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A for Athens

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 42 mm, 1/50 sec at f/8, ISO 125

For our last night in Athens Sue had booked for us all to have a sunset dinner at A for Athens. The restaurant has rooftop dining with a commanding view over Monastiraki square and a great view of the Acropolis behind

We had a table right at the front so had a perfect view

I setup my 360 camera to do a day to night timelapse and clamped it to the railing at our table and let it run. When I get around to processing my footage from the Insta360 X4 I’ll post the result

Here are a few shots at different times which I took with my “real” camera

Tomorrow we’re off to the first of our Greek Islands adventure…

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 31 mm, 1/30 sec at f/5, ISO 900

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 35 mm, 1/40 sec at f/5.6, ISO 180

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 47 mm, 1/50 sec at f/4, ISO 90

Parthenon

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/160 sec at f/8, ISO 64 x 4 Frames

We’d all booked tickets to visit the Acropolis and the Parthenon for the earliest time slot the next morning (8AM entry). The idea being that it wouldn’t be too busy and we’d avoid the heat of the middle of the day

As Sue said… lots more rocks 🙂

Columns

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 64

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.

Lycabettus Hill

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/640 sec at f/8, ISO 64

After a great lunch at this great little place called Dioskouroi on the steps at the side of the Acropolis we also visited the Acropolis Museum in the afternoon

Athens Sunrise

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/500 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100

There’s an exclusion zone around the Acropolis itself so I stayed around Filopappou Hill and took my shots from afar. We did see someone flying a drone (at night) right on top of the Acropolis and around the buildings one night

Athens Sunrise

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/640 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100

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.

Athens

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/160 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100 x 21 Frames

Athens from the air courtesy of a little dronage
Blocks

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/40 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100

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.

A vertical panorama looking across the city rooftops towards the Acropolis

Vertigo

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/100 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100 x 4 Frames

Panathenaic Stadium

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/50 sec at f/11, ISO 64

The Panathenaic Stadium dates back to the 4th century B.C. and was the site of the first modern Olympic games in 1896 and remains the starting point of the Olympic flame torch relay. Made entirely of white marble

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/25 sec at f/5.6, ISO 2500

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.