BH Neely's Photography

Sarakiniko, Milos, Greece

2009-11-14T10:51:03+02:00

What incredible natural beauty. And the girl in the bikini isn't bad, either. Milos is an island formed over 14 million years, ending 90,000 years ago, by volcanic activity. As a result it has a range of incredible landscapes made up almost entirely of varied volcanic rocks. Sarakiniko's soft, white, chalky layers contrast incredibly with the blue sky, the turquoise water and the violet bikini.

Popova Kula Winery, Republic of Macedonia

2009-11-13T07:26:00+02:00

It means Priest's Tower. It's a nice little winery, about an hour south of Skopje. They make a good range of both whites and reds. How good? We bought a mixed case of bottles and a box of one of the reds.

Happy Friday the 13th!

Homeless Dogs, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

2009-11-12T07:13:00+02:00

I hesitate to put this in my series of Adespota pieces, because I don't know what relationship Macedonians have with their street dogs. Is it the love of the animals that Greeks have? Is it the fear mingled with hatred that often appears in the former Soviet Union? Is it apathy? In any case, this troop was patient and moderately cooperative...ignoring me as I clucked and whistled to get their attention, but eventually looking up to see what I was doing long enough to get a couple shots.

Autumnal Stairs, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

2009-11-11T15:13:24+02:00

Yeah, a black & white photographer on an autumn day is gonna take pictures like this.

Archaeological Site, Stobi, Republic of Macedonia

2009-11-10T07:45:00+02:00

What I like with this is the painstaking reconstruction of 2nd C CE electrical lines at the edge of the site.
My apologies to those who visited this the first couple of days it was up. The town is called Stobi.

Flag, Skobi, Republic of Macedonia

2009-11-09T13:44:30+02:00

The Macedonian flag is beautiful at sunset. Even better was the wedding that we were there for.

If you were at the wedding, visit BH Neely Photographer on Facebook. I guess, even if you weren't at the wedding, you can visit, but the people & activities in the photos probably won't mean much to you.

Amelie II, Studio, Athens, Greece

2009-11-01T07:00:00+02:00

As soon as I saw Amelie's boots, I knew I had to get a shot with them, somehow. Footwear and jewelry don't work very well for the intimate sort of portraits I usually like to do - it can be challenging to get a good look at a person's face and their shoes simultaneously. But this time it worked out beautifully.

There are more Amelie portraits at www.facebook.com/bhneely.

Amelie, Studio, Athens, Greece

2009-10-31T17:17:26+02:00

As soon as I pressed the shutter, I knew that I had my light placed wrong. But I like the effect a lot.

Amelie is a French woman I met at Starbucks. Not only is she beautiful, she was a lot of fun to work with. With any luck, I'll be able to think up some ideas so that I can do more portraits with her.

Mountain Road, Peloponneses, Greece

2009-10-30T10:56:07+02:00

One of the great things about working on a project such as updating my portfolio or reexamining how I want to market myself is that I get to look with fresh eyes at older shots. This is from about a year ago, and it's one of my favorite landscapes of Greece. There's a little work to do on it, making the roads more important darkening the mountain a bit, but otherwise, I like it.

Cycladic Stones, Studio, Athens, Greece

2009-10-29T09:38:00+02:00

As we traveled around the Cyclades this past summer, we collected rocks. Small ones, but they've become quite a collection. This includes stones from Red Beach on Santorini, as well as various marbles, granites, sandstones and other igneous rocks. My favorite is the sandstone with shells.