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Ioannina


Ioannina
Photo Information
Copyright: Ruud Blok (ruudblok) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1962 W: 768 N: 2222] (22361)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-29
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon EF-S17-85 f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-03-02 6:17
Viewed: 826
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Ioannina is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of approximately 100,000. It lies at an elevation of 600 metres above sea level. It is the capital of Ioannina Prefecture and of Epirus. The city lies on the western side of lake Pamvotis. It is located 450 km northwest of Athens, 350 km southwest of Thessaloniki and 100 km east of the port of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea.

Recent History and Ali Pasha

In 1789 the city became the centre of the territory ruled by Ali Pasha, an area that included the entire northwestern Greece, Thessaly and a part of Evia and Peloponnese. Ali Pasha, one of the most influential personalities of the 18th century was of Albanian origin. He maintained diplomatic relations with the most important European leaders and his court became a point of attraction for many of those restless minds who were to evolve into major figures of the Greek Revolution Georgios Karaiskakis, Odysseas Androutsos, Markos Botsaris and others). The period of his rule coincides with the greatest ever economic and intellectual era of the city. As a couplet has it "The city was first in arms, money and letters". The efforts of Ali Pasha to break away from the Sublime Porte were very alarming. In 1821 (the year the Greek War of Independence began) he was declared guilty of treason and Ioannina were besieged by Turkish troops. Two years later Ali Pasha was assassinated in the chapel on the island of the lake, where he took refuge while waiting to be pardoned by the Sultan.
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Great POV and composition Ruud.I like the dramatic sky.TFS

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5949] (23594)
  • [2007-03-02 7:13]

Excellent PoV, providing us a good view of all levels of these ruins. I love how the flowers are taking over the wall of one of the rooms here and the drama of the sky says: nature rules over humanity!
Fabulous mood
TFS
silke

Well taken picture and thanks for the description, Ruud.
Baie interresant.
Jan

Zoals gezegd een mooie pov en een prachtige dieptewerking door dat oude fundament. Mooie kleuren en scherp. Mooie vlakverdeling en een prachtige lucht. Prima

TFs
Grtz Pim

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3325 W: 789 N: 4436] (19976)
  • [2007-03-02 8:14]
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Hi Ruud,
Great view on this beautiful archeological site. Your POV is excellent giving a great perspective to the image! The sky is espacially dramatic, so harmony with the ruins. Bravo! Annie

PS/ Today, I go away for one month! The Caribbean sea awaits me! Have a good end of winter. I will come back in April! Take care!

Hello Ruud,

excllent colors Bg POV DOF perfect detail sI really like the PP alot well composed and captured photo well done and TFS Kyle

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  • orkhan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 716 W: 166 N: 367] (3541)
  • [2007-03-02 15:14]

Thanks for the pic, and thaks for the note.
Useful, as always !

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3282 W: 268 N: 7782] (33214)
  • [2007-03-02 15:26]

Ruud, I do like your composition here. The POV from down on the stonework is great. The sky looks very dramatic too. Well done,
Janice

Great atmosphere Ruud.
Good POV. Excellent coloured presentation. Well done. Tfs. Stev

Bonjour Ruud.
Belle perspective...
Il ressort de ta photo quelque chose de particulier dû surement à ce ciel.
Bravo !

What a beautiful old site Ruud.
The colours and details have been captured brillantly.

TFS Amanda

Great image Ruud.
The textures, colours and details are well captured.
I like the POV you have chosen. The whole image is very intriguing. Tfs Tracey

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1] (12003)
  • [2007-03-03 13:56]

Hallo Ruud
Mooie registratie van iets wat goed bewaard moet blijven.
Gr Jos



p morgen

Hi Ruud,

A great photo of the ruins! I really like the grey sky that gives that dramatic mood to the composition!

Very well done
Constantinos

Great eyelead towards the ruins and a dramatic sky remind me of the "Island of the Dead' by Boecklin.
Cheers
Otto

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2007-03-06 18:48]

Beautiful composition.The sky looks very dramatic.Well done.
Mitra

great shot , i like the sky and the compostion,thanks scott

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