Travelog: Greece: Athens and Poros panos

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

Just came back from a trip to Athens and Poros island, and tried some panos there...
(click on image to see a much larger version...)

Akropolis and Athens


HDR version


Akropolis Museum


Piraeus


Poros Island seen from Galatas


Poros Island Askeli Bay

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Besides the bad weather, we had a great time and met wonderful friends there who treated us with utmost hospitality and friendship...

We'll be back for sure!

 

[Asher Kelman]

Just came back from a trip to Athens and Poros island, and tried some panos there...
(click on image to see a much larger version...)

Akropolis and Athens




HDR version
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Klaus,

These are most fitting and interesting Acropolis pictures I have seen. The placement of the surrounding lower city and country side gives the Greek masterpiece an appropriate setting that I've never ever seen previously, even being there in person. but I was too close!!

Did you use our Polish friends SNS HDR?

I wonder what you'd think of pulling back and weakening the sky's HDR, so as to emphasize the Acropolis below?

Asher

 

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

Thanks Asher, believe it or not, these are just iPhone5 pictures taken in sweeping pano mode and a bit brushed up in mobile Photoshop Express (including a semi HDR processing from one shot). So no afterwards stitching etc done.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Thanks Asher, believe it or not, these are just iPhone5 pictures taken in sweeping pano mode and a bit brushed up in mobile Photoshop Express (including a semi HDR processing from one shot). So no afterwards stitching etc done.

So Klaus, you use that magic too!

Well, then, how about taking the sky from the first and using it for the second? Just an idea.

If the pixels are well exposed and the right color, the iphone is a great instrument. The first moonrover camera was just 1MP but stitching was fantastic!

Asher

 

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

If I would be into such, I could so that, but being the person who likes to do its pictures at exposure time, I guess I will leave it as is. It was just keeping memories from a trip, not thought as pro photography ;-)

And I do agree, the "pixelmania" has not really helped to make great photos, that happens behind the camera, not in it

Btw. here the Athens International Airport, a track back in time 18years, as it was one of my projects once... ;-)

Athens International Airport
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[nicolas claris]

Ah! I love Poros and its surroundings…