KALABAKA, a photo from Trikala, Thessaly

Photographer's Note

See in WS another view of this town.

Kalabaka is a municipality in the Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. The population 11,841 (2001). The Meteora monasteries are located in the town.

The city is acquaintance from the antiquity. Initially, called "Aiginio" and later, in the Byzantine years, called "Stagoi". The origin of word "Kalampaka" is Turkish and means "powerful fortress". This name is in effect the last 6 - 7 centuries. Kalampaka was released from the Turkish balance on 27 August 1881. But at the duration of Macedonian fight it played also an important role while it was the base of operations of Greek fighters that went to help the brothers of Macedonia. The city was burned completely by the German troops of possession on 18 October 1943.
The rocks of Meteora are raised above Kalampaka and with their impressive beauty constitute a pole of attraction for thousands visitors that reach the region at the all duration of year in order to see and admire this infrequent and impressive phenomenon.

Eric_vd, raszid62, tedesse, holmertz, No_One, Cricri, COSTANTINO ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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Sergiom (117241) 2012-11-09 5:10

Bonjour Serghei,

J'aime beaucoup cette contre plongée qui donne beaucoup d'ampleur aux maisons ainsi qu'à cet immense rocher en arrière plan. L'image est d'une grande netteté et les couleurs sont bien saturées.

Amicalement

Serge

Eric_vd (859) 2012-11-09 5:26

I love the contrast between the rocks the sky and the buildings, well chosen POV, great job!!

Kind regards

Eric

raszid62 (18457) 2012-11-09 5:43

Привет.
Красота является одной из деревень в тени удивительные скалы и монастыри Метеоры. Я однажды провел ночь в лагере в деревне. Посещение монастырей был незабываемый опыт.
Красивые цвета и отличную резкость.
С уважением.
Joseph

dta (98848) 2012-11-09 6:27

Hello Serghei ,
The grey cliffs privide an impressive background to the white village . A splendid place to discover .
Regards

saxo042 (38078) 2012-11-09 7:24

Hi Serghei,
An excellent combination of beautiful architecture and impressive natural forms. Looks like some very interesting geological formations of this steep hill. Beautiful!
Kind regards
Gunnar

tedesse (25147) 2012-11-09 7:27

Hi Serghei!
Perfect POV and composition, splendid view!
Beautiful colours and perfect sharpness.
Have the nice evening
Tadeusz

eldancer1 (36343) 2012-11-09 7:37

Wow! Those rocks are huge! I hope they are stable enough that they won't come down on those houses, that would be terrible. Good lighting and dof with sharp details. Well done, tfs.

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holmertz (102866) 2012-11-09 8:14

Hello Serghei,
The huge rock is magnificent and the buildings are very attractive. You have joined them together in an eye-catching and beautiful composition. You received good assistance from the superb light.
Kind regards,
Gert

No_One (4) 2012-11-10 9:04

Hi Serghei,
This is excellently seen. The achitecture and the colour of the buildings, being so sharp and manmade contrast excellently against the grey and blue of the mountain and sky. THe mountain in itself is fascinating with its soft curves. Thanks for sharing.
All the best
Noel

Cricri (176) 2012-11-11 9:39

Hi Serghei
Impressionnant ces rochers gris derrière les bâtiments blancs, lumière et couleurs excellente, belle aussi celle en WS, juste dommage pour la présence des voitures
Belle soirée
cricri

karacabeylis (1471) 2012-11-12 13:37

actually it entirely reflects the real nature of that part of greece. a very successfull shot on account of having the real characteristics as well as nice colors.

COSTANTINO (116698) 2012-11-12 21:52

Hello
Meteora is a miracl of the Nature
with a history of many years ago
nice shot with contrast between
rocks and buildings
regards
Costantino

jcpix (14030) 2012-12-02 13:55

Hi Serghei,

I like how you've put this image together. It shows the impressive nature of the rock and its proximity to the houses. The lines from the homes created from this composition make for some appealing angles in contrast with the natural curves of the rock. I quite enjoy this photograph. Well done!

Happy week ahead!

Jason

scroller (3451) 2012-12-05 13:10

Hej Serghei,
Nice contrasts you have captured here. I like the lines on the mountains side.
Hälsningar
/Stefan