Photographer’s Note
Pelades are those small houses located in Tourlida lake in Mesologi.
More info and history about Mesologi is here.
About the shot:
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The heat was extremely high, don't be fooled by this cold atmosphere I've made in Post Processing.
The thermometer indicated over 40c.
I guess I've picked the wrong day to travel, but it was summer, and it was the only free work window I had. So this is better than nothing.
This shot couldn't be missed. I begin my journey to western Greece with some stops. Mesologi was one destination I wanted to check. I've seen this Sea-Lake in Trekearth and the internet, and I was wondering how is it like there, is it that dreamy indeed?
The answer is yes! although the time I chose was the worst. Noon almost 16:00 direct sun light, white sky, dull colours, and sea waves that killed my reflections I had in my mind. Not the best conditions but I squeezed the best I could in this one.
If you are interested to take some good snaps of this lake, try early in the morning until noon.
The afternoon offers you one of the best sunsets I've ever seen. Be patient, you'll see too :)
Check my exif:
f/10 not to risk sharpness, besides I had too much light and the 1/60 at 10mm is very satisfying even for hand held photography!
ISO 100, noise is forbidden in such scenes :D
and a polarizer filter to squeeze the blues in this one.
Post Processing notes:
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This one took me several hours, I really don't remember, might be 3 or more.
Its not that easy as it seems, I had to convert that dull and hot atmosphere into a bright shinny morning.
- RAW Push up/convert
- Clone stamp to remove the sign (check the WS, you'll see which sign)
- Extreme Tonemapping over layer to enhance the colour luminance
- Several masks used over areas with curves layer to enhance:
a) sky
b) water
c) the pelada house
d) clouds
- Micro adjustments to the exposure curves of the shot
- Saturation adjustments over areas
- HUE/red toning over pelada house (thanks to my friend Valia for the idea)
- White frame
- Custom sharpness
- Different title/template layout which I think I'll use this one for my posts. (let me know if you like it)
For the ones who'd like to discover the post process (PP) and RAW advantages, check the original JPEG shot in my workshop and compare it with this one here.
Enjoy viewing
Thanks for visiting/commenting
Critiques | Translate
ymrk
(9059) 2008-10-12 11:39
Hello stelio!
Good colors and perspectiph.İnteresting photos.Very good.Thanks for sharing
YAĞMUR
azaf1
(15547) 2008-10-12 11:40
Stelio kalispera
Ti apithani prooptiki kai xromata einai afta? Eidika afto to ble me ta portokalia einai mia apolafsi. Kai h antanaklasi einia panemoerfi kai h prooptiki exairetiki. Opos panta mia poli kali parousiasi.
Nasai kala
Argiris
TGULUMSER
(12514) 2008-10-12 11:57
Hello Stelios,
A very nice seascape with splendid colors,
Best regards,
Tulay
lc4giala
(2186) 2008-10-12 12:02
Kalispera Stelio
to exairetiko synodeyei ta exis prooptiki,xrvmata,kadro,fws,eykrinia mpla,mpla,mpla
me liga logia sta dika mou matia ..min parexigitho,teleia!!!
eyge!
George
TopGeo
(22121) 2008-10-12 12:04
Geia soy Stelio!
Stin arxi nomisa pos blepo topio stin Malesia!
Pragmatika entyposiako!
Plaisio , xrvma, prooptiki! kai mia synthesi oneiro
Xaireto
Georgios
v_vicky
(1021) 2008-10-12 12:19
Hello!!
Katapliktiko pov..dinei iperoxo vathos stin eikona sou! Ta xromata poli zontana!
Sigxaritiria :)
Vicky
athanvas
(2341) 2008-10-12 12:24
Geia sou Stelio!
Poly omorfo kai gemato to kadro sou me teleio POV kai yperoxa xrwmata.
Nasai kala,BASILIS
NickPavlakis
(492) 2008-10-12 12:58
Geia sou Stelio. Den exw na pw polla, to apotelesma fainetai eykolo na vgei, eimai sigouros omws pws den einai eykolo apo peiras ;-P. Gia ta xrwmata ti na pw? Fysika to contrast/clarity to xreiazotane, opws kai to clone stamp gia to shma (vasika 8a prospa8ousa na kanw kati me ayto, kapoia isws allh lhpsh me 8ema to shma). To spitaki fainetai fysikotato, 8ymizei hliovasilema peran ths wras pou perigrafeis, h opoia htan kai avolh kai sklhrh me ta xrwmata desaturated kai mounta. Ta kataferes kala me ayth an kai h omorfia logw POV einai dedomenh, ligo sprw3imo h8ele na vgei h krymenh omorfia sthn epifaneia.
Nikos
mesutilgim
(37186) 2008-10-12 13:21
Hi Stelios,
Great pov, amazing compo and wonderfull colors.
Very nice scenery, masterly captured. Very good, and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM
bostankorkulugu
(33888) 2008-10-12 14:14
it's been months since you uploaded a day time shot with a bright blue sky the last time stelio mou... mesolongi is a very photogenic place i think, that i d like to see and take picture -although i suck in landscape shots-... i ve always loved the pictures of iraklis (cretense) and vasilis artikos (artikos) from the region... yours is great also... will we be seing other shots with the typical lovely boats also?... you have one here but it is quite far...
take care mister...
elendim
(1677) 2008-10-12 14:47
Γεια σου Στελιο!
Μια ακομη ομορφη συνθεση με υπεροχα ζωντανα χρωματα και τελεια προοπτικη!
Πολυ καλη ευκρινεια και ωραια γωνια ληψης!
Καλο βραδυ,
Ελενα!
chrkont
(3647) 2008-10-12 15:14
Στέλιο γεια
Τι να πω..., η φωτογραφία είναι εντυπωσιακή. Έκανες φανταστική δουλειά από δύσκολο πρωτότυπο. Άσχετο, αλλά εδώ το watermark είναι πολύ καλό και δεν ενοχλεί καθόλου.
Εξαιρετικό αποτέλεσμα, μπράβο.
Χαιρετώ
Χρήστος
nasokoun
(0) 2008-10-12 15:33
Στέλιο καλησπέρα
εξαιρετική σύνθεση
εξαιρετική λήψη με όλα τα συναφή...
εξαιρετική επεξεργασία...
εξαιρετικό μέρος...
γιά άλλη μιά φορά ένα μεγάλο μπράβο
χαιρετώ σε
Νάσος
Vames
(4356) 2008-10-12 20:21
γεια σου Στέλιο,το πλάνο εδω γεμίζει με λιμνοθαλασσα και τα νερα καθαρα καθως φαινεται μεσα στη θαλασσα ,ωραια λήψη απο καλο σημειο.
bema
(9000) 2008-10-13 1:49 [Comment]
delkoo
(34588) 2008-10-13 3:33
hi stelios
The clarity of this image is excellent. Well composed with good saturation of colour ,sharpness and deep. The view is peaceful .
didier
Morac
(20761) 2008-10-13 4:40
Hello Stelios,
I love this unity of tone and color, between the sky and the sea
The "pier" leading to the house gives the whole picture in a beautiful dimension of perspective and depth.
Best rgards
Marc
zmey
(7282) 2008-10-13 8:15
what can I say, Stelios... masterly... that conversion from the original to the final post... looking at the original: i would have just dropped it into my lowest (never to loook into) drawer. i frequently see this 'grayish' quality of the blue in my own shots. now i see how wonderfully this can be managed. great job, my friend!
and how did i miss this place while i was in greece???
cheers,
kristaps
cherryripe
(19151) 2008-10-13 9:38
Hi Stelios
This jetty looks more typical of a tropical island than Greece. It's nicely placed to the right and brown building contrasts well with the water. The clouds add balance too.
Regards
Nikki
leo61
(43610) 2008-10-13 11:50
Hi Stelios!
This looks a bit like "golden island cottages" in Mynamar at Inle lake,I posted a lot of images from there.Wxcellent composition with this walkway and bungalow and the nice view at the mountains in the far distance.A very good exposure and the brown tones contrast very well with the blue ones of the sea and the sky.A great shot!!!!
Regards,Leo
Burberry1
(6041) 2008-10-14 0:41
Absolutelly amazing abd breathtaking Stelios!
U composed and framed it perfectly.
It must be a great place to relax yourself.
Agnieszka
g_panakia
(4004) 2008-10-14 1:53
καλημέρα στέλιο,
το κάδρο σου είναι τέλειο όπως επίσης και τα χρώματα!!!
όμορφο μέρος και πολυφωτογραφημένο αλλά όπως μας έδειξες πάντα υπάρχει κάτι που δεν έχουμε δει, εγώ τουλάχιστον...
καλή συνέχεια,
georgia
theofanis
(750) 2008-10-14 4:16
Γεια σου Στέλιο,
υπέροχη φωτογραφία,όμορφα τοποθετημένο πλάνο,πολύ καλή οξύτητα!
theofanis
Longroute
(9713) 2008-10-14 4:50
Well Stelios,
in spite of the difficulties you tell in your note the result is quite excellent. Blue and red and only the hut with the pier to break the infinity of the blue. Often the most appealing pictures are those with very few elements. It's like our eyes would like empy spaces.
But tell me is that really a lake or a fish pond? I see the typical enclosures of fish ponds.
Greetings,
Donato
danos
(33074) 2008-10-14 7:34
Στέλιο καλησπέρα,
εξαιρετική η παρουσίαση του ειδυλλιακού και συνάμα γραφικού αυτού μέρους της Ελλάδας.Πολύ καλή τοποθέτηση της Πελάδας στο κάδρο και φυσικά εξαίρετη η διαχείρηση των χρωμάτων και του φωτός.Είδα και το WS,πραγματικά και οι δικές μου φωτό κάπως έτσι βγαίνουν.Υπάρχει περίπτωση κάποτε να αποκτήσουν οι ψηφιακές τα προτερήματα των αναλογικών,χωρίς φυσικά την παρέμβαση του Photoshop και των συναφών προγραμμάτων;
Σε χαιρετώ,Δάνος
ΥΦ οι σημειώσεις σου όπως πάντα, ανάγνωση-εφαρμογή για ένα καλό μάθημα.
ifanik
(20542) 2008-10-15 18:25
Entiposiaki h epeksergasia edw file moy akribws opws mas exeis sinithisei
Ta xrwmata telia kai ena omorfo lito apotelesma
Oi plhrofories soy swsto mathima
Xairetw
Nikos
Cretense
(56866) 2008-10-16 3:58
Geia sou Stelio!
I fotografia einai exairetiki, den to syzitao, alla pera apo to fotografiko sou mati, mas apodeiknyeis gia alli mia fora ti maestria sou stin epexergasia! To teliko apotelesma se sxesi me tin arxiki foto einai "i mera me ti nyxta"! Sygxaritiria!
Iraklis
Juntas
(3482) 2008-10-16 8:50
Hi Stelios. Blue and blue: My two favourite colors. It´s a wonderful lanscape with or without PP but the quality of yours is outstanding as usual and the pov that you choose, very atractive. Well done my friend. Regards. Paulo
calexica
(1243) 2008-10-16 9:42
Γεια σου Στέλιο,
Όμορφη είκονα από έναν υπέροχο τόπο που δυστυχώς δεν έχω επισκεφτεί ακόμα. Τα χρώματα πολύ καλά όπως και το φως. Απίθανη σύνθεση και καδράρισμα. Συγχαρητήρια!!!
Σε χαιρετώ,
Νατάσα
Floydian
(30970) 2008-10-23 5:56
Hi Stelios,
Totally the opposite from your last one, great contrast in colour is not possible, but how i like both version. Here the beautiful deep blue toning, the perspective depth of the jetty work very well. I'm glad there hangs a cloud on top on the left, else it would make that part too empty, but now it creates some balance, i like that.
Regards, Henk
feather
(50040) 2008-10-27 7:39
The difference between this and the WS is amazing. You show that even with strong light you can extract a good image. The polariser cut the glare on the water allowing us to see below all the weeds. It's also quite a novel composition. I wonder how many of us would have wanted symmetry here, yet this works very well.
Kath
dip
(12792) 2008-11-06 3:42
poli omorfos o sundiasmos ton xromaton,prooptiki kai kadrarisma apla teleia!
poli kali!
Dimitris.
Hellas
(5155) 2008-11-16 7:27
Έκανες καλή δουλειά, Στέλιο!
Μεγάλη η διαφορά από το πρωτότυπο και πολύ καλό το αποτέλεσμα!
Μοιάζει εξωτικό το σκηνικό για όσους δεν ξέρουν την περιοχή. Πολύ καλά τα χρώματα, λαμπερά θα έλεγα και η ευκρίνεια ιδανική για το μέγιστο βάθος πεδίου.
Να είσαι καλά και καλή εβδομάδα!
COSTANTINO
(23105) 2008-12-30 2:15
Geia sou Stelio,
Thelontas na siu euxithw Xronia polla gia ton kainourgio xrono epeleksa autin thn katapliktiki sou foto me apithanous xrwmatikous sundiasmous
kali prooptiki kai megalo vathos pediou,
Me ygeia ,xara kai panta epituxies gia thn kainourgia xronia pou erxetai.
Costantino
Starscream
(890) 2009-03-25 6:26
Geia sou Stelio,
Panemorfi photografia, me eksairetiko vathos kai oksythta kai ekplhktikh opws panta h epeksergasia pou exeis kanei.
Christianna
Photo Information
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Copyright: Stelios Kritikakis (steliosk)
(4784) - Genre: Lieux
- Medium: Couleur
- Date Taken: 2008-08-21
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Canon EOS 450D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, Hoya SUPER Polarizer 77mm
- Exposition: f/10.0, 1/60 secondes
- More Photo Info: view
- Versions: version originale, Workshop
- Thème(s): Etoloakarnania Region [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2008-10-12 11:35
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