In late October, I went on a little trip to Lake Plastira, in Central Greece. I completely neglected to upload photos because Christmas in the magazine intervened and I had to host a fake Christmas party with all the trimmings (photos of that are coming later on).
The Lake is a place of utter beauty and if you are into that, spirituality too. It’s very hard to escape the spiritual side of nature when you are there. It is so animated, every dewdrop is a whole world. You know me, I love big cities. But I felt so protected there and at times the beauty made me feel awkward and puzzled. Should I take photos, should I hug trees (I didn’t, collective sigh of relief), should I get lost in the forest and never reemerge, should I cry?
I was at a loss, most of the time. The photos have been photoshopped (more of them here). But this was not to make them look better. I did that in order to show the atmosphere and communicate the feelings I had. The camera can never capture what I saw, so, maybe photoshop is of help here. What you see is true. I was there.
November 16th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Excellent photos! They are so beautiful! And I don’t think an artist ever has to explain photoshopping.
November 16th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
“an artist”, you are so sweet Vesper. x
November 16th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Love your photographs and I love you
November 17th, 2008 at 2:46 am
Ah, pointy shoes
Those are some crazy photos! I love Greece, what can I say?
Oh, so you’ve had Christmas already? I’m looking forward to learning the new decoration trends through you.
’should I hug trees? hahaha’
November 17th, 2008 at 7:58 am
You know, it’s only because I know better that I know it’s Greece. Those pictures could be Autumn anywhere in Canada. I love the forest pictures most of all, but those two of the lake….
I also like the one of the sheep. It reminds me of a farm where I bailed hay for two summers.
November 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I possibly hug the trees crying!
Ideal atmosphere!
I want to be there!
November 17th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Jeanne, thank you x
Devil Mood, pointy but flat
Crag, you are a lucky person to be living in a country with endless forests.
Agadir, i want to be there again, too. x
November 18th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
TAG!
November 21st, 2008 at 2:58 am
The camera may not have caught the photos, but you definitely caught the feel of the place.
November 21st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Lovely landscapes. Nothing wrong with photoshoping.
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I want photoshop for Christmas! love your pics Chloe!
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:56 pm
zona, will do
Papa, it was a great feeling, that’s why
Cisco, nothing wrong indeed. I am just on a constant guilt trip.
Gina, will do that too. xx
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Amazing photographs. So pretty, the place you visited.
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:46 am
breathtaking, chloe.
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Found you via La Femme, of Mon Dieu and I’m glad I did. These photos are absolutely strikingly beautiful. The colours, the contrast and texture is breath-taking.
I hope you’re selling these, or copyrighting them, or making a calendar or something - they’re amazing…..
All the best
Miss Smack.
x
November 23rd, 2008 at 5:02 pm
angel, it was a perfect little place. i wish you were all there.
bluestreak, i left half my heart there
Miss Smack, welcome! I might make a calendar, that’s a great idea. Thanks for the nice words.
November 23rd, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I love that you wore fancy shoes on a walk through the woods
I have missed you,lamb. I will have to start blogging again soon.
xoxo Cathy
November 24th, 2008 at 2:04 am
silly me, i did. but they were flat shoes, so, i could walk for hours.
i have missed you too, we have to plan your comeback, it’s going to be huge Cathy!!
xx
November 25th, 2008 at 7:34 am
What camera do you use, Chloe?
November 25th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
it’s a Canon EOS 400D
November 25th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
I don’t have words. This is so beautiful.
November 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
awesome..very nice collections.. i had bookmarked in flickrs. great work.
November 27th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Lovely. I especially liked the pic of the table with leaves on it. It looks so Mediterranean to me. Quiet, off season, my favorite time of year there. I am always homesick for that atmosphere.
December 5th, 2008 at 1:32 am
Like Crag said, those leaves look really Canadian to me, but maybe I’m just Canadoccentric. I didn’t know Greece had fall leaves like this! Interesting to think you just did pictures of fake Christmas. Magazines make all seasons look so (sur)real. You magazine and advertising people always live at least one season ahead of the rest of the world. We already apparently know that yellow is going to be the fashion colour of this coming spring. Cute shoes btw.