Arriving in Athens

Today, I have travelled by airplane to Athens, using Aegean Airlines.
Despite having arrived in Athens late in the evening I was still able to stop at the port of Piraeus. Piraeus is one of the largest ports in Europe, and the 19 million passengers that travel through the port annually, make it the 3rd largest port worldwide.

I have captured the romantic images of the cruise ships, with their lights reflecting on the peaceful waters of the harbour, just after sunset using my Canon EOS 1 DS Mark3 with Canon lenses 24-70 2.8L, 70-2002.8LIS and extender 1.4 mounted on a Manfrotto tripod.

Shooting in the rain

Today I shot a horse ride in Hatley, Cambridgeshire. The weather was really terrible, with very heavy rains which continued throughout the event.
In spite of my camera, the Canon EOS 1 D Mark3 and my zoom 70-200 2.8 LIS, being waterproof, I still had to use a rain cover. The humidity, with the extremely heavy rain is not a good friend for any expensive electronic equipment. It is a good thing that some of the manufacturers, such as Tenba http://www.tenba.com/Categories/Tools-Accessories.aspx, Kata http://www.kata-bags.com/product.asp?p_Id=230&Version=Photo, Thinktank Photo http://www.thinktankphoto.com/ttp_products.html and Aquatech http://www.aquatech.com.au/c--47--sportshieldprofessionalseries.aspx make rain covers. Currently I am using the Tenba which is not expensive at all. It is very easy to mount, but not the best protection to use while shooting portrait, due to water getting under the lens. Aquatech on the other hand is very good protection for the camera, but is much more expensive, and much harder to mount on the camera. So thanking modern technology, that we have today, not even the rainy weather, can stop me from covering the events that I need to shoot!

Le Jardin des Plantes

I returned to Coutances to go to the superb botanical garden which is over 100 years old. This garden is the most beautiful in the Normandy region. I was fortunate to be able to go on a day where there was brilliant sunny weather. I captured the garden with a Canon EOS1 DS Mark 3 with a 27-70 2.8L and a 70-200 2.8LIS Canon zooms.

The Chausey Islands

To the Chausey Islands, a group of islands that are part of the Channel Islands, but under French jurisdiction. The main Island, Grande Ile, has a tiny population of about only 100 people. I took a walk along the shoreline and captured the perfect images of a very small community, living in the picturesque setting of this small island, with its rocky shoreline, and the crystal clear water. I captured these images with Canon EOS1 DS Mark3 with a 24-70 2.8L and a 70-200 2.8LIS zooms.

Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Coutances

I proceeded to the Coutances Cathedral (Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Coutances) , which celebrated it’s 800th anniversary! The Cathedral is one of the prominent buildings on the skyline of the town, standing 80 meters tall and has remained very much the same as it was in 1274! I captured the Cathedral with a Canon EOS1 DS Mark 3 with a zoom 70-200 2.8 LIS and an extender Canon X1.4.