'The vivid tulips eat my oxygen'
Sylvia Plath, “Tulips” from Collected Poems (1960)
Beginning of a series on tulips inspired by the work of Robert Mapplethorpe.
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Two honourable mentions in International Black and White Photography Contest
Two photos received awards at the 2014 Monochrome Photography Awards, the annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers:
- Honorable Mention in Landscape for the entry “Boat in foggy lake”; and
- Honorable Mention in Fine Art for the entry “Moonlight”.
The 2014 Monochrome Awards received nearly 7000 submissions from 86 countries around the world. Winning images were selected by panel of international judges, including: Ted Preuss, David Fokos, Roman Loranc, David Johndrow, Stefano Brunesci, Tomasz Lazar, Dominique Bollinger, Andre Brito, Giacomo Brunelli and Martin Stavars.
Behind the scenes of the Bled panorama
I spent a couple of days at the beautiful lake of Bled at Slovenia. The weather was excellent and we went for a bike ride.
I could not resist myself and made a 5-shot panorama of the lake.
iPhone shots
Always amazed of the photo quality of our mobile devices. You don't need more than your mobile for travel photos. Some snapshots below.
Ponte Vecchio at Florence, Italy
Grand Place at Brussels, Belgium
Krakow at sunset, Poland
At the Acropolis museum, Athens, Greece
Ponte alla Carraia at Florence, Italy
Grand Place at Brussels, Belgium
Zurich at night, Switzerland
Acropolis from the museum, Athens, Greece
Behind the scenes of the moonlight shot
Behind the scences of the moonlight shot at Kea island.
I took position by the lighthouse and waited a couple of hours till the moon was at the right position.
Behind the scenes of the Mediterranean Sky photos
Behind the scenes photo of the shipwreck of Mediterranean Sky. The shipwreck is at Elefsina, near Athens, Greece
The original name of the Mediterranean Sky was City of York when it was built in 1952 in Newcastle, England. The cruise liner departed London in November 1953, and maintained its service until sold to Michael A. Karageorgis in 1971, when she became the Mediterranean Sky. Her last voyage was in August 1996, when she sailed from Brindisi to Patras.
Due to the companies’ financial situation, the Mediterranean Sky was arrested in 1997, whilst in Patras. She remained in Patras until 1999, when she was towed to Eleusis, and laid up and was virtually abandoned. Then, in late November, 2002, she began to take on water and began to list.
In order to stop her sinking, she was towed to shallow water and was grounded. In January 2003, Mediterranean Sky keeled over on her side in Elefsina bay. She remains there awaiting her fate.
coordinates : 38°01'28.79"N 23°29'23.96"E
