I live on the beautiful island of Crete, in Greece, and in the past few years I've discovered my passion for photography. I started out into the world of digital photography, equiped with a point&shoot camera (Canon PowerShot S45):
But in 2007, my passion for nature macros led me to venture further into the DSLR universe, which unlocked many more possibilities, which I am pursuing right now:
The majority of my photostream consists of nature macros, but I also post travel photos and anything else that catches my eye:
I'm going through my fourth year in flickr now and I'm trying to explore other kinds of photography as well, besides macro. But I'm going to need your help for this: I wish to see constructive criticism of my photos. I love positive comments as the next guy, but don't be afraid to point out the shortcomings in a photo as well, or ways to improve myself, both in capturing a scene and post-processing it.
For my most popular photos, take a look at my Top 36 or 50+ faves sets.
If you like one of my photos enough to hang it on a wall, then check out my imagekind gallery where I've added some of my best shots (If your favorite photo of mine is not there, then flickrmail me and I'll be more than happy to add it):
This is the equipment I use:
Cameras:
- Canon EOS 5D (full-frame DSLR) (photos)
- Canon EOS 400D (DSLR) (photos)
- Canon EOS 3 (film SLR) (photos)
- Canon PowerShot S45 (point & shoot) (photos)
- Zenit 122 (film SLR with M42 mount) (photos)
- Voigtlander Vito BL (rangefinder camera made in 1956) (photos)
Lenses:
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM (photos)
- Canon EF 35mm f/2.0 (photos)
- Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM (photos)
- Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro (don't own it, tried it once: photos)
- MC Helios-44M-4 (M42 thread, 58mm, f/2) (photos)
- Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 (M42 thread) (photos)
- Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 (M42 thread) (photos)
Flash:
- Canon Speedlite 430EX (photos)
- Canon Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX (don't own it, tried it once: photos)
Accessories:
- Canon 250D close-up filter (58mm thread) (photos)
- Vivitar 2x Teleconverter (photos)
- 58mm to 52mm reverse lens coupler (photos)
- Canon OC-E3 off-camera shoe cord
Photos of macropoulos (28)
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Georgia Kydonaki
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Paul Marcellini
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Kate Kounalaki
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Groups (50)
- 50+ FAVORITES[Post 1: Award 3] 3035 photos, 392 members
- EmpyreanLand/Cityscapes-INVITE+15FAVES 23728 photos, 3732 members
- Parc de la Villette 100 photos, 26 members
- Spinalonga, Crete 81 photos, 4 members
- Dia Island, Crete, Greece 18 photos, 2 members
- Ασπρόμαυρη Κρίση 222 photos, 89 members
- Mokum 735 photos, 55 members
- Paris au quartier les Halles 20 photos, 2 members
- myopeia 286 photos, 101 members
- Your Best Shot 2009 18555 photos, 23558 members
- Greek Butterflies 47 photos, 7 members
- Standing Stones 5179 photos, 1266 members
- "BEST OF" Post only with 5 Wildlife Awards !!! 2327 photos, 1090 members
- Photopolis-Urban artistic images-(+20F) (award 2..) 219 photos, 117 members
- Wildlife Award - Post 1, Award 2 25906 photos, 3099 members
- Schmocus gets in your eyes 404 photos, 206 members
- Truly Better Than Good - Post 1; Comment 2 4394 photos, 1134 members
- Black & White Master Photos 1230 photos, 459 members
- BOKEH Any • DAY /voting!!!/ 5217 photos, 1118 members
- Just Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Post Your Best of 2009) 41749 photos, 1554 members
- ~SBF: MASTERPIECES~ (ADMIN INVITE ONLY ~ P1 / A2) 823 photos, 214 members
- THE ORACLE OF SUPREMACY (Admin Invite Only) +1.000 Faves 52 photos, 26 members
- The Oracle of Great Photography (Admin Invite Only) + 500 Faves 244 photos, 116 members
- Digital Polaroids 932 photos, 72 members
- We want Flickr with a DARK BACKGROUND!! (NOT PHOTO) 15 photos, 13684 members
- Magic Universe (ADMIN Invite) 2-COMMENTS, Please!!! 7930 photos, 1028 members
- Sfakia Chora-Sfakion / Σφακιά Χώρα Σφακιών 131 photos, 9 members
- Urban Design Office -Admin Invite- P1/Comment 2. 1880 photos, 359 members
- Sedum 313 photos, 52 members
- Contemporary Architecture in Greece : 19th-21st century 615 photos, 79 members
- Photography for Architecture and Interior Design -=[PAID]=- 1576 photos, 223 members
- ^Windmills & Spirals (post 1/ comm.2 NO COMMENT = BAN) 3792 photos, 1381 members
- Artistic Treasure Chest {Invited Images Only} 19897 photos, 1757 members
- Magnum Opus! [ Admin Invite Only ] 40+ Faved 4470 photos, 427 members
- Select Best: Favorites - by invite only *read rules please* 5497 photos, 1632 members
- Andzer's & Marakida's Selection 1208 photos, 159 members
- Green & Orange ***NEW CONTEST*** 3736 photos, 363 members
- Kritsa. A Byzantine ''Megalohori'' on Crete, Greece 52 photos, 5 members
- Colour Chart 3800 photos, 2302 members
- 1000 Faves 39 photos, 63 members
- 1.000+ Faves 144 photos, 154 members
- *a cinematic world * 13584 photos, 1123 members
- The Oracle of Superb Muses (Admin Invite Only) + 100 Faves 2637 photos, 287 members
- Greek Mythology 2253 photos, 474 members
- New Acropolis Museum 61 photos, 30 members
- Hellenic Portraits / Ελληνικά Πορτραίτα 1593 photos, 247 members
- Architectural Interiors 30869 photos, 3106 members
- Museum 62461 photos, 4393 members
- Parthenon Marbles & The Acropolis Museum 904 photos, 292 members
- Magic Unicorn : The Very Best - by Invite only *Award 3* 10634 photos, 1540 members
Testimonials (3)
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phili_n_ says:
"I am a big fan of macro photography and the work by Macropoulos offers some of the best macro work on Flickr. Sharp, clear and well composed images. I especially enjoy the dragonfly pictures. But his work is not only limited to macrophotography, his work with textures and compositions is also quite inspiring.
Regards
Phili"1st July, 2008
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Филби's ПРОПАГАНДА ? says:
"Macro photography requires imagination, patience and knowledge and Stavros has got what it needs...this man is a genious in macro photography... maximum Respect!"
12th June, 2008
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Biologist Buliklik says:
"We have been friends in flickr. He is from Crete, Greece and I am from Leyte, Philippines. I admire his photography, his choice of subjects that drew me to his photos.
Sometime in the late September 2006, I clicked a picture in the net which led me to this website (www.flickr.com). I was not a member then. When I came across the homepage, I was struck by this picture of the caterpillar! And that picture happened to be Stavros Markopoulos's caterpillar. Since then, I have been visiting flickr and his archive of pictures.
Then, I decided that I will post pictures here too. So, I began shooting on anything - mostly living organisms. I am not a professional photographer, I am just an enthusiast myself - a biology graduate and a teacher of elementary grade students.
I really appreciate his pictures. They are inspirational, because aside from giving a vivid photography, he can play on the colors. And his captions are great and dramatic too. In an email to him I said, "I wish to write down this "discovery" of his archive in the testimonial page if he wouldn't mind". So, now I have written it down.
One of the things that also dragged me to his page is his surname - Markopoulos - it's like Marco Polo - that early international explorer is tackled in our elementary grade school books! I think his surname has been taken from that explorer's name.
Wishing you the best in life, Stavros! Mabuhay ka! Keep the camera clicking for more pictures!"20th October, 2006
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