Entering the port., a photo from Dodekanisos, South Aegean

Photographer's Note

Visiting Nisyros island,the port.

History

According to Greek mythology, the island was formed when Poseidon cut off a part of Kos and threw it onto the giant Polyvotis to stop him from escaping. The ancient name of the Nisyros was Porphyris. Ancient walls, dating from the 5th century BC, part of the acropolis of the island, are found near Mandraki.
It was apparently also a source of millstones used in some of the earliest watermills, being referred to by epigrammatist Antipater of Thessalonica in the 1st century BC.

Culture

A traditional product of Nisyros is soumada, a non-alcoholic almond-flavoured drink. The patron saint of the island is Saint Nikitas. Many Orthodox Christian churches are found on the island, as well as four monasteries which are not inhabited by monks today, although various celebrations take place in them. The largest monastery is the one of Panagia Spiliani (Blessed Virgin Mary of the cave) at Mandraki. It is built beside the medieval castle erected by the Knights Hospitaller who conquered the island in 1315.

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emka (152344) 2017-11-08 0:10

Hello Danos,

Splendid view of this Greek port. I like the white houses and the impressive castle with walls on the hill. Lovely composition.

Kind regrad s Malgo

lousat (130055) 2017-11-08 0:49

Hi Danos,a lovely watch to the coast today of this beautiful island,after some pic of the interesting interior. Perfect capture with the typical greek seascape and the coast full of white houses,great sharpness as usual. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

holmertz (92932) 2017-11-08 1:09

Hello Danos,
There are lots of attractive buildings in this photo and also an attractive rock. It's generally a very scenic place. The photo gets further beauty by the boat that perfectly entered inside the frame and provided a good focal-point in the foreground. The sharpness and colours also make the picture very nice.
Kind regards,
Gert

ChrisJ (160134) 2017-11-08 1:19

Hi Danos,

The deep blue Mediterranean always looks lovely. Good sharpness and the hilltop monastery in the bg provides an excellent focal point. Tfs!

Tue (82326) 2017-11-08 1:25

Hello Danos,
A great view across the very blue sea towards the city along the water and in front of the rocks. I really like the wide horizontal format, to which the boat is very well added.
Lars

Fis2 (155732) 2017-11-08 1:36

Witaj Danos!
Very nice view, interesting architecture.
Excellent frame and composition.
I like colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice day.
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (152601) 2017-11-08 2:01

Bonjour, cher ami Danos,
Merci de nous faire r瞚er, de nous 憝ader de notre grisaille quotidienne, cela fait beaucoup de bien.
Tr鋊 bonne journ嶪.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

jhm (203103) 2017-11-08 3:46

Hello Danos,

This is a beautiful picture, your super wide lens do showing everything excellent.
A quiet view about the port.
Nice panorama view about the area.
Sharpness and clarity be perfect.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

abmdsudi (88617) 2017-11-08 5:10

Hi Danos
An enchanting capture well detailed and exposed illustrating a little insight of the historic coastal town with mixed of old and new buildings sitting on the slope. The ancient fortification draws the eye even from this viewpoint. This scenic and relaxing spot is boosted by deep blue water and sky to a much satisfactory level while the boat is there guiding us thru' Your description is helpful, impressive capture, Congrats.
Best wishes

ikeharel (105973) 2017-11-08 7:48

Kalispera Danos,
Wonderful the seaside scenery in stunning blue water color, contrasted by the white houses on shore, and the fort on top of the far side rock-hill.
Spotless outcome, bravo.
Ike

Sergiom (117241) 2017-11-08 8:14

Bonjour Danos,

J'aime beaucoup la position de la barque dans l'image. Elle a tout le large devant elle et tout le village derri鋨e. Les couleurs de la lumi鋨e grecque sont facilement reconnaissables.

Amicalement

Serge

Silvio1953 (205862) 2017-11-08 10:16

Ciao Danos, great view of lovely harbour, fantastic mediterranean colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

cornejo (61504) 2017-11-08 10:48

Hello Costantino, excellent view of this interesting and beautiful coastal village, very well captured with a great pov in this very good and beautiful photography. An interesting image with the beautiful color of the sea, very good sharpness, depth and quality. A great job perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy rest of the week.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.

pierrefonds (103643) 2017-11-08 16:04

Hi Danos,

The diatance between the boat and the coastline is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details of the houses. The light is making the colors to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

COSTANTINO (104253) 2017-11-09 13:06

Για σου φίλε Δάνο
Τι όμορφη εικόνα με απέριττο
γαλάζιο Μένω δίπλα στην θάλασσα
και λατρεύω σκηνές σαν αυτή
Καλό βράδυ!!!
Costantino

PaulVDV (54925) 2017-11-11 2:06

Hello Danos,
On this picture this island of the Dodekanisos reminds me a little of the Cyclads. Especially because of its white buildings and rough rocky landscape.
Entering the port here looks promising for an exploration of Nisyros.
Beautiful with the ruins on top of the hill in the middle. To the right of it we see a large white building which is possibly one of the monasteries you mention. From there you must also have splendid views over the town.
Best regards, Paul

mkamionka (61330) 2017-11-13 0:06

Hi Danos,
I still have the picture from the volcano in my memory and hope to visit it someday, I see the port view is also pretty nice. The boat adds a nice touch to the composition. We can spot some interesting buildings in the town panorama.
Very interesting reportage!
M

gervaso (28177) 2017-11-24 7:00

Hello, Danos!

The white houses in the background stand out beautifully in the composition, they were captured with perfect exposure and make a very nice contrast with the blue sea! Excellent light and sharpness! Beautiful job!

jmdias (103020) 2018-02-04 1:20

danos

nice general view with the small boat entering in the scenery. I liked that castle with white buildings inside. amazing place.

take care

jorge