March 25 – Greece Independence Day
March 25 – Greece Independence Day
Reposting of a picture originally uploaded on March 25, 2009, to mark Greece Independence Day.
I was just informed by my dear friend, photographer Georges M, that this very picture was used to illustrate an article on the economy of Greece on the French "Marianne2" site:
www.marianne2.fr/Crise-grecque-les-marches-font-comme-si-…
Thanks a million, Georges!
Georges M: www.flickr.com/photos/14519237@N02/
March 25, 1821 marks the official start of the Greek fight against the Ottomans, that led to the liberation of our country and to the birth of modern day Greece.
This shot was taken in the port of Aeghina and is actually the conventional version of an "impressionist" approach of the same subject, uploaded earlier this month
www.flickr.com/photos/aster-oid/3347787946/in/set-7215761…
That was an experiment in low speed photography, this one is… well, the standard stuff!!!
;-)
My Flickr friend, Michael–B
www.flickr.com/photos/brncos3/
had expressed his wish to see a non-blurred version, and I had promised to him I would upload it also…
So, here it is Michael!
Picture gladly offered for publication on the Greek Diaspora site: "DailyFrappe.com"
www.dailyfrappe.com/
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WOW!!! A damaged old flag as tribute to this battle!
The always great blue and fantastic DOF here!!
splendido il bokeh !
bell’omaggio alla Grecia
wow
have a nice Independence Day, John !
happy Independence Day, dear
oh
and love this standard stuff:-)
Χρονια πολλα Γιαννη!
Congrats !
Μπράβο ρε συ Γιάννη!
Ellada Elladara!!! Katapliktiki photo! ante na mpei FP na tin doun Oloi!
looks like a painting! beautiful colors!!
Beautiful composition
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Seen in the group"Golden Garden" (?)
ωραία σύνθεση και σε ελληνικότατο περιβάλλον, στη θάλασσα και μέσα από πλεούμενο..!
χρόνια μας πολλά !
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Discovered using FlickrFox. (?)
wow
congrats greece
HBW!, my dear ami
and merci again, Yannis
,.-))))))
Well, have a good Indepence Day then!! And let’s hope no aliens decide to come down to earth today….
DEDICATED TO ALL GREEK PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUT OF GREECE !!!!!!
Excellent John !!!!!!!!!!
well controlled depth of field. stunning astr-oid blues!!!!!!!
great framing
Happy Independence Day John….Great shot…..Have a fun day…
I love this! Happy independence day!
excellent my friend
Yasou, kaibigan!!!
Awesome blue and white!!!
Superbly captured!!!
Very artistic and nationalistic, my friend!
Well done!
Fantastic tribute to a great day!
bellissimo il richiamo dei colori sfocati sullo sfondo, gran immagine
awesome
πανεμορφη και στο πνευμα της ημέρας. η καλυτερη σήμερα!!
l o v e
:)
Hello, you!! :-))
Genial!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Vista en las fotos de mis contactos. (Yo también quiero esto)
χρονια πολλά !! υπέροχο Ελληνικότατο Μπλε !!!
the day.
Χρονια πολλα !
Happy Independence Day! Great shot to mark the event.
Nice job!
Love the colors and a great shot for your Independence Day celebration!
grande composizione e bellissima dedica patriottica!
AWESOME shot! I love all the blues!
Excellent!!!! "Standard" stuff, but extraordinary results!
Τελεια δουλεια !!!! Δεν εχω λογια φιλε, πανεξυπνο!!
Beautiful blues!!! Wonderful shot and even the details on the flag are outstanding my friend. Great shot.
wonderful capture John…and Happy GID!
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Interessante scatto e bell’omaggio ad un grande paese John!
Seen in GG.
Felice serata. CIAO, ninin.
buona festa a tutti i Greci! bella esaltazione dei vostri sereni colori..
Buona serata, John!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20126271@N02/3384666579/
DRiNKS aRe FRee
amazing capture, my friend
yaisou kaibigan!
Impressive..
It’s funny you start with blurred then clear one
For me.. I had the clear one first and recently uploaded blurred.. LOL
Happy Independence Day! Time for a beer!
Nice shot! (And blue, LOL!)
:-) GG
I like your composition and the color set. The damaged Greek flag is very semantic IMO.
brilliant flag (colour and sharpness) and background bokeh!
thanks for your comment :-)
I have been lots of times in Greece since I was a child, and I could keep coming with joy for ages :-)
I regularly find those typical colors and moods in your pics, too cool!
Happy Independence Day!
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Seen in my contacts’ photos. (?)
Great tribute to our Mother land! excellent my friend!
Fantastic tribute, beautiful blues
excellent ! Happy Independence Day to all Greeks !
dekanis!
Amo la Grecia e i suoi colori! Bellissimo omaggio!
Excellent !
Fabulous blues!!!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY GREECE!!!
Yasou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chronia Polla! Thanks for sharing this incredible capture! Beautiful!
beautiful shot
μπραβο Γιαννη!!
δεν υπαρχει πιο ομορφη ελληνικη σημαια!!
Γιαννη μου συνηθισαμε τα blurred και θα μας κακοφανει!
Απιθανα χρωματα οπως παντα, το μπλε το μπλε σου, λιγο διαφορετικο σε βρισκω στο νερο!
Υπεροχη!!!
awesome
Great shot!!!
Beautiful!!!
So how do u say for march 25?
ελευθερία η θάνατος
Thanks Γιαννη! δες αυτο μπορει να σε ενδιαφερει
http://www.sailingchannel.gr/races-m/trigona-m/232-anoigei-pania...
Very beautiful!
wowowowwow genial!! wonderful!!
Have a nice wednesday my friend!!
fantastic image, love your processing!!!!!
Happy Indepencence day!!!
Tu pourras écouter ça de Bashung…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5KJh4ahrr4&feature=related
Χρωνια πολα
The Greek flag is so beautiful, great capture! I hope you had a great day!
Nice Shot!
Lucky You to be in Aegina
FABULOSOS COLORES Y GRAN NITIDEZ"!!!!!!!!….. FANTASTICO…..
Excellent bokeh !
You have been awarded
the Gold Seal of Quality
and are cordially invited to join the group
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Congratulazioni per explore e buon pomeriggio, John!
Hope you enjoyed your special day! Love the bokeh! Congrats!
Cheers and congratulations! Hope it was a wonderful day!
Great shot! One of my favs. It seems to just foat.
Im proud to be greek
lol
great shot (:
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called FOCUS, Only golden focus, please, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
Superb use of focus in this photo, Congratulations
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called °GoLDeN aRT°+25 faves(p1/c2and FAVE)SWEEPER runs, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
oh wow, congrats
did you get some ouzo for free of them?
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Seen in my contacts’ photos. ( ?² )
This is such great news – congrats, Yianni!!
I’ve just noticed my note! :-)
Brilliant composition!
Fine colors and exposure.
Happy Sunday!
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Greek Photographers -Ελληνες Φωτογράφοι, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
Μπραβο παλι !!
congrats!
Μπράβο βρε Γιάννη! Συγχαρητήρια γιατί σου αξίζουν πραγματικά
L’ancien directeur et créateur de ce magazine, Jean-François Kahn, a toujours eu de bons choix éditoriaux; content de voir une de tes oeuvres présente dans un si prestigieux hebdomadaire.
Merci, Axel!
;-0
Εξαιρετική Γιάννη! Συγχαρητήρια!!
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Wow! Μπράβο Γιάννη! Συγχαρητήρια!!!
w00t w00t!! Congrats :oD
Wow… congrats and FAB shot!
I love it. Greece is amazing.
Gorgeous shot! And thanks for using a CC license! We’ve used the photo, with attribution, on a story about the Greek debt crisis we’re doing tomorrow:
http://www.thetakeaway.org/2010/apr/29/greek-debt-crisis-sends-r...
Κ πάλι congrats John… :-)))
Thank you for making this creative commons! We loved your photo so much, we’re using it to illustrate a story called "Mo Explains The World: What’s wrong with Greece?" Check it out here: http://www.bundle.com/article/why-is-greece-in-debt-11090
great shot!