Sky photography

Silver Linings/Θετικη Πλευρα

We are all trying to find the silver lining in these dark times..

Όλοι προσπαθούμε να βρούμε τη θετική πλευρά σε αυτές τις σκοτεινές εποχές…

September Blood Red Moon

My photographs of the rare blood full moon and total lunar eclipse on the 7th of September. The sun, moon and earth aligned and it was a beautiful sight. I saw it with binoculars too, and it was spectacular. I prefered the early eclipse phase. That was more dramatic and the moon was closer.

Spirit in the Sky

‘Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Crimson Clouds

My unexpected capture of a gloriously, apocalyptic sky during a sunset in Athens.

“Once you have tasted the taste of the sky, you will forever look up.” – Leonardo Da Vinci

Watercolour Sky

“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.”-Epictetus (Greek stoic philosopher)

Pareidolia/Παρειδωλία

My photograph of a wicked storm in Athens a while ago. In the distance I see a figure formed from the dark clouds.

“Pareidolia is a phenomenon wherein people perceive likenesses on random images—such as faces, animals, or objects on clouds and rock formations.”…The word derives from the Greek words pará, beside or alongside, and eídos, image or shape….”-Psychology today

Η φωτογραφία μου από μια τρελή καταιγίδα στην Αθήνα πριν από λίγο καιρό. Στο βάθος βλέπω μια φιγούρα που σχηματίζεται από τα σκοτεινά σύννεφα.

Η παρειδωλία είναι ένα ψυχολογικό φαινόμενο κατά το οποίο το άτομο αντιλαμβάνεται μια αναγνωρίσιμη μορφή στο πλαίσιο ενός ασαφούς και τυχαίου ερεθίσματος.

Rose+Cloud

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Ufo Cloud

The cloud looks a bit like a flying saucer.

Apocalyptic Skies

*The thick red dust from the sahara desert blanketed the skies over most of Greece.*

Orange skies over Athens and most parts of Greece and Cyprus on Tuesday. This is probably the third wave of dust from the sahara desert to cover the skies of Greece over the past few weeks. It’s a very eerie sight, almost apocalyptic, like a scene from the futuristic film Blade runner.

It’s not a common phenomenon in Greece. This was the worst in years. The dust is toxic and terrible for the lungs, and for plants and trees. I only stepped outside for a couple of minutes to take photos and to capture the unique sky. Later on, I was coughing a lot. I have asthma and allergies so people like me are advised to stay indoors. You need to wear a mask if you have to go outside. The dust will slowly go away, but will linger a bit until this Friday.

F.Y.I WordPress has informed me that this is my 14th anniversary on wordpress.

WOW!! Time flies!