Dawn Pictures within the Greek Islands – Mykonos Previous Port
Dawn is a time of calm, a time I not often see as an evening owl and a time I do know is value getting as much as {photograph} when someplace particular.
Mykonos is a type of particular locations. With its vibrant, whitewashed buildings, vibrant doorways and home windows and boldly painted boats bobbing within the harbour, dawn right here is to not be missed!
Waking up earlier than first gentle, I wandered right down to the Previous Port of Mykonos. Jetlag was on my facet and I used to be virtually skipping as I noticed the scene earlier than me.
Water so calm the complete shoreline of the port was reflecting into the shallow sandy sea.
With each intention of venturing to a spot I’d scouted the day prior, I as an alternative stopped on the water’s edge on Paralia Choras Mikonou seaside. Getting low with my Olympus E-M1 MKIII I used to be capable of improve the reflection and seize a collection of photos that also make me smile once I look again at them.
Early morning pinks crammed the sky and, as you’d know if you happen to’re a daily reader of The Wandering Lens, my pastel loving self was discovering it arduous to maneuver on. There was nobody else round, simply me, my digicam and this lovely scene remodeling by the minute.
As a result of dawn isn’t an occasion I see day by day, once I do try to {photograph} it, I accomplish that with gusto. Not solely did I’ve my digicam and three lenses with me, I additionally had my underwater housing, fully ready to leap within the water. Fortunately, as a result of the water was so nonetheless and clear, I solely needed to wade in as much as my knees to get the shot I hoped for.
Cut up-level underwater images have been a composition I like to {photograph} when the scene fits. Earlier than arriving in Greece, I’d photographed the Italian Cinque Terre on this type, the mix of glowing, nonetheless seas and vibrant villages makes for an inspiring panorama and topic to {photograph}.
Previous Port, Mykonos, Greece
Drying off the housing, placing it again in my bag and forcing myself to proceed to a different location, I wandered across the fringe of the outdated port. Regardless of the streets and port being stuffed with crowds in the course of the day, the morning was a serene distinction, just some fisherman and the odd native going about their morning duties.
I opted to take a seat on the dock and watch as Mykonos awakened. Morning glow slowly appeared, creating dancing reflections of water on the white partitions and revealing little particulars and pockets of color throughout the skyline.
Beneath you’ll discover a collection of photos captured that morning, each time I have a look at them I’m transported again to the island. Discovering peace and quiet in what appears like a chaotic world is uncommon and I’ll perpetually treasure moments like this when my digicam and I have been handled to just a little second of complete bliss.
Learn the total ‘Photographer’s Information to Mykonos’ right here.
See additionally my information to digicam settings and suggestions for dawn pictures right here – ‘Setting the Scene: Dawn Pictures‘
Previous Port, Mykonos, Greece
Little Venice, Mykonos, Greece
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