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blue -white at paros island


blue -white at paros island
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Copyright: Costantino Topas (COSTANTINO) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1788 W: 6 N: 1861] (12625)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2007-07-19
Exposition: f/8, 1/320 secondes
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Versions: version originale
Date de soumission: 2008-05-17 4:09
Vue: 591
Points: 54
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Blue -White at Paros island.

Paros (Greek: Πάρος) is an island of Greece in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, with which it is separated by a channel about 8 km (5 mi) wide. It lies approximately 100 nmi (185 km) south-east of Piraeus.
Today, Paros is one of the most popular European tourist hotspots.
The Municipality of Paros includes numerous uninhabited offshore islets totaling 196.308 km² of land. Its nearest neighbor is the Community of Antiparos, lying to its southwest.

Paros also became known for its fine white marble which gave rise to the term Parian which is used for China and fine marbles worldwide. The island has also been called Venetian: Paro.

The story that Paros was colonized by one Paros of Parrhasia, who brought with him a colony of Arcadians to the island[ is one of those etymological fictions which abound in Greek legend. Ancient names of the island are said to have been Plateia (or Pactia), Demetrias, Strongyli (meaning round due to the round shape of the island), Hyria, Hyleessa, Minoa and Cabarnis.


The Venus de Milo, a sculpture executed in Parian marble c. 100 BC, Musee du Louvre, Paris
Windmill in Parikía. The traditional Cyclades designFrom Athens the island later received a colony of Ionians under whom it attained a high degree of prosperity. It sent out colonies to Thasos and Parium on the Hellespont. In the former colony, which was planted in the 15th or 18th Olympiad, the poet Archilochus, native of Paros, is said to have taken part. As late as 385 BC the Parians, in conjunction with Dionysius of Syracuse, founded a colony on the Illyrian island of Pharos (Hvar).

Shortly before the Persian War Paros seems to have been a dependency of Naxos. In the first Greco-Persian War (490 B.C.), Paros sided with the Persians and sent a trireme to Marathon to support them. In retaliation, the capital Paros was besieged by an Athenian fleet under Miltiades, who demanded a fine of 100 talents. But the town offered a vigorous resistance, and the Athenians were obliged to sail away after a siege of 26 days, during which they had laid the island waste. It was at a temple of Demeter Thesmophoros in Paros that Miltiades received the wound of which he afterwards died.

By means of an inscription Ross was enabled to identify the site of the temple; it lies, as Herodotus suggests, on a low hill beyond the boundaries of the town.

Paros also sided with shahanshah Xerxes I of Persia against Greece in the second Greco-Persian War (480 - 479 B.C.), but after the battle of Artemisium the Parian contingent remained inactive at Kythnos watching the progress of events. For their support of the Persians, the islanders were later punished by the Athenian war leader Themistocles, who exacted a heavy fine.

Under the Delian League, the Athenian-dominated naval confederacy (477 - 404 B.C.), Paros paid the highest tribute of all the island members: 30 talents annually, according to the estimate of Olympiodorus (429 B.C.).[12] This implies that Paros was then one of the wealthiest islands in the Aegean. Little is known of the constitution of Paros, but inscriptions seem to show that it was modeled on Athenian democracy, with a boule (senate) at the head of affairs.[13] In 410 BC the Athenian general Theramenes found an oligarchy governing Paros; he deposed it and restored the democracy.[14] Paros was included in the second Athenian confederacy (the Second Athenian Empire 378 - 355 B.C.). In c.357 B.C., along with Chios, it severed its connection with Athens.

From the inscription of Adule we learn that the Cyclades, presumably including Paros, were subject to the Ptolemies, the Hellenistic dynasty that ruled Egypt (305 - 30 B.C.). Paros then became part of the Roman Empire and later of its Greek-speaking successor state, the Byzantine Empire.
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  • aadilj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1975 W: 62 N: 1579] (11542)
  • [2008-05-17 4:17]

You have created a nice perspective and anyways have such striking colours and textures. The scene is immensely beautiful and well composed. Nice job indeed.

Hi Costantino,

Colours of Greece.
Beautifull composition.
Fine lights.
All the best, dear friend.

jp

kalimera my friend costantino
excellent blue colours and composition.wonderful boats and reflections.well done.
friendly greetings from Istanbul.
gürkan akçakır.

hi Constantino

Very interesting color contrast using the graphic impression of blue and white against the earth color tone. Nicely captured pov and composition to give a pleasant image.

tfs, bill

Hello Costantino,
An interesting and unusual point of view putting the emphasis on the blue dome in the foreground, which acts as a good foil for the lovely blue sea and sky. Very good colours and clarity.

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  • belido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3442 W: 103 N: 2812] (10045)
  • [2008-05-17 5:24]

Hi Constantino,

very interesting place, clever point od view. I guess you would like to show us the three different blues in this scene. Very good work on this marvelous scenary. Great job!
Regards,
Carlos

Γεια σου Κωνσταντινε.Απιθανη η συνθεση σου με ολα τα χαρακτηριστικα των Ελληνικων νησιων μαζεμενα σε μια υπεροχη φωτο γεματη φως και χρωμα.

Hello Costantino,
A very beautiful composition. This white cross in this marvelous blue made this picture really a beauty.
Regards
Have a nice weekend.
Maria

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  • paura Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 4482 W: 8 N: 2893] (24727)
  • [2008-05-17 8:19]

Costantino,
Uma beleza de paisagem muito bem mostrada na sua fotografia. Cores e profundidade de campo estão muito boas.

Abraço

Paulo

The blue of Greece will fascinate me always and here the framing is marvelous !
The cross in foreground is superb
Hugs

Hi Costantino
Beautiful composition with the top of the church in foreground.
Excellent colours and details. It's pity, i think it's a little bit over-exposed
Hugs
Aires

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  • TopGeo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2195 W: 79 N: 3060] (13740)
  • [2008-05-17 14:45]

Geia soy Kosta! Mia, ikona thalassini, kai mia sinthesi me fotina kai aspra blue chromata ton kikladon charaktiristika! Taksidiariki kai kalokairini nota!
xaireto
Georgios

Hi costantino ;

renkler ve kadrajınız harika elinize sağlık

Önder Kahraman

Hola amigo,
I hope one day I see this beautiful place with my own eyes. Excellent pre[ective and wonderful composition. Love the contrast between the different types of blue and the colors of the soil.
well done
take care amigo. Hasta la proxima
joRge

Hi Costantino,
nice, minimal composition. The colors are great, the blue white, just like your national flag, nice! Composition is very good.

Best regards from sunny Arizona
Mark

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  • Truja Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 674 W: 90 N: 1456] (4946)
  • [2008-05-18 0:01]

Hi Constantino!

GReat contrast Blue/withe in the sea, for the cross.
Tranquility and serenity are good transmitted.
fantastic note to!!

Congratulations, Jordi

Hi Costantino,
Charming mediterranean atmosphere with amazing colours and lights. The composition is very fine, details are attractive. Very well done!
Have a nice Sunday
George

Ciao Costantino.
Il punto focale dell'immagine è la croce bianca sul blu del mare. Molto bella la composizione.
Ciao.
Bobo.

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  • Mechi Silver Star Critiquer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 0] (163)
  • [2008-05-19 11:28]

Kalimera Constantino! how are you? Wonderful picture, so blue..love the first plane of that blue roof and the boats in the back..excellent!
TFS,
Mercedes.

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  • Jardim Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 409 W: 15 N: 317] (2401)
  • [2008-05-19 12:35]

Olá Constantino,

Great blue tones. I like of the white cross with the see as bakegroud.
Júlio Jardim

Costantino Geia sou

a classic blue and white shot of the Greek Kyklades
POV original , good manage of the light ,vivid colors
useful and instructive note
TFS
Regards
Dominic

Hi Costantino,
nice blue colors
good look angle
thanks for sharing
best regards
Ozhan

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3063 W: 162 N: 4436] (18578)
  • [2008-05-20 20:02]

Very Greek, Costantino! The blue & white, the boats, the dry land, perfect. I like your POV with the dome in the foreground, but specially because the cross is over the blue.
Regards,
Zeca

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 9719 W: 446 N: 15853] (56062)
  • [2008-05-22 3:10]

very nice one here Constantino,
you had a fine pov here, over the chapel, good composition and a well taken shot, very nice photojob here, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

bonjour,
du classique mais toujours aussi beau...qui rend bien l'ambiance de cette ile dont je garde un excellent souvenir...la photo est peut-etre un poil surexposée?mais c'est dur de lutter contre la lumiere grecque!!!
brvao
vero

very kykladic... and very nice... i would love to be there in paros right now... the point of view with the typical blue dome on the front looks cool...

ta leme...

korkut

Ola Costantino ,
belo ponto de visão sobre esta baía ,com esta cúpula azul em primeiro plano a paisagem e bem árida , gostei de ver os barcos, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

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  • zmey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1363 W: 102 N: 1395] (5406)
  • [2008-09-30 14:43]

kalispera costantino!
the essence of greek islands :)) blue water, blue skies, sun, white + blue buildings (church in this case)... very inviting, my friend!

regards,
kristaps

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