Campanario, a photo from Hios, North Aegean

Photographer's Note

This is the campanile of the "Megalos (big) Taxiarhis", the biggest church in Mesta, the best preserved medieval village in the island of Hios. It is called "Megalos" to distinguish from the older church called "Taxiarhis" (where you can see a carven iconoxtasis of extreme beauty- the best in Greece). What amazes the visitor in Mesta is that the village is exactly in the same condition as 500 years ago. This village was built at the inland of the island by the Genovese in order to avoid attacks from the pirates. It is built like a huge castle where the outside walls of the houses of the outer circle are like the walls of a fortress. Every neighbourhood, every "block" of the village and also every house of the village is like a castle of its own, with its own autarchy. In case of great emergency, as a last refuge, there was a big tower in the centre of the village, where the people could reach by passing from one roof to the other using special passages. You can walk from the one side of the village to the other without ever having to put your feet on the ground.

*I used the DRI Method for this one.

marianita, ribeiroantonio, Buin, delkoo, evanrizo, Glint, josepmarin, veronika, lalique, elmec, vinicio heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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ribeiroantonio (22730) 2006-06-28 6:22

Very well captured considering the different lights surrounding the foreground and the tower itself. The dark sky came out nice as well. Good work.
Antonio

AthaPan (0) 2006-06-28 6:25

Kalos irthes stin praktiki tis DRO methodo :-)
Eimai sigoures oti me kathe fora pou tha pas na bjaleis nykterines forografies tha exeis sto nou sou kai touti tin methodo...

To kampanario xreiazetai akomi dyo epipeda toulaxiston, alla jenika poly kali douleia...

Ean thes, steile mou lijo tis jnisies fotografies sou (fysika copyright paremenei se esena!!) kai tha dikimaso lijo tin tyxi mou...

To email mou tha to breis meso tis istoselidas mou(des to intro mou, pane stin website mou ki ekei kato apo to menu IMPRESSUM)

To mono pou den mou arese edo einai o ixos (noise) ston ourano..

Se xaireto file
°°° sakis °°°

marianita (3455) 2006-06-28 6:35

Irakli
great shot.excellent night shot. I have visited this place, it is very graphical.nice use of light
well done
marianna

Buin (42580) 2006-06-28 7:03

Hallo Hercules!
A sharp picture with a very special - a bit mysterious - atmosphere. You managed the unfavourable light conditions in a wonderful way. By the small street your picture has a very good depth. I like it!
Greetings from Germany!
Frank

efigesta (12188) 2006-06-28 7:21

Hi Hercules

great night shot here, with nice colors and a nice pov
regards
manuel

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2006-06-28 7:25

Hola Hercules.

Bonita atmósfera la que consigues. Con estas luces la foto tiene un aire misterioso muy logrado.

Un saludo, Oscar

delkoo (68) 2006-06-28 7:34

hi hercules
yuo managed well the difficult night light, I like the blues tones on the stones and perspective too.

with regards

didier

sayan (2617) 2006-06-28 8:08

Hi Hercules
Another wonderful night shot. I like it very much. The ambience is good and your note is perfect as always. The alley you have captured here reminds me of some typical alleys of Benaras. In the night time light and shadow creates a haunting atmosphere.
A good one from you again.
Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Sayan

Graal (103040) 2006-06-28 8:32

Hi Hercules,
very nice night view, fine light in tower, beautiful old backstreet. Good colours and composition. I like it. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

cengiz (3593) 2006-06-28 8:51

good details and colors
welldone
cengiz

coco (30439) 2006-06-28 9:08

Kalispera Hercules.
Me siguen dando envidia estas fotos. No voy a irme de vacaciones este verano y veo fotos de lugares en los que me gustaría estar.

Buena composición y buen efecto gracias al método DRI que en las próximas semanas intentaré aprender a usar.

Carlos.

evanrizo (462) 2006-06-28 9:13

Ηρακλή θα ήμουν ψεύτης αν σου έγραφα ότι δεν μου αρέσει, μ'α ρέσει η φωτογραφία σου.
Μ' ενοχλέι αυτό το σύρμα ή καλόδιο που βγαίνει μπροστά στα μάτια. Εγώ πάντως από αυτήν την μέθοδο δεν ξέρω.
Φιλικά Βαγγέλης.

rosaline (0) 2006-06-28 10:20

Hi Hercules
Interesting night shot with a good pov. The clock face is a little burned out but the scene still works quite well. Nice details and a good capture of the street lights reflecting off the brick work. Nice effort, indeed.
Aubrey

Glint (6171) 2006-06-28 10:24 [Comment]

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josepmarin (59385) 2006-06-28 14:27

Hola Hercules,
Buena toma nocturna con gran contraste entre luz y colores. Bonita la zona iluminada y bonita la zona en penumbra, con unos tonos muy suaves y un ambiente de intimidad para pasear las parejas de enamorados.
El campanario está muy bonito con la iluminación. Sólo hay algo que eliminaría de la foto porque distrae la mirada, el montón de arena, aunque sé que ésto era imposible en tu buen encuadre.
La foto es muy buena.
Un saludo,
Josep

veronika (6058) 2006-06-28 17:25

Hello Hercules,
have i ever told you that i like your nightshots? NO???? Si im telling you now - i like them very much, including this one :)
Perfect lights, colours note.. Is it the sand on the right side? Looks cool :)
Vero

nika (0) 2006-06-28 18:24

Me encanta ese juego lumínico de las fachadas , el fondo con la torre y la fantástica atmósfera de quietud que puedo imaginar paseando por un lugar tan bonito . Es magnífico el foco de luz que emana del fondo de la composición y revela una mayor amplitud de campo. La composición está perfectamente equilibrada , la definición es perfecta . Una delicia de lugar que nos muestras desde tu sensibilidad y punto de vista . Abrazos !

leo61 (0) 2006-06-29 13:25

Hi Hercules!
Excellent night shot!
You managed verry well to show the dark background and the verry sharp bright foreground.Nice colors everywhere and a great contrast with the sky.Well done.
Regards,Leo

lalique (116) 2006-06-29 19:46

Geia sou Hrakli!
An kai den katalava kala gia to DRI method kai to Saki,emena mou aresei to apotelesma...tou DRI?!einai atmosfairiki kai mistirwdis...
Maria

elmec (12210) 2006-06-30 13:29

Hello Hercules!
Great night shot of old architecture. The path between walls is lovely for evening walk!
Great work!
Best regards!

Angshu (56760) 2006-07-01 0:30

Hi Hercules
Excellent one...what I like most is the contrast of light & shadows here...is it difficult to capture so many shades of light here....I like especially the lit window & the partially lit alley wall. Excellent shot!
Regards
Angshu

vinicio (23423) 2006-07-02 9:41

I like the idea and the composition, the bell tower seem a ghost and it is really beautiful in the landscape of these walls, clever idea and great image result, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

magdaj (1111) 2006-07-02 12:30

Hello Hercules:)
Interesting view.
Amazing colors.
Photo it`s like just painting.
Ragards & smile:)
Magda

Photo Information

Copyright: Hercules Milas (Cretense) (68709)
Genre: Plaatsen
Medium: Kleur
Date Taken: 2006-06-19
Categories: Architectuur
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon 10-22 f3.5-4.5 EFS
Belichting: f/7.1, 8 Seconden
More Photo Info: view
Fotoversie: Originele versie
Thema's: Greek nights, Religions, Churches and Monasteries of Greece [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-06-28 6:10
Favorieten: 1 [Zicht]