Greece looks like such an amazing place. It is definitely somewhere I dream of going some day. There is just so much history and beauty everywhere you look. I bet living there helps make being a photographer a bit easier. You can take a picture of the same ruins day after day and still come up with entirely different images each time.
That being said, as Chris explains in the caption of the image, this one was not at all easy to capture. Some times you just have to wait and wait for the right moment, even if it takes years! Now, that is dedication. All the waiting and failed attempts certainly paid off!
You will see a few images of The Parthenon this week, but as Chris points out it is one of the greatest symbols of Greece.
You can find Chris Kotsiopoulos’s site Greek Sky here. While there you can order prints of some of his images if you’d like.
After an anticipation of more than two years and several failed attempts I finally caught Parthenon, the ultimate symbol of Greece and a lovely full Moon, together! The distance from Parthenon is approximately 5 km. The apparent diameter of the Moon is slightly bigger than the temple's, an ideal proportion for such a composition. As it happens most of the times, at the second that Moon started to rise behind the sacred rock, I realized that I wasn't exactly on the right spot. It took me about 1 second to realize that I had to RUN!!! Fortunately, after a 100 meter run with all my gear, I was in time on the desired spot to snap the picture!
Camera info: Canon EOS 550D, SW ED 80, 23/10/2010 18:48, Shutter Speed 1/160, Aperture Value 7.5, ISO 1600
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