Vasilis
Φωτογραφίες που τράβηξα και που μου άρεσαν. Μπορεί να μην αρέσουν σε σας, αλλά τι να κάνω... Photos I shot and liked. You may not like them but what can I do...
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Ιστός αράχνης - Spider web
'Εξω από το παράθυρό μου εγκατέστησε το ...μαγαζί της μιά αράχνη. Βρίσκω εξαιρετικά εντυπωσιακή, για ένα έντομο, τη σχεδίαση του ιστού της. - A spider installed its ...business outside my window. I find the engineering of its web extremely impressive for an insect!
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Καστοριά #3 - Kastoria #3
Η Λίμνη της Καστοριάς σου δίνει αμέτρητες φωτογραφικές ευκαιρίες. Δεν ξέρω αν κατάφερα να τις αξιοποιήσω... - The lake of Kastoria provides countless photographic opportunities. I am not sure I managed to make the best of them...
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Καστοριά #2 - Kastoria #2
Η λίμνη της Καστοριάς είναι υπέροχη! 'Οταν είναι ήρεμο το νερό οι ανακλάσεις δίνουν εκπληκτικές εικόνες! - The lake of Kastoria is superb! When the water surface is still the reflections create outstanding images!
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Καστοριά #1 - Kastoria #1
Από πρόσφατο ταξίδι στην Καστοριά. Ευτυχώς έχουν απομείνει εκεί, μερικά παλιά σπίτια με όμορφες πόρτες. Ο γατούλης φαίνεται να φυλάει το σπίτι και την πόρτα του...
From my recent trip to Kastoria. It seems that, fortunately, there still remain some old houses with lovely entrance doors. The cat seems to be guarding the house and its door...
Friday, February 01, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Monday, December 24, 2012
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Friday, November 30, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Φροϋδικό σύμβολο; - Freudian symbol?
Είναι φρέσκα φύλλα τριανταφυλλιάς. Έκανα σκοπίμως μαύρο το φόντο. Την χρησιμοποίησα για να στείλω πρωτοχρονιάτικες ευχές με e-mail. Μου είπαν ότι είναι φροϋδικό σύμβολο... Είναι;
Freshly sprouted rose leaves. The black background is intentional. I used it to send New Year wishes by e-mail. I was told it is a freudian symbol... Is it?
Freshly sprouted rose leaves. The black background is intentional. I used it to send New Year wishes by e-mail. I was told it is a freudian symbol... Is it?
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Το Βιομηχανικό ...Παρελθόν μας! - Greece's Industrial ...Past!
I have told you about my short visit, during last June, to the island of Kea. What I did not tell you is that there I met a ...factory! Once upon a time (since 1927) there was an industrial unit on the island, the biggest of its kind in the Mediterranean area, producing enameled utensils, such as plates, kitchenware, millitary helmets and canteens, and several other articles.The factory closed down in 1957, its buildings were abandoned and ruined. The few of its machines that were saved are exhibited but the exhibition is in the outdoors. Ι post just a few of the photos I made. Further information you can find here.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Ενδιαφέρουσες φυσιογνωμίες - Interesting faces
Μην ξεχάσετε να κάνετε κλικ πάνω στις φωτογραφίες για να τις δείτε σε μεγέθυνση.
My visit to the flea market yielded a rich crop of photos. Among them photos of interesting faces. "Interesting" does not, necessarily, mean "pretty". The recording of a face makes it interestring if there is detail, if lighting, contrast, sharpness and other technical features are right. The people were passers by and I knew no one of them.I hope that they do not object to my posting of their portraits. However, if there is a problem with that I will remove their photo immediately. All photos were shot with Canon EOS 5D MK II and EF100-400mm/IS lens.
Do not forget to click on the images to view them blown up.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Μοναστηράκι - Καντήλια Flea Market -Sacred Oil Canldes
Κάποτε ήσαν καντήλια. Το λάδι τους ήταν το καύσιμο που διατηρούσε τη φλόγα, σύμβολο θέρμης της θρησκευτικής πίστης, αναμμένη. Συνήθως αντικείμενα που φρόντιζαν και κρατούσαν αναμμένα, οι γυναίκες του σπιτιού. Αυτό το αντικείμενο λατρείας ακόμη χρησιμοποιείται, αν και σπανίως, από μεγαλύτερες γυναίκες, αλλά πολλά από τα πιο όμορφα καντήλια έχουν γίνει φωτιστικά.
Some time they were sacred oil candles. They were fueled by olive oil, that kept the little flame, symbol of the warmth of religious devotion, burning. They were, usually, taken care of and kept burning, by the women of the house. This utensil of worship is still in use, albeit rarely, by older women, but some of the nicest ones have become lighting fixtures.
Some time they were sacred oil candles. They were fueled by olive oil, that kept the little flame, symbol of the warmth of religious devotion, burning. They were, usually, taken care of and kept burning, by the women of the house. This utensil of worship is still in use, albeit rarely, by older women, but some of the nicest ones have become lighting fixtures.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Θρυλικές φυσιογνωμίες - Legendary faces...
Οι δίσκοι LP βρίσκονται πλέον ή σε ιδιωτικές συλλογές ή στο Μοναστηράκι. Φυσιογνωμίες του πρόσφατου παρελθόντος, που σημάδεψαν την ιστορία της Ελληνικής λαϊκής μουσικής μας χαμογελούν από τα πλαστικά κουτιά των εμπόρων των παλιών αντικειμένων... Μνήμες!
LP records can now be found either in private collections or at the flea martket. Faces of the recent past, that marked the history of the Greek folk music, are smiling from the plastic crates of the flea market traders... Memories!
LP records can now be found either in private collections or at the flea martket. Faces of the recent past, that marked the history of the Greek folk music, are smiling from the plastic crates of the flea market traders... Memories!
Friday, September 07, 2012
Μοναστηράκι #2 - Flea Market part #2
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| Δεν ξέρω την εποχή που κατασκευάστηκε, αλλά φαίνεται να είναι προπολεμικό. - I am not sure about the year it was manufactured but it appears to be before WW II. |
Old radios! With vacuum tubes, of course! Most likely made before WW II. Who knows how many war news have been transmitted through its loudspeaker!
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Μοναστηράκι - The flea market
Το Μοναστηράκι είναι μια εκπληκτική περιοχή. Παλιά πήγαινα συχνά για να βρω ηλεκτρονικά εξαρτήματα, που δεν υπήρχαν στην αγορά, για τις ραδιοερασιτεχνικές κατασκευές μου. Σήμερα έχει αλλάξει μορφή, αλλά διατηρεί τη γοητεία του, με τα παλιά αντικείμενα που διατίθενται για τους συλλέκτες και όχι μόνο. Αυτό που με εντυπωσίασε, σε πρόσφατη επίσκεψη, είναι ορισμένα μαγαζιά, όπως αυτό εδώ, που πουλά χάντρες. Χάντρες κάθε σχήματος, μεγέθους και χρώματος .Δεν φανταζόμουν πως τόσος κόσμος αγοράζει χάντρες! Θα σας δώσω περισσότερες φωτογραφίες από το Μοναστηράκι σε προσεχείς αναρτήσεις.
The flea market of Athens is an amazing place. In older times I used to visit it often, in my search for electronic parts, that were not available at the stores, for my radio amateur projects. Today it is a lot different but the magic is still there, with all the old items, available for collectors and not only, to purchase. What impressed me, in my recent visit, is certain shops, such as this one that sells beads. Beads of every size, shape and color. I never knew so many people buy beads! I will be posting more photos from the flea market.
The flea market of Athens is an amazing place. In older times I used to visit it often, in my search for electronic parts, that were not available at the stores, for my radio amateur projects. Today it is a lot different but the magic is still there, with all the old items, available for collectors and not only, to purchase. What impressed me, in my recent visit, is certain shops, such as this one that sells beads. Beads of every size, shape and color. I never knew so many people buy beads! I will be posting more photos from the flea market.
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