April 2007, Athens.
Fuji Neopan 400.
This is the first photo to be put up here from one of my recently acquired compact rangefinders. This one was shot with the Minolta Hi-Matic 7sII. Inspite of a slightly dim viewfinder the camera is a pleasure to use and the lens seems to be superb, very sharp, contrasty and with a lovely bokeh. If interested, you can read a little more about this little wonder here.
April 2007, Oia.
April 2007, Aegean Sea.
May 2007, Athens.
On May 1st, while we were on the way to the old Olympic Stadium we ran into a big protest march in front of the Greek parliament. On one side there was the police in full riot gear (you will see this in a diff. photo) waiting for the protestors to do something. But the latter were a peaceful lot for the most part except for a few smoke bombs thrown in the general direction of the police. We forgot about the stadium and instead joined the local pressmen in darting through the crowds photographing everything and everyone. We even got warned by the police not to photograph them! It was quite exciting actually. One of the rare occasions when I felt like a proper photojournalist! Later, on TV, we saw that the protest had turned violent further along the route, with the protestors and the police clashing.
April 2007, Athens.
April 2007, Oia.
May 2007, Athens.
This is part of the (very theatrical) changing of guard ceremony of the Evzones (the elite Presidential Guard) at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier which lies in front of the Greek Parliament.
April 2007, Somewhere over the Aegean Sea, Greece.
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April 2007, Oia.
Oia is a beautiful little village perched on the Western edge of an ancient caldera on the island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea to the south of Greece, famous for its incredible sunsets. Although the sunset, the day we were there, was not that incredible I did fall in love with Oia’s narrow lanes and spotless white washed houses.