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Jono Slack

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HI There

I've been so busy since I got back, so the photos have taken a little longer than usual. I've managed to post some starter galleries:

First of all, Boats:

http://www.slack.co.uk/Crete2006/2006_Crete_Boats/index.html

Second, paint markings - these are liberally splashed on all the footpaths - I guess that there is some method with respect to colours and tracks, but it's pretty hard to work out what they are!

At any rate, I like them, these were taken in different places and in different lighting:

http://www.slack.co.uk/Crete2006/2006_Crete_Paint/index.html

I hope you enjoy these - there will be more!

Kind Regards
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Jono Slack
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My only real time on Crete was spent in Matala 16 years ago............great fun if a little too much of a party! Met some great people and some amature criminals. Funny spot.

Great use of empty/neg space, as well as your typically well composed detail stuff.

A couple favs









Always a treat Jono
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Charlie
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Absolutely fantastic. I love the colors, great composition. Ya sure you didn't sneak a couple from the Leica in :-). It's been a few weeks since I've picked up my E-1, perhaps I ought to blow the dust off of it and put it to use. -Norm
Jono Slack said:
HI There
I've been so busy since I got back, so the photos have taken a
little longer than usual. I've managed to post some starter
galleries:

First of all, Boats:

http://www.slack.co.uk/Crete2006/2006_Crete_Boats/index.html

Second, paint markings - these are liberally splashed on all the
footpaths - I guess that there is some method with respect to
colours and tracks, but it's pretty hard to work out what they are!

At any rate, I like them, these were taken in different places and
in different lighting:

http://www.slack.co.uk/Crete2006/2006_Crete_Paint/index.html

I hope you enjoy these - there will be more!

Kind Regards
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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
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I agree, very nice pics! The whole area on the south side of Crete near the village of Chora Sfakia is quite spectacular, with the mountains falling into the blue-green sea, and actaully it's one of our favorite spots to go to get away from the "hustle and bustle" of the big city of Xania (pop. about 70,000 :-) on the northwest side of Crete.

Here's an example of what you have to put up with when you go there:



Pretty rough, but someone's gotta do it...

Matala is also a favorite of ours too, BTW :-)

Also, the black and yellow markings in your other pics show the location of the E-4 Pan European hiking trail, but I don't know if the others are quite as "Official" as the black and yellow spritzes, they may be more for locals.
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Cheers,
Kerbouchard

 
There was someone here in the 60's leaving purple foot prints all around the University and surrounding area. Finally caught the guy - he had paint in a backpack running down a tube to some weird kind of shoes that would dispense them properly. He must have found a place that appreciated his work.

Some of the paint stuff is really kind of artsy - I like this one:



The white space stuff is interesting right off the bat (like the one you won the last Exhb challenge w). Adding another element adds a nice bit of tension and moves it out of the serene



This one I could watch go around the corner for quite a while - really a beautiful shot:



A very nice series - hope I catch the promised next batch :-)
brent
 
Hi Charlie
Sorry to be so long in replying - I've been around!

I went to Matala over 30 years ago, and then the hippies had just left, leaving piles of rubbish and general nastyness - not much of a party! It's a beautiful place though.

Glad you liked the shots - we had a lot of fun!

kiind regards
charliedid said:
My only real time on Crete was spent in Matala 16 years
ago............great fun if a little too much of a party! Met some
great people and some amature criminals. Funny spot.

Great use of empty/neg space, as well as your typically well
composed detail stuff.

A couple favs
Click to expand...
charliedid said:
Always a treat Jono
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Charlie
http://www.63images.com
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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
 
Hi There Norm
nboyer said:
Absolutely fantastic. I love the colors, great composition. Ya
sure you didn't sneak a couple from the Leica in :-).
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Didn't have it then, but I think the idea of lugging around all that film might have put me off.
nboyer said:
It's been a
few weeks since I've picked up my E-1, perhaps I ought to blow the
dust off of it and put it to use.
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Absolutely - every time I pick it up I fall in love all over again.

kind regards

jono

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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
 
Hi There Kerbouchard

That's a nice shot of Sfakia - we usually stay a night there on our way along the coast. It's a wonderful spot. (I like Chania too though)

kind regards
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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
 
I liked that one too.

as Kerbouchard said, the yellow and black markings are the E3 - the coastal path - but there are many others, and in some places the stones are liberally spotted with different colours (I guess somebody knows what they mean!).

kind regards
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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
 
I'm always trying to persuade the boss to stay a little longer, but two weeks is pretty good!

glad you liked the shots.

kind regards
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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
 
Wonderful stuff! Sounds like a great trip.

Best,
Oly
 
JoffreD said:
Nice galleries. Great colours. The water looks crystal clear on
some of those boat shots.
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Hi there - glad you liked them, the water is sooo clear there - and mostly very deep, so there is a wonderful navy blue colour.

kind regards

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