Filing in and out of Ephesus, a photo from Izmir, Aegean

Photographer's Note

Filing in and out of Ephesus
Some friends might remember Filing in and out of the Akropolis, on TE the prequel of this shot allthough this take on Ephesus was actually shot 7 years earlier. So my fascination with classic Greek and Roman culture and the ways of tourists was already there ;-)

The ruined town of Ephesus we can visit now is known as Ephesus III, the Roman town which once was in size the third city of the ancient world with a population of 250.000. The city was abandoned from the fifth century onwards because of the silting up of the harbour and the steady retreat of the Aegean coastline, which is now located 12 km from Ephesus.
It’s one of the spectacular archeological sites of the world.
We see here tourists on the Curetes street leading to the Celsus library and after that the silted up harbour, and the green plane which once was the Aegean sea.

The tech: Scanned with the EpsonPerfection 2450 photo. PCS3 work flow: I altered the saturation, contrast, curves and levels for the whole pic and some elements separately, using different layers, enhanced the edges, ran the noise filter on the sky USM-ed (a 5 step method), added a frame and resized and did a gentle USM (1,3px, 14%) again.

Tue, lucasgalodoido, corniste, Floydian, jhm, UlfE, alvaraalto, Angelillo, syd1946, Xalkida, abulafia, ikeharel trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Tue (93606) 2008-02-02 8:52

Hi Bert!
Mooi gezicht op de antieke stad in een prima verticale compositie. Het pad met alle gebroken zuilen leidt mooi naar de achtergrond. En alle bezoekers voegen nog eens extra aantrekkelijke kleuren toe aan de toch al kleurrijke foto. Die moderne kraan is een leuk element in de klassieke omgeving.
Groeten,
Lars

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-02-02 9:14

Hi Bert,
interesting this contrast between old and new in the landscape, and I´d like of the colors and quality of image.
Congratulations and Hug!

scalerman (26900) 2008-02-02 9:15

Bert: I assume it's hard to get the untouristic picture of this place so why not just surrender and take a shot of the hordes of tourists themselves - uniquely seen. regards, c

corniste (4280) 2008-02-02 10:01

Great pic! It is just too bad we have this crane and all the turists! Your scan was made properly.

have a great day!

Floydian (30970) 2008-02-02 10:04

Hallo Bert,
Ik liep daar in 2001, een giga mensenmassa echt niet normaal meer. De Blibliotheek was niet te fotograferen, dus moest de volgende ochtend terug als eerste bezoeker...gelukt ;-)
Jou foto geeft een mooi beeld van die hektiek, al die mensen die iets bezoeken uit een ver ver verleden maar wat nog steeds veel indruk maakt.
Mooie scan, lekkere felle kleuren zoals dat hoort te zijn...prima werk.
Groet, Henk

jhm (211738) 2008-02-03 1:21

Hallo Bert,

Even uit de oude doos!
Meer dan 10 jaar oud maar toch nog steeds mooi, diepte en perspectief zijn zeer goed gemaakt.
Het is zeer moeilijk van een gescande foto een digital te construeren, kleuren en presentatie zijn vrij goed.
Bedankt voor uw bezoek.

Prettige zondag Bert, groeten uit een koud Maldegem 0.6° en bewolkt.
John.

UlfE (14641) 2008-02-03 1:36

Hi Bert,

Excellent POV. You have mangaged to included a lot in this picture. The stream of tourists in the street leding to the library and the library and the wonderful landscape. Beautiful strong colours. TFS and have a nice Sunday!

Cheers,

Ulf

alvaraalto (42912) 2008-02-03 11:47

Hallo Bert,

Een schitterende foto vol tegenstellingen: Oud Modern, Werken Vakantie, Veel kleurig groen-blauw, uitgestrektheid drukte.
Knap werk.

groet Rob

Angelillo (9374) 2008-02-03 13:20

Hi Bert,

It seems this old city is stil now overpopulated! It's amazing to see the multitude. The shot is full of movement, colors, and very well organized by the ancient street. The crane is very curious, a touch of modenity between these classical stones. I like its position in the scene!

Greetings,
Angel.

toto (0) 2008-02-03 21:52

Belle photo de cet endroit très visité, ce POV particulier nous permet de voire l' ensemble en suivant le chemin des yeux comme ces gens le font.
Jolies couleurs et très bonne netteté, cela est très plaisant a s' y attarder et a bien regarder l' ensemble.

Amitiés Thomas

syd1946 (1167) 2008-02-03 22:29

Kalimera Bert,
Wonderful composition from the past!I like the perspective and view to the valley together with the crowd in front which gives life to the scenery.Very well seen file with the usual interesting note to enjoy more!

All the best for the new week,
Thomas

Stepan (27210) 2008-02-04 23:05

I don't know why, I find it looks like a former higway, getting rebuilt !!?
The realization is OK, especially the depth, driving the eye deep into the scene.
Nice to hear from you again.
Stéphane

andante (7092) 2008-02-06 9:45

What I find interesting about this image is the contrast of cultures from different time periods. Fascinating!
Cheers,
Enrique

Xalkida (11744) 2008-02-25 3:06

Hello my friend Bert

For a 10-years photo is fantastic. The processing you have made was excellent. Nice clarity, fine colors. Well done.

It is magic to walk on an ancient path, or not? ;)

abulafia (4900) 2008-03-14 6:04

Hi Bert
Nice to see that you are scanning in your old slides:)
Ephesus looks and sounds like an interesting place to go!
Good quality here, very nice colors, maybe a tad too saturated for my taste, but not much.
Regards
Harry

danyy (0) 2009-03-17 23:58

Bonjour Bert,
un des sites historiques les plus beaux du monde. Malheureusement tellement touristique, au point que ce lieu est plus habité de nos jours qu'à l'époque de sa construction.
Dommage pour la présence de cette grue qui dénature vraiment la scène.
Superbes couleurs.
Best regards.
Daniel.

ikeharel (114777) 2020-01-26 19:35

Hello Bert,
The crane is a bit disturbing, but the ruins with the many visitors at the site draws attention to the details and the view towards the green valley beyond.
Have a nice new week,
Ike