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 (27)
macropoulos' favorite photos from other Flickr members (7,754)
Contacts (719)
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Αποστόλης
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stavrosstam
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marakida
maria
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Groups (50)
- Schmocus gets in your eyes 127 photos, 153 members
- Truly Better Than Good - Post 1; Comment 2 2152 photos, 654 members
- Black & White Master Photos 328 photos, 143 members
- BOKEH Any • DAY 2106 photos, 550 members
- Just Hit Me With Your Best Shot 39634 photos, 1554 members
- ~SBF: MASTERPIECES~ (ADMIN INVITE ONLY ~ P1 / A2) 320 photos, 118 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 238 photos, 117 members
- Digital Polaroids 602 photos, 44 members
- We want Flickr with a DARK BACKGROUND!! (NOT PHOTO) 15 photos, 13647 members
- Magic Universe (ADMIN Invite) 2-COMMENTS, Please!!! 5795 photos, 856 members
- Sfakia Chora-Sfakion / Σφακιά Χώρα Σφακιών 133 photos, 10 members
- Urban Design Office -Admin Invite- P1/C2... TIME TO VOTE 1075 photos, 271 members
- Sedum 283 photos, 48 members
- Contemporary Architecture in Greece : 19th-21st century 428 photos, 72 members
- Photography for Architecture and Interior Design 936 photos, 140 members
- ^Girandole e Spirali - Windmills & Spirals (post 1/ comm.2) 3703 photos, 1353 members
- Artistic Treasure Chest {Invited Images Only} 16905 photos, 1576 members
- Magnum Opus! [ Admin Invite Only ] 40+ Faved 3609 photos, 414 members
- Select Best: Favorites - by invite only *read rules please* 4452 photos, 1564 members
- Andzer's & Marakida's Selection 670 photos, 147 members
- Green & Orange ***NEW CONTEST*** 3576 photos, 357 members
- Kritsa. A Byzantine ''Megalohori'' on Crete, Greece 52 photos, 5 members
- Colour Chart 3860 photos, 2377 members
- 1000 Faves 36 photos, 59 members
- 1.000+ Faves 134 photos, 157 members
- *a cinematic world * 8591 photos, 934 members
- The Oracle of Superb Muses (Admin Invite Only) + 100 Faves 1973 photos, 269 members
- Greek Mythology 2036 photos, 455 members
- New Acropolis Museum 48 photos, 21 members
- Hellenic Portraits / Ελληνικά Ποτραίτα 961 photos, 198 members
- Architectural Interiors 28915 photos, 2970 members
- Museum 57954 photos, 4221 members
- Parthenon Marbles & The Acropolis Museum 887 photos, 281 members
- Magic Unicorn : The Very Best - by Invite only *Award 3* 7056 photos, 1353 members
- έλληνες ερασιτέχνες φωτογράφοι 4531 photos, 333 members
- Flickr's Best Spiders 342 photos, 79 members
- ΕΛΛΑΔΑ 5418 photos, 355 members
- THESSALONICA --"Χαλαρά" -- 3250 photos, 337 members
- Hellenic Railroads 858 photos, 148 members
- Loutro, Crete 34 photos, 6 members
- Water Lilies & Lotus Blooms *INVITE ONLY* sweeper active* P1/A2! 503 photos, 456 members
- Orthodox Church Architecture 22548 photos, 712 members
- carnaval from Greece 27 photos, 31 members
- Black Background Collection 309 photos, 110 members
- Light in Architecture ( La luz en Arquitectura ) 2102 photos, 302 members
- In the Memories Book 5+ 328 photos, 206 members
- Committee of Artists 4227 photos, 1119 members
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM 35272 photos, 3137 members
- Macros de Naturaleza - Macros of Nature (Post 1, comment 3) 45261 photos, 4153 members
Testimonials (4)
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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 Propaganda? 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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GroupFounder says:
"100F Photographer! Here you find highly attended pictures. Quality on highest level. –– 100F摄影! 在此您可找到深受关注的相片。 最高水准的质量。 –– ¡Fotógrafo 100F! Aquí encontrará imágenes muy apreciadas. Calidad al más alto nivel. –– Fotógrafo 100F! Aqui encontra imagens que receberam muita atenção.Qualidade ao mais alto nível. –– Photographe 100F! Vous trouverez ici des clichés très recherchés. Qualité au plus haut niveau. –– 100F Photograph! Hier finden Sie viel beachtete Bilder. Qualität auf höchstem Niveau. –– 100F Photograph! Qui trovi immagini molto guardate. Qualità al massimo livello. –– 100F 사진! 귀하는 여기서 아주 우수하게 평가된 사진들을 찾을 수 있습니다. 최우수 수준의 질.
World100F – QualityGroup – Marco"21st November, 2007
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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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