WRECK OF THE DIMITRIOS
SKIATHOS, GREECE
Image Numbers 365, 366 & 367
The Dimitrios is a shipwreck on a beach near Gythio, Greece. The Dimitrios was a small, 67 metre freight ship of 965 tons cargo capacity built in 1950. It has been stranded since December 23, 1981. Rumour has it that the ship was used to smuggle cigarettes between Turkey and Italy. It was seized by the port authorities of Gythio and then deliberately released from the port and left to be dragged by the sea to the beach of Valtaki, about 5 kilometers from the port of Gythio. The ship was then simply abandoned there and no attempts were made to recover it.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Image Number 367 (top)
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/549th of a second and aperture F7.1. 45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.
Image Number 365 (middle)
The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/200th of a second and aperture F9. 45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.
Image Number 366 (bottom)
The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/160th of a second and aperture F9. 28mm Schneider Kreuznach lens wide angle with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.