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The Old Moat

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Adele D. Oliver

Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

The Old Moat

around the old Fort in Corfu - now a harbour for little boats ...

the old fortress of Corfu is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu. It covers the promontory which initially contained the old town of Corfu that had emerged during Byzantine times.
As part of their defensive plans the Venetians separated the promontory from the rest of the city of Corfu by creating the Contrafossa, a moat which is a sea channel connecting the Gulf of Kerkyra to the North with the Bay of Garitsa to the South, converting the citadel into an artificial island. (thank you, Wikipedia).

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alexander stefanatos 27/04/2015 12:05
A beautiful and very detailed photo that nicely reflects the valuable historic information that goes with it. From what I gather weather was very nice, Adele because, at our Easter period couple of weeks ago it wasn't so with cold and rain...
regards alexander
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Arnold. Meyer 25/04/2015 16:43
Tolles Motiv und sehr gute Kontraste.
lg Arnold
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Johanna C. 22/04/2015 13:45
Il est superbe ce N et B !
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odeveld219 21/04/2015 23:05
Black and white was a good choise for this interesting shot!!
With friendly greetings, Odeveld
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archiek 21/04/2015 14:58
Thanks for the explanation! The moat and walls look to be a very formidable barrier to attack. Good diagonal leading to the building in the open.
Regards,
Archie
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Markus 4 21/04/2015 9:47
Eindrucksvoll

Habedieehre
Markus
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TeresaM 21/04/2015 8:27
Un autre très joli NB dont j'aime point de vue et composition de l'image.
Bisous,
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lolita cecilia 20/04/2015 23:21
Magnífico encuadre de una BELLISIMA imagen...
Excelente B&N y una gran definición...
Un abrazo Adele
Lola
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SINA 20/04/2015 21:48
eine wunderbare Aufnahme Adele des kleinern Hafens
herzliche Grüße von Sina
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Alfredo Spagnoli 20/04/2015 20:04
Ottimo panorama, Complimenti Adele.
Ciao, Alfredo
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Frederick Mann 20/04/2015 19:17

with young motor boots
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Zenonas 20/04/2015 15:05
Nicely composed, great perspective, yes, looks very sunny...
best wishes
z
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YVES Lr 20/04/2015 14:42
La vieille douve. (J'ai dû regarder sur le dictionnaire anglais-français, je ne connaissais pas ce mot). Belle composition dans un noir et blanc de qualité, qui donne une fois encore envie de découvrir cette île grecque.
Bises.
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Claudio Micheli 20/04/2015 13:11
...si, è molto bella!
Ciao
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Stefania Cecchetti 20/04/2015 12:11
A landscape and a black and white only to be admired Adele! Congratulations my dear friend!
Big hug,stefy
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