This post points to two photographers who have mastered the Full Moon in extraordinary ways. The Idea, the equipment, the execution The first example comes from Switzerland, where Philipp Schmidli, a professional photographer, ran after hist exceptional Full Moon shots since January. © Philipp Schmidli Click on the image to have a look at Philipp Schmidli's site… Read more →

Today just a few Photos taken this morning when the full moon was just illuminating Vouliagmeni from the west.… Read more →

Vouliagmeni by Night with Full Moon Early this morning. The full moon was announced for 6:18 a.m. and the moon set for about an hour later, just before sun rise. What a good reason to get up early and to get into position on the roof terrasse of the house. A shot at the Moon… Read more →

Vouliagmeni Limanaki Images A day at the beach is one thing, a day at Limanaki in Vouliagmeni is another. Far from crowded sandy beaches, Limanaki is just a small bay between Vouliagmeni and Varkiza. There is no beach infrastructure, just a small kiosk to grab a coffee or a beer and have some snacks. There… Read more →

Tanner Line in Action Last night Gene Line shared the image of Tanner Line in Action for demo purposes. The image was heavily downsized and the JPEG quality was set to 5% of the original. Also the image had not been pulled through photoshop. Nice shot Gene! After the session I thought to give it… Read more →

Photokina: Leica M for R Lenses At last Leica made the long expected move to satisfy owners of R-Lenses who have been left out in the rain for years now as no Leica R DSLR body was available. Since Leica stopped the  R SLR development and never moved on to a DSLR R series there… Read more →

Rainbow over Vouliagmeni For the first time in weeks (or months) we have seen some raindrops  in Vouliagmeni yesterday morning. As the sky was partially covered with heavy clouds, a rainbow stretched over the town and the beautifull colors revieled nice contrasts. Using the widest angle possible on my point and shoot camera I could not fetch… Read more →

Hibiscus Images Today just some Hibiscus images I shot this morning in the garden. Feel free to grab and use them :-).                    

Greek Figs Business It’s always a joy to drive through the countryside of southern Attica where good soil produces some of the best fruits and vegetables around Athens. Here small business still means small business! Farmers offer their production from hand-built stalls along the often dusty roads. Greeks have their preferred farmer and will drive across Attica just… Read more →

Full moon in Vouliagmeni – Blue Moon It was again Full moon time on August 31 – September 1, and as it was the second one in the same month, it was a Blue Moon. Back in 2010 at about the same time of the year I went out to shoot the moon with my… Read more →