January 17th, 2011
This magical little spot was just a short walk from the room we rented just outside of Nas on the Greek Island of Ikaria. It is a small pool in the Chalares Gorge which cut right through the landscape below the balcony of the room and ended at the beach shown in the previous post. This spot is cool, shady and tranquil, perfect spot to lean on a tree and read a book or just do nothing…
Tranquil Reflecting Pool. Chalares Canyon, Ikaria
Shot on the Canon 5D Mk2 with the 16-35mm f2.8L lens at 16mm. 10 images stitched with PT Gui on a Mac (of course!)
Lesley Walker 
Carol Darby 
Luke Austin 
Carol Darby 
Richard Cofrancesco 
Rob Lewis
[...] Quiet Reflection, Ikaria [...]
This one feels” warmer” than last one,because it has more Yellow lights emerging from the reality.The Sun should be above this beach at this moment.(I don’t think you will put an artificial light there.)Yellow color normally let people feel”Spring”,”Hope”and “Light”.No matter where I travel to ,I need a lamp beside my bed and my desk.I think I like “Light” more than any others.Anyway,great shot.It let me write down so much.
Hi Diana, this shot is definitely warmer than the previous as the trees are more open here and it was shot at sunset when the light is more yellow and warmer. I’m glad you find it inspiring, there are many more to come…
It’s on!
http://islgr.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/ikarian-naked-landscapes/
I hope you like it. It took me awhile because I thought it was about time to change (changes…) the theme and the whole layout of my blog. I needed a push and thank you for that too. If ever you come up with new photos, I will update the entry or why not? write a new one.
Keep safe and be happy, you and the ones that you love.
Eleni
Hey Eleni, i love it. You didn’t just add a post, you changed your whole blog, a big task indeed. I especially like the point you make about swimming at the new (goat created) beach and hiking the new (goat Created) gorge, i think at this stage there is nothing to do but accept the new state of the landscape, no point wishing for something else. It is a shame if the trees have been washed away, and the quiet pools are no longer there, but they will all come back in time, i’m sure this is not the first time this type of storm has hit Ikaria and it won’t be the last, the landscape is constantly in a state of flux, thats its nature. We humans are also part of that nature and that change, we certainly cause a lot of change, though i must say i find it ironic what you say about too many goats creating the instability that allowed the landslides that altered the landscape so, not something i would have expected, but also makes sense too.
i look forward to returning to Ikaria and hiking the new (goat created) landscape one day soon.