Photographer's Note
It's always Mytrhos... and it's a typical postcard shot...
But I like the soft light of the sunset as can see from the long shadows... and the almost rosy-golden colours of the sand...
From Wikipedia:
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal mixture of red and green light. On a colour wheel based on traditional colour theory (RYB), the complementary colour to blue is considered to be orange (based on the Munsell colour wheel).
National colours:
Coat of Arms symbol of Israel
Coat of Arms symbol of Israel
* Light Blue and white are the national colours of the Argentina Republic, in South America.
* Azzurro (meaning sky), a light blue, is the national colour of Italy (from the livery colour of the former reigning family, the House of Savoy)[citation needed].
* Blue is the national sports colour for India, as it denotes secularism.
* Blue is the national colour used on flags of several countries surrounded by seas or oceans such as Australia, and also of Europe as a whole (not just the European Union that also uses the same flag).
* Blue and white are the national colours of Somalia, Scotland, Finland and the Central American countries of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, as well as Greece, Israel and of the United Nations Organization using a light shade of blue symbolizing peace.
* Blue and yellow are the national colours of Sweden, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Barbados, and along with green, of Brazil, and along with red, of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chad, Romania, and Moldova.
* Red and blue are the national colours of Liechtenstein and Haiti, and along with white (where it composed the French tricolour whose simple design or colours were taken by other countries), the United Kingdom, The United States, France, Luxembourg, Norway, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, Serbia, Croatia, Paraguay, Iceland, Panama, Russia, Cuba, Chile, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Liberia, Nepal, and Slovenia.
Flag of Somalia
Flag of Somalia
Mysticism:
* In the metaphysics of the "New Age Prophetess", Alice Bailey, in her system called the Seven Rays which classifies humans into seven different metaphysical psychological types, the "first ray" of "will-power" is represented by the color blue. People who have this metaphysical psychological type are said to be "on the Blue Ray".[5]
* In Hinduism, Blue is used to symbolically represent the fifth, throat chakra (Vishuddha).[6]
* Psychics who claim to be able to observe the aura with their third eye report that someone with a blue aura is a person who is oriented toward spirituality.[7] People with blue auras are said to be interested in social service work and to be in occupations such as social worker, counsellor, teacher, writer, and psychologist.[8]
Religion
* Blue in Hinduism: Many of the gods are depicted as having blue-coloured skin, particularly those associated with Vishnu, who is said to be the Preserver of the world and thus intimately connected to water. Krishna and Ram, Vishnu's avatars, are usually blue. Shiva, the Destroyer, is also depicted in light blue tones and is called neela kantha, or blue-throated, for having swallowed poison in an attempt to turn the tide of a battle between the gods and demons in the gods' favour.
* Blue in Judaism: In the Torah,[9] the Israelites were commanded to put fringes, tzitzit, on the corners of their garments, and to weave within these fringes a "twisted thread of blue (tekhelet)".[10] In ancient days, this blue thread was made from a dye extracted from a Mediterranean snail called the hilazon. Maimonides claimed that this blue was the colour of "the clear noonday sky"; Rashi, the colour of the evening sky.[11] According to several rabbinic sages, blue is the colour of God's Glory.[12] Staring at this colour aids in mediation, bringing us a glimpse of the "pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity", which is a likeness of the Throne of God.[13] (The Hebrew word for glory.) Many items in the Mishkan, the portable sanctuary in the wilderness, such as the menorah, many of the vessels, and the Ark of the Covenant, were covered with blue cloth when transported from place to place.
Symbolism:
* In Thailand, blue is associated with Friday on the Thai solar calendar. Anyone may wear blue on Fridays and anyone born on a Friday may adopt blue as their colour. The Thai language, however, is one that has had trouble distinguishing blue from green. The default word for Blue was recently สีน้ำเงิน literally, the colour of silver, a poetical reference to the silvery sheen of the deep blue sea. It now means Navy Blue, and the default word is now สีฟ้า literally, the colour of the sky.
........ BLUE IS GREECE!!!!!!!!
P.S.
I like it, but there are some problems: I haven't a polarizing filter and it's a bit blurred... may be for the water's reflection!
Critiques | Translate
TGULUMSER
(13252) 2008-09-22 2:41
Hello Chiara,
The tones of blue are amazing, you are right. Nice seascape from a high point,
Best regards,
Tulay
bema
(26591) 2008-09-22 2:43
Ciao Chiara,
seems to be a very special place for you, but i can understand why it is..seen that beach on many different pictures with different colors and povs, but tエs always some kind of magical.. whenever i get the opinion in the future, this beach will be visited by myself, thatエs sure..
great capture indeed, i like it..
kind regards and Ciao, Bernd
v_vicky
(1037) 2008-09-22 3:06
Hello Chiara,
what a shot!i like the shadows and the colours..
Congrats!
P.S. and because i adore the blue colour, i find your note the most interesting note ever!! :)
My best regards
Vicky
tho_ebert
(876) 2008-09-22 3:24
Hi Chiara,
Excellent composition, and nice blue variations. The result looks great! Did you took it from an airplane?
TFS
Thomas
zeynepe
(0) 2008-09-22 3:31
Hello Chiara,
I like always seeing seascape and this one is splendid.The very high POV makes me dizzy:)
Superb colors , especially the blue looks excellent.
Congrats and have a nice week,
Zeynep
vapours
(8264) 2008-09-22 4:05
Amazing colour, amazing perspective of such a great looking beach. One of those views that only a painter could portray...you've done it well.
BennyV
(34780) 2008-09-22 4:11
Hello Chiara,
Lovely ripple of a wave to seperate sand and blue in this tasteful composition. Nice work.
Benny
giorgimer
(35017) 2008-09-22 5:15
Ciao Chiara,
un piacere esplorare la tua galleria, ricca di begli spunti. Mi piace la vista "a volo d'uccello", splendidi i colori e le ombre lunghe! Qui puoi vedere che il genere mi piace:
http://www.trekearth.com/members/giorgimer/photos/Europe/Italy/Sicily/Messina/
Brava!
Gio
luighi
(5303) 2008-09-22 7:40
Hola Chiara , esta foto es impresionante , tiene una nitidez estupenda y un lindo y suave color azul ,
desde donde hiciste el disparo Chiara????
Saludos.
Luis
eversmile
(11636) 2008-09-22 10:56
A clever composition for a vertiginous POV, with beautiful colors. I don't see the problems you mention, maybe because everything works so well besides? Bravo!
Marine
worldcitizen
(16236) 2008-09-22 16:45
Ciao Chiara,
This is a great presentation, and the softness reminds me of a water-color painting. The diagonal line between the sand and sea is pefect, and so is the color of the water. Great, high POV, too! This is a really beautiful beach view. :-)
ifanik
(21679) 2008-09-23 4:46
woawwwwwww!!!! Chiara,
Very beautiful POV and colours
CONGRATULATIONS
Best regards
Nick
stelli
(3009) 2008-09-23 13:19
Wonderful unique POV of this greatly photographed place! Also great details! Thank you for sharing! Regards Stella
jemaflor
(148398) 2008-09-24 11:39
Hi Chiara,
original pov on seaside, well framed and lovely blue, interesting effect with this diagonal.
polpo56
(15146) 2008-09-24 15:17
Ciao Chiara,
a parte la bellezza dei colori, io penso che i punti di forza di questa foto siano il POV e la composizone, molto originali entrambi.
Brava, non sei mai banale.
Ludo
lestans
(17258) 2008-10-01 12:46
Ciao Chiara! che meravigliosa veduta di Myrtos, hai trovato un POV formidabile e la foto tutta colore. Io ero stata qua due anni fa, e ne ho anch'io nella mia galleria di vedute di questo posto incantevole. Spero che Corf non tradisca le mie speranze e sia non meno bella, sto cominciando a visitarl
ciao!
Livia
Ninello52
(7576) 2008-10-08 14:25
Ciao Chiara,
Ti sei lanciata per fare questa foto? L'effetto dall'alto interessante, equilibrata la diagonale spiaggia-mare che divide in due la scena, semplicemente fantastico il blu del mare.
Saluti, Nino.
Anna--
(7801) 2008-10-09 13:10
Chiara!
Ma dove eri? :) Fantastico altissimo punto di vista e bellissime le formichine sulla spiaggia. Niente affatto una cartolina, ma veramente un'ottimo scatto grafico, con splendide ombre lunghe e bella luce! Brava
Buona serata
Anna
flashpoint
(4000) 2008-10-10 10:33
ciao Chiara,
una presa aerea meravigliosa con linee e sfumature di colori importanti..non e' che hai noleggiato per il volo e lo scatto un gabbiano!!
buona serata sERGIO
hubert
(1591) 2008-10-12 1:04
Buona domenica Chiara,
Ottimo lavoro. Mi piace molto questo tipo di foto.
Essenziale ci consegna la tranquillit della spiaggia che si spopola e si gode le ultime ore di luce.
Marco
smarcell
(19965) 2008-10-14 1:41
Mi piace molto il taglio che hai dato alla foto.
E la vista quasi dall'aereo.
Il tutto diventa una composizione geometrica, quasi astratta.
E poi la spiaggia e' fantastica.
Ciao Stefano
chefrancisco
(752) 2008-10-22 9:15
Hi Chiara,
I wonder how in the world where you able to compose this photo! Were in you riding a para-glide or in a cliff? I am curious.. =) Excellent composition! These are the type of photos that I would like to shoot myself.
Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Che
testmaniac
(13508) 2008-11-29 1:38
Hello Chiara, very nice and attractive photo! Wonderful colors!
TFS
Phil
pasternak
(15185) 2009-01-10 8:29
Ciao Chiara,
Very graphical and original composition with a fantastic note as well, so it is different from a typical postcard shot...
Cheers
Alexander
AiresSantos
(56155) 2009-01-12 2:21
Ciao Chiara,
Un ottimo foto con magnifici colori e dettagli.
Mi piace la diagonale e il POV
Saluti
Aires
coco
(30439) 2009-02-05 8:05
Ciao Chiara.
You had a so wonderful and charming light.
The high and high POV is also great and the whole photo is perfect to me.
Regards.
mirarer
(4751) 2009-02-08 13:46
Hi Chiara,
Beautiful view, nicely composed shot. Good point of view.
Great light and colors.
Nice shot.
Regards,
Mirari
johannes68
(3469) 2009-02-09 12:38
Hi Chiara,
looking at this photo in the middle of winter is like a little holiday - more than perfect colours, includes everything Iエm missing now in the grey and cold.
Thanks.
Johannes
francio64
(39888) 2009-02-23 6:21
Ciao Chiara,
immagine vertiginosa. Sembra una veduta aerea.
Bella la diagonale che divide il mare dalla spiaggia e il contrasto di colori che ne viene fuori.
Riguardo "Blue is Greece" ho qualcosa da dire in quanto Blue anche Sicilia :-))
B, del resto Sicilia e Grecia hanno un versante che viene bagnato dallo stesso mare.
Un caro saluto!
Francesco
Photo Information
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Copyright: Chiara Marcotulli (chiaretta)
(2414)
- Genre: 場所
- Medium: カラー
- Date Taken: 2008-08-23
- Categories: 自然
- Camera: Nikon D-80
- Exposure: f/13.0, 1/100 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): How small we are... [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2008-09-22 2:35
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