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)
marlin1950 31/05/2014 16:17
Beautifully captured,that little bit of red superb++++ernesto haddad 29/05/2014 4:46
super Alexander ! saludoscatherine Berthe 25/05/2014 13:58
excellent !! les petites rues comme je les aime!!!!! amitiés catherineLawson 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
Harold Thompson 25/05/2014 7:32
Good lighting on the alley way and worth getting up early:-)) Harold
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.
:))
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