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Sunset at Oia Santorini
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Aimilios Petrou (aimilios)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 1995-07-18 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop |
| Date Submitted: 2006-11-05 4:01 |
| Viewed: 546 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Santorini, one of the most photographed spots on the planet, is the southernmost island of the Cyclades, about 130 nautical miles south of Piraeus.
The island is just the tip of a gigantic underwater volcano, which erupted at about 1500 BC, in what is believed to be the most violent known volcanic eruption on earth, resulting in the collapse of most of Santorini into the sea. It is believed that the smoke and ashes from that eruption reached a height of 36 km above the surface of the earth, and that the prehistoric settlement of Acrotiri, at the southwestern tip of the island was buried under more than 40 meters of ash.
The most important known result of this catastrophic natural event was, of course, the end of the Minoan civilization in Crete, whose commercial and military harbors were flooded and wiped out under the tidal waves from the explosion 100 km to the north, and its cities and agricultural land were buried under the ashes of Santorini. Well, one thing is for certain: whatever the actual magnitude of the eruption, it was big!
Today, the island is one of the top tourism destinations on the planet because of the dramatic nature created by the eruption. The three towns perched at the edge of the eastern rim of the volcano, Fira, Ia (pronounced "Ea"), and Imerovigli, are basically resort towns, filled with hotels, restaurants, and bars whose purpose is to facilitate looking at the caldera (the rim of the volcano), especially during the sunset. |
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- albyro
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(2489) - [2006-11-05 4:33]
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beautiful sunset Aimilios, the colours are stunning.. Bravo.
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- Beger
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(19918) - [2006-11-05 21:21]
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Hi Aimilios,
Even if Santorini, is one of the most photographed spots one the planet, his charm always acts. This splendid sunset makes it still attractive than ever. I like much your POV and the complementarity orange colors and indigo blue. They give excellent mood to this scene. Very well done. Bravo and thanks for sharing! Annie
Hallo Aimilios,
Enrapturing view! Excellent POV, wonderful colours! Therefore so much appeals to me, I let myself to a bit of amendments smoothe the horizon, which a bit he is flying on the left. I did WS, what do you think?
Grettings and TFS
Zosia
