Old Greek folks at a park bench in Nafplio.
“Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.” Angela Carter (Novelist)
Nostalgia/Νοσταλγία
Photography
Small Town Shops/Ta mικρά καταστήματα της πόλης
And the ever-present Greek frozen yogurt shop.
I love this windmill!
Plenty of handmade items in this shop.
Bracelets, sling shots and umm..no further comment.
No relation..
A couple walks by a charming little restaurant called ‘restaurant’ 🙂
Small towns like Nafplio have some of the prettiest store fronts that you’ll ever see. I loved the architecture of many of the buildings here, and there were so many things to shoot!
Μικρές πόλεις όπως το Ναύπλιο έχει μερικά από τα ομορφότερα προσόψεις καταστημάτων. Μου άρεσε πολύ η αρχιτεκτονική του Ναφπλιου, και είναι ένα εξαιρετικό μέρος για να βγάλετε φωτογραφίες!
Final Summer Sunset/Tο Tελευταίο Καλοκαιρινό Ηλιοβασίλεμα
Run to the sun.
The last photograph that I took in September of a sunset on a beach in Greece. Now, the rainy winters of Greece have set in. I just read that online today that meteorologist predict that this year will be Europe’s’ coldest and longest winter in the last ten years. So I guess I’ll be looking at these photographs with heavy nostalgia from December through March 😦
Seaside At Nafplio
A man with his horse and carriage with a yacht and bourtzi fortress in the background.
Bourtzi fortress on an islet in the town of Nafplio.
A few seaside photographs from the port in Nafplio, a small town in Greece. More Photographs to come..
The Narrow Streets of Nafplio
The small town of Nafplio is located on the eastern side of the Peloponnese. It is the capital of the prefecture of Argolida. The town is a photographers dream with so many things to take photographs of. The town has so much history, and it’s interesting to note that Nafplio was Greece’s capital from 1828-1833. It’s a great place to get away on the weekend especially for those of us who live in a concrete jungle like Athens.
View From A Fortress
Last weekend, I visited the small town of Nafplio which is located in the Eastern Peloponnese, it’s not a far drive from Athens which is why many Athenians like to head here for the weekend. I have been to Nafplio many years ago, but I don’t remember too much. This time I decided that I was going to take it in more and spend more time exploring and even walk up those 999 steps that lead to the fortress of Palamidi. The climb up was a difficult one for me because I’m not an athlete. However, the view was breathtaking and it was worthwhile even though it took me three days to recover. My poor legs 😦
Palamidi fortress & its 999 steps.
Entrance to the Palamidi fortress
Steps that look like Machu Picchu
Beautiful view of Nafplio on the way up..
In the distance the ‘Bourtzi fortress’ on an islet.
..and the sea is beautiful too.
A cruise (?) ship in the distance.
Steps..
and more steps.
But, it’s worth it!
A cell where prisoners were held.
The last steps to the fortress
At the top at last. And on the other side of the door is the archaeological site of the fortress.
999 steps, but this time I’m going down.
The butterfly was a good sign.
Chrysalis/Χρυσαλλίδα
A chrysalis embedded in an Bougainvillea tree in my garden which is slowly going through a metamorphosis.
Μια χρυσαλλίδα ενσωματωμένη στη Μπουκαμβίλια στο κήπο μου το οποιο σιγα σιγα μεταμόρφωνεται.
Pomegranate fruit (not ripe yet)
..”I think it’s a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman. That’s when we hit our peak and become this ripe fruit”. – Juliette Binoche (French Actress)
I’m not 40 (I am in my thirties) so I am not ripe just yet, but I couldn’t agree more. Our society puts too much emphasis on youth.
Ancient Busts/Αρχαίοι Προτομές
Digital collage photograph
The original version of the above photograph didn’t appeal to me very much. I took the photograph at a souvenir shop in Athens. The colours were off due to the lighting from the store and the street. But, instead of deleting it I decided to make into a digital collage photograph. I made the handmade collage background, and then layered the photograph over it.
The result I think was much better 🙂
Leaves (digital collage photography)
The thing that I love about digital collages is that you can take a very boring picture of say .. leaves and make it more interesting and different. All you have to do is make a collage background. My collage background is composed of bits of magazines images, and text from books. I used tissue paper to add some texture in the collage. The collage is scanned on the computer and then layered with the image ( in my case the boring leaves) using any kind of photo shop programme. I use Paint.net for the layering because it is free and it doesn’t give me a headache. ; )
