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Etherial Beauty At Athena Lindia
Etherial Beauty At Athena Lindia
I entered the citadel high above the town of Lindos as soon as the gates opened.
If I had my way I’d had been set up and shooting at first light but that was not possible as the site was out of bounds to the public until 8am.
Ive visited the site a couple of times over the years but this time I wanted to shoot in the early morning light without hordes of tourists.
The light was fabulous, crystal clear and still fairly low enough in the sky to create some wonderful textures upon the historic pillars and dusty ground.
I covered many angles but I do admit I love shooting into the sun when I can.
Contre-jour light is one of the most beautiful hence why it’s been used by fashion photographers for decades.
Being here pretty much on my own was wonderful although I didn’t have much time to sit around (which was a shame) admiring the location.
I knew the coaches of tourists were no doubt on route and the site would soon get busy plus the light was also gaining in intensity and losing those wonderful textures.
This was probably my favourite image created from that morning.
I love the tree caressing the temple wall and the pop of colour it adds to the bright tones of the location from it’s leaves.
As I often do at these incredible places I gazed at the scene wondering what things had unfolded here over the centuries.
These historic sites have fascinated me since childhood and inspire me to continue to capture them in my own particular way.
Etherial Beauty At Athena Lindia
Etherial Beauty At Athena Lindia
I entered the citadel high above the town of Lindos as soon as the gates opened.
If I had my way I’d had been set up and shooting at first light but that was not possible as the site was out of bounds to the public until 8am.
Ive visited the site a couple of times over the years but this time I wanted to shoot in the early morning light without hordes of tourists.
The light was fabulous, crystal clear and still fairly low enough in the sky to create some wonderful textures upon the historic pillars and dusty ground.
I covered many angles but I do admit I love shooting into the sun when I can.
Contre-jour light is one of the most beautiful hence why it’s been used by fashion photographers for decades.
Being here pretty much on my own was wonderful although I didn’t have much time to sit around (which was a shame) admiring the location.
I knew the coaches of tourists were no doubt on route and the site would soon get busy plus the light was also gaining in intensity and losing those wonderful textures.
This was probably my favourite image created from that morning.
I love the tree caressing the temple wall and the pop of colour it adds to the bright tones of the location from it’s leaves.
As I often do at these incredible places I gazed at the scene wondering what things had unfolded here over the centuries.
These historic sites have fascinated me since childhood and inspire me to continue to capture them in my own particular way.