Betelgeuse, Aldebaran and Orion

During my latest workshop, I had the opportunity to capture this mesmerizing view of the night sky, showcasing the beauty of the universe in a single frame. Betelgeuse, Aldebaran and the majestic Orion can be seen behind the silhouette of the frozen trees. EXIF: F1.4 - 10sec - ISO 3200 Single Exposure Lens: Tokina atx-m 23mm F1.4 X Camera: Fujifilm XH2s Filter: Kenko

2024-01-18T16:41:52+02:00January 18th, 2024|

HOYA HD Square Filter System Review

HOYA HD Square Filter System Review All sample photos and product shots of this review were captured by Christophe Anagnostopoulos unless otherwise noted. November 5, 2022 -> Full Review was published. *** *** Intro I have mentioned it many times on my reviews and articles that I’m not only a big fan of filters, but filters are also a crucial tool for

2023-01-22T16:03:32+02:00November 5th, 2022|

From a Thought, to a Photograph

From A Thought, to A Photograph May 26, 2021 -> Article was published. *** *** Intro The first thing I always say to the participants of my workshops is to always spend enough time in preparation. I strongly believe that in order to make a good photo, no matter the genre, you have to be prepared as best as you can. Preparation for

2024-11-24T11:36:53+02:00May 26th, 2021|

Free NPF Calculator!

During my astrophotography workshops, I get asked many times about the proper exposure time. How to find the "perfect" exposure for the lens used, to capture pin point stars, without trailing. So I decided to make a very simple excel file in order to help you find the proper exposure based on your camera and your lens. It's absolutely free to download it. Feel

2024-11-12T21:13:41+02:00April 13th, 2021|

HOYA STARSCAPE Filter Review

HOYA STARSCAPE Light Pollution Cut Filter Review *The Review was updated in 2020-10-19 with new data and photos/videos.* *** ***     Intro For some photographers, filters are not required for astrophotography or night photography in general. In general someone can say that this partially true, with the exception of Light Pollution Filters. Light pollution filters were well known for astronomers and deep

2023-01-22T16:14:47+02:00October 19th, 2020|

Deepness Dawn, a Reboot

The night sky is always magical! The experience of seeing the galactic core with your naked eyes is so amazing. In this image, the viewer can see many celestial objects, like the bright Jupiter on the left and the faint Saturn on the far left. On the right is the bright Antares on the colorful Rho Ophiuchi region, while in the middle the viewer

2020-05-25T16:55:43+02:00May 25th, 2020|

Milky Way Galaxy Core with Cokin Nuances CLEARSKY Filter

My first Milky Way Galaxy photo for this year was captured back in March, as the Milky Way season was slowly starting, where I had the honor to work with Cokin in order to create some night sky images for their new light pollution filter called CLEARSKY. The filter is of highest quality, with Double side multi AR Coating & AF Coating (waterproof, anti-oil

2019-05-28T11:42:37+02:00May 28th, 2019|

Tokina Opera 16-28mm F/2.8 Review

Tokina Opera 16-28mm F/2.8 Review UPDATE 2019-05-15 -> Adobe just released a lens profile for Opera 50mm F/1.4 in the latest update of May 2019 (LR Classic 8.3 / Camera Raw 11.3) **Please note that at the time of writing this review, Adobe hasn’t released a lens profile for Tokina Opera 16-28mm F/2.8* *** *** It is early

2023-01-22T16:17:35+02:00March 12th, 2019|

Keep Looking Up

One year ago this day, "Keep Looking Up" was released ! Keep Looking Up was my first personal astro-timelapse project and despite encountering many difficulties while in the production, the film was released and won several awards and very positive reviews from festivals around the world ! Find more about "Keep Looking Up" Project here !

2018-12-14T10:56:43+02:00December 14th, 2018|

Photokina 2018 Talk Shows

I’m very happy to announce that from September 26 to September 29 I will be hosting three (3) daily talk shows about my personal experience of using Tokina lenses and filters on Kenko Tokina Booth on Photokina ! See you there ! Booth Location Hall 5.2. D-020 / E-29  

2018-09-13T10:19:51+02:00September 13th, 2018|
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