Here I am in Santorini, Greece. One of the few places in the world I can actually say I am in love with. I plan to move there if I can once I retire and start to think about settling down. I took this photo of myself the last time I was there. I placed the camera on a table top tripod and placed on a ledge that was on an elevated position from me. This was tricky sense I had to get low and spot where the camera was pointed, so I could go and stand in the correct position on the path leading down from where the camera was perched. I set the timer for the maximum amount of time I could set it for and moved into position as fast as I could. I think it only took 4 attempts before I got one to come out. I made sure the sun was behind the camera to provide ample light to illuminate me, the only draw back is that it cause some squinting since I didn't want to wear my sunglasses and block my face. In the picture, I was trying to capture the slopes of Santorini behind me with all the elegant white adobe homes with light blue domes roofs, the color of the Greek Orthodox Church.
I love this particular view of the island since most of the island is made up of only slopes and hills, with most of the shops and tourist destinations at the apex of the island where it flattens out into a hilly vista of open ground. From the highest point on the island looking down at sea and docks, you can truly feel like a “King of the World” surveying all that lays before you.
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