Photography | Sunsets | Greece | Thessaloniki
The Sunsets Of Thessaloniki
We have been witnessing a stunning display.
My partner and I are currently staying in Thessaloniki, Greece. We came here accidentally after we were denied entry into Bulgaria.
We didn’t know anything about the city, and really didn’t even know where it was located. We just knew that a bus was going there, so we got on it.
It turns out that it is located in a large inlet at almost the furthest northern point of the Aegean Sea. And while it is mostly a large port city, it does have its own charms, and certainly a ton of history.
But the best aspect of this city is the direction that it faces.
Most of the city sits on a southwest-facing slope which means that it gets the best exposure to the sun that is possible in the Northern Hemisphere. It also means that the entire city gets to witness a fabulous sunset every night.
A further bonus is that beyond the water of the inlet, there are towering mountains on the other side, including the famed Mount Olympus.
Because we are now painting murals at the place that we are staying, in exchange for accomodation, we got moved to a nice private room with a balcony that looks southwest. So, you can just imagine that each and every night we bear witness to a spectacular unfolding of Mother Nature that seems to just get better and better the longer we are here.
The first week we were in this room it was quite cold out. The evening temperatures were close to 0 degrees (32F). I don’t know if this had an effect on the sunsets, but they stayed pretty similar over that time period.
It’s possible that with less heat, there was less water vapour in the air and we only got thin red lines over the mountains. But as the temperatures have improved, so have the sunsets.
All of these photos are taken with an iPhone11, so I apologize for some slight pixelations as I zoomed in on occasion.
One evening we were cooking dinner and not on our usual perch on our balcony, when one of the staff members came in to announce that there was a nice sunset. I quickly ran out with my phone and captured this shot of our street and some buildings. I’m sure it got better than this but I was too busy to pay attention to it, sadly.
However, the next night we bore witness to this beauty unfolding. I love, love, love the reflecting colors in the inlet.
But the creme-de-la-creme was last night. I was sitting on my bed and reading when the pink started to illuminate our room. Of course, I looked out to see yet another stunning display.
This one truly took the cake above all the rest. I spent about an hour out on our balcony watching the sky shift and change.
Every shade of pink and orange were on display, I am sure.
And as I sit here this evening, and type this post, I can see that some magic is happening again.
Although it surely will not compare to last night.
I’m excited to submit this first post to Rodrigo S-C’s publication Full Frame. Thank you, Rodrigo, for creating a platform to help us celebrate photography.
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