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Photographer's Note
Monemvasia, called Gibraltar of Greece, is a huge rock rising from the sea off the coast of the Peloponnese, connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway.
From the village of Gefyra, located on the mainland, you can see a huge rock "thrown" into the sea.
It is impressive with steep cliffs over 300 meters high.
The name Monemvasia comes from the words "moni emvasis" which means single entrance. There is really only one gate leading to the fortified old town and a fortress on the top of the rock.
Royaldevon, holmertz, Fis2, COSTANTINO, papagolf21, snunney, PaulVDV, ChrisJ, Cricri, mcmtanyel marcou esta nota como útil
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mesutilgim
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(114516) 2019-02-04 8:16
Hello Ryszard,
Another nice and interesting capture in your gallery taken with good pov and sharpness. Usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM
Royaldevon
(63185) 2019-02-04 8:43
Hello Ryszard,
It would be a very sensible place to have a fortress, easy to defend, in olden times.
You have used the roadway as a very effective guide, directing us smoothly to what appears to be the car park. If the town is like many that we have visited in Greece, the streets are too narrow for cars, so they have to be parked outside and only lambrettas can negotiate the steep streets!
The scene is very nicely composed, the rocky island off-centre, sharply detailed and boasting well saturated colours.
My warm regards,
Bev :-)
holmertz
(82054) 2019-02-04 9:38
Hello Ryszard,
The road drags me straight up to the big rock, which in some ways may resemble Gibraltar. I guess the similarities end here... probably no monkeys, no football teams and very few people living there. But it nevertheless looks very good and impressive in this clear and attractive photo.
Kind regards,
Gert
mauro61
(53411) 2019-02-04 9:59
ciao Ryszard,
la lunga prospettiva della strada conduce diritto lo sguardo verso la rocca.
Buono il POV con una resa delicata del colore,
saluti
Maurizio
Fis2
(140615) 2019-02-04 12:46
Czesc Ryszard!
To sie zagadka wyjasnila.
Interesujace miejsce.
Ciekawa skala polaczona z ladem.
Znakomity kadr i perspektywa.
Super kolorki i swiatlo.
Milego wieczoru.
Krzysztof
lousat
(119563) 2019-02-04 14:45
HI Ryszard,in effect it reminds a bit the Gibraltar rock,i like a lot the perspective,and the usual excellent quality,curious place,well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano
ifege
(19551) 2019-02-04 18:49
Hi Ryszard
I hope that you climbed up to the old fort - the views would be very impressive. Your view of the island is good as well, making good use of the leading line of the road.
cheers
Ian
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(91876) 2019-02-04 23:32
Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
excellent close up of Monemvasia
called Gibraltar of Greece
your description is exact
amd the chosen point of view
addsgeat beauty of this
famous place
regards
Costantino
papagolf21
(143758) 2019-02-04 23:55
Bonjour, cher Ryszard,
Il existe des bizarreries dans le monde, c'est bien de nous faire partager cette composition originale et appréciée.
J'aime beaucoup.
Amitiés.
Philippe
snunney
(130965) 2019-02-05 2:18
Hello Ryszard,
The causeway creates depth and perspective for the composition and guides us toward the impressive rocky islet. I like the warm/cool colour contrasts and the nicely rendered textural details.
rbassin
(27372) 2019-02-05 2:23
hello Ryszard
Joli point de vue sur ce rocher, belle perspective.
Amicalement
Roland
Silvio1953
(189071) 2019-02-05 5:22
Ciao Ryszard, great perspective on fantastic rock, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
PaulVDV
(48358) 2019-02-05 12:16
Hello Ryszard,
I've also visited Monemvasia. It's one of the most scenic places in the Peloponnesus.
And yes, the huge rock looks as imposing as the rock of Gibraltar.
I hope you crossed the bridge, visited the town and climbed the rock. It's really a most fascinating place.
Beautiful view with the long bridge leading to the peninsula with the huge rock.
Best regards, Paul
carlo62
(80667) 2019-02-05 22:46
Ciao Ryszard
eccellente prospettiva, la strada ci conduce lo sguardo direttamente alla roccia. Ottima qualità.
Interessante condivisione, non conoscevo questo luogo.
Saluti
Carlo
ChrisJ
(150532) 2019-02-06 0:03
Hello Ryszard,
Good sharpness and fantastic linear perspective added by the causeway leading the eye directly to the huge rock. The parked vehicles at the vp are well positioned and provide scale. Tfs!
Cricri
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(176) 2019-02-06 0:44
Hi Ryszard
Une vue splendide sur cet impressionnant rocher, bonne perspective, très jolies couleurs
Bonne journée
cricri
abmdsudi
(80608) 2019-02-06 3:38
Hi Ryszard
That's the causeway you mentioned in prev posting! It's a great choice of pov seems to grab the eye directly with wonderful emphasis on the long connector and the 'fortress island' Textures of the rocky formation and all the different colour tones, blue sky and sea make this a visually interesting sight and you have handled the lighting extremely well. Love to view!! Congrats
Best regards
gervaso
(27001) 2019-02-06 6:35
Hello, Ryszard!
Interesting shape of this rock that makes it such a nice subject for the photo, especially with this excellent perspective you captured that with the road leading our eyes to it! Beautiful colors and perfect sharpness too! Wonderful view!
macjake
(91635) 2019-02-06 21:00
Hi Ryszard
yes, we've seen this on TE a few times, and thats why i love this website as we can learn about new places to visit. Its on my list for sure. your shot is so clear, so crisp, even from far away we can see the definition, sweet shot! love this pov
cheers
Craig
mcmtanyel
(52965) 2019-02-18 20:32
Hello Ryszard,
Wow, what an impressive formation! If you replaced the sea with red dirt, this could be from American West.
Regards,
MT
Photo Information
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Copyright: Ryszard Michalik (rychem)
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(66743) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2018-09-25
- Categories: Vida Diária
- Camera: Nikon D7200
- Exposição: f/0.2, 1/512 segundos
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Date Submitted: 2019-02-04 7:42
