Golden walk

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Walking in nature is grounding and fulfilling!
Walking by the sea is refreshing and rejuvenating!
And walking in nature, by the sea, during the golden hour, is the photographer's joy :)

The fact that we have entered spring in full speed, makes this walk even more enjoyable and definitely memorable :)


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The first umbrellas and sun-beds of the season are already in place while the camper-vans never stopped coming all the winter. Of course their number will increase radically during the next months. But for now anyone can enjoy an almost private experience on the beach!


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The path that I took connects the town of Nafplio with the sandy beach of Karathona. It is approximately 3 km (1,5 - 2 miles) long and as close to the sea as possible! I started from the beach towards the town and I went halfway and back. More than enough for a lovely, satisfying walk!

I returned to the car about an hour later, loaded with wonderful pictures, both in my camera's memory card as well as in my mind and soul :)


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On one side the flora of the hillside, celebrating spring and on the other the sea and the evening sky on fire by the golden rays of the setting sun. A scenery to satisfy all the senses at the same time!
I particularly loved the sky. So clear and so blue, decorated with all those wonderful white clouds, it was as perfect as I could ever expect!

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The path itself is an enormous asset of the town. I have lived for years in a much more rural area, with endless wonderful hikes all over the place but nothing for a simple walk. I mean you don't want to go everyday on a difficult hike, on badly maintained trails and steep slopes, no matter how beautiful they are. Sometimes you just need an easy, friendly pathway, a calming scenery and the opportunity to end your day in nature without too much effort.

And I don't see anything bad at this!

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Every Wednesday @tattoodjay is inviting us to get out for a short walk, get some shots of what we can see and make a #wednesdaywalk post about it. This is one of my most recent walks. I hope you enjoyed it :)
Happy walks, to all of you :)

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All the pictures and the words are mine.

Thank you for reading and if you want to know more about me you can check out my introduction post.

Commenting, upvoting and rebloging are highly appreciated!



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WOW! Every image looks like a professional photograph that could be the cover of National Geographic or Condé Nast! @fotostef

Upvoted and curated 💯✍

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isn't he a professional photographer??

@fotostef - no??? I was sure you are!

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That's a simple question @taliakerch with a rather complicated answer :)
I was a professional photographer for many years, then I quit everything, I went to my village and became a farmer and then I started again doing photography part time. Now I do a bit of many things but nothing exclusively :)

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Thank you very much, I am flattered :)
Publishing at National Geographic was my wishful thinking as a young photographer but I never went so far!

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You should enter one of the many contests NatGeo hosts each year @fotostef

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Thank you very much for the vote of confidence, maybe I will :)

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Amazing walk with wonderful photography!

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Thank you very much, I am glad you like it :)

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Beautiful shots🙂
Thank you for sharing!

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I am glad you like them!
Thank you for stopping by :)

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I cannot agree with you more, some days we just need easy path which are still beautiful like a balm to the soul.
Love those sky pictures and the golden light on the greenery around.
Lovely walk. Have an amazing day.

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A balm to the soul, indeed :)
Thank you very much, have a lovely day yourself!

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Amazign photos and such beautiful golden light in many of the images

Thanks for joining the Wednesday Walk, its my pleasure to host it and see all the posts each week from all around the world, including yours, if you have time visit some of the other walks this week there are so many interesting ones

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Thank you very much!

It was a very beautiful and inspiring evening :)

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The best walks are those close to the sea 😍 Nature is inspiring and relaxing and your photos wonderful!

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Thank you very much!
The sea sure adds something special to the walks :)

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Walking is a very useful activity for people, it trains their body health, a peaceful scene relaxes the soul, beautiful images. Thanks for your sharing

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I am glad you like them!
Thanks a lot for stopping by :)

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This sunset reminds me of Norway. Great shots by the way.

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I've never been to Norway but if it has sunsets like that maybe I should :)

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It had great sunsets especially during winter.

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Spectacular! Very nice photographs! Very well taken! 💯...

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Thank you! I am glad you like them :)

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You have shared amazing photos of nature, love them all!

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Thank you very much, I am glad you like them :)

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