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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 8/11/2006
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Hi Annemette!
Without wanting to invade your privacy, I thought that perhaps it would be better to continue on the non photographic subjects on email. So I dare send you one.
Ciao,
Nick
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 7/30/2006
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Dear Nick
You´re right - we don´t "get over" the death of a loved one- we just learn to live with it and carry the person in our heart always. A scent, a melody, a place or something else can all of a sudden remind one of that particular person that comes alive for a moment.
I guess you´re living and dealing with love and relationships like many of my friends and even my own bigbrother. I usually say that he´s single with a girlfriend:-) He enjoys his freedom and doesn´t want the responsibilities and complications that sometimes occur when being devoted to another human, but then he also lacks the deep sense of love and respect that comes from commitment and devotion.
I hope you´ll meet someone special and give it time. I don´t belive that many humans are happy to grow old being alone. Having a loved one and possibly a family is like having your own private oasis of love, security, joy, exchange of ideas, support and sense of belonging.
About the climate I do think that it´s a big problem that scientist can´t really agree whether we´re seeing a manmade change or not maybe because some are being corrupt and have interests in the oilindustry.
Furthermore the Koyotoagreement doesn´t mean much without USA that is polluting the world immensely with Co2etc.
In Greenland that is a part of Denmark the climatechanges are seen by the melting icecore and the fact that the local people have to kill their dogs because there aren´t enough snow and ice to go out with sledges and hunt seals and other animals.
So many changes are seen everywhere in the world, and although there has been changes in the world´s climate from time to time in history with my knowledge it has never happend so rapidly as now. It´s about time that the governments and thereby populations all over the world take responsibility for our planet and the ecological system.
Thank you for all your nice comments, Nick! I didn´t really think that you ever looked at my photos, and I was very happy to see you stopping by:-)
A day on the beach and in my mother´s summercottage is about to end. Take care!
Annemette
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/26/2006
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Hi Annemette!
About love, oh well, let's say that as the time passes by I am a bit tired of all the upside downs. (Also of those that I caused :-() Perhaps it's only some phase of mine, though.
But believe me, I know what you went (or perhaps still go) through. For me it has been my grandpa, who I still miss after so many years. I think we don't really get over such events. We just get used living with them.
Glad to hear that you enjoyed the astronomy seminar. (How much maths were involved ;-)) And such a pity that you can't mount your camera on your telescope. But I wish you a completely cloudless sky for your night under the stars.
I have seen some so called "universal connecting pieces" for telescopes and cameras. I haven't ever tried any but the man in the shop told me that they are not really good. I can imagine that, since they always looked just like some kind of tube with variable size of openings on both ends.
The temperature is remaining around 30°C here and we are really in the oven. (And that from a Greek! ;-)) Thanks heaven for my fridge and even more for the river with the very very cold water. Oh, and of course for the whisky late at night *:-D (It is also water - uisge beatha = water of life!)
But seriously, things are getting really critical about climate. And I hear only politics discussions and comments, but I don't see any progress at all. Our hunger for energy could kill us all at the end.
Best wishes, and a nice day!
Nick
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 7/22/2006
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Dear Nick
Yes, leaving the manmade world behind always makes a certain kind of calmness as if stepping into what we´re meant for - nature.
Thanks for your sympathy regarding my father. Just another name for you, but the world to me. Funny how love can turn one´s life upside down in a minute, but noone should live without it because losing it is better than never having felt it.
Oh, my telescope is not quite big enough for new discoveries, unless of course I knew the sky as my own pocket AND was very lucky:-) Still I enjoy watching the moon and stars, and last year I had the pleasure of attending a three-day seminar concerning astronomy at a place where the Danish astronomers used to do their observations until the telecope in Chile was built. Just amazing!
Unfortunately I can´t attach my camera to my telescope which also makes my moon photos blurry:-( Still it´s such a pleasure being able to take shots of the sky. When it gets darker at night, I plan to sit outside in the night in a sleepingbag watching the sky:-)
Enough babbling for tonight! Take care and sweet dreams down there in the "oven"- remember to drink plenty of water!:-)
Best wishes,
Annemette
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/20/2006
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Hi Annemette!
One can see the real self in the absence of all distractions, I guess.
Very sorry to hear that about your father. I also think that your mother should be given the chance for something like that - so marvelous, as I imagine that it is.
Pointilism, as a technique reminds me in sime ways of digital photography, where you have so many pixels that the overal impression is that of a smooth picture. So, the method was first involved by arts and not by computer science (?)
I start searching for possibilities to organize such a balloon ride for Greece - let's see.
What nice celestrial discoveries did you made? And, btw, can you attach your camera to your telescope?
Cheers,
Nick
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 7/18/2006
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Dear Nick
It really is funny that one can search for one self in solitude in the mountains. I think that it´s because the soul gets more "pure" and honest not needing to put on a mask which we all do as social individuals.
About pointilism I just know that it was a certain technique where the colours where not blended in the same way, as in the classic form of impressionism. Each little point had a pure colour, but when placed together with all the other little dots it created the sense of a blend anyhow:-)
I´ve parachutejumped, but I´ve never been in a hotairballoon. The friend of our family ,who knows how to fly them, has offered to take me for a ride which I´d love:-) Still I asked him to take my mother instead for her birthday giving her the experience of a lifetime. My beloved father died a year ago much too early which has been a nightmare and a great sorrow for the family, and I think my mother deserves a treat.
Still if I get the chance to go up in one, I´ll make sure to let you know what it feels like. Maybe we really could arrange such a UF-friend ride in Greece at one time. That would be very unique.:-)I´m sure several UF-members would be interested in such a gathering and experience.
It´s late, so I´ll have a peek in my telescope and finish here! Take care,
Annemette
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/17/2006
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Hi Annemette!
In such trekkings, I guess, I am searching for... myself! I had to re-think about some things, to separate the important things from that ballast that I would else be caring without knowing why. In silence and solitude one can see the picture in the mirror. Many things to dislike, so just pick up a few and change them to the better. I am glad for having done this - it showed me that there were some very important things - and the rest... needless ballast!
About pointilism: Yes, indeed! Correct me if I am wrong here: Pointilism, as a technique, was born out of the need to bring on the canvas exactly the impression on that time of the day, on that particular instance, before the lighting changes, before the objects change, before the atmosphere gets different. So impressionism is in a way the abstract "theory", of which but one experiment was pointilism (?)
UF: I can be sooooooo dump at times! :-D
Oh, and about the balloon going all the way to Greece, well..., hmmm, we just find out where the balloon is, and then... oh, who could imagine, the hot air balloon pilot could get so angry about... ahm, lending the balloon for just a short trip to Greece, only some thousends of kilometers away - we surely will return it after... some months! :-D
No, seriously now, did you ever have such a flight, Annemette? If so, then is it "stable" enough for photography? I mean without the sudden moves and vibrations of an airplane? I can imagine the a balloon flight is much more smooth than that of an airplane and thus better suited for aerophotography, but since I was never on such a flying vehicle, this is only a "theoretical" concideration. Anybody, any experience with this?
Best wishes to you too, Annemette!
Nick
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 7/13/2006
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Oh, I forgive you and hope that you had a wonderful trekkingexperience! There is no such thing as going out in nature with a backpack and just let life happen without having exact plans.
When it comes to your often grainy images I thought that maybe you´re striving for some kind of pointilism?;-)
UF=UseFilm
About the hotairballoon my mother has a good friend who can fly such a balloon, but I don´t think I can make him go all the way to Greece:-)
Take care of those sore feet!
Best wishes,
Annemette
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/13/2006
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Hi, my Viking maid!
I am sorry to be so late with my reply, but I thank you for the wonderful comment wholeheartedly! I was on a trekking trip over the mountzs around here, which my feet whitness yet! Auch! ;-)
The grainyness is (as quite often in my photos) due to pushing. For some unexplainable reason I seem to like that - impressionism has a *big* influence on me.
Oh, and Annemette, what is UF?
Thanks a lot for your lovely comment!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/13/2006
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It indeed stirred many memories in my mind and sould too, Anson. Some of these atmospheric scenes seem to be burned in in our hearts, don't they?
Many many thanks for the lovely comment!
Nick
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 7/9/2006
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Dear Nick
I love this image! Wonderful light that seems to divide two nations as a division of the Red Sea this time done by sunbeams.;-) Very intense and moody. Somewhat noise/grain on the image, but that makes it look like a painting.
I saw our hotairballoon today on UF!:-)
Best wishes,
Annemette
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Anson Moye
{K:3480} 7/4/2006
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An "into your dreams" photo, Nick. It stirs so many memories. Well done, and truly beautiful. Anson
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/1/2006
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Thanks a lot, Theresa. It has been a 24mm super wide angle, 1/2000s and 1/11 stop. I wonder what would happen with even shorter exposition time and wider apperture - I have to try that out.
Thanks again,
Nick
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Theresa Rankin
{K:938} 6/30/2006
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Lovely shot..great mood and contrast.
Regards Theresa
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/27/2006
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Many thanks for the nice comment, Vandy!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/27/2006
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Thank you so much for the nice comment, Nessa!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/27/2006
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Thank you so much, Greg, for the nice comment!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/27/2006
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¡Muchas muchas gracias Alicia! También tengo gusto de esta serie mucho.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/27/2006
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Thanks a lot, Nacho!
Ciao,
Nick
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Vandy Neculae
{K:7990} 6/27/2006
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Very nice composition.
Best regard, Vandi
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 6/27/2006
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Beautiful shot..lovely lighting and colour..nessa
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greg collins
{K:12273} 6/26/2006
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The series is cool but I like this one the best. The darkness and light works well and love the grasses in the reflection. Nice work.
Greg
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 6/26/2006
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qué bonita estrella!!!... perfecta y el reflejo...un encanto. Felicitaciones!
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 6/25/2006
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amaxzing tones. outstanding. great mood. marvelous portafolio.
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