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I am presently in Greece with my pal Massi, scouting locations for our upcoming tour of the Cyclades Islands. Yesterday we were in Ios, looking for some sunset and blue hour shots. It took us some time to find the perfect spot to photograph the Chora (village) of Ios, one of the Cyclades, and we had to climb a stone wall, …
The Aegean Sea contains hundreds of islands within its confines, many of them popular tourist destinations, like Mykonos, Santorini, Naxos, Kos, and Rhodes. Popularity has its benefits and those islands are certainly beautiful, but it also has its drawbacks, like huge crowds, commercialization and homogenization. Having recently seen a McDonald’s and an Irish pub in the streets of Kos made …
You might recall that some time ago I got myself a Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens for the specific purpose of doing some night sky photography. My first attempts were thwarted by light pollution, but having scheduled a trip to the Greek islands at the end of August, I knew that I would have had better chances there, especially considering that …
This is a little story on how being prepared and ready to do some planning, even at the last minute, allows you to grab opportunities in photography that might escape those that are not prepared. A few days ago, while I was vacationing on the island of Kos, Greece, with family and friends, I checked the calendar and noticed that …
