Surely one of the most kitsch places that Liz and I visited on our two week stay on the Mediterranean island of Crete was the Homo Sapiens museum, located on a bend in the road high in the hills above the tourist towns of the north coast.
Normally we avoid places like this, preferring instead the more wild and untouched landscapes, but we found ourselves stopping here on a few occasions as we drove past on our exploratory drives around the island.
Actually there was plenty to do and see here without having to pay to enter the museum itself, with fantastic views northwards to the coast, toilets, a decent cafe and the obligatory gift shop.
Liz wanted to pick up some small gifts for the family back home, so while she explored the nooks and crannies of the gift shop I spent the time looking for more unusual things to photograph, having captured the grand views on previous visits.
Looking round for details, I spotted this display of ceramic plaques hanging on the wall of the souvenir shop and on closer inspection I noticed a rather pleasing texture in the wall behind.
So I framed up this simple shot, carefully avoiding any extraneous and distracting stuff at the edges of the frame, to create this rather pleasing little pastiche of colour, shape and form.
Filename - crete ceramics 02.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 105mm
Exposure - 1/80sec @ f5.6, ISO400
Filters - Polarising filter used to enhance colours.
Location - Homo Sapiens Museum, Crete
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and PhotoShop CC
Comments - Handheld exposure with lens stabilisation.
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