Saturday, 03 April 2010 19:52

Vrisi ton Peyiotisson Springs, Pegeia

Written by Mike
Vrisi ton Peyiotisson Springs in the grounds of Pegeia Town Hall, Pegeia, Paphos District, Cyprus, 31 March 2010 Vrisi ton Peyiotisson Springs in the grounds of Pegeia Town Hall, Pegeia, Paphos District, Cyprus, 31 March 2010

Vrisi ton Peyiotisson Springs is a very important landmark in Pegeia for both residents and visitors alike. 

In the bustle that is Pegeia today, the springs sit in a peaceful corner of the grounds of Pegeia Town Hall. 

As such, it has become the backdrop for lots of couples who get married in the Town Hall's gardens.

Vrisi ton Peyiotisson Springs was constructed in 1907 by the builder Achilleas Konstantinou, presumably to replace an older fountain.

In those days, the village fountain was hugely important.  As recently as 1956 it provided the community with its main source of drinking water.

The fountain was a source of life for Pegeia because the village had been suffering from a drought.  Pegeia formed and grew around the enlivening springs.

Photographically, Vrisi ton Peyiotisson Springs was quite interesting.

Dealing with the variation between the brightness of the sun reflecting from the building and the depth of the shadows cast by the trees was a challenge.

So too was getting a clean picture - keeping the many distracting elements out of the frame.

As always, I walked slowly around the building, from a distance and then up close to explore all its possibilities.

Check out the rest of the pictures of Vrisi ton Peyiotisson Springs in my Pegeia and Coral Bay Album.

Mike

Mike

Mike McCormac has been a photographer since about ten years old.  He's a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, and lives in a village in the hills near Paphos in Cyprus.

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