Greece
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The classic mythological beast of Greek lore, whom resides in the shadows. An allussion to the beast within the darkest recesses of us all that must be searched out, confronted, and slain. This guy actually just looks like he could use a break…. / Really it was part of my intention in this work to present the sort of monster that is melancholy; a darker beast of dimmer depths than it is often given credit for. / Original was done in watercolor and gouache media, on Arches cold-press 180lb. cotton rag.
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The labyrinth was a maze created by the brilliant engineer Daedalus for King Minos to hold prisoners from ever escaping. The Minotaur resided deep within it’s depths, later to be slain by the hero Theseus. Of course Daedalus himself later became a captive to his own creation. Since even he could not find a way to escape from his own construction, he devised wings of wax and feathers and string, and, along with his son, Icharus, flew from the confines of the labyrinth. Icharus, not heeding his father’s warning, flew on too high toward the sun, causing the wax in his wings to melt; and he fell to the earth, and his death. / The labyrinth has been observed in many cultures to be a metaphor of the depths of the human psyche. From the ideas of old Greece to medieval cathedrals to the modern ideas of the psychoanylist Carl Jung, the labyrinthean depths of our own minds may very well be of the very highest construction and capability, as well as our greatest obstacle toward true enlightenment and freedom. / Original work was created using watercolor and gouache media on Arches cold-press 180lb. cotton rag.
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A little spin on the old story of Narcissus. Narcissus, as you may well know, was a quite lovely Greek youth enamoured by his own image. He pined away his days staring at his own reflection, eventually growing roots in the ground- punished by the gods for his vanity, he was transformed into the Narcissus flower. Of course this is the root of modern English words like narcissist and narcissistic. / In this work I wanted to spin that old myth in a different direction. As an artist I find myself working for hours and hours, days at a time on my artwork. When I rest from my painting I find myself staring at the result, intrigued by my own work. I love painting and I’m in love with my work. Now, it’s often said that art is but an extention of the artist. If that’s the case then it goes to follow that I’m a bit of a narcissist myself, albeit of a different sort. / The joke in this piece is that it’s a self-portrait. But I’m staring down at my work, which happens to be a Narcissus flower (Narcissus poeticus, to be exact), the work being but a different reflection of myself. / The original was completed in watercolor and gouache media on Arches 180lb. cold-press cotton rag, 2007.
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for a little romance…
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early morning reflections in the shallow waters in Mesolonghi, Greece
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Chania Harbour, CRETE…. GREEK ISLANDS. / Click Here . / . / WARNING / ©2008 Globalphotos All rights reserved. / All photographs, text and images by Globalphotos are the exclusive property of Globalphotos – protected under Australian and international copyright laws. / These images may not be reproduced, copied or manipulated without written permission. / No use for Public Domain. / Use of any image for another photographic concept or illustration is a violation of copyright.
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A ship wreck resting at the shores of Southern Peloponese Shot at a rainy winter morning Long exposure Nikon D200 / Nikkor 18-200@35mm / F:11 / 60s / Iso 100 Hoya ND400 / Hoya ND8 / Cokin P121 Nd grad
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Hi Guys, well finally got an internet connection so i thought i would share this one with you from corfu !!!!!
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Sunrise seen from the village of Nimborio on the Greek Island of Halki. Halki is a small yet very charming island in the Dodecanese that is situated opposite the west coast of Rhodes. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at Halki or Greece or Eastern Meditteranean. Featured in : Islands of The World : 13 Aug 09 / Featured in : Victorian Viewfinders : 17 Aug 09 / Featured in : The Beauty of the European Waters : 17 Aug 09
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Stair-well in The Golden Hotel Athens. / Canon EOS400D / f/3.5 / ISO-200 / Straight from the camera /
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Floating In Blue & White – Zante Island Greece / Laminant print sold on RB / Olympus sp550-ouz Your image “Floating in Blue and White” has been nominated by Agnes McGuinness for the prestigous Pay it Forward Group. This is what Agnes had to say about your image - “This is a beautifully balanced, perfectly balanced image.. The composition and colours enhance each other, and evoke a mood of deep tranquility. Altogether, a very satisfying image indeed.” / Agnes /
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Acrylic on canvas / 90×100cm / Original painting sold.
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This shot was taken in the Greek island of Lesvos in Autumn so the water was pretty cold. Thanks to the model Nelly for being so brave and enduring the cold conditions. / Canon 40D
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VERY SIMPLE BUT OH SO BEAUTIFUL ! / MY LINDA…so sweet my soul mate i love her.FOREVER / !http://images-my linda 0.redbubble.net/img/art/border:blackwithdetail/product:laminated-print/size:small/view:preview/2432922-3-lindas-song.jpg! / FOR YOU MY LINDA YOU HAVE MY HEART ,SCOTT
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TEMPLE OF APOLLO IN NAXOS GREECE
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THIS WAS TAKEN IN ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING TOWNS I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF EXPERIENCING. IT IS CALLED OIA IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE GREEK ISLAND CALLED SANTORINI. THE TOWN LITERALLY CASCADES DOWN TEH HILL.THE SUNSETS THERE ARE WORLD REKNOWNED AND I TOOK THIS ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER THE SUN HAD SET USING A 3 SECOND SLOW EXPOSURE ON A TRIPOD ATOP A CLIFF EDGE THAT I HAD TO RISK LIFE AND LIMB TO GET TO SO I COULD GET THE ANGLE I WANTED. TAKEN WITH A FUJI FILM S9600 *WINNER OF ‘DESTINATIONS’ CONTEST IN 100% GROUP!!
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My entry for the Sound challenge inspired by the Greek Mythology. Finally placed 7th. Thanks to everyone who voted and supported it! / View all entries here / you may also like / / www.yanmostees.com
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A boat floating on the crystal clear water of Symi island.
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Monemvassia, Greece
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Until the fishing season begins no better place for resting than below the olive tree… / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / “Under the Olive tree” is featured in the group – JPG Cast-Offs (24.03.2009) / “Under the Olive tree” is featured in the group – Fantasy Fine Art Composites (23.03.2009)
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Featured in Greece and all things Hellenic September 6, 2009. / Featured in The Mysterious Balkans August 6, 2009. / Top Ten in the “Greece – Ancient and Modern!!” challenge in 1. The Mysterious Balkans August 5, 2009. / Winner of the “Columns” challenge in Mood & Ambience challenge July 27, 2009. / Featured in If It Doesn’t Belong July 14, 2009. / Top Ten in “Best Beautiful Buildings of the Bubble” challenge in If It Doesn’t Belong July 14, 2009. / Second Place in the “Historic and Modern Day Ruins; World Heritage Sites” In First Things group June 24, 2009. / Placed Third in the “Temples, Chapels, Ruins, Pylons and other Historic buildings” challenge in First Things group June 10, 2009. / Top Ten in the “Babylon” challenge in First Things group May 13, 2009. / Second Place in the “Famous National Landmarks” challenge in Mood & Ambience May 17, 2009. / Featured in You’re Accepted May 11, 2009. / Top Ten in the “History 101” challenge in the First Things Group May 11, 2009. / Featured in Unique Buildings of the World May 2, 2009. Best Viewed Large Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion .. about an hour’s drive from Athens, Greece. “The temple of Poseidon was constructed in approx. 440 B.C. It is perched above the sea at a height of almost 60 m. The design of the temple is a typical hexastyle i.e. it had a front portico with 6 columns. / As with all Greek temples, the Poseidon building was rectangular, with a colonnade on all four sides. The total number of original columns was 42: 18 columns still stand today. The columns are of the Doric Order. They were made of locally-quarried white marble. They were 6.10 m (20 ft) high, with a diameter of 1 m (3.1 ft) at the base and 79cm (31 inches) at the top. / At the centre of the temple colonnade would have been the hall of worship (naos), a windowless rectangular room. It would have contained, at one end facing the entrance, the cult image, a colossal, ceiling – height (6m) bronze statue of Poseidon. Probably gold-leafed, it may have resembled a contemporary representation of the god, appropriately found in a shipwreck, shown in the figure above. Poseidon was usually portrayed carrying a trident, the weapon he supposedly used to stir up storms.” ... the above abridged from Wikipedia. I took this image with my little Olympus C5000 zoom in August of 2005. A bit of Photoshop work has taken place … cloning out tourists, adding a new sky and a texture layer among others. Also available without “effects” ... please contact me for more information /
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Windows of Europe
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Abandoned old bus found at Keramia, Chios Island, Greece. / FEATURED Moody, Dark, Evocative Group 25/08/2009 / redbubble FEATURED since 25/08/2009 / FEATURED in Trams and Buses Group 29/08/2009 / 991 VIEWS on 05/11/2009 / 59 Favorites on 17/11/2009
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Featured in The Compact Group October 30, 2009. / Featured in á EUROPA! September 13, 2009. / Featured in ! #1 Artists of Redbubble ! September 9, 2009. / Featured in Greece and All Things Hellenic September 9, 2009. Best in Full Size Our visit to Greece was all too short … this particular image is representative of all of beautiful Corfu … taken from the terrace of the Paleokastritsa Monastery in July of 2005 with the Olympus C-5000 zoom. I’ve been playing with this image, off and on, for months so am not at all certain at this point what different things I’ve done to it. Pretty sure there’s HDR in there somewhere, with the original hand-held image duplicated a few times and put through Photomatix. I did a lot of hand painting … in particular of the flowers in the foreground … but then I think an Orton sort of blurred the details, so I went back and re-painted the white flowers. Also, several texture layers … one actually behind the water area (which was miserably blown out) to give it life, and one or two over the image as well. Not to mention some work in Levels and some Dodging and Burning. A labor of love, as they say, as the trip to Greece and Corfu were a dream come true!!! My thanks to CGTextures, Princess of Shadows of Deviant Art, and Ghostbones on Flickr for the textures.
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