[Crocus cartwrightianus: a slide show]
Photographed in Attica between 2010 and 2015
We recommend that you watch in full screen if you can.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Crocus cartwrightianus: A slide show
Photographed in Attica between 2010 and 2015
We recommend that you watch in full screen if you can.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Lycogala epidendron
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| 8021814 [Lycogala epidendron] |
A rare mushroom that develops on usually fallen tree trunks.
Each of the biggest "reddish bubbles" was hardly more than 1cm wide.
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha on September, 2015
Saturday, December 12, 2015
"Galileo”: a panorama
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| DSC5348-NX [Galileo: a panorama] |
“Galileo” [see photo] was sailing rather fast very close to the shore below the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounio when I tried to take a picture of it but it was too big to fit into the frame of the prime telephoto lens mounted on my camera. I was about to quit in despair, when I remembered a piece of advice I had read on the Web. I right away turned the camera vertical and took three shots with a panoramic composition in mind. Fortunately, it worked. I wouldn’t like to have missed the shot of such a vessel.
Photographed on Cape Sounio on May 15, 2015
Monday, December 7, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Podofomes trogii
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| 8017957 [Podofomes trogii] |
8017966 [Podofomes trogii]
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha on October 11, 2014
Saturday, November 28, 2015
The Finish Line
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DSC2163 [The Finish Line Fr1]
Marathon runners entering the Panathenaic Stadium |
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| IMG 2055 [The Finish Line Fr2] |
A short experimental time-lapse movie of Marathon runners reaching the "Finish" line in the Panathenaic Stadium during the 33rd Athens Marathon race on November 08, 2015
It is recommended that you watch the video in full screen for better view.
Recorded in Athens on November 08, 2015
It is recommended that you watch the video in full screen for better view.
Recorded in Athens on November 08, 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
The morning sun
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| ΒΒΒ5553 [The rising sun] |
Photographed from the ferry boat taking us back home on March 31, 2010
Saturday, November 21, 2015
The Artemision Jockey
It dates back to about 140 BC.
Photographed in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens (here) on January 18, 2014.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Cervus elaphus: A portrait
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| 8021373 [Cervus elaphus: A portrait] |
I was driving slowly along the road when I noticed this beauty standing by the road and looking at the car approaching her. I thought she would run away as I was getting closer but I proved wrong. I slowed down even more and eventually I stopped in front of her. To my amazement, she didn’t go. Instead, she kept staring at me through the open window. Was I a familiar face to her? Did she want to be photographed? I have no idea. I grabbed my camera [It’s always on standby] and took a couple of pictures of her as calmly as I could. When I finished, she was kind enough to accept a piece of cake I had put aside for an afternoon snack. An interesting encounter!
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha on August 25, 2015
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Spiranthes spiralis
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| 8022054 [Spiranthes spiralis] Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on October 30, 2015 |
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A cropped version of the picture on top revealing more detail
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Soon after the storm
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| AAA3420 [Soon after the storm] |
When the storm started literally flooding Thessaloniki, I found myself trapped in a seaside café on Nea Paralia (the New Waterfront). The storm didn’t last long but left behind large pools of water, frightening clouds, unusual colors on the sky and an overall unprecedented atmosphere. The situation called for a press on the trigger of the camera. When the rain stopped, I started thinking of how I could best compose my picture when this “romantic” lady stepped into the frame and completed the composition. I pressed the trigger, before she decided to go. I was standing in a pool of water but have never regretted it.
Photographed in Thessaloniki on September 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Crocus cancellatus ssp. mazziaricus
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| 8021941 [Crocus cancellatus ssp. mazziaricus] |
Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on October 18, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Biarum tenuifolium ssp. abbreviatum
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| 8017778 [Biarum tenuifolium. abbreviatum] |
Photographed on Philopappou Hill in Athens on October 06, 2014
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Sternbergia lutea
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| 8021894 [Sternbergia sicula] |
Photographed on Filopapou Hill in Athens on October 02, 2015
Monday, October 5, 2015
Colchicum bivonae: A slide show
[Colchicum bivonae: A slide show]
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha in 2014 and 2015
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha in 2014 and 2015
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Colchicum sfikasianum
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| 802_1656 [Colchicum sfikasianum] Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on September 19, 2015 |
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Mount Lycabettus
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| DSC1576 [Mount Lycabettus] |
Mount Lycabettus stands in the center of Athens at a height of 300 m above sea level. At the top one can see a little chapel dedicated to St. George, can dine in a restaurant and can enjoy not only a nice view of the Acropolis but also a unique view of the city to any direction. Hopefully, they will pretend to ignore the undoubtedly undesirable antennas that “have crept into the area”.
In the photo above one can see the north part of the mountain as seen through the photographic lens from a distance of nearly 4km.
Photographed on September 13, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Autumn is here!
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| 802_1692 [lightning] |
Capturing a lightning has always been at the back of my mind as a must-try at least once but I had never dared test my luck until two days ago when the magnitude and frequency of lightning almost all over the area provided the opportunity for a step forward. Quickly set up my camera on the balcony of my apartment and took about 30 pitch-dark, useless, photos before the storm faded away plus one more photo. The one above I am happily sharing with you. Eventually… "audaces fortuna iuvat"!!!
Photographed in Holargos on September 21, 2015
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Aphrodite
A statue of Aphrodite made of Parian marble and found in Southern Italy. It formerly belonged to the collection of Lord Hope. The neck, head and right arm were restored by the famous Italian sculptor A. Canova (1757-1822). This version of Aphrodite was made in the 2nd c. AD with Syracuse Aphrodite being the original which goes back to the 4th C. BC.
Photographed in The Archeological Museum of Greece in Athens (here) on January 18, 2014
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Colchicum lingulatum
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| 802_1334 [Colchicum lingulatum] |
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha on August 25, 2015
Saturday, September 5, 2015
UFI: Unidentified Flying Insect (Tettigoniidae?)
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| 802_0335 [Tettigoniidae] |
Photographed in Holargos on July 15, 2015
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Shooting In and Out of Greece: A slide show
[Shooting In and Out ...: A Slide Show]
September 1, 2010 ---> September 1, 2015: Five years of blogging!
Five years of sharing my photos with friends from 116 countries throughout the world.
Tens of thousands of visits and hopefully growing!
I feel honored and appreciative.
A warm THANK YOU to each one of my guests
throughout the world.
You can watch the show in FULL SCREEN for a better view if you like.
September 1, 2010 ---> September 1, 2015: Five years of blogging!
Five years of sharing my photos with friends from 116 countries throughout the world.
Tens of thousands of visits and hopefully growing!
I feel honored and appreciative.
A warm THANK YOU to each one of my guests
throughout the world.
You can watch the show in FULL SCREEN for a better view if you like.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Sideritis raeseri ssp. attica
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| 802_1365 [Sideritis raeseri ssp. attica] |
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha on August 25, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
A convent: "Ag. Ioannis o Theologos"
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| IMG_0012 [Ag. Ioannis o Theologos] |
The convent "Ag. Ioannis o Theologos", named after St. John the Theologian, is situated at the west foot of Mt. Hymittos.
Photographed on January 29, 2015
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Iphiclides podalirius
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| 801_6794 [Iphiclides podalirius] |
Photographed on the island of Aigina on August 07, 2014
Friday, August 14, 2015
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Epipactis microphylla
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| 802_0149 [Epipactis microphylla] |
Photographed on Mt. parnitha on July 02, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Anacamptis coriophora ssp. fragrans
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| IMG_0942 [Anacamptis coriophora ssp. fragrans] |
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha on June 08, 2011
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Sounio calling Galaxy
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| 8010122 [Sounio calling Galaxy] |
in an attempt to ... establish communication!
Photographed at Sounio on June 20, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
The Monastery of Archangels - Asteriou
The entrance
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| 801_8343 [Asteriou: The entrance] |
The entrance to a little Byzantine monastery which stands on the northwestern part of Mt. Hymittos at a height of 545 m.
The monastery dates back to 10th c. and was populated until 1960. Throughout its history it has housed a large library. It’s dedicated to Archangels Michael and Gabriel but it’s commonly known as Asteriou Monastery. A name that became widely used after a monk (Osios Loukas) from Steirio lived in the monastery circa 920 AD. The church caught fire at some time but some of the frescoes that date back to 16th c. can still be seen.
The court yard
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| 801_8327 [Asteriou: The court yard] |
The refectory
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| 801_8303 HDR9 [Asteriou: The refectory] |
The church interior
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| 801_8319 HDR7 [Asteriou: The church interior] |
Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on November 2, 2014