Seeing history upside down..., a photo from Argolis, Peloponnesus

Photographer's Note

The magnificently preserved 4th century BC amphitheater, with 14,000 seats, serves as the backdrop for this photo. Over the years, I've visited the ruins of Epidaurus several times, but in my previous visits, the site was crowded with tourists. This was a rare opportunity.

The athletic young teenager was doing a handstand at the center of the stage of the great theater of Epidaurus. A number of people surrounding her were snapping photos, and I joined them. On a personal note, a guard blew his whistle to discourage unorthodox behavior in the 2400-year-old ruins. I approached the guard and showed him the photo I had just shot with my iPhone 6 Plus, along with a National Geographic business card. I also told the man that the photo would appear in my NG Blog, he immediately changed his tune, encouraging the teenager to continue.

holmertz, ikeharel, bukitgolfb301, danos, jhm, snunney, cornejo, PaulVDV, delpeoples, mirosu, ChrisJ, s_lush ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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holmertz (102066) 2016-06-10 10:49

Hello Bülent,
That was an easily bribed guard ;-). It's a good photo of the girl (your granddaughter, right?) in this wonderful place. The environment couldn't be better, and the light, colors and sharpness are all excellent.
Kind regards,
Gert

berek (50518) 2016-06-10 22:16

Merhaba Bülent bey,

tersten veya düz bence heryerden bu tarih harika görünüyordur. harika bir an fotografı olmuş. amuda kalkan genç bayan resmi dahada keyifli hale getirmiş. tebrikler.
sevgilerimle.
Burak

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2016-06-10 23:00

Hi dear Bulent

Wow what happens in the historical Corosseo?
Full of humor and wit shot! Very sharp and clear presenattaion as usual.

All the best and have a good day! Takero

danos (110407) 2016-06-10 23:16

Hello Bulent,
i can say that Epidaurus amphitheater is not the proper place to do and show someone his gymnastic capabilities like this young teenager.
I cannot say any more about the snapshot but if it was taking place in an other place would was a very nice and unique photo,taking this brilliant May day.
Excellent the quality of the image with the shade to completes perfect the whole scenery.

Regards,Danos

jemaflor (146382) 2016-06-10 23:28

Hi Nulent,
Original view with this girl, well taken at the good moment, nice light, excellent to take these famous ruins, tfs.

jhm (211734) 2016-06-11 0:31

Dear Bulent,

The athletic young teenager shows us perfect how we would must done, but our age is not perfect for this acrobatic stunts.
Wonderful picture.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

ikeharel (112521) 2016-06-11 0:50

A different performance from what probably used to be shown in this arena in old times, Bulent, and the young lady attract other visitors to watch her.
Fine view of the ancient but well preserved amphiteatre.
have a nice weekend,
Ike

snunney (130967) 2016-06-11 2:12

Hello Bulent,
Just goes to show the power of the press:-) Excellent capture of this young gymnast. I like the point of view and the presence of the long shadow. The few spectators sat on the stone seats opposite nicely round off the composition.

cornejo (61504) 2016-06-11 9:51

Bulent Hello, very nice picture of this interesting scene in the ancient amphitheater, very well captured in this interesting image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. A great job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.

Good evening and happy Sunday.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

marabu61 (11587) 2016-06-12 6:29

Hello Bulent
Now wasn't the amphitheater made for performances like this .....?
The stunning girl brings the old and well preserved ruins back to life, one can almost imagine how a performance must have been this thousands of years ago. Great snapshot and amazing what today's smartphones are capable of camarawise. Sometimes I wonder why I still bother to lug my heavy equipment with me :-)
I am ashamed to admit that I have passed Epidaurus several times without even thinking of stopping there. It lies on the way down from Athens to where my mother lives in Greece. Next time I will definitely plan a stop there.
have a great Sunday
Daniel

PaulVDV (62810) 2016-06-12 14:25

Hello Bülent,
And so your granddaughter remains immortalized on the internet.
I believe her handstand provides a more complete picture of the amphitheater where actually the public went for a performance.
This reminds me that I did attend the performance of a play in Epidaurus in summer of 1978.
Best regards, Paul

lousat (138683) 2016-06-12 14:55

Hi Bulent,a very original way to show us this amphiteatre...i like the title,perfect for what i'm watching in the middle of the pic,this acrobatic moment so sharp and bright makes the difference,i like it! Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

delpeoples (60342) 2016-06-13 0:42

Dear Bulent

Everyone should try and look at the world with a different perspective and this lovely young lady has embraced that concept entirely. I love the lightheartedness of this shot. A very original composition that has made me smile.

Hugs and a happy week to you
Lisa

mirosu (16313) 2016-06-13 1:51

Hello Bulent,
Excellent photo superb arrangement in very good light & clarity. Nice combination of young performer with ancient architecture.
Very well done my friend.
Regards
Miro

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-06-15 0:47

Hello Bulent,
Training for the Olympics? The ancients Greece is than the right place to do so in the atmosphere of the old Gods of the Olympus. A pity there was no more public to see the performance.
Lovely picture.
Groet Rob

ChrisJ (171340) 2016-06-17 1:51

Hello Bülent,

You had good diplomacy skills with the guard. The ancient Greek theatre makes a stunning backdrop to the athletic young girl doing a handstand. The shadow amplifies the effect and provides symmetry. Tfs!

Silvio1953 (220717) 2016-06-17 4:57

Ciao Bulent, really an original pose for admiring old architecture, lovely and original composition, very well done, my friend, have a good wrek end, ciao Silvio

s_lush (16602) 2016-09-21 7:52

Hello, Bulent,
I like this sunny scene for its depth (not only depth of focus). Both at the foreground and background, there is something interesting to look at. An excellent composition and very high quality despite the fact that the photo was shot with iPhone. Since 2011 I preferred to photograph with my Nokia N8-00 smartphone, but unfortunately it got out of order after a road traffic accident. Now I have bought new smartphone with better photo camera embedded in it. Quality of your picture proves that I was right.
Best regards,
Sergiy