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Crete Lasithi Greek Orthodox Church


Crete Lasithi Greek Orthodox Church
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Copyright: Hans Spruijt (GreenBaron) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3133 W: 820 N: 10013] (40330)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-06-15
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Camera: Minolta 300 si, Minolta135mm AF, Kodachrome 200
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Religious houses in the world [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-02-18 5:12
Viewed: 1060
Points: 55
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Crete Lasithi Greek Orthodox Church

I kow this is respect of quality not the best picture I posted to TL but I would not withhold you from this view….

During my Cretan holiday in 2003 unfortunately I didn’t owned a digital camera but with my good old Minolta 300si made lots of pictures; about twelve films in fourteen days. Nowadays we laugh about that amount 432 images is the average of two days now. Nevertheless in respect of analogue photography there were some nice pictures from that beautiful island in the Mediterranean like this one from a Greek Orthodox Church at the Lasithi plateau. ‘Normally’ Greek churches have blue roves but this one has a stunning red one!

N.B. For my Greek friends: can you decipher the text on the wall taken at Gortys (Γορτυς) ? :) Here in my WS

PS-talk:
- scanned photo
- adjusted brightness
- increased contrast
- Adjusted colours and saturation
- Removed with clone tool annoying power line
- Framed
- Add (Greek) text

Crete

Crete (Greek Κρήτη Kríti; Ottoman Turkish گريد, Turkish: Girit; Latin Candia, Creta) is the largest of the Greek islands at 3220 sq. miles and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea.
Crete was the centre of the Minoan civilization (ca. 2600–1400 BCE), the oldest civilization in Europe.

History of Crete

Little is known about the rise of ancient Cretan society, because very few written records remain, and many of them are written in the undeciphered script known as "Linear A". This contrasts with the superb palaces, houses, roads, paintings and sculptures that do remain.

Though early Cretan history is surrounded by legends (such as those of King Minos; Theseus and the Minotaur; and Daedalus and Icarus) that have been passed to us via Greek historians/poets (such as Homer), it is known that the first human settlement in Crete, dating to the aceramic Neolithic, introduced cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and dogs, as well as domesticated cereals and legumes.

Crete was the centre of Europe's most ancient civilization, the Minoan. Referred to often as the 'cradle' of European civilization.

Lasithi

Lasithi (Greek: Λασίθι) is the easternmost prefecture on the island of Crete, to the east of the prefecture of Heraklion. Its capital is Agios Nikolaos, the other major towns being Ierapetra, Sitia and Neapoli. The mountains include the Dikte to the west and the Sitia Mountains to the east. The Sea of Crete lies to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south.
vsinopoulos, puffy, Silvio2006, jonathanhart, cloverstar, stevkds, Photograph2u, lopa, Hendrika, perryhooter, moli, jan515, PierreFrigon, cstathoulis, shelbeesmom, Biance-, XOTAELE, Frieda has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1933 W: 132 N: 3028] (16575)
  • [2007-02-18 5:22]

Hello my dear Hans,

with the scan and you get this quality, I would said you done well.. mine never come out this nice after the scan. I like the colours here, the architecture is wonderful design, I like the shape... (shhhh... don't tell anyone, but it look like a cake..) with beautiful colours and contrast. Very nice composition and very well presented my dear friend, thanks for sharing

Cheers,
Sweety

Ciao Hans, great composition with warm mediterranean colors, great graphic effect, very well done, again a nice sunday to you, ciao Silvio

HI Hans,
Indeed a lovely place. As Sweety, I also think you got very good quality with the scan. Clours are very nice and warm and the scene is beautiful. I wish I could see this one day :)

However I think the image has a slight cyan cast (maybe my sceen is not as good)... Anyway I tried a ws and I really hope I didn't ruin your image....

good work Hans!
TFS

take care, Stef :))

Hello Hans!!
For the first time I can see church in such colours!!
Very nice and interesting photo!!
Regards!!
Monika...

hi
great church, nice colors, well captured, good compo, thanks for the note, it's interesting...
;)

This is very good considering it is a scanned image. The colours are what attracted me the most. Well done on the composition.

Hi Hans,

great atmosphere. Excellent coloured presentation.
Picture is good arrected. Very well done. Tfs. Stev

Tjee Hans deze lijkt wel van plastic Hij mist wat scherpte maar toch een fijne plaat en de kleuren zijn geweldig. Goed werk man!
TFS
Grtz Pim

Hello Hans, this is very nice, well composed image with the flowers all around, and the lovely and vivid colours.

The greek architecture is so nice!

Take care, Yan!

Ps: many thx for your review in "Mosaic of clouds". It's appreciated :)

  • Great 
  • lopa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1195 W: 264 N: 877] (8915)
  • [2007-02-18 10:13]
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Hi Hans,
Really love this one.
The Greek Orthodox Church is so well contrasted against the blue blue sky .. Excellent colors, light with nice POV. Have a nice sunday.
Best wishes.
Lopa

Hallo Hans,

Inderdaad, ik heb ze zien stralen met hun blauwe dakjes op. Gezien de luchten daar is rood natuurlijk mooier. Ook heb ik ondertussen gezien wat jij allemaal kan; zijn ze echt echt? - ik plaag.
Goed idee trouwens om in eigen foto-archief te duiken. Benieuwd hoe dat uitpakt als ik ze ga scannen.
Leuk idee alweer.
Els

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1081 W: 117 N: 1984] (9806)
  • [2007-02-18 10:41]

Great colors Hans! absolutely a postcard-like image!
Great work!

Cheers,
Anneke

  • Good 
  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1699 W: 0 N: 1] (11452)
  • [2007-02-18 11:41]

Hallo Hans
Mooie postkaart vanuit Lasithi.
Gr Jos

Hello Hans!

What a surprise , A red roof on a Hellenic church ! I thought they were all blue(^_^).

Simple frame matching well with the simplicity of the composition and building. The image is just a bit too soft in my humble opinion.

Have a great day !
Robert

  • Great 
  • moli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1186 W: 285 N: 1315] (7065)
  • [2007-02-18 14:54]

Hi Hans.
Awesome composition with great colors.
Good point of view as well.
Nice one I can say.
Congratulations.
J-23

  • Great 
  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2489 W: 48 N: 3012] (14302)
  • [2007-02-18 15:02]

Heelo Hans,
The architecture is wonderful, very good details and clear colors. A large scenery in a wonderful sharp picture.Beautiful composition and interesting note my friend.
Best wishes.
Janusz

  • Great 
  • limba3 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 426 N: 406] (11365)
  • [2007-02-18 16:18]

Hi Hans
Very beautiful photograph. Colours are stopping the eyesight. I like the composition of this photograph. Particularly red flowers on the left. Nice they are complementing the whole. Greece is forming a relationship with the white and blue colour. And at you suddenly he is and red.
Anna

Well, it appears I was right. You DID post a photo of a church :-).
Not the sharpest of your work but very colorful.
And you were a novice back then :-).
Well done
Pierre

Hi Hans,

A great traditional photo of this greek church! The warm sun light makes it look really bright and the lovely flowers give colour to the composition!

Very well done
Constantinos

Yes, you are right, a little fuzzy...but an interesting shot, an incredible chance trip to Greece! My goal is to get there one day!
Nice shot Hans!
B-)
Linder

I love the colours, composition, everything! Perfect! Well done.
Achim

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  • Viking Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 63 N: 782] (4383)
  • [2007-02-19 5:07]

Aj Hans .. als deze scherp zou zijn had je een winner gehad.Jammer...
Rob

Great colours and good control of exposure, making sure the whites aren't burnt out in the building. Strong composition although building is a little too central for me. Details could be sharper, but considering the camera this is an excellent picture.
Thanks for sharing
Mark

Hi Hans!

I must say I've never seen a photo with one of these churches, with a red roof! Maybe white or blue, but never red. I CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO GREECE, ANOTHER... 13 MONTHS! Anyways. :)

Even if the quality of the image is 'fantastic' it doesn't really matter... wen can clearly see the beauty of the image, and the colours/scene really enhance everything, and toss aside the lack of 'pure focus'. I just like this becuase those structures are some of my favourite... and the blue sky just gives it that final touch, tfs very much!

Biance.

Hello Hans,
Beautiful shot! To tell you the truth I don't think many Churches have red roofs, this is very unusual. The colors are fantastic and the POV and composition very good. I understand the loss of some quality during the scan, but still it is lovely.
About deciphering the ancient text, it is impossible for me because you must have the proper info about how these where laid out! But I was able to find a translation from a Greek Professor and this is an article of Law dealing with the rights of succession(heirs) and pledges. Specially about children, daughters and sons with different rights. I hope this will shed some light!
TFS,
Your Greek friend,
Vassilis

Siempre ví las cúpulas y en general los tejados de las casas griegas, cuando no con tejas, pintadas en color azul, un azul indescriptible.
Me ha sorprendido ver esta iglesia con el tejado en rojo.
Preciosa imagen y tu nota es bastante interesante.
Gracias Hans, saludos, JL.

Hi Hans,
The interplay of colors is very stunning, nice composition and a great foto. TFS
Czaldy

  • Great 
  • lavan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 566 W: 2 N: 83] (2250)
  • [2008-02-06 4:43]

nice composition
good colors

  • Great 
  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2895 W: 370 N: 2730] (11723)
  • [2008-04-30 0:02]

Ah, film... die nostalgie ;o)
Leuk dat dit verscheen op tl's portal, Hans. Qua compo een plaatje. Jammer dat door de scan het beeld wat soft is geworden. Ik neem aan dat je geen polafilter gebruikte? (Glow op het dak)
Een mooie kerk ook. Kon je ook binnen kijken?
Ook op Mykonos vind je wel kerken met rode daken. En als ik me niet te erg vergis heb ik er ook op Santorini (Thira) een gezien.
TFS

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