Green Blue Sea Waters Against White Cloud Formations

Sitting on the 7 km long sandy beach of Skala* one early August afternoon, I soothed my gaze into the deep green and blue waters of the Ionian Sea. The contrasty bright white cloud formations gathering above the mainland were a great incentive to let my laziness go and reach for my camera.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 4.0
Focal Length: 70mm (112mm)
Filter: ICE 77mm CPL

*Skala is a picturesque village located some 39 km south from the island's main town of Argostoli and 14 km SW of the port of Poros in Cephalonia.
Cephalonia or Kefalonia, formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia, is the largest of the Islands in the Ionian Sea in western Greece.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 11.0
Focal Length: 73mm (117mm)
Filter: ICE 77mm CPL

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 11.0
Focal Length: 90mm (144mm)
Filter: ICE 77mm CPL

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Focal Length: 90mm (144mm)
Filter: ICE 77mm CPL

All Photos were shot in RAW and post processed in Canon DPP (Digital Photo Professional) the contrast was greatly enhanced by a 77mm Circular Polarizing Filter which took care of the heat waves and the haze over the sea.

Thank you for viewing. © 2014 S.C.Vlachos

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