“What is that noise?” I asked myself as I headed towards the patio. I knew it was an airplane, but what could be flying so close and at low altitude? Thankfully I had my camera on the table with the 70-300mm lens as I realized there were two low flying aircraft, and flying right in …
Lucky Photo Encounter – Canadair CL-125 Water Bombers Read More »
The other day, I was wandering around the front of the house, when I looked down and saw a gecko “sitting” very still on a step that leads to the pedestrian gate. At first, I was a bit taken a back by the site of him as he was much larger than other geckos I …
It was a beautiful evening Sunday, May 15th, 2022. I was out starting the barbecue up and waiting for the charcoal to be ready for grilling the steaks purchased from an awesome butcher in Ataladi and watched as the moon rose in the still sunlit evening. I grabbed my camera and with the 50mm lens, …
It started with the above photo – some musings and questions in my head. Well, actually, some of the musings began after I did a bit of research, being unable to read the date on the back of the photograph. Was it 1903? 1953? The hand printing of the description was easy enough to read …
While trying to organize some older photos including “tagging,” I came across several from a day in September, 2020. We had driven from Nea Ionia out to Artemida (where there is a beach locally known as “Loutsa Beach”) and through Rafina. This area is located on the east shore of the Attica Prefecture, looking out …
Older Photos – Port of Rafina & Coast Near Artemida – Attica, Greece Read More »
I was a bit nervous. More than a bit, but I tried not to let it show. First, getting up at 7am is not my usual thing. Then,when I got up, what was the proper dress code, or how to act, for a traditional Greek Easter Sunday? I had no clue. It would be my …
I Teach Exarchos How To Dance – Jump! On Easter! Read More »