first light at sounion
on black or... both images are visible in black on my blog.
it must've been past 2am when we arrived at sounion saturday night. star trails were out of the question because the clouds refused to dissipate.
we parked across the temple and decided to rest, as i was just too tired to risk driving back. in the middle of the night, i woke up and peered over, and saw that they'd turned off the lights that showcase the temple. the moon had made its appearance, shining through the overcast sky. it looked very spooky, so i decided to capture it with a long exposure.
that moon moves fast! i initially saw it just over the hill, but by the time i'd set up the tripod and camera, i could just barely fit it into my frame.
i stood outside for a while, enjoying the quiet -- there weren't even any cars passing by at that hour so all i could hear was the sound of light waves. feeling tired again, i threw my gear inside and entered the warmth of the car for some more shut-eye.
thank goodness i'm a light sleeper and woke up in time to capture first light.
this main image is HDR with photomatix.
i've placed our position on the map.
on the blog: toomanytribbles.blogspot.com/2009/04/overnight-at-cape-so...
first light at sounion
on black or... both images are visible in black on my blog.
it must've been past 2am when we arrived at sounion saturday night. star trails were out of the question because the clouds refused to dissipate.
we parked across the temple and decided to rest, as i was just too tired to risk driving back. in the middle of the night, i woke up and peered over, and saw that they'd turned off the lights that showcase the temple. the moon had made its appearance, shining through the overcast sky. it looked very spooky, so i decided to capture it with a long exposure.
that moon moves fast! i initially saw it just over the hill, but by the time i'd set up the tripod and camera, i could just barely fit it into my frame.
i stood outside for a while, enjoying the quiet -- there weren't even any cars passing by at that hour so all i could hear was the sound of light waves. feeling tired again, i threw my gear inside and entered the warmth of the car for some more shut-eye.
thank goodness i'm a light sleeper and woke up in time to capture first light.
this main image is HDR with photomatix.
i've placed our position on the map.
on the blog: toomanytribbles.blogspot.com/2009/04/overnight-at-cape-so...