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A lighthouse on a rocky hill – Kefaloinia, Greece
This lighthouse is out on a somewhat desolate, very rocky point called Gero Gombos on the island of Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea. The last time I was here was the weather was very odd and tumultuous,...
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Hummingbird Hawkmoth – Macroglossum stellatarum
Upon my initial encounter with this peculiar creature I though, how odd, a small nocturnal hummingbird. However, upon further inspection and a bit of background research I have deduced that this is...
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Fisheye lens adaptation on iPhone – Kefalonia, Greece
Here are a few photos through a fisheye lens adaptation on my phone. I’m not typically a phone-photographer, but thought I’d try it out in a context where I would have typically been taking photos...
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Fish Market – Athens, Greece
A shot from the Athens fish market, always a chaotic and lively scene. In this photo I seem to have captured a moment of calm.
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Geometric building facades – Pyrgi, Greece
Here are some photos I took last June in the medieval village of Pyrgi on the Greek island of Chios. Intriguingly, as you can observe in the following photos, the majority of building facades in this...
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Praying mantis – Kefalonia, Greece
The praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a close relative of the cockroach. I believe this is that species, also known as the European Mantis. Always an interesting insect to look at upclose… Portrait...
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Wild asparagus and a (toxic ?) look-alike – Montenegro
Yesterday afternoon I spotted a few emerging wild asparagus shoots while walking through an olive grove. Wild asparagus is classified as Asparagus prostratus and thought to be a separate species then...
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Liliaceae, Asparagus prostratus, wild asparagus – Montenegro
According the the Encyclopedia Britannica there are around 300 species of asparagus worldwide, 15 of which can be found in the Mediterranean region. Asparagus prostratus, once considered to be a...
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Old window shutters – Venice, Italy
Although I am not in Venice anymore I thought I’d post a few photos I took there last week of these nicely aged shutters… Coincidentally, I have a few previous pots with photos of similarly colored...
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Severiously…
I severiously like this sign I saw in Greece, which introduced me to (and perhaps invented) the word “severiously” – assumedly a fusion/hybrid of “severe” and “seriously”. ..
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