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
Groups I admin or moderate (and recommend to anyone interested):
Photos of macropoulos (28)
macropoulos' favorite photos from other Flickr members (7,866)
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Groups (50)
- Wildlife Award - Post 1, Award 2 18852 photos, 2582 members
- Schmocus gets in your eyes 244 photos, 197 members
- Truly Better Than Good - Post 1; Comment 2 3356 photos, 919 members
- Black & White Master Photos 506 photos, 228 members
- BOKEH Any • DAY 3397 photos, 809 members
- Just Hit Me With Your Best Shot (What's Your Best of 2009?) 40496 photos, 1549 members
- ~SBF: MASTERPIECES~ (ADMIN INVITE ONLY ~ P1 / A2) 511 photos, 168 members
- THE ORACLE OF SUPREMACY (Admin Invite Only) +1.000 Faves 54 photos, 26 members
- The Oracle of Great Photography (Admin Invite Only) + 500 Faves 244 photos, 117 members
- Digital Polaroids 668 photos, 51 members
- We want Flickr with a DARK BACKGROUND!! (NOT PHOTO) 15 photos, 13792 members
- Magic Universe (ADMIN Invite) 2-COMMENTS, Please!!! 6339 photos, 894 members
- Sfakia Chora-Sfakion / Σφακιά Χώρα Σφακιών 136 photos, 9 members
- Urban Design Office -Admin Invite- P1/Comment 2. 1549 photos, 325 members
- Sedum 291 photos, 51 members
- Contemporary Architecture in Greece : 19th-21st century 489 photos, 76 members
- Photography for Architecture and Interior Design -=[PAID]=- 1041 photos, 161 members
- ^Girandole e Spirali - Windmills & Spirals (post 1/ comm.2) 3764 photos, 1356 members
- Artistic Treasure Chest {Invited Images Only} 18071 photos, 1666 members
- Magnum Opus! [ Admin Invite Only ] 40+ Faved 4087 photos, 417 members
- Select Best: Favorites - by invite only *read rules please* 4811 photos, 1583 members
- Andzer's & Marakida's Selection 876 photos, 151 members
- Green & Orange ***NEW CONTEST*** 3642 photos, 360 members
- Kritsa. A Byzantine ''Megalohori'' on Crete, Greece 52 photos, 5 members
- Colour Chart 3843 photos, 2361 members
- 1000 Faves 39 photos, 59 members
- 1.000+ Faves 142 photos, 156 members
- *a cinematic world * 10273 photos, 1000 members
- The Oracle of Superb Muses (Admin Invite Only) + 100 Faves 2276 photos, 278 members
- Greek Mythology 2133 photos, 458 members
- New Acropolis Museum 52 photos, 26 members
- Hellenic Portraits / Ελληνικά Ποτραίτα 1228 photos, 232 members
- Architectural Interiors 29393 photos, 3022 members
- Museum 58998 photos, 4282 members
- Parthenon Marbles & The Acropolis Museum 899 photos, 286 members
- Magic Unicorn : The Very Best - by Invite only *Award 3* 8306 photos, 1423 members
- έλληνες ερασιτέχνες φωτογράφοι 5420 photos, 358 members
- Flickr's Best Spiders 391 photos, 83 members
- ΕΛΛΑΔΑ 5884 photos, 371 members
- THESSALONICA --"Χαλαρά" -- 3732 photos, 376 members
- Hellenic Railroads 957 photos, 160 members
- Loutro, Crete 34 photos, 6 members
- Water Lilies & Lotus Blooms *INVITE ONLY* sweeper active* P1/A2! 526 photos, 458 members
- Orthodox Church Architecture 25171 photos, 772 members
- carnaval from Greece 27 photos, 31 members
- Black Background Collection 336 photos, 113 members
- Light in Architecture ( La luz en Arquitectura ) 2230 photos, 305 members
- In the Memories Book 5+ 359 photos, 215 members
- Committee of Artists 4827 photos, 1192 members
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM 37175 photos, 3296 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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