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*Parthenon or not...*


*Parthenon or not...*
Photo Information
Copyright: Thor Thor (thor68) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 412 W: 117 N: 762] (4536)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-15
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DiII, Sandisk Ultra II 2GB, Hoya UV 62mm
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-01 3:46
Viewed: 567
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The world famous Parthenon on the Acropolis (mountain)
from the back - more a building site than a historical.

A "nicer" front view can be seen here.


Did a little PP in photoshop increasing the brightness
and slight desaturation keeping the yellow.

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The Parthenon
is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena
built in the 5th century BC on the Acropolis of Athens.
It is the most important surviving building of
Classical Greece, generally considered to be the
culmination of the development of the Doric order. Its
decorative sculptures are considered one of the high
points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an
enduring symbol of ancient Greece and of Athenian
democracy, and is one of the world's greatest cultural
monuments. The Greek Ministry of Culture is currently
carrying out a program of restoration and reconstruction.

The Parthenon replaced an older temple of Athena,
called the Pre-Parthenon or Older Parthenon, that was
destroyed in the Persian invasion of 480 BC. Like most
Greek temples, the Parthenon was used as a treasury,
and for a time served as the treasury of the Delian
League, which later became the Athenian Empire. In the
6th century AD, the Parthenon was converted into a
Christian church dedicated to the Virgin. After the
Ottoman conquest, it was converted into a mosque in the
early 1460s. On September 28, 1687, an Ottoman
ammunition dump inside the building was ignited by
Venetian bombardment. The resulting explosion severely
damaged the Parthenon and its sculptures. In 1806,
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed some of the
surviving sculptures, with Ottoman permission. These
sculptures, now known as the Elgin or Parthenon
Marbles, were sold in 1816 to the British Museum in
London, where they are now displayed. The Greek
government is committed to the return of the sculptures
to Greece, so far with no success.

[from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon]

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Kameramodell Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Aufnahmedatum/-zeit 15.06.2007 15:34:53
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Tv (Verschlusszeit) 1/250
Av (Blendenzahl) 10.0
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Objektiv 18.0 - 250.0 mm
Brennweite 18.0 mm
Bildgröße 3888x2592
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Blitz Aus
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AF-Betriebsart One-Shot AF
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Transportart Reihenbild-Aufnahme

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  • Great 
  • stery Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 299 W: 20 N: 70] (2048)
  • [2007-11-01 4:33]

Hy Thorsten!
Very nice picture...Great pov and color...
Kind regards
STEFAN

  • Great 
  • salmi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 850 W: 5 N: 430] (4732)
  • [2007-11-01 6:31]

Hello Thorsten,
We was almost in the same time in Athens :).
I have some pictures in my gallery too...
This one is great, I love the POV and the colors, but I prefered without the yellow sacks.
TFS.
Greetings,
Mihaela

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  • sela Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 1 N: 473] (3758)
  • [2007-11-01 14:34]

Hast du wieder einmal sehr gut hinbekommen, lieber Thorsten.Sehr gute Arbeit geleistet.
LG Rose

  • Great 
  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2846 W: 263 N: 5948] (23590)
  • [2007-11-03 0:30]

Superb capture of the reality!
Great PoV and composition
TFS
silke
:D

hello
bien vu et bonne présentation de cette architecture en chantier, belle réussite, claire et nette
bravo et merci du partage
edith

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