Assos
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The sun goes down on the grand canal in Venice
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A small town on the Greek island of Kefalonia. A beautiful, peaceful place. / Nikon D50, 18-55mm lens, cropped to panoramic format.
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The ruins of a cottage in Greece. Near Assos, Kefalonia Nikon D50 18-55mm lens
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The beautiful village of Assos, on the Greek island of Kefalonia.
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by onefoursevenThe stunningly beautiful Ionian Sea / Assos, Kefalonia
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The town of Assos on the Greek island of Kefalonia, on the Ionian Sea / Nikon D50, 18-55mm lens.
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My other works: / Featured in the group Photography 101 EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160) ISO Speed: 100 Aperture: f/10 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 28 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) On The Calender Page / / Temple of Athena, Assos History / The city was founded from 900-1000 BC by Aeolian colonists from Lesbos, who specifically are said to have come from Methymna.The settlers built a Doric Temple to Athena on top of the crag in 530 BC. From this temple Hermias of Atarneus, a student of Plato, ruled Assos, the Troad and Lesbos for a period of time, under which the city experienced its greatest prosperity. (Strangely, Hermias was actually the slave of the ruler of Atarneus*.) Under his rule, he encouraged philosophers to move to the city. As part of this, in 348 BC Aristotle came here and married King Hermeias’s niece, Pythia, before leaving to Lesbos three years later in 345 BC. This ‘golden period’ of Assos ended several years later when the Persians arrived, and subsequently tortured Hermias to death. The Persians were driven out by Alexander the Great in 334 BCE. Between 241 and 133 BC, the city was ruled by the Kings of Pergamon. However, in 133 BC, the Pergamons lost control of the city as it was absorbed by the Roman empire. St. Paul also visited the city during his third missionary journey through Asia Minor, which was between 53-57 AD, on his way to Lesbos. From this period onwards, Assos shrunk to a small village, as it has remained ever since. Ruins around Assos continue to be excavated.
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My other works: / EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125) ISO Speed: 100 Aperture: f/7.1 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 28 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) Temple of Athena, Assos History / The city was founded from 900-1000 BC by Aeolian colonists from Lesbos, who specifically are said to have come from Methymna.The settlers built a Doric Temple to Athena on top of the crag in 530 BC. From this temple Hermias of Atarneus, a student of Plato, ruled Assos, the Troad and Lesbos for a period of time, under which the city experienced its greatest prosperity. (Strangely, Hermias was actually the slave of the ruler of Atarneus.) Under his rule, he encouraged philosophers to move to the city. As part of this, in 348 BC Aristotle came here and married King Hermeias’s niece, Pythia, before leaving to Lesbos three years later in 345 BC. This ‘golden period’ of Assos ended several years later when the Persians arrived, and subsequently tortured Hermias to death. The Persians were driven out by Alexander the Great in 334 BCE. Between 241 and 133 BC, the city was ruled by the Kings of Pergamon. However, in 133 BC, the Pergamons lost control of the city as it was absorbed by the Roman empire. St. Paul also visited the city during his third missionary journey through Asia Minor, which was between 53-57 AD, on his way to Lesbos. From this period onwards, Assos shrunk to a small village, as it has remained ever since. Ruins around Assos continue to be excavated.
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My other works: / Strait from the camera… EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000) ISO Speed: 200 Aperture: f/5.6 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 80 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual There was a fire at Mount IDA. The smoke came all around us. / It’s strait from the camera. The redness is because the sun was setting and it made the smoke this color. A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here, and as with border) On The Calender Page / / History for Mount IDA Trojan War / The mountain is the scene of several mythic events in the works of Homer. At its summit, the Olympian gods gathered to watch the progress of the epic fight. But the mountain was the sacred place of the Goddess, and Hera’s powers were so magnified on Mount Ida, that she was able to distract Zeus with her seductions, just long enough to permit the climactic taking of Troy. During the Trojan War, in an episode recorded in Apollodorus’s Epitome, Achilles with some of the Achaean chiefs laid waste the countryside, and made his way to Ida to rustle the cattle of Aeneas. But Aeneas fled, and Achilles killed the cowherds and Nestor, son of Priam, and drove away the sacred kine (Epitome 3.32). Achilles briefly refers to this incident as he prepares to duel with Aeneas during the siege of Troy. (Iliad XX) After the Trojan War, the only surviving son of Priam, Helenus, retired to Mount Ida, where he was surprised and became the captive of Neoptolemus.
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Really my dream is to live here all my life… Summers is just not enough…... My other works: / A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) Strait from the camera… EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 1/2500 sec ISO Speed: 100 Aperture: f/3.5 Software: Photoshop CS 2 / (Used only for signature) Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 28 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual On The Calender Page / / Assos History:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assos The city was founded from 900-1000 BC by Aeolian colonists from Lesbos, who specifically are said to have come from Methymna. The settlers built a Doric Temple to Athena on top of the crag in 530 BC. From this temple Hermias of Atarneus, a student of Plato, ruled Assos, the Troad and Lesbos for a period of time, under which the city experienced its greatest prosperity. (Strangely, Hermias was actually the slave of the ruler of Atarneus.) Under his rule, he encouraged philosophers to move to the city. As part of this, in 348 BC Aristotle came here and married King Hermeias’s niece, Pythia, before leaving to Lesbos three years later in 345 BC. This ‘golden period’ of Assos ended several years later when the Persians arrived, and subsequently tortured Hermias to death. The Persians were driven out by Alexander the Great in 334 BCE. Between 241 and 133 BC, the city was ruled by the Kings of Pergamon. However, in 133 BC, the Pergamons lost control of the city as it was absorbed by the Roman empire. St. Paul also visited the city during his third missionary journey through Asia Minor, which was between 53-57 AD, on his way to Lesbos. From this period onwards, Assos shrunk to a small village, as it has remained ever since. Ruins around Assos continue to be excavated.
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Rainbow Series: 2 BLUE ‘ Featured in the group Out of the Blue Featured in the group Colors of Water. Featured in the group Waves. “Featured in the group Extraordinary Fractalius My other works: / A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) EXIFr />Taken with a *Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 30 sec (30) ISO Speed: 1600 Aperture: f/32 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 54 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual On The Calender Page / /
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Rainbow Series: 1 -YELLOW - My other works: / EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 30 sec (30) ISO Speed: 1600 Aperture: f/32 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 54 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual On The Calender Page / /
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Rainbow Series: 6 VIOLET ‘ My other works: / A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 10 sec (10) ISO Speed: 1600 Aperture: f/18 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 54 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual On The Calender Page / /
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My other works: / A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20) ISO Speed: 100 Aperture: f/3.5 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 28 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual Turkish Coffee / In Turkey, Turkish coffee is known simply as kahve (‘coffee’) PREPARATION / As with other ways of preparing coffee, the best Turkish coffee is made from freshly roasted beans ground just before brewing. A dark roast is preferable but even a medium / roast coffee will yield a strong aroma and flavour. The grinding is done either by pounding in a mortar (the original method) or using a mill (the more usual method today), and the end result is a fine coffee powder. Beans for Turkish coffee are ground even finer than the grind used in pump-driven espresso makers; therefore, Turkish coffee should be powdery. It is the finest grind of coffee used in any style of coffee making. For best results, the water must be cold. The amount of water necessary can be measured using the cups. The coffee and the sugar are usually added to water, rather than being put into the pot first. For each cup, between one and two heaped teaspoons of coffee are used. In Turkey, four degrees of sweetness are used. The Turkish terms and approximate amounts are as follows: sade (plain; no sugar), az şekerli (little sugar; half a levelled teaspoon of sugar), orta şekerli (medium sugar; one levelled teaspoon), and çok şekerli (a lot of sugar; one and a half or two levelled teaspoons). The coffee and the desired amount of sugar are stirred until all coffee sinks and the sugar is dissolved. Following this, the spoon is removed and the pot is put on the fire. No stirring is done beyond this point, as it would dissolve the foam. Just as the coffee begins boiling, the pot is removed from the fire and the coffee is poured into the cups. A well-prepared Turkish coffee has a thick foam at the top (köpük in Turkish), is homogeneous, and does not contain noticeable particles in the foam or the liquid. This can be achieved only if cold water and a low heat are used. Starting with warm water or a strong heat does not leave enough time for either the coffee to sink or the foam to form. It is possible to wait an additional twenty seconds past boiling, which makes a homogeneous and delicious coffee, but the foam is completely lost. To overcome this, foam can be removed and put into cups earlier and the rest can be left to boil. In this case special attention must be paid to transfer only the foam and not the suspended particles. How To Drink / Turkish coffee is drunk slowly and is usually served with a glass of cold water to freshen the mouth to better taste the coffee before sipping. All the coffee in the pot is poured into cups, but not all of it is drunk. The thick layer of sludgy grounds at the bottom of the cup is left behind. The cup is then commonly turned over into the saucer to cool, and then the patterns of the coffee grounds can be used for a kind of fortune telling called tasseography (Turkish: kahve falı), or tasseomancy. The drinker of the coffee generally does not read his or her own cup, but traditionally watches the tasseographer while he or she tells the fortune.
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Rainbow Series: 5 ORANGE My other works: / A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160) ISO Speed: 100 Aperture: f/5.6 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 80 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: 1 On The Calender Page /
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Featured in the group SEA My other works: / A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) Strait from camera. EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 30 sec (30) ISO Speed: 100 Aperture: f/5.6 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 40 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual On The Calender Page /
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My other works: / A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) Featured in the group SEA Featured in the group Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 30 sec (30) ISO Speed: 100 Aperture: f/4.5 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 28 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire
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Taken in the small town of Assos on the island of Kefalonia, Greece. Converted to black and white and toned. A little film grain added to give an aged look. Nikon D50 18-55 mm lens. /
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My other works: / A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) EXIF: / Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital / Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250) / Aperture: f/5.6 / Focal Length: 48 mm / ISO Speed: 100 / Exposure Bias: 0 EV / Flash: Off
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The wonderfully beautiful and stunningly picturesque village and harbour of Assos in the north of Kefalonia. It is a perfect place to relax, sample the local wine and enjoy a meal of fish caught freshly that morning. Must be viewed LARGE
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The wonderfully beautiful and picturesque Assos Peninsula in the north of Kefalonia, Greece. Best viewed LARGE
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Paul and Aristotle slept here! This is the remote acropolis featuring the temple of Athena, one of the very few examples of Doric architecture in the region. These historic sites thankfully enjoy the protection of the Turkish government.
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This is the only early Doric Temple in existence in Turkey. It is situated on the acropolis of Assos, visited by Paul and Aristotle, in one of the most remote mountain sanctuaries in Turkey. It is well worth the visit. The village of Assos is situated at the foot of a treacherous descent. In fact, the next day I paid our breakfast waiter $20 to take me back to the top and this was after I had driven through Turkey for almost 6 weeks without a problem.
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