We dreamt about it! We worked for it! We acquired it! So what did we get? The Nikon D750 camera kit with 24-120mm f/4 VR lens! This is a full-frame DSLR model that extends the range of our capabilities as a school photography team. Of course, it will be used to cover all other activities of the school, capturing beautiful memories for our school community. Our efforts to acquire it began 4 years ago with some actions from our former school principal Athanasios Vrakopoulos. Unfortunately, despite some promises we were not able to realise our dream.   The vision was embraced by the current principal of our Lyceum, Mr. George Papavassiliou, who supported and guided our efforts and materialised our aspirations. To achieve this, of course, a considerable amount of money had to be spent. The greater part of the cost was covered by the residents of Kontariotissa, Katerini and Litochoro, who responded to our call for help by purchasing a book, characterising the ...

The schools may have closed but our meetings continue! The date was set to 07-02-2019 at 22:30.The date and time wasn’t chosen randomly, as our goal was to capture an image of the Galaxy! The necessary requirements for this to happen include, having a New moon, a clear sky and zero light pollution. You pick an open diaphragm, a wide angle lens (in order to capture as much of the sky as possible), a necessarily high ISO and a shutter speed that allows for a good print of the stars but doesn’t create undesirable star trails (‘’The rule of 600’’ in astrophotography’’).Off course some experimentation and a tripod are a necessity in this scenario . For starters we chose the proper location at the area of Holy Trinity on Mt.Olympus. The observation of the starry night is truly something magical! Especially when you manage to depict the galaxy, feeling awe knowing what surrounds us. Afterwards we chose to visit some other areas like ‘Saint Athanasios’ in Kontariotissa and...