Window in Naxos

Window in Naxos

Striking image, well framed and nicely exposed.

I really like it!

6/6

Regards

John

6/6

I love pictures of Old World windows. You have done a great job. Nice find.

Made to give you a piece of the sky and nailed to take it away from you. A dark symbol beautifully depicted. Regards. Blago

Very well done. A beautifull rendering of a classical subject.

And as such, it probably is overrun in summer by throngs of tourists, with motor scooters, discos, pushing and shoving, drinking, bathing topless on the beaches and upsetting timeless local Greek values.

 

But it's winter and this board is a sure sign of it. At first I thought this white was 'snow' from an Alpine climate, but it's building mortar, and this board, for a Greek, appears to be a sign of winter season.

 

Anyone who ever saw the movie 'Summer Lovers' and fell in love with the perky Daryl Hannah and her French counterpart, understood instantly the attraction of the Greek islands in summer, but lustiness, toplessness, goatskins of retsina and/or ouzo, and beaches full of students and tourists disappear when the weather turns frigid.

 

Then the, money made from the tourist trade and season, the seasonal rentals with their sky-high rents have their windows boarded up for protection, and probably the Greeks settle down to a slower, life with some Greek 'tradition' -- the Jet Set be damned.

 

This boarded window -- while apparently representing a negative (no entry -- no light -- no exit) to viewers -- probably represents for residents a respite, and an opportunity to return to traditional Greek values.

 

In short, here the reality probably is different than the image -- as sometimes happens.

 

John (Crosley)

well, i think this well done picture is a symbol for our time without feeling and thinking whats behind...

best regards, norbert

Attentive eye and accurate shot.

I can understand the shot when reading John's explanation but without it, this is only a photo of a window that is blocked. I find this is not dynamic enough. A wider angle, maybe on the horizontal side, would help to create the story of this photo.