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Meteora, A view from the edge

Beside the Pindos Mountains, in the western region of Thessaly,in central Greece, these unique and enormous columns of rock rise precipitously from the ground.<...
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Beside the Pindos Mountains, in the western region of Thessaly,in central Greece, these unique and enormous columns of rock rise precipitously from the ground.
The six monasteries are built on immense natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area. It is located near the town of Kalabaka at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains.
I was traveling through Greece with my friend, when we decided to visit place "Meteora". Its extraordinary, enormous rocks and the particular cute monasteries built on the edge, were a challenge to me and so we visited them and took close up photos. I wanted my photo to have a great depth of field with bright colors, and most of all, I wanted to achieve, the feeling, as if you were there; at that particular moment, observing the mesmerizing beauty of that place. I also added a polarizing filter, which made the colors of the roof of the monasteries pop out and the green grass; to look around more vibrant.
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