As some of you might have read in the past, I am a happy owner of a Benro C-169 tripod,its size made it a fantastic travel tripod meeting my needs for compact yet operational travel needs! Unfortunately my trip to Scotland and my camera upgrade (Canon 1DS mark III) made things tricky! Soon I discovered [...]
A photographic journey to Scotland – Intro
The phone rang… “I am off to Iceland, and then I will be landing to Scotland” said my friend photographer Emmanuel Coupe, thinking didn’t last much, Scotland was one of the places I really wanted to visit and circumstances allowed me to travel at that time of the year. One and a half month later [...]
Photography and mountains
Mountains are fascinating, both in photographic and re-creational terms. Full of nature beauty, adrenaline and photographic opportunities. If you are involved in landscape photography then you already know that a mountain offers many photographic challenges, sunrises and sunsets are often dramatic, the more wild the mountain the more dramatic the effect of the capture. Hiking [...]
GND Filters, choosing and using them part#1
Many times I am asked about GND filters, sets, density and all those small details that surround the world of photography and filters. If you are into landscape photography you have already seen (unless you already own) that a big number of photographers use GND (Graduated Neutral Density) filters. GND filters allow you to balance [...]
New site launched
After a long year of Under Construction status the time has finally come for the official launch of my photographic website. I would like to welcome you to “Kostas Petrakis photography”, and also apologize for the long time it took to replace the boring under construction page with the full working platform, but I had [...]
Someday Somewhere Somehow
It’s been a while since my last blog post, I have been really busy creating my personal site (which will be finally launched in a few days). Meanwhile I have been processing a few new captures from the wonderful mountains of Pindos at North / Central Greece a trip that was made with my good [...]
Valia Calda National Park
Escaping the city madness is always a invitation you never let down, I arranged a quick journey with fellow photographer and good friend Konstantinos Vasilakis and arranged to head towards Vovousa. This year it’s been hot, even today the temperature remains at levels of 15 degrees during midday, we hoped that maybe we would be [...]
Mirror reflection
There are times when you have setup everything and wait for the perfect moment, the moment where the light plays it’s role and creates a stunning atmosphere to the surrounding landscape. But, there are many times when you are waiting and nothing happens, no stunning light, no dramatic skies, no clouds…and the list goes on. [...]
The tender touch
Coming closer to nature is a target for every landscape / nature photographer, it is a process which stimulates your brain and allows you to breathe away from everyday pressure and stress. I had the opportunity to spend a few days among good friends, photographers and share our passions and thoughts, a great time for [...]
Into the mist
Having the opportunity to spend some time on the wild mountains is like a godsend gift. After a very full and quite tiring year it was about time to pay my visit to the much beloved mountains of Pindos. I saw this as an opportunity mainly to escape pressure and get back to nature, it [...]
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