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OIA

SANTORINI, GREECE

Image Number 494

Oia is a picture perfect village in the north west edge of the Santorini island. Oia is an idyllic complex of white washed blue domed churches and charming, traditional Cycladic houses and cave houses.  In summer over 120,000 visitors from cruise ships visit Oia every day and the tiny main street literally becomes impassable.  The "three blue domes" are a key destination and feature in most guide books. 

This view is taken from the ramparts of the castle - not the usual angle.   This is from the opposite direction of images 493, 493a and 493b,

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and aperture F8.   150mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with 2X teleconverter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.