Behind the scenes of the Waterfall photos

Skogafoss, Kirkjufellsfoss, Hraunfossar, Bruarfoss, Godafoss...

I am always amazed by the impressive waterfalls at Iceland with these strange names and would love to be able to photograph them, but, well... Iceland is far away from Greece.

So, I recently "discovered" a small waterfall very close to Athens!

In the Drafi area (just 20 minutes from my home) there is this small waterfall. Although there are a lot of references and pointers on the web, it seems not a lot of people know about it.

Here is one of my interpretations (and a "behind the scenes" photo).

Hope you like it!

New series on Tulips

'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.

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