Photographer's Note
Shipbuilding
It’s probably been a while after the last ship was build in Agia Kiriaki on the tip of the gorgeous Pelion peninsula. The wharf is mainly used as a maintenance wharf now and has an important function for the region. Agia Kiriaki is the port of Trikeri which is located 150 m higher up the mountain. The quality of the fish the local fishermen bring in is famous, and so are the restaurants where you can relish them.
The coastal road to Agia Kiriaki is great – it offers fine views of the rocky coast line, some small islands and the Pagasitic Gulf.
More Pelion shots are here
Shipbuilding is an Elvis Costello song from his “Punch the clock” album, released on Ryko/Demon in 1984. A live rendition of the song is here.
The song is not upbeat – and since the feeling behind this post surely is, the fit isn't perfect. But I couldn’t pass up the chance to use the title of one of my fav Elvis Costello tracks ;-)
My friends, this shot was captured almost 4 years ago and will be my last upload for some weeks. Its posting celebrates our return to Greece and Pelion in a few days. I wish y’all a fine start of the summer! And take care.
The PCS3 work flow: altered the format from landscape to portrait by cropping, altered the saturation, contrast, curves and levels for the whole pic and some elements separately, using different layers, enhanced the edges, USM-ed, added a frame and resized, sharpened the edges on a 60% transparent layer and did a gentle USM (1,1px, 18%) again on that layer.
exif data
Camera Manufacturer : OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Camera Model : C8080 WZ
Exposure time [s] : 1/80
F-Number : 6.3
Exposure program : Aperture priority (3)
ISO speed ratings : 64
Date taken : 2004:06:25 13:08:13
Exposure bias value : 0
Metering mode : Multi-spot (4)
Focal length [mm] : 40 mm (35 mm equiv)
Colour space : sRGB
Image width : 3264
Image length : 2448
Interoperability offset : 1268
Exposure mode : Manual (1)
White balance : Auto (0)
Contrast : Normal (0)
Saturation : High (2)
Sharpness : Hard (2)
tendstoinfinity, asajernigan, chrkont, lucasgalodoido, carper, SELU, ktanska, jhm, bema, portmanndominic, Vames, Tue, Floydian, cherryripe, syd1946, hispic, UlfE, alvaraalto, xuaxo, Xalkida, Angelillo, ikeharel, ikeharel marcou esta nota como útil
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mesutilgim
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(0) 2008-06-10 13:09
Hi Bert,
Wonderfull pov ! Very well seen and captured. Unfortunately this is also one of the disappearing crafts. Those nice wooden boats are been replaced by fiberglass ones, which by far to not have the sprit, those wooden ones have.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM
tendstoinfinity
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(84) 2008-06-10 13:13
the colors seem a bit too vivid. nice pov. great picture overall.
TGULUMSER
(13252) 2008-06-10 13:21
Hello Bert,
Nice place and nice composition with an excellent frame,
Best regards,
Tulay
dta
(97482) 2008-06-10 13:26
Hello Bert ,
Very beautiful view , with many interesting grounds . Very nice colors and great POV .
Congratulations
Denis
chrkont
(4005) 2008-06-10 13:46
Hi Bert
Your photo catch my eye view by it's colors. But the POV is the best point of this photo. I like a lot the rich details all over the image.
TFS - Regards
Christos
brevbrev14
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(140) 2008-06-10 13:50
Hi Bert, a very good high view here
the blue of the water is fantastic
very nice composition and note
ciao!
Valeria
have a fine week! :)))
asajernigan
(21427) 2008-06-10 14:00
Bert,
Your POV and composition are great! There are many points of interest through out the shot with the ships in the foreground and the small Greek town in the background. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa
lucasgalodoido
(26908) 2008-06-10 14:30
Hi Bert,
very interesting and bieatuful this view, I´d like of the quality and vivid colors of image. Great work my friend.
Congratulations and Hug!
carper
(96) 2008-06-10 21:40
mooie foto Bert,
prachtige details, goede compositie, erg mooi genomen en zeer leuk om naar te kijken, goed fotowerk hier.
groet Jaap
Leonidas2008
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(0) 2008-06-10 23:21
I once owned this camera, before I started with digital DSL camera (bypass note:-D)
Huup Holland, bedankt for this lovely and nice toned photo. I visited several times Pilion, but never been there. Obviously I missed a nice place at all.
Now about the quality of the photo. I think you have too much sharpness (Hard sharpness - you should avoid this and ex post correct it with photoshop or other programms in general) here or too low compressed, as it lacks a bit in clearness. As the camera is quite good in quality, I can only assume that the above mentioned points are the reason the my cognition of this weak points.
Anyway, a nice photo at all.
Take care, Leonidas
ktanska
(38905) 2008-06-11 0:02
Hi Bert,
Excellent viewpoint showing this little yard, bay and nice Greek village in the background. Vertical format fits well. Saturation looks rather strong.
Kari
jhm
(199811) 2008-06-11 3:06
Dag Bert,
Alles op een foto, een kleine scheepswerf in de voorgrond, wmet de haven er achter.
Door uw keuze van het verticaal frame heeft u ook een schitterend zicht op de huizen in de achtergrond.
Zeer mooi samengesteld en excellent gepresenteerd, mooi foto werk Bert.
Groeten uit een 5/8 bewolkt Maldegem, en 19.3° C,
John.
bema
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(26591) 2008-06-11 4:19
Hello Bert,
being in Pelion peninsula in 2003 i unluckly did not visit the towns in the south of Pelion; looking at your fine picture i must see, that that was a mistake..
Fine colors and a very good picture...
I wish you a great vacation in Afissos (there i had been several times, a wonderful destination) and hope to see lots of impressive pictures after it here on TE..
best regards Bernd
portmanndominic
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(2400) 2008-06-11 4:27
hello Bert
nice shot with a good POV on the ship building
Colors are very vivid , good management of the light
Best regards
Dominic
Tue
(79426) 2008-06-11 6:26
Hi Bert,
Heerlijke foto genomen vanuit een prima positie. Het geeft een mooi zicht op de scheepswerf met op de achtergrond de witte huizen met hun oranje daken. Mooi begrensd door het diepblauwe water. Allemaal goed gepresenteerd in deze verticale compositie!
Goede reis en fijne vakantie in Griekenland!
Groeten,
Lars
Floydian
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(30970) 2008-06-11 6:43
Hallo Bert,
Ik heb je gemist op de meeting, maar Rinie vertelde hoe het zat, dus hoop dat je je wat beter voelt.
Begrijp de klacht niet over de vette kleuren, die moeten er juist in. Het is kleuren fotografie he, dus kleur moet het zijn. Als je alles flets laat is het ook niet goed. Ik mag dit graag zien, ook hoe je dit opgebouwd hebt in een dubbellaags compositie met het water er tussen...heel mooi.
Groet, Henk
cherryripe
(21033) 2008-06-11 8:56
Hi Bert
The sunny weather and deep turquoise sea definitely makes me want holidays especially as the weather's been pretty lousy here lately. I like how you've included the 2 boats and how all the houses are white with red rooves. Good thing you didn't include the sky.
Regards
Nikki
syd1946
(18663) 2008-06-11 9:42
Geia sou Bert,
Fantastic shot and view to the village of Agia Kiriaki!The colors and the light are excellent and also the form very good from the point you compose it.But your idea to include the shipbuilding is the great bonus here.I like it very much file mou,together with the informative note as always offer to us!
all the best,
Thomas
hispic
(9658) 2008-06-12 3:32
Hello Bert,
A subtle charm with the tonality like photo seen in old magazines. Deep orange color on roofs is very impressive. The finishing with usm seems to make a bold image.
Have a nice day, Hisashi
UlfE
(14641) 2008-06-12 11:00
Hi Bert,
A wonderful picture. A very good POV and composition and I love the inclusion of the shipyard in the foreground it makes the picture both exciting and vivid. There are certainly traces of activities everywhere. An excellent edit-job as well.TFS!
Cheers,
Ulf
MiguelP
(14470) 2008-06-13 10:36
Due that the summer is not arriving to Spain (such a crazy weather) this photo makes me dream with good temperatures and my beloved mediterranean sea. Extremely good DOF and a nice framing with this boats that I wouldnt mind to sail. Greetings Bert.
alvaraalto
(41012) 2008-06-14 4:40
Hallo Bert,
Een mooi traditioneel plaatje met een prachtig overzicht van de baai en met mooi voorbeeld van gedegen vakwerk op de voorgrond.
groet Rob
(ps kun je wat data voorstellen in juli?)
xuaxo
(6854) 2008-06-15 8:40
Hi Bert,
Beautiful photo in several parts: foreground, background and all in between.
Greetings
F
Stepan
(27210) 2008-06-16 22:54
A great pov, a great place, a great perspective. I enjoy this scene, quite common, but so mediterranean, sunny and peaceful. Simply lovely.
Stéphane
pablominto
(53746) 2008-06-17 6:14
Hello Bert,
Nice to see a shipyard like they were some decades back!
I like the point of view and the fine diagonal in front, a fine composition with many interesting details...
The great light renders vivid colours, good maritime atmosphere!
Greetings,
Pablo -
danos
(110395) 2008-07-12 5:23
Hello Bert,
yes i know this shipyard in Agia Kiriaki,in Magnisia.Excellent perspective and a lot of levels compose the scene.A nice panoramic image of Agia Kiriaki in a brilliant day,the point of view leads us toward the buildings and the mountains in the background. There is a good contrast between the sea and the green color of the Mt. The light is enhancing the colors.
Have a nice weekend,Danos
PS Look a glance in a photo of mine of this region,here and generally in the travelogue Magnisia
Xalkida
(11744) 2008-07-23 16:41
Full of Greek colors and light. Excellent composition my friend.
Hope to spent a fine time to my country!
Best regards
Mpampis
Angelillo
(9374) 2008-07-24 13:49
Hi Bert,
Nice to see you again...
Great landscape, very well framed, the red roofs between the green grass and trees is a very interesting contrast... the sinuous bay is beautiful and your shot is too full of poetry! Thanks!
Angel.
ikeharel
(104055) 2020-02-01 5:50
Hello Bert,
Once upon a time Greece was a marine leader in ship-building's - and they still have the "know-how-to-do". This is more like a ship repair place, but no matter: The picture shows a beautiful bay with little town along its coast, white houses with red roof-tiles and green slopes around.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike
Photo Information
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Copyright: Bert Hoetmer (bertolucci)
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(14052) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2004-06-25
- Categories: Vida Diária, Transportes, Arquitectura
- Camera: Olympus C-8080 WZ, 28-140mm/2.4-3.2 int, SanDisk UltraII 1 GB, Circular Polarizer 58 mm
- Exposição: f/6.3, 1/80 segundos
- More Photo Info: view
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Relato de Viagem: Athens & Pilion 2004
- Tema(s): Photos with Titles of Songs 03, Small ship(-maintenance) yards [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2008-06-10 13:06
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