Photographer's Note
ENG:Serifos is a Greek island municipality in the Aegean Sea, located in the western Cyclades, south of Kythnos and northwest of Sifnos. It is part of the Milos regional unit. The area is 75.207 kmイ and the population was 1,414 at the 2001 census. It is located about 170 km ESE of Piraeus.In Greek mythology, Serifos is where Dana and her infant son Perseus washed ashore after her father Acrisius, in response to an oracle that his own grandson would kill him, set them adrift at sea in a wooden chest. When Perseus returned to Serifos with the head of the Gorgon Medusa, he turned Polydektes, the king of Serifos, and his retainers into stone as punishment for the king's attempt to marry his mother by force.In antiquity the island was proverbial for its insignificance and for the alleged muteness of its frogs.During the Roman imperial period, Serifos was a place of exile. After 1204 it became a minor dependency of the Venetian dukes of the Archipelago. In the late 19th century Serifos experienced a modest economic boom from exploitation of the island's extensive iron ore deposits. The mines closed in the 1960s, and Serifos now depends on tourism and small-scale agriculture. the 20th century, the mines of Serifos were exploited by the mining company "Societe des mines Seriphos-Spiliazeza," under the direction of German mineralogist A. Grohmann. In the summer of 1916, in response to low pay, excessive working hours, poor safety conditions, and the company's refusal to rehire workers who had been drafted into the Greek army and recently demobilized, the 460 miners formed a union and organized a strike. Their leader was Constantinos Speras, a Serifos native educated in Egypt, who was an anarchosyndicalist with long experience of labour struggles on the Greek mainland. In response to the strike, Grohman asked for the help of Greek authorities, who sent a 30-man gendarmerie detachment from nearby Kea. After detaining Speras and the strike committee, the gendarmerie lieutenant ordered his men to fire on the workers, who had gathered at the ore loading dock at Megalo Livadi and refused to permit a cargo ship to be loaded. Four workers were killed and a dozen wounded. The workers, supported by their wives, attacked the gendarmes with stones, killing three of them and routing the others. The freed leadership took control of island institutions and send a message placing Serifos under protection of the French fleet at Milos. This effort at collective proletarian self-organisation was cut short by the refusal of the French navy to intervene, and by the arrival of a Greek warship. Speras was arrested and charged with high treason, but released a few months later when the royalist government was ousted. Grohmann was given once again the control of the mines, after granting improved working conditions and an 8 hour workday. Speras would return to Athens and resumed his labor activities, but was assassinated in 1943, allegedly by Communist Party maximalists.
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Sergiom
(117241) 2012-09-04 5:30
Bonjour Chris,
J'aime beaucoup la ligne diagonale que forme la jet馥 dans l'image, elle donne de la profondeur l'ensemble. Par contre la lumi鑽e est un petit peu forte et dilue les formes.
Amicalement
Serge
krzychu30
(15512) 2012-09-04 5:43
Hello Chris,
Iエm delighted about this magnificent view and also about the clarity of the water.Pure pleasure to spend holiday in such beautiful place and to swim in such clear water.Lovely composed image with splendid,vibrant colors and very good contrast.Your image gives us nice feeling of the summer and relax.Excellent work!
Have a nice day
Krzysztof
CanmoreKevin
(2111) 2012-09-04 7:11
Chris,
This is a spot that I wish that I had not missed when I was in Greece. I love the intense colour of the water and the stark contrast it makes with the white buildings. The dock easily leads the viewer into the village.
Kevin
jacquest
(19269) 2012-09-04 7:36
Hello Chris,
I like the diagonal line of the jette and houses leading the eye to the mountains. The strong ligh on the white surfaces is a bit hard, but it is compensated nby the nice colors around.
Best regards
Jacques
jlbrthnn
(76043) 2012-09-04 9:01
Hello Chris,
The light is very well controlled. The beautiful landscape is cleverly imaged. The quality is excellent. Bravo.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Jol
Sonata11
(34119) 2012-09-04 9:07
Hello Chris,
Wooow! very beautiful shot of architecture and amazingly beautiful nature. Lovely view and very spectacular, great management of light, colors, sharpness, perfect clarity. I love POV and DOF as well. Great job. Thanks for sharing.
All the best,
Barbara
Gigidusud
(21679) 2012-09-04 9:57
Hello Chris,
Great view on Serifos with nice perspective,beautiful colors and excellent POV.Bravo!
Thanks for sharing.
Ghislaine
pajaran
(115805) 2012-09-04 10:29
Dobro vece.
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst o ostrvu, sa istorijom ...
Lep pogled i trenutak.
Dobra ostrina, kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje.
Dobar rad i kompozicija, lepa arhitektura.
Lepo mesto za odmor.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje.
Paja.
Good evening.
Very interesting and good text on the island, with a history of ...
Nice view and the moment.
Good sharpness, contrast and perspective, beautiful colors.
Good work and composition, beautiful architecture.
A nice place for a vacation.
Good evening and all the best.
Paja.
lakshmip1949
(19081) 2012-09-04 14:08
Hello Chris,
Beautiful cobalt blue color water against the white buildings. The panoramic view is beautiful with the mountain in the background. Nice quality and colors.
Lakshmi
bona
(15057) 2012-09-04 14:36
Hi Chris,
the Greece sea always enchant me. This so beautiful blue colors is amazing. I like your point of view with the water divided by this pathway. A pity the white was overexposed. But I like your photo anyway, a beautiul place.
Regards
Andre
carlo62
(81265) 2012-09-04 15:47
Ciao Chris
il mare splendido e la striscia di rocce che lo divide ne esalta il colore intenso.
Il bianco un p forte, ma vedo che le ombre sono ben marcate, vuol dire che il sole era molto intenso e la gestione della luce difficile con tanto bianco intorno.
Saluti
Carlo
jmdias
(115072) 2012-09-04 17:44
chris
interestinmg pov showing details of this marvelous place. I liked the colors of the sea and its contrast with the arid slopes. well done.
hugs
jorge
wolf38
(30) 2012-09-04 22:07
Hello chris. Mountains, blue sky, whitewashed houses, a harbor. A typical Greek seaside scenery. The ferries transport people in all parts of the country. Yes, I know Greece well. Well seen and realized. Rgds, Wolfgang.
bayno
(18348) 2012-09-04 23:43
Ciao Chris,
a beautiful sea, excellent POV and framing, the white parts seem slightly overexposed, great depth...
regards,
Valter
rbellemare
(2109) 2012-09-05 3:25
Hello Chris,
Nice picture of another great Greek port. I like the way the pier is joining the Island and the village. Great contrast of colours. Nice composition.
R駛ean
maria-v1981
(10966) 2012-09-05 3:43
Καλησπέρα Χρήστο,
Σέριφος ένα νησί με πανέμορφες παραλίες και υπέροχα κυκλαδίτικα χρώματα. Μου αρέσει που η ξηρά κόβει την θάλασσα στα δύο και δημιουργεί δύο κόλπους. Όμορφες αντιθέσεις και καλοκαιρινά χρώματα.
Καλό απόγευμα και καλή συνέχεια,
Μαρία
abmdsudi
(95869) 2012-09-05 7:01
Hi Chris
Indeed this is the best viewpoint and I like the wide view from this point so that we can really enjoy the wonderful small bay, the causway and the distant hillss. However what really impressed me is beautiful contrasting colors created by the prestine blue water and the surroundingst. All these add to boost the fanfare of this place. Excellent shot my friend, TFS
West regards
kato
(11630) 2012-09-05 9:06
Hi Chris,
You're capturing this port scene by a good composition and excellent tone, so it's interesting and impressive to see two beautiful/calm bays which faced across the road and the town in the foot of low mountain. It's impressive in a lot of houses with white wall and some boats on bay, too.
Have a nice week.
Kind regards,
mikio
adramad
(72940) 2012-09-05 11:22
Hi Chris.
A fantastic POV to show us this beautiful village, located in a lovely, stunning blue sea that these small populations of the Cyclades are delicious.
Superb sharpness much as the beautiful range of colors. Well done.
Have a nice day.
Best regards.
Luis.
gildasjan
(43826) 2012-09-05 12:33
Bonsoir Chris
De tr鑚 belles variations de teintes dans l'eau de cette mer au premier plan et cette image rayonne par sa lumi鑽e.L'arri鑽e plan montagneux habille bien cette composition.
Bonne soir馥
Amicalement
gildas
mkamionka
(74329) 2012-09-05 12:45
Hi Chris,
well chosen POV and a very nice composition. A bit pity that the bright areas got a bot burned.
Beautiful place, TFS
M
pierrefonds
(114371) 2012-09-05 14:58
Hi Chris,
The road is sending my eyes toward the houses and toward the mountains which is giving depth to the composition. I like the colors of the sky and of the sea. Have a nice day.
Pierre
delpeoples
(60342) 2012-09-06 4:59
Kelimera dear Chris
Oooh la la! how beautiful! This is what I picture in my mind when I think of the Greek islands and the Aegean. The emerald colours of the water (especially enarest the rocks) are truly magical and make the viewer want to dive straight into that crystal clear refreshing water. Superb depth of field, sharpness and chromatic rendering.
Warm regards
Lisa
ourania
(51103) 2012-09-06 10:40
Καλησπέρα Χρήστο,
πολύ καλή και αποτελεσματική η οπτική γωνία που έδωσε στη σύνθεσή σου θαυμάσιο δυναμισμό με την καμπύλη της προκυμαίας να οδηγεί στον οικισμό και το βουνό. Όλα τα στοιχεία που χαρακτηρίζουν το γοητευτικό νησιώτικο τοπίο τα έχεις αποδώσει με ακρίβεια: τις υφές, τα χρώματα, το φως και τη σκηνή της κίνησης στο λιμάνι. Μου αρέσει πολύ η δύναμη του φωτός, τα ζωηρά χρώματα και οι αντιθέσεις. Συγχαρητήρια και ευχαριστώ!
Να είσαι καλά, καλό βράδυ,
Ουρανία
lpi
(4857) 2012-09-07 13:48
Hello Chris,
Un joli point de vue sur ce bel endroit.
J'aime la couleur et la transparence de la mer.
Amicalement,
LPi
fabbs99
(17179) 2012-09-07 20:51
Hi Chris
Nice view of the bridge on the sea.colorful and sharp image.TFS.
Regds
Farhat
npecanhuk
(79329) 2012-09-09 17:07
Hello Chris!
Very beautiful place!
Attractive photograph!
Special regards to the chosen pov, composition and colors!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan
mauro61
(53427) 2012-09-10 14:37
ciao Chris,
un bell'angolo della costa con il mare che con il suo blu contrasta con la terra quasi del tutto priva di vegetazione.
Il bianco delle case ha dato problemi all'esposimetro, ma la foto uguamente bella,
saluti
maurizio
Highmountains
(2674) 2012-09-12 11:42
The clear Blue waters and the shades of the rocks and reef below has been well captured.
The colours are sharp and deep with high saturation. The contrast has made the water and parts of the land very attractive. The narrow strait connecting the two larger land masses is almost whitened by the high contrast. The whiteness matches with the white houses scattered in the background. The bare hills provide a calming effect to the otherwise loud photograph.
Thanks for sharing.
Silvio1953
(221493) 2012-09-13 0:34
Ciao Chris, great view of fantastic place, splendid light, wonderful colors and excellent perspective, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
mirosu
(16313) 2012-09-15 0:26
Hi Chris,
Great note & excellent photo.
A great use of colors and light. The depth of field is perfect. Your composition with the road leading to the small village, contrasting colors and the deep blue sea works so well. Very nice!
Have a nice weekend.
maloutim
(13617) 2012-09-16 19:37
Hi Chris,
This is a good composition with the jetty, slightly to the right, forming an elegant curve reaching the village on the hillside and to the barren hills behind.
Lovely blue lagoon on each side of the road.
Maybe, the white parts are a little overexposed.
But it remains a pleasant picture of a lovely place.
Have a good week.
Marie-Louise.
dale54
(17768) 2012-09-17 11:50
wow what a beautifull place,hi chris.great POV,and look at that color! super! dr
josepmarin
(59385) 2012-09-19 3:53
Hi Chris,
the deep perspective of the causeway on the port with the people provides a good dynamism to this composition.
I like the strong contrast between the blue tones, specially the intensity of the sea, with the landscape and the whiteness of the architecture of the island, because it gives a great graphical power to the image.
Your framing has a good structure, the light is managed well, and the colors are very well saturated. A beautiful work.
Best regards,
Josep
Kielia
(24077) 2012-09-19 4:54
Hi Chris,
waiting for a ferry to depart is always very interesting and exciting. I like your POV very much with the wonderful of perspective of the harbour. The colors and the light are really fantastic. My compliments also for the interesting note!
Warm regards, Harriet
i9l2y1m8a8t3
(4814) 2012-09-30 8:41
Hi Chris!
A lovely place! Blue waters, white houses and brown earth, a typical image that I see from greece, though I think it's a bit over exposed. Lowering down the curves would do I guess, nonetheless, a very nice POV to show us a glimpse of this city. TFS!
regards,
Matt
serp2000
(47063) 2012-12-07 8:06
Hi, Chris,
Very informative and interesting note and excellent illustration! Attractive colors, good composition, fine details!
Serghei
siolaw
(38294) 2012-12-20 3:49
Hi Chris
A nice point of view with a good compo and framing. Colours look good too. Maybe a slightly faster shutter speed would have reduced the very slight overexposure on some rocks and white walls, but no real problem there!
Greetings
Laurent
Miguel82
(47110) 2013-02-22 13:26
A very special place Chris,
superb landscape with beautiful colors,
Excellent pov, quality shot
Best regards
mayjayne
(7204) 2013-03-02 0:40
Dear Chris,
I like how you have chosen your shot from this perspective as it allows us to enjoy the entire place from the activities at the pier , right up to the settlement and the mountains. Lovely composition !
TFS,
May
ikeharel
(113273) 2013-03-29 23:19
Kalimera Chris,
Fine POV over the bay and marina, in another one of many beautiful islands in the Aegean's.
White houses typicaly built along the seafront, and fantastic blue clear water's.
Pleasent to look at.
Ike
elenimavrandoni
(0) 2013-10-09 18:58
Χρήστο, είναι το αγαπημένο μου νησάκι κι εκεί πέρασα ολα τα παιδικά μου καλοκαίρια!
εκεί στο Λιβάδι, κι έκανα μπάνιο με τα άλλα παιδάκια στα Λιβαδάκια...μια μοναδική εικόνα πού μου φέρνει μεγάλη συγκίνηση και με κάνει και αναπολώ τα όμορφα εκείνα χρόνια!
σ΄ευχαριστω για τίς αναμνήσεις
ελένη
Photo Information
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Copyright: Chris Vekris (chrisvek)
(7003)
- Genre: 場所
- Medium: カラー
- Date Taken: 2010-08-13
- Categories: 自然、Transportation、Architecture
- Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC T20, 2 GB, SD
- Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2012-09-04 5:24