We only had a day to spend in Athens, so with so many options, we had to narrow down where to visit to a couple of things. Of course, you must visit the Acropolis but what to do next? For something a bit different from the bustling activity of the city, we decided on taking a bus to Cape Sounion to visit the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon.
Along the way to the cape, we passed some stunning coastal views as well as many great beaches. Pulling up to the entrance of the temple, it was obvious why the temple was built on this site. The ruins are situated on top of a rocky hill where views of the beautiful Aegean Sea are visible in almost every direction.
The Temple of Poseidon was built around 440 BC and these columns are all that remain. According to Greek legend, Cape Sounion is where Aegeus, king of Athens, leapt to his death off the cliff, thus giving his name to the Aegean Sea.
I chose this composition as I thought the colors of the columns would contrast nicely with the cloud cover.
Good God, how astonishing is this. What a fabulous image! The ruins absolutely jump right out at you and are really wonderfully contrasted by the blue skies as the backdrop. Awesome picture.
Great choice. I absolutely love the clouds here. Nice piece of history to go along with this fantastic shot!!
I really like the POV here, it really gives an awesome feel to the columns. I agree with Adam too, the clouds are perfect! Great work Len!
Absolutely stunning shot, Len. Just looking at this site and realizing the history associated with it makes this very special.
Love the processing and yes, that’s an awesome sky as has been pointed out. Great work!
Amazing that these columns still stand. Nice composition!
such a wonderfully crisp and vibrant shot man. Good work.
Great shot Len. Wonderful job on the processing. You really brought out the character of the temple.
Fantastic capture here Len!
Love the textures in this Len and the perspective really adds to the sense of awe!
Simply amazing shot man. Fantastic image.
Great capture Len, love the sky in this one!
looks awesome Len, lovely processing too, such a great scene!
Len, The processing is terrific and so are the clouds!
Hi Len, I love this image! Just beautiful!
Creative perspective Len. You’ve portrayed antiquity beautifully. You can’t improve on this architecture, so all you can do is capture it as you did; simply elegant.
Wow Len I really like your POV, and creativity. You did a beautiful job!