The Caryatids Porch of the Erechtheion, a photo from Attiki, Attica

Photographer's Note

The Caryatids Porch of the Erechtheion is one of the classic views of the Acropolis of Athens. The sculptures seen here are actually replicas, because the originals are kept in the Acropolis Museum (five of them) and in the British Museum (the sixth).

In the workshop you have a wider POV. An earlier post of mine shows the porch and the Erechtheion in context, from a farther POV.

ikeharel, swapankumarroy, danos, jhm, COSTANTINO, nikkitta, ChrisJ, kordinator, NorthernLight has marked this note useful

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ikeharel (114605) 2014-10-13 6:48

Ola Jose,
The 5 lady's statues looks similar, but when looking carefully on details, each is different.
A marvelous location above the city skylie, and superb daylight on the big stones that endured since ancient times. Bom WS as well.
Boa tardes,
Ike

papagolf21 (152607) 2014-10-13 7:18

Bonjour, Jos�,
Les cariatides supportant l'architrave sont de toute beaut� (architecturale). Quel bonheur de pouvoir contempler un tel spectacle de nos jours.
Enchant�.
amiti閟.
Philippe

willperrett (14215) 2014-10-13 7:35

Hello Jose

The age of these caryatids alone makes them noteworthy and photogenic, and you've done them justice with the raking light and just sufficient background to give the sculptures context. Shame you couldn't have removed the ladder on the right, and I might have been tempted to clone away those blue/white squares around the base. Cheating I know!

swapankumarroy (3769) 2014-10-13 8:08

Dear Jose,

The statue of five ladies were carrying the roof of beautiful architecture, though their pose and posture are almost same but to some extent they are all different, I like your composition with sharpness and framing.

warm regards,

swapankumarroy

Gerrit (62042) 2014-10-13 9:43

Hello Luis,
Wonderful litlle Temple with fantastic statues.fantastic colors and definition.
regards, Gerrit

danos (110407) 2014-10-13 9:57

Ola Jose,
great the close up view of the unique Erechtheion with the six replicas Caryatids to stand so proudly in front of the eyes of the visitors of Acropolis.
Excellent the light and the colour management with the details and the presentation to are captured superb.A good memory shot from our visit over there.

Regards,Danos

lousat (139990) 2014-10-13 14:50

Hi Jose,perfect capture of one the most famous corners of the Acropolis,a perfect replica caught in the best moment with the best light so well exposed,great detail too,i like the large view on the WS too.Have a nice day and thanks,LUCIANO

jhm (211738) 2014-10-14 4:39

Hello Jos�,

Back to the old history and the splendid architecture.
Your second picture shows more detail with the stones in foreground.
You chose a very well angle this gives perspective and depth.
Light and sharpness are very well taken.
Very well composition, nice photowork.
Nice done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Cricri (176) 2014-10-14 10:28

Hola Jose
Int閞essante et belle architecture avec les 5 statues, bonne lumi鑢e et d閠ails, belle pr閟entation en WS laissant un aper鐄 de ce qui l'entoure
Belle soir閑
cricri

PiotrF (56012) 2014-10-14 11:23

Hello Jose,
Beautiful view of this facade. Wonderful light and colours, perfect exposure, fine composition and exquisite details and sharpness.
Regards
Piotr

abmdsudi (95869) 2014-10-15 7:45

Hi Jose
Powerful and impressive even with replicas, a very well constructed and well captured in deep colour, immaculate detail, textures and warm tones showing the best light of the day. The intense blue sky creates a great overall contrast. A good catch, well worked too, Congrats.
Best regards

adramad (73450) 2014-10-15 11:54

Hola Jose.
Esplendida esta imagen, con este plano corto, que nos muestra la gran belleza del porche, con las inigualables cari醫ides, precioso el efecto de luces y sombras, que realza las texturas de las esculturas.
Un magnifico trabajo.
Que tengas una buena noche.
Saludos.
Luis.

Nicou (193814) 2014-10-16 4:23

Hello

quelle statue et vue superbe compo et image quel alignement et elle supportent le toit le rendu sur la pierre ce ciel pur la luminosit� parfait.
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

mesutilgim (0) 2014-10-20 12:01

Hello Jose,
Very nice capture of this famous landmark in Athens. Good pov and layout. Perfect ligth management.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

COSTANTINO (117792) 2014-10-20 13:22

Hello my dear friend
thanks for sharing with us this worthseeing
photo presenting the Caryatids of the
Acropolis of Athens
breathtaking classic view
beautiful sculptures indeed
regards
Costantino

nikkitta (17070) 2014-10-20 13:56

Hola Jose

Visitar Grecia es emocionarse con vistas de gran belleza e increible antiguedad, me gysta la luz de costado y el contraste de color
esta captura cerrada
Un saludo y gracias por poner buenas criticas
Maria

ChrisJ (172436) 2014-10-23 1:56

Bonjour, Jos�,

Good to see the original again after seeing the idea copied in architecture all over Europe. A nice blue sky that sets off the white marble nicely. Reasonable sharpness considering a zoom lens is mandatory here. It was roped off from public access last year. Tfs!

macjake (98544) 2014-10-23 4:00

Hi Jose
Caryatids are such fantastic subjects aren't they!
Perhaps many hundreds of years ago they were much much more common - today not so much at all.

when I was here only a few months ago, it was fascinating trying to image what this site looked like in its prime.

you came away with a fine photo from your visit.
the ladder on the right is a reminder of the constant work being done in and around the site.

thanks for this one
cheers
craig

kordinator (8738) 2014-11-01 1:51

Hello Jose
The point of view is showing the details of of the sculptures.
Excellent depth and light management.
Great job from Athens.
I like it.
Kind regards
Sa歛

NorthernLight (2383) 2014-11-06 6:46

Hello Jos�,

the ladies certainly have a headache from the weight of the roof. ;-)

A unique detail image of Greece. Great colors and a crisp sharpness. This picture is both interesting and really beautiful. Congratulations!

All the best

Peter