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Cyprus - Petra tou Romiou - The birth of Aphrodite
“The birth of Aphrodite from the foam of the sea of Cyprus”
It would be impossible for the Greeks not to create a goddess who would protect and personify natural beauty and physical perfection, two elements which the Greeks loved and worshipped so deeply. They created Aphrodite for this exact reason; she symbolizes eternal beauty and erotic feeling. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and of beauty, emerged from the soft foam of the sea. She made her appearance in Cyprus many millenniums ago, right next to the Rock of Romios (Petra tou Romiou), the huge rock that appears majestically on the shore of Cyprus.
The most prevalent myth concerning her origin is that she was born from the foam of the sea on a beautiful shore in Cyprus. From there, the wind of Zefiros with a soft breeze pushed her to the sea, in the white foam waves. She was welcomed by the ‘Hours’ (the seasons of the year). They dressed her with beautifully decorated dresses of porphyries and silk. They platted her rich hair and they fixed it with a gold buckle. They decorated her fair neck with gold necklaces and her ears with pearl earrings.
It was only during my second visit of Cyprus that I have timed my journey right and decided to spend late afternoon and evening at this wonderful place, hoping for some great results. Entire evening has indeed turned out to be better than expected. This is my favorite shot, the pink was very intensive but didnt lasted for more than few minutes. It really felt like Aphrodite was still there...
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, f/16, 4 sec (4), ISO 100, 18 mm
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larsvandegoor.com (51 months ago | reply)
Well i think that shot of Aphrodisiac is enough for a life time :-)
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Incredible light!
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Beautiful place and beautiful shot.
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Great shot !.
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fantanstic!! good colors and good light
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Beautiful colours and sky.
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Gorgeous Sky
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waaaw lovley color great shot
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awesome composition... and the colors....... simply stunning..
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Gorgeous colors. Well composed shot.
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breathtaking. the color really jumps out at you. Such a lovely scene.
Jesse Estes (51 months ago | reply)
This is really a stunning shot!
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Úžasné barvy.
Jamal Alayoubi (51 months ago | reply)
wow that's a great work
amazing colors
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Great colours and exposure!!
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great shot! very nice:)
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Great, a fantastic place.
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Great Shot!
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Beautiful image and wonderful colours.
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Magnifique!
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Excellent!!
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Fantastis shot!
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Yet another nice shot. Lovely colors.
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Amazing colours!
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well done Lucie ...
perfect
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Great shot!
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stunning light
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Fantastica foto !!!
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Fantastic Photo! The sky is amazing!
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nice sky, nice color
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Superb light and the composition...flawless...superb photograph
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Awesome capture - great beauty :)
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Wow, this is stunning!
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gorgeous scenery
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Beautiful color and scenery
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exquisite!!!
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I saw it from other perspective.
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