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Whitewashed
Villages
Shutterbugs head to Ía at the
tip of Santorini to capture the
sun setting behind the blue
and terracotta houses jaun­
tily clinging to the cliff (p212).
The rest of the Cyclades are
also ripe with photo opportu­
ni ties, including the iconic
images of whitewashed
villages. However, it’s easy
to take an underexposed
photo in the blistering sun;
the buildings will be right but
the sky may emerge less blue
than it really is. Take a tour
with PhotoVoyagers to help
you master the light (www.
photovoyagers.tours).

The lovely blue and
white houses of the
village of Ía, Santorini
PHOTOGRAPHERS

Castles at Night
From the looming Líndos acropolis
to the majestic Mólyvos castle (p135)
on Lésvos, all Greek Island castles
are fetchingly floodlit from dusk to
at least 1am. They are tempting
subjects but difficult to get right. The
best results come from long expo­
sures at a moderate ISO with a tripod
(or just stabilizing on top of a wall).

The illuminated kástro at
Mólyvos (Míthymna) on Lesvos
Wild Snaps
Away from the busy INSIDER TIP
beaches and bustling Best Seasons
ports, the Greek Islands All across the Greek
have a colourful array of Islands, spring and
wildlife just waiting to be autumn offer more
captured on film. You’ll flattering illumination
need a hefty zoom ratio in for photographs. Spring
order to capture graceful features greener land­
Eleonara’s falcons scapes, which include
hunting in Sporades spectacular fields of
Marine Park (p113) or wildflowers. Autumn
strut ting fla min gos at offers prolonged, rich
Flamingos in the salt the salt marshes on sun sets and vibrant
lake at Tingkáki on Kos, Sámos and the salt lake golden foliage.
in the Dodecanese on Kos (p188).

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