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Oia Santorini During Blue Hour

Early evening photograph of Oia in Santorini at the end of the Blue Hour.

Early evening photograph of Oia in Santorini at the end of the Blue Hour.
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23 Comments | Report
scruffyherbert PRO+
 
scruffyherbert September 04, 2014
A terrific shot. The sunset and building with sails? really work well.
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IsraelOrta September 05, 2014
Thanks. The Windmills of Oia? The lighting effect of this photograph is what draws my attention.
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IsraelOrta September 05, 2014
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bobdee
 
bobdee September 16, 2015
utterly fabulous shot....love it!
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IsraelOrta September 19, 2015
Much thanks!
stamatispappas
 
stamatispappas September 18, 2015
Simply beautiful!
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IsraelOrta September 19, 2015
Much thanks!
Stevonb
 
Stevonb September 18, 2015
I love the warmth of the light in this photograph and the contrast of light and shadow. Excellent!
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IsraelOrta September 19, 2015
Much thanks!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots September 19, 2015
Beautiful! Congrats.
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IsraelOrta September 19, 2015
Much thanks!
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IsraelOrta September 19, 2015
Much thanks for the judges and voters who granted me the "People's Choice" award for the "Night Life Photo Contest." Much thanks to those who have granted peer awards, comments, and likes. I must say, this photograph took a lot of work because I had to run from kilometers away to find the last minutes of Blue Hour, find the only available spot without people blocking the view, setup, and take the photographs.
EmacOC
 
EmacOC September 19, 2015
Stunning!
marcswales
 
marcswales September 19, 2015
I might as well go and hang up the camera now or at the very least never go to Santorini, I coudn't even think of getting anywhere near this perfection.
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IsraelOrta September 19, 2015
This image is a stack of three merged in Photomatix pro exported to Lightroom for final processing, using photographic preset in Photomatix Pro. ISO was 800. Focal length was F8. Lens was set at 22mm to avoid capturing bystanders right next to me. manual focusing through live view. One image was +2 step 8 seconds. One image was -2 step 1/2 second. And the no exposure compensation image was 1.5 seconds. I used ISO 800 to limit noise and F8 to capture as much depth as possible. I also focused towards center of the image were it was mid point of foreground and background.
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KeithBannerman September 20, 2015
Nice shot
nandicmb
 
nandicmb September 21, 2015
Congratulations on your People's Choice win in Night Life Photo Contest!
icemanphotos
 
icemanphotos September 22, 2015
Outstanding image!
EmacOC
 
EmacOC October 04, 2015
This is the best shot of Santorini that I have seen. Beautiful!!
Cavanrose
 
Cavanrose August 07, 2016
Very beautiful !
Lesabre1954 Platinum
 
Lesabre1954 January 10, 2017
Lesabre1954 Platinum
 
Lesabre1954 January 10, 2017
Absolutely incredible!
FenixBogden
 
FenixBogden February 13, 2017
Awesome shot! So bright and colorful!
natepabst
 
natepabst March 21, 2017
Oh how i miss Santorini!
podesta
 
podesta June 30, 2017
Fantastic capture
hvm20
 
hvm20 January 14, 2018
La luz mediterránea es única en esas comarcas griegas .
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hvm20 January 14, 2018
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SkyLoveMimi
 
SkyLoveMimi December 21, 2018
Great timing for the shoot
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