by Anthony Ayiomamitis
With autumnal equinox having passed a few days earlier, the opportunity was used to pursue the setting sun a few kilometers from the seaside resort area of Oropos northeast of Athens and whose history dates to the time of the golden age of ancient Greece. The foreground is the Church and Monestary of Agios Sotirios which lies atop a mountain and at an altitude of approximately 1000 meters. The photo above as well as two other photos from the same session (total sample of 92 photos) were taken from a distance of 2505 meters away to the east of Agios Sotirios so as to yield a balance in the aspect ratio involving the foreground church and setting sun as well as to provide the ideal azimuth and altitude for these photos to be possible.
Technical details:
Date: Sept 30, 2009 @ 19:03:00 UT+3
Location: Oropos, Greece (38.2758° N, 23.8271° E)
Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106/f5, TeleVue 2x Big Barlow, Canon EOS 5D, Baader UV/IR-Cut Filter
Exposure: 1 x 1/40 sec, ISO 100, RAW Image Format, 4368x2912 Image Size, Manual Mode
Further details and samples: http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Solar-Scenes-Oropos-01.htm , http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Solar-Scenes-Oropos-02.htm and http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Solar-Scenes-Oropos-03.htm