Kastellorizo to Turkey View, a photo from Dodekanisos, South Aegean

Photographer's Note

Just a few km off the coast of Kas in south western Turkey is the delightful island of Megisti. In English it means 'the biggest', as it is the largest of the archipelago of islands shared by Turkey & Greece. In the fg is part of the fishing village of Kastellorizo. There are regular passenger boats from Kas on the Turkish mainland. This was taken from the hilltop castle to the right hand side of the horseshoe bay around which most of the town is built.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastellorizo

holmertz, Fis2, pajaran, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, PiotrF, papagolf21, macjake, pierrefonds, jhm, Cricri, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Royaldevon (75468) 2019-12-02 6:38

Hello Chris,

You have chosen a good, elevated position, which not only shows fine details of the red-roofed buildings below but, also, shows a vast depth, across the deep, topaz sea, to distant islands.
It was a good idea to include the rocky edge in the f/g, which really gives a deep drop in height the buildings.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

holmertz (92890) 2019-12-02 6:49

Hello Chris,
This is probably not the paradise it looks like, but it is no doubt a very nice view and I guess you have hidden most of the town/village below the rock outside the photo. The colours of the sea are enchanting and the dark blue and turquoise are well complemented by the green areas and the orange roofs.
Regards,
Gert

Fis2 (155673) 2019-12-02 6:52

Witaj Chris!
Wonderful vioew, curious place.
I like framing, colors and light.
Very impressive picture.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

Miguel82 (47108) 2019-12-02 7:25

Chris, that gorgeous postcard captured from a hilltop castle shows a grandiose landscape. Fantastic sea colors, powerful light, perfect sharpness. I like the Mediterranean vegetation and the traditional houses nestled on the coastline. Regards

pajaran (102696) 2019-12-02 8:12

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepe kuce na obali i priroda u pozadini.
Lepo pokazano sa dobrom perspektivom.
Lepa arhitektura i priroda.
Zelim vam sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting and nice view, good text ...
Beautiful waterfront homes and nature in the background.
Beautifully shown with good perspective.
Beautiful architecture and nature.
I wish you all the best in the new week that has begun.

COSTANTINO (104209) 2019-12-02 9:11

hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
what a beautiful photo!!!!!!!
fantastic view with an amazing blue sea
in the fg is part of the fishing village
of Kastellorizo
fantastic sea colors
this is a real dream not just a postcard
thanks for sharing it with us
regards
Costantino

Silvio1953 (205793) 2019-12-02 9:53

Ciao Chris, great POV on fantastic sea, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Tue (82280) 2019-12-02 11:24

Hello Chris,
A great view of the blue sea and the many islands scattered around the view. Superb colour contrast with the green parts and the orange roofs of the small houses. Very good and well-saturated colours.
Lars

PiotrF (52330) 2019-12-02 12:20

Hello Chris,
Interesting view of Kastellorizo.
I like high POV here.
Picture with nice composition and good color saturation.
Good work, fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

jean113 (22069) 2019-12-02 13:21

Hello Chris, an excellent high vantage point to get this fabulous view.
The colours are beautiful. A great advert for this part of the world.
Regards Jean.

federico (6109) 2019-12-02 16:38

hello Chris wonderfull view on a very clear and pristine day over the bay, the blue color of the mediterranean sea is really striking, including some rocks on the fg you managed to frame properly the view
regards
Federico

Nicou (193806) 2019-12-02 22:25

Hello

quel décor le bleu profond de l'eau ces collines en fond le bout de la vailles et ces maisons les traces et dégradé de l’eau pure on voit le fond fantastique
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

papagolf21 (152599) 2019-12-02 23:04

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Voilà un archipel de toute beauté où toutes les conditions sont réunies pour se sentir bien.
Les couleurs éclatent comme un fruit très mûr.
C'est beau à regarder, et les constructions sortent de terre rapidement !
Amitiés.
Philippe

jemaflor (135464) 2019-12-02 23:37

Hi Chris,
Great POV, well captured and rendered these colors, lovely blue sea with this fine weather, tfs.

macjake (96157) 2019-12-02 23:41

Hi Chris
you've posted so many great scenes lately, its hard to keep up!
but this has to be one of the better ones. you mention the hilltop Castle, I hope you have shots of that too - or maybe you have already posted some I"m not sure. This is such a beautiful view and perspective from up here, visually its A+++. love the charming homes and the colours, and the depth...its a wow shot for me
cheers
Craig

emka (152274) 2019-12-03 0:02

Hello Chris, Beautiful view of these small islands and a village with the red roofs. Fantastic composition from above. great colours and sharpness.

KInd regards MAlgo

dta (98556) 2019-12-03 1:19

Hello Chris ,
What an iddylic view . The composition is perfect . Harsh light , but well managed. The colors of the sea are very inviting .
Regards

pierrefonds (103591) 2019-12-03 4:38

Bonjour Chris,

L'étendue de la baie donne de la profondeur à la composition. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des maisons. J'apprécie les différentes teintes de couleurs de l'eau. Bonne journée.

Pierre

jhm (203057) 2019-12-03 5:18

Hello Chris,

Always very pleasant to take a picture out of the height.
Also, your panorama pictures are a pleasure to look at.
Nice composition and perfect presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

mkamionka (61280) 2019-12-04 6:48

Hi Chris,
wow, this is such a beautiful place! The colors are stunning!
You have so well balanced the exposure with the dark blue waters being not too dark and the sky not too bright.
Everything is perfect.
I like your asymmetric composition.
Spectacular sight!
Excellent quality work,
M

Cricri (176) 2019-12-06 4:54

Hi Chris
Que dire la vue est superbe , les couleurs sont sublime, c'est magnifique

Meilleurs vœux de fin d'année
cricri

mcmtanyel (58830) 2019-12-16 22:40

Hello Chris,
I have not seen Kash from this angle, I've always been on the other side. Maybe it is time to remedy that. 👍🏻👍🏻 I love the colors of the sea.
Regards,
MT