When I saw your post pop up on Friday I really thought this would be an easy one for me. You know photographer, travelled a lot, love sunrises, sunsets, clouds, pretty little things on nature walks etc. etc. etc. - and exactly there lies the problem: I have sooooo many effin' photos that I just couldn't pick just one. There is not just one special one in my collection. Depending on time and mood this changes quite radically. So, what to do?
Hubby to the rescue: Hey, hubby, there's this thing on that weird blockchain place that I am blogging on. And somebody challenged us to post a photo of a special natural something and I just cannot decide on one. You know my photos, which one would you pick?
Without hesitation, he said: The one in Greece, with the turquoise water and the tree. And I knew exactly which one he meant, immediately. This one.
This is Porto Katsiki on Lefkada, Greece. No filters used, no nothing. The water is really that beautiful and intense color. When living in Germany we used to spend summer vacations on Lefkada to go windsurfing. On non-windy days we'd go explore e.g. to Porto Katsiki. It is a well-known beach, for obvious reasons, so there can be quite a crowd, but as you can see, we went quite far down the beach and were alone at that point. Those Lefkada days were good times and one day we'll go back and re-visit.
Here is a photo of the beach and surf - so crystal clear... and again - no filters used.
Hubby's know best it seems...Or in this case at least. 🤣
Great picture, the first I mean, and a super-good choice. I can picture myself there, a picnic and a special person with me...Drinking in the view. Nice!
That beach too, so nice, and smart to get away from people...People ruin nature mostly. 😁
Tell your husband that weirdo from weird blockchain place approves of his choice.
!ENGAGE 20
You would like that place, you know why? Not sure if you can tell from the photo, but it's a pebble beach, no sand!
Well, hubby has been with me to many of the places visited, so he knows them all - and sometimes dreaded all the time I spent taking photos, getting the right angle, etc. Of course, his experience of each place is somewhat different from mine, however, we are happily married for a reason 💓.
I showed him your comment and he chuckled 😋. I actually made him an account yesterday. He has seen me play Splinterlands and wants to give it a go, he's a writer (two self-published novels are out, more are in the works) and gamer among (many) other things.
Pebble beaches are preferable yes, I'm sure I'd like it.
It's cool your husband has made an account, well you did for him, I'm not sure what Splinterlands actually is to be honest but I hope he enjoys himself in between book writing.
OMG! It is such a beautiful blue! I loved it, it looks unreal that color 😍
Amazing!!
It is, right? That blue is really pretty amazingly unreal, but - it is real. As I said no filters or such necessary.
Totally amazing! 😍
ENGAGEtokens.iheart Greece, "guilty." If my wife had her way we'd be there now. And we didn't even get to the turquoise water yet! We stayed between Thessaloniki and Meteora and just loved everything about it.
Greece is beautiful. We have been to several of the islands, but strangely enough never to the mainland (though there is a landbridge Lefkada is an island). Not for lack of wanting to go there, but our main goal has always been to go windsurfing, and Vassiliki on Lefkada is a great spot for it.
I hope you get to go soon! For us it will be a while before we are going to make it.
The blue of this sea left me eclipsed. I close my eyes and imagine myself in that warm, sky-blue water. Fabulous photo! I loved it!
Thank you for your kind words @marybellrg!
I really hate to give you one additional piece of information. But the water did not feel warm at all, not like the Caribbean. Granted it was early summer, pre-season, and the air-temps were very warm, so it could have just been the difference in temperatures.
Apart from that - I'm right there with you, I can still see it very lively in my head.
"The One" to share!Old gnarled tree framing intense blue sea and sky, fantastic photography @oceanbee no wonder this popped up as
You're right on - I'm always in search of the right angle to frame a shot, none of this 'just point and shoot' nonsense.
Thank you, Joan, really appreciate your kind words.
What a beautiful blue, what a beautiful beach. An earthly paradise.
Indeed, it is an amazing place to be. Wish I was there right now 🙂.
Thanks for your comment.
Such gorgeous shots! So stunning 💙
Thank you very much.