Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Uploaded: October 11, 2011 22:16:38
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof, and was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.
Andrea Bocelli gave a concert at the Odeon of Herod Atticus, in September 2010, attended by George Papandreou, the prime minister of Greece and Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens, among others. All proceeds were donated to help cure cancer. ~ Wikipedia
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Tiia Vissak October 12, 2011
a cool view! #1414642Mary K. Robison October 12, 2011
Outstanding capture of this impressive place, Rey! The Odeon must've been an amazing way to spend an evening "back in the day". Of course, the fairly recent evening with Bocelli must have been fantastic in its own right.Tammy M. Anderson October 12, 2011
Excellent perspective and capture, Reynaldo. I'm sure the concert was wonderful. #9730219Reynaldo D. Reyes October 12, 2011
Thank you Tiia, Mary and Tammy for the visits, compliments and praise, it's definitely encouraging and uplifting.Mary, one of the things that this vacation did not allow us was the opportunity to spend more time to linger and explore the place. So we only had probably 2-3 hours tops, to see all the attractions. It would have been exciting to experience the place in the evening and I'd think they do have some kind of "sound and light programs here," though I don't know for sure. It would have been a treat, huh? There was a free Roman play, though and I'll post some captures later. #9730808
Reynaldo D. Reyes October 12, 2011
Love the song too, now I can' get it out of my head!"Everybody's talking at me.
I don't hear a word they're saying,
Only the echoes of my mind.
People stopping staring,
I can't see their faces,
Only the shadows of their eyes."
#9730866
Reynaldo D. Reyes October 12, 2011
Sorry, I inadvertently posted this instead of on Mary's gallery! I wish there was a way to edit posted remarks after the fact. #9730870Patrick Rouzes October 12, 2011
Like that song too, Reynaldo! It would be great to be able to edit comments!Reynaldo D. Reyes October 12, 2011
Thanks Patrick, it's always a pleasure to see your posts. It would be nice to be able to edit comments. There are times when the comments that I've written don't always sound the way I have intended and as a result they've unintentionally offended people. Unfortunately, there's no way to edit, too bad. #9731200Heather Loewenhardt October 12, 2011
Wow what a stellar view Reynaldo. This image has wonderful depth and such wonderful tonality. It must have been breathtaking to have experienced this live. #9731312Reynaldo D. Reyes October 12, 2011
Yeah, I agree Heather, it must have been awesome to attend a concert here. Thanks for looking! #9731362Susan Weisensel October 12, 2011
Very cool Raynaldo, The POV is over the top. #9731510Carol L. Fowler October 12, 2011
What an amazing sight- a place that I have to put on my list of places to visit #9731687Candice C. Calhoun October 13, 2011
This photo absolutely takes my breath away! Truly exceptional work, my friend!ccc #9732465
Kerry Hill October 13, 2011
Wow what a capture Reynaldo, absolutely fantastic!! #9732710Nancy L. Green October 13, 2011
FANTASTIC capture of this beautiful and historical place, WTG Rey!!! <>< #9732886John Connolly October 13, 2011
What a remarkable theatre, Reynaldo! I wonder how well the sound travelled up to the back rows, it looks like a long way down to the stage! #9732961Reynaldo D. Reyes October 13, 2011
Thank you so much Susan, Carol, Candice Kerry, Nancy and John for the encouraging remarks on this image. Wonderful observation John, apparently these theatres that were built during the Roman and Greek days were so good that acoustically you can hear the sounds from anywhere in the stadium One amphitheater, the Epidauros Theatre built during the fourth century BC, was a huge 15,000 seat theatre with amazing acoustic properties. As a matter of fact, you can sit anywhere in this auditorium and hear someone on the center stage of the theatre strike a match. The limestone seats seem to block out the low frequencies of crowd chatter, and enhance the high frequencies of performers on-stage. The remarkable acoustic quality of this theatre was either designed by mistake, or it was because of some engineering far ahead of its time.Read more: UltraCoolFun: 7 Stunning Auditoriums & Theatres From The Ancient World http://ultracoolfun.blogspot.com/2011/02/7-stunning-auditoriums-theatres-from.html#ixzz1ahLqMQgx #9732986
Stefania Barbier October 14, 2011
amazing pov and fantastic capture!!! #9734614Tammy Espino October 14, 2011
I am always amazed by the history of these places and what they could do!! Awesome shot!!! #9735665Patti Coblentz October 16, 2011
I LOVE amphitheaters...this one is amazing, Rey...you have captured such depth from the theater to the surrounding city...fantastic POV and comp!!Reynaldo D. Reyes October 16, 2011
Thanks for the kind words and visit Stefania, Tammy and Patricia. It's always a pleasure to see your posts. #9738815Wm Nosal October 16, 2011
WOW, Reynaldo!!! Beautiful!JO ANN CLEVELAND October 29, 2011
Awesome Reynaldo! Bet we see this again!
jo annc. #9770824
Karen Celella November 06, 2011
Fabulous POV, Reynaldo. #9787096JO ANN CLEVELAND December 09, 2011
Fantastic Reynaldo, love the info too!jo ann c. #9856125
Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.
The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.
Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Reynaldo D. Reyes.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Contact photographer via gallery
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.
I already have an account!