2008-10-11ad Blue and white - a photo on Flickriver

2008-10-11ad Blue and white

The Greek flag flies against a moonlit twilight sky, in Athens.

The design for the flag dates back to the 1830's as a naval ensign, though elements of it were used in subnational flags for over a century beforehand, and the design was not adopted as the official Greek flag until 1978 (i.e. after the fall of the military junta of 1967-74). Part of my flags project, where I (attempt to) evoke the flag of a nation I am visiting through a particular image. Here the blue and white of the twilight moon.

Taken with my Nikon D40, fitted with a Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD (Nikon AFS) lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.

More of my photos can be found here.

Taken in: Ελλάδα / Attica / Athens / Zappeio (show map)

Taken on: October 11, 2008

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Camera: Nikon D40, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D40
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	PhotoScape
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