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Mandrakia

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/4000 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100 x 21 Frames

We visited another sleepy little coastal fishing village called Mandrakia. Again it’s about a 10 minute drive from Plaka on Milos

I was particularly keen to (photographically) visit this village because it has this nice little circular cove with these coloured fishing huts dug into the cliff along with their brightly painted stairs

I had a few specific drone shots I had pre-planned and wanted to take here. The weather was looking a little threatening so as soon as I arrived I put the drone up and started shooting before the rain arrived

Here’s two 180 panoramas taken at relatively quite low levels to set the scene

Mandrakia

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/3200 sec at f/1.7, ISO 110 x 21 Frames

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Firopotamos

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/1000 sec at f/1.7, ISO 200

You can play “Where’s Louise” and spot her in this top down image over Firopotamos and it’s church (Church of Agios Nikolaos). Pretty easy when there’s literally no-one else around at 9:30AM 🙂

Islands in Blue

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/350 sec at f/1.7, ISO 110

A Foot in Firopotamos

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/2000 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100 x 21 Frames

Two 180˚ 21 Frame stitched panorama’s taken off the coastline of Firopotamos on Milos in Greece

Fishing Firopotamos

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/1600 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100 x 21 Frames

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Firopotamos

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/2000 sec at f/1.7, ISO 150

The waters here in the Greek Islands are so vibrant and greeny blue. Plus these shots are with the drone and unfiltered (I don’t run a polariser on my mini 3 pro since I’m almost always taking (180˚ and 360˚) panoramas with it – and polarisers and wide panoramas with skies do not mix well)

Note also the crazy colourful cliffs and rocks – no surprise Milos was and is a hive of mineral mining activity

Blue

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/500 sec at f/1.7, ISO 200

Firopotamos

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/1.7, ISO 200

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Firopotamos

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/200 sec at f/7.1, ISO 64 x 8 Frames

On an overcast morning we drove to the sleepy little fishing village of Firopotamos. It’s on the northern coastline of Milos and only about a 10 minute drive from Plaka where we were staying

The water here is SOOO clear and vibrant greeny blue. I suspect from all the minerals what leak from the soft volcanic rocks that make up the island

This shot an 8 frame handheld panorama with the “real” camera… Time to get out the drone

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.