leaving Patmos, a photo from Dodekanisos, South Aegean

Photographer's Note

A view of the island of Patmos from the plane descending towards the neighbouring island of Leros.

From Wikipedia:

Patmos (Greek, Πάτμος; Italian: Patmo) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, most famous for being the location of both the vision of and the writing of the Christian Bible's Book of Revelation.

One of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex, it has a population of 2,998 and an area of 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi). The highest point is Profitis Ilias, 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level. The Municipality of Patmos, which includes the offshore islands of Arkoi (pop. 44), Marathos (pop. 5), and several uninhabited islets, has a total population of 3,047 (2011 census) and a combined land area of 45.039 square kilometres (17.390 sq mi). It is part of the Kalymnos regional unit.

Patmos' main communities are Chora (the capital city), and Skala, the only commercial port. Other settlements are Grikou and Kampos. The churches and communities on Patmos are of the Eastern Orthodox tradition.

Patmos is mentioned in the Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and recorded) a vision from Jesus. Early Christian tradition identified this writer as John the Apostle, though some modern scholars are uncertain, and thus call him the less specific "John of Patmos."

Because of the Book of Revelation, Patmos has a long history as a destination for Christian pilgrimage. Visitors can see the cave where John is said to have received his Revelation (the Cave of the Apocalypse), and several monasteries on the island are dedicated to Saint John.

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snunney (130967) 2016-01-16 4:13

Hello Ourania,
Excellent aerial capture of this island with a long and enchanting history. Very nice lights and colours; very good clarity.

holmertz (103596) 2016-01-16 4:17

Hello Ourania,
Very similar to your last photo from the same place, mainly more tilted, but still a good photo with remarkably fine light and colours.
Kind regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (222889) 2016-01-16 5:12

Ciao Ourania, favolosa ripresa aerea, magnifico cielo e fantastico mare, bravissima, buon week end, ciao Silvio

Sergiom (117241) 2016-01-16 7:04

Bonjour Ourania,

Je ne comprends pas pourquoi on voudrait un jour quitter Patmos. L'endroit est merveilleux.En regardant ta photo, je me fais la remarque que je pourrais aussi essayer ce genre de photos aériennes.

Amicalement

Serge

ikeharel (114569) 2016-01-16 7:29

With your chosen skewed level, Ourania, you made it clear the airplane was on its descent towards landing.
The clouds "envelope" the island from above, and yet we can see clearly the white houses mainly in two villages, and most eyes-catching are the cliff in its southern tip.
Kalispera and nice weekend,
Ike

Tue (93412) 2016-01-16 7:48

Hello Ourania,
Great photo, I really like the tilt! The island is seen beautifully in a nice, warm light and underneath a beautiful layer of clouds. Wonderful photo!
Lars

jemaflor (148214) 2016-01-16 9:23

Hi Ourania,
Nice view taken from a plane, a dynamic result with the tilt, interesting contrat between blue sea and clouds.

COSTANTINO (117756) 2016-01-16 11:19

Γειά σου Ουρανία,
Ομορφη αεροφωτογραφία με την νήσο Πάτμο
να στολίζει το ωραίο κάδρο σου
καλός φωτισμός και χρώματα καλό weekend
Costantino

lousat (139982) 2016-01-16 12:11

Ciao Ourania,l'orizzonte in diagonale da' la giusta sensazione che si vive al decollo da questa isola,un'altra cattura aerea semplicemente perfetta.Buona Domenica e complimenti,Luciano

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2016-01-16 13:26

Hi dear Ourania

A fantatsic bird-view. Leaning angle is very touchy.
So deep blue some black color sea is amazing, well balanced image as your taste. So clear and sharp prensettaion in the best format as usual.

All the best and have a beautiful sunday! Takero

carlo62 (81265) 2016-01-16 14:54

Ciao Ourania
pov d'eccezione per questa inquadratura originale, le nuvole e la terra costituiscono una splendida diagonale che divide il cielo dal mare.
Buona domenica
Carlo

Nicou (193814) 2016-01-17 0:59

Hello

Fantastique vue du ciel quel effet quelle île et ces nuages blancs qui se contrastent avec le bleu de l'eau grandiose vue et image.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

ChrisJ (172430) 2016-01-17 8:46

Hello Ourania,

A good aerial shot of the Aegean Island of Patmos. I perhaps wrongly thought that St Paul was the writer, from memory? I have forgotten which Island Paul visited. It wasn't Kos or Rhodes I was thinking of. Anyway you might find this interesting. http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2011/03/st-paul-visits-greek-islands/

Tfs!

Didi (61589) 2016-01-20 16:38

Bonjour Ourania
Serais tu pilote d'avion
Intéressante image d'un décollage
On dirait un tsunami de nuages qui s'abat sur l'île
Sincères amitiés

mcmtanyel (69195) 2016-01-21 21:19

Hello Ourania,
I would love to see Patmos one day. I like the view from this altitude. The tilt of your camera adds dynamism to the view.
Regards,
MT
PS. Thank you for your kind words. I took my disk to a data recovery service in Pittsburgh today. (Only to find out that they will ship it to their lab in Cleveland before they do anything with it.)