Reymon de Real PhotographyTHIRA
Posted on October 9, 2015
Thira, popularly known as Santorini, is a Greek island located in the southern Aegean Sea. It was the first stop of my Eastern Mediterranean cruise and I was looking forward to taking gazillions of photos of this famous island. Imagine my disappointment when we arrived on a cloudy day with rainshowers about every hour. Everything looked dull and gray with my photos coming out stark and somber. Later in the evening, after a sumptuous Greek dinner, I decided to go up the topmost deck of the ship and noticed that the sky has cleared. The city lights sparkled in the distance highlighting the rim of this volcanic island while this behemoth of a yacht created an interesting juxtaposition to the island. I took about a dozen photos and this came out to be my favorite. Gladly, I also captured a few stars tossed all over the thinly clouded evening sky.
Istanbul at Night
Posted on August 13, 2015
Istanbul, Turkey was one of the stops during my Eastern Mediterranean Cruise with Celebrity Cruises. This city is rich in history and culture from delicious delicacies and colorful bazaars to splendid mosques, history-filled museums and multiple architectural wonders.
The moon was out the night I was there and it blanketed the city with its silvery radiance. I found myself at the top deck of the ship regretting I left my tripod at home. The siderails helped in a way for support but my photos would have been better using a tripod.
This city is a photographers dreamland especially at night. From illuminated mosques and minarets to busy waterways and brighly lit skylines, the view is just too hard to resist. I have dozens of daytime photos but will post the night shots for now. This city has captivated me just as it captivated the millions who visited this city for hundreds of years. I look forward to coming back to Istanbul…and when that time comes, I am definitely taking my tripod with me.
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