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FISHING BOATS

GYTHIO, PELOPONNESUS, GREECE

Image Number 353

Gythio is a coastal town of 8,000 people in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece.  In ancient times it was the seaport of Sparta, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) north. Today it is the largest and most important town in Mani. (See also other images from Mani).  Gythio has a lovely old port bordered with nineteenth century buildings.  Within the port, colourful wooden fishing boats are still operated by genuine local fishermen, unlike the phoney “fishing ports” in some other parts of Italy and Greece where the boats are untended, the fishermen gone, and the tourists plentiful.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/137th of a second and aperture F16.   150mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.