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Medieval reminder

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alexander stefanatos

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Medieval reminder

Greece North Aegean Sea Chios island Mesta village
Chios is a big and rich island in the North Aegean Sea loaded with history since the ancient times.The island thrived especially in medieval times when was under the Genovese occupation.As a sequence to that the island has many villages with an architecture that stands a constant reminder of that medieval past. The most famous of these villages is Mesta.
I had to do photography at..daybrake to avoid visitors!
(Mamiya AFD 645, Velvia 50 slide film scanned later to digital)

Commenti 7

marlin1950 31/05/2014 16:17
Beautifully captured,that little bit of red superb++++
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ernesto haddad 29/05/2014 4:46
super Alexander ! saludos
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catherine Berthe 25/05/2014 13:58
excellent !! les petites rues comme je les aime!!!!! amitiés catherine
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Lawson McCulloch 25/05/2014 11:19
You have done a very fine job of capturing all the texture and detail in these amazing buildings Alexander.
best wishes,
Lawson
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Harold Thompson 25/05/2014 7:32
Good lighting on the alley way and worth getting up early
:-)) Harold
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Sue Thompson 25/05/2014 6:45
It really is amazing how they used to build such places without any of the mechanical aids we have today, only their bare hands and a great deal of ingenuity...and they have stood the test of time.
Superb work Alexander.

:))
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Adele D. Oliver 25/05/2014 4:35
fascinating these massive old stone walls and cobble stone street .... a great capture from this pov and well exposed with great clarity and excellent sharp details throughout ... the local woman brings life and colour into the scene !!!
greetings,
Adele
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