St Achillios ruins...
In North West Macedonia and near the borders with FYROM extends the area of Prespes lakes.This part of Greece is quite picturesque but very poor with heavy winters and very difficult conditions of cultivating the land by the locals who live in villages scattered in the area.Latelly the region is turistically promoted and the income of the locals improved.
In a little beautiful island in one of the Prespes lakes, are the ruins of St Achilius, an Orthodox basilica church built im 960 AC but destroyed during the wars between Byzantines and Bulgarians.
The photo was taken last February during a lovely sunny winter day...
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| Section | Special: Emotions |
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| Camera | NIKON D700 |
| Lens | Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) (A061) or Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD Aspherical (IF) (185D) |
| Aperture | 7.1 |
| Exposure time | 1/125 |
| Focus length | 46.0 mm |
| ISO | 200 |
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Janos Gardonyi 06/10/2014 22:49
intensely beautiful......... +++++ janosMihajlo Vasiljevic 28/09/2014 22:57
Very impressiveInez Correia Marques 21/08/2014 12:50
Good morning dear AlexenderSuperb light Í love the intense contrasts here
As always a very beautiful composition and suprb quality
I am fan
inez
s. sabine krause 18/08/2014 16:14
stunning light, yes! once again it creates strikingly harsh, almost "acoustic" contrasts which make the power and sacredness of the place strongly felt! despite being in ruins, st. achillios and its semicircular apse still retain an awe-inspiring aura of glory and sacrosanctity! and are those snow-capped mountains in the back? wow, quite impressive indeed! greetings, sabine. p.s.: i like, how the sky looks all soft – blanket-like –, as though trying to ease the ruins pain… ; ))Ruslan Karpov 17/08/2014 19:30
very impressive bw! I like your pictures. Best regards, Ruslanernesto haddad 17/08/2014 4:23
bella e impresionante Alexander ! saludosLauro Benvinda 16/08/2014 21:25
Simply spectacular... evoques memories I've never had.Great details and light.
Harald Ferber 16/08/2014 20:23
Great composition, mood and light! I like it a lot!Christine L 16/08/2014 10:27
great images....ciao
Christine
Lawson McCulloch 16/08/2014 10:03
I especially like the sky in this very fine shot Alexander.best wishes,
Lawson
Harold Thompson 16/08/2014 9:00
Strong detail with the contrast of the ancient ruins:-)) Harold
Sue Thompson 16/08/2014 8:34
There is something very special about old sacred ruins, they hold a special atmosphere for any who take the time to stand and look and take it all in. This is a superb shot Alexander, the light and shade picks out all the shapes and details of this ancient place so well.:))
P.Roß 16/08/2014 3:26
Yes...!!!Regards Peter
Adele D. Oliver 16/08/2014 1:12
ancient ruins, ancient life .... a scene where one can imagine history - splendidly captured with this light anddetails and strong black and white contrasts !!!
greetings, Adele
LadyNoone 15/08/2014 19:56
A power versus time. Who is the winner?