Pergamum theatre Photo

Photographer’s Note

After wandering around Bergama for a few hours we ascended the 300m hill via a winding road and entered the ancient Pergamum Acropolis. The theatre was built on a very steep slope and is one of the Hellenistic period's finest architectural achievements. It is the steepest amphitheatre in western Anatolia, and has a capacity of 10,000 people. Construction began in the mid 3rd century BC and expanded by the Romans in 197-159 BC. In Hellenistic times the stage was made of wood; set up for the performances and then taken down again. There are 78 rows of seats.
As you can see, it had become quite overcast by the time we reached this vantage point with showers in the background. A weak ray of sunlight hit the amphitheatre, like a spotlight searching for the crowd.
The acoustics are impressive; it is easy to hear people talking at the stage area when sitting in the top row.

An alternate view in the WORKSHOP illustrates how steep it is.

dta, PixelTerror, mikolaj_kawa, jjanczyk, Graal, ktanska, JanD ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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dta (9390) 2009-07-28 5:57

Hello Chris ,
A fine presentation of this superb and interesting place . The format is well chosen , and the mist in the valley adds a little touch of mistery to the picture .
Well done .

Greg1949 (8765) 2009-07-28 6:41

Nice capture Chris, the patience to wait for the light to appear exactly so paid off, the shot is great.

Greg

PixelTerror (89952) 2009-07-28 23:45

Hi Chris
I like the pov here that allows the image to benefits from the dynamics of this ancient theatre, which makes it fluid, the wide format also helps, too bad about the mean light
Have a nice daY JY

mikolaj_kawa (32169) 2009-07-29 0:46

Hello Chris! Wonderful Acropolis and amazing cityscape in the background. Excellent point of view. Perfect capture. Very original panorama. Well done!

jjanczyk (2243) 2009-07-29 5:06

Hello,
Magnificent shot!
Amazing view of that ancient theatre,
excellent POV and DOF.
TFS

Waylim (12651) 2009-07-29 12:36

Gday Chris,
At first glance thie reminded me of the ruins along the Inca Trial to Machu Picchu.
Good stitching work. Excellent panoramic view of the theatre and the city below. the air is not clear but you did a nice job getting the overall essence of the place. the theatre looks great nice and sharpe. the City is just a backdrop. I feel like a bird looking down at such view. Thanks
Way

Graal (61512) 2009-07-29 23:00

Hi Chris,
an interesting historic place in Turkey. Nice panoramic format and presentation. Good quality of photo here and in WS. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

ktanska (17613) 2009-07-30 3:20

Hi Chris,
Great looking high place for an amphitheatre. Well divided frame showing all those steps together with lower background. Backlight is far from optimal though. Good candidate for a large scale panorama.
Kari

delpeoples (9520) 2009-07-30 17:46

Hi Chris, what an amazing panorama - certainly not something you see every day. Great DOF gives us a great idea of the steep positioning of this wonderful acropolis. Your WS is also interesting and in many respects is worthy of a "post" all its own. Compliments and thanks, Lisa.

dvlazar (6520) 2009-07-30 23:21

Dramatic shot! I like the lighting variations throughout it - and the curves in the seats and the road compliment each other.

Dave

JanD (15718) 2009-07-31 5:20

Howdy Sandpiper!
Wonderful wide perspective, good capture. Very good contrast and focus. Nice natural colors.
Regards.

testmaniac (12604) 2009-08-03 22:19