Flamingos' fly

While the spring already shows his rays over the bay more than a hundred of flamingos prepare themselves for the long flies ahead. They mainly rest in the marshes situated at the bay2s north end where the delta meanders and the salt basins offer a perfect "gîte et couvert" (board and bed).

After the rain a shy sunlight pierces the clouds and light up the promenade of the gulf shore

Sunset on the bay

The summer is late, we have to do with a cold wind and 18-20 celsius. Not really what we are accustomed to. But the bay in the evening and the dimmed sunlight is as always stunning.

The bay in the fog

An awful weekend. Grey clouds covering the sky, nothing like we have been accustomed to in Izmir for the past … well, centuries :) . The light was exceptionally bad, no contrast even when a pale sun tried to pierce the clouds on Saturday afternoon.

So I prefer to show you a few weeks old shot. The light was much better with just a curtain of fog shadowing the gulf, hiding the surrounding mountains. The buildings on the right form the Konak pier, a previously custom hall designed by Eiffel. The yellow spot in the center is where visitors used to step on first when visited Izmir: "the passport" as we still call it today. The last white point in the distance is a giant cruise ship relaxing for a few hours at the western pier of the harbour.