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Having seen so many photos of the greek island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea, mostly on yoghurt cartons, I wasn't going to pass up an opportunity to see the place for myself.
So during the two week stay that my wife Liz and I enjoyed on the Mediterranean island of Crete we allocated one day to take a ferry and coach excursion to Santorini.
Santorini has some fascinating geology and history, being the remains of an ancient volcano caldera, and our coach trip took us right round the driveable parts of the island.
The most famous place we visited on Santorini was the artisan village of Oia, and along with a few thousand other tourists we spent a couple of hours walking the narrow streets and alleys of this visually stunning architectural gem.
There were lovely views to be seen all over Oia, with striking features everywhere you cared to look.
One direction I looked in was upwards, not only to avoid including masses of tourists in my photos, but also because of the wonderful church details high above street level.
Such as this arrangement of stacked bells in a dazzling white painted bell tower set dramatically against the deep blue Aegean sky.
Well worth a pause to admire and photograph.
Filename - santorini oia 06.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 55mm
Exposure - 1/400sec @ f8, ISO100
Filters - Polarising filter used to reduce glare and deepen the blue of the sky.
Location - Oia, Santorini, Greece
This image - 533x800px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - Image underexposed to preserve highlights on white painted surfaces.
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