22

Beautiful composition with interesting POV. Excellent colors, light and good details.
Best regards,
Ahmet

bema (8778) 2008-08-31 22:38

Hi Mik,

very unusual start for a santorini-capture-series, but nevertheless a great one, like the geometric lines in this great picture..fine sharpness and a nice pov...keep on..

best regards Bernd

Booz (13860) 2008-08-31 23:08

heja :) - ale¶cie wykombinowali z tym semihoryzontalnym po³ozeniem czynnika ludzkiego na fotce :) - sporo Ouzo posmakowa³ czy co? ¿e taki rozechwiany z deczka? ;)
pozdrawiam :)
Tomek

Graal (58039) 2008-08-31 23:27

Czesc,
tutaj kontrast od razu przyciaga uwage, fajna kompozycja z nietypowym kadrem i prostym tematem. Brawo za opracowanie notki rowniez.
Pozdr. Al.

mikolaj_kawa (30263) 2008-09-01 0:44

Czesc Mik&Eo! Rewelacyjnie odjechany POV, swietna geometria. Znacie piosenke "Vertigo" grupy U2? Jak znalazl. Klaniam sie!

Gustaw (21670) 2008-09-01 1:42

Witam!
Bardzo fajnie. Lubiê zabawy w geometriê. Ciekawe ujêcie. £adnie t ego go¶cia przestawi³a¶!
A my tak w pracy na internecie siedzimy...? Oj, bo powiem szefowi!
Pozdrowionka.
Marek

Faros (12) 2008-09-01 2:00

Hi Mikeo,
You're the king of the Tilt !!

Phil.

romalek (2505) 2008-09-01 2:45

Witaj
Super kadr, fantastyczny pomys³, dobre ¶wiat³o i kolory.
Super praca
Pozdrawiam
Roman

portmanndominic (2388) 2008-09-01 4:37

Hello Mikeo

une photo à la fois tres graphique et tres mediteranéene bonne gestion des ombres et de la lumiere , j'Aime

have a good week
Dominic

danos (32538) 2008-09-01 5:09

Hello Mikeo,
nice and simple shot with a clever angle and POV.I like the placement of the stairs in diagonal position with very nice graphistic way and at the some time a minimalistic one.The verticals and horizontals lines make your capture 'particular'. The colours and the light are nice .Informative your note too.Well done.

Have a nice month,Danos

ARGI (3418) 2008-09-02 0:57

Very beautiful Michal !!
Superb POV.
White - "Greek simplicity" every where.
The colored walker is the photographer ?
An excellent and very attractive work.
Great note.
Congrats
Best regards
Argyris

Jackos (3429) 2008-09-02 1:41

Hehe, rozbawiło mnie to zdjęcie :D Lubię takie zabawy kadrem. Brawo :)
Pozdrawiam
J.

ChrisJ (70283) 2008-09-02 2:02

Hi mik

A superb tilted pov with wonderful colour, sharpness & lighting. The man adds scale & contest. Tfs!

jlynx (11380) 2008-09-02 4:44

Bardzo atrakcyjne, dynamiczne i mocno zakrêcone. Podoba mi sie to, jak postanowili¶cie wyeksponowaæ biel - te wszystkie cienie w obrêbie bieli sa niesamowicie plastyczne. Wielkie brawa za odwagê prezentowania rzeczy prostych, oczywistych i zaskakuj±co dobrych!
Pozdrawiam,
Jurek

PixelTerror (86146) 2008-09-02 5:04

HI mikeo,
I'm not too fond of the tilt but that's only me and it for sure makes the image different, a good addition to your greek graphical series.
Have a nice day JY

josepmarin (33785) 2008-09-02 11:41

Hi friends,
The inclination of the setting to place in horizontal position the stairs works very well and adds a good graphism to the scene.
The tourist and the great whiteness of the environment, under a great light and with a few elegant shades, are an excellent complement to the composition.
A great photo, friends.
Best regards,
Josep
PS: it would be fantastic if you can come to Barcelona. We would try to meet you.

azizbilgili (1714) 2008-09-02 13:19

Hi Mikeo
Another great composition, fantastic photo...

TFS.

barrufeto_77 (25809) 2008-09-02 15:49

Hi both!

Mmm...in my opinion, your best picture for sure. The idea and the contrasts are...smart!

MY compliments!

dario10 (2753) 2008-09-03 11:48

Witajcie
³adnie wymy¶lone,podaba siê pomys³,dobry kadr i kolory
pozdrawiam dario

Gregtom (7119) 2008-09-03 23:10

Cześć!
Fajna kompozycja. Nie mogę, facet sie zaraz wywali!!! w dodatku mu ciasno między schodami i brzegiem obrazu. Bardzo przewrotna kartka z wakacji...
pozdrawiam,
Grzesiek

rodgerg (24183) 2008-09-04 1:12

Hello Mik,

This photo is fantastic, a very good idea and a nice realisation. A very nice harmony of colours, a composition well balanced and a POV well selected.
Congratulations,
Best regards,
Roger

edytungkal (4519) 2008-09-04 1:23

Unusual pov but the result is very nice, i like it Mikeo. I think the simplicity and the fine colours give the strong point to the picture. Very interesting idea.....tfs

daniel

John_F_Kennedy (31427) 2008-09-04 4:16

This is a great architectural shot of the stairs! Lovely anti-symmetrical image
Best wishes,
Achim

delkoo (34308) 2008-09-04 4:20

hi mike,
I love the way of your framing, very original, a bit disturbing, but effective and well framed.

nice one
didier

avene (11018) 2008-09-07 6:28

hi there :)
another smart photo, I myself would probably have waited for the man to climb one more step down to avoid the line running through his head. but that's a minor point, I like a lot the strong graphic patterns, and that bright white triangle for your signature works really well. excellent photo, my compliments.

best,
Kristine

Marianna_grk (85) 2008-09-08 5:24

Bravo!!! great picture!! εύγε φίλε πολύ καλλιτεχνική...προσπαθώ και εγώ να ανεβάσω εικόνες,αλλα εχω κολλήσει στα θέματα:( πως κάνεις μετα upload :S Anyway..have a nice day, keep on creating :D

Marianna

robertosalguero (110) 2008-09-16 0:05

Hi Mikeo,

I love this angle. The image is very dynamic and perfectly exposed. The white colours look amazingly clean but allowing the man to break the monotony of the composition. Nice work Aga and Michal :-)

Roberto
PS. Hope you have a great week :-)

romuszka (351) 2008-11-09 15:29

Czesc Mik,
ten gosc na bialych schodach i jeszcze na dodatek taki 45-stopniowy robi wrazenie. Wspaniale kontrastuje z bielymi schodami. Masz pomysly!!!

Ola_Kwiatek (2620) 2009-05-13 6:16

Pomyslowe foto, w glowie moze sie zawrocic, ale jest OK.
3maj sie