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FISHING BOAT

GEROLIMENAS, MANI, PELOPONNESUS

Image Number 325

Gerolimenas is a picturesque small coastal village at the southern end of the Mani Peninsula, in Laconia,Peloponnese. Τhe name, which means "Old Harbour", is thought to derive from the ancient "Ιερός Λιμήν" (Ieros Limen), meaning "Sacred Harbor". One of the remotest settlements in the Peloponnese, until the 1970s it was reached mainly by boat. In the past it was a major fishing centre, and featured substantial infrastructure such as a shipyard, ice supplies, and a fish market. Today the main industry is tourism.  In the 2001 census its population was 55 inhabitants.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/50th of a second and aperture F10.   150mm Phase One telephoto lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.