Sea, sky and concrete

Every time I visit a city, I have the chance to include in my photographs an element that is very rare to the rural area that I live. That element is people. I don't necessarily mean portraits, just figures or the discreet presence of a human will do. I am talking about a mixture of urban landscapes and street photography, just the kind of pictures that I very rarely do since I moved to Crete.

If you have read my previous post you'll know that I am in Athens. Actually this is the second part of that same walk that I started telling you about, yesterday. So if you missed that one, you can read it here.

The location is a south suburb of the city and while in the last post I introduced you the neighborhood, now I am wandering along the coast which is just a few meters away!

Sea, sky and concrete are all I got and a few passing by people. But they are more than enough for endless combinations :)
As I was taking those pictures I remembered the lessons I had, in the school of photography, about the decisive moment. Have you heard of it?

The term “Decisive Moment” was a mature conclusion from Cartier-Bresson, and it was more of a personal thing to him. It can’t be taught; only pursued. The concept of the “decisive moment” implies that the photographer must be able to anticipate an important moment within the constant flow of life, and capture it in a fraction of a second. Therefore, the key thing about the “decisive moment” is the ability to anticipate.
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I am not sure if younger photographers that have in their disposal cameras with the ability to shoot 10 frames per second can relate to that old-fashioned term but it felt nice remembering of that era!

After a while I reached the marina, full with extravagant yachts and a few overpriced coffee shops. Not my favorite place to stick around but not bad for a few more pictures :)

I took my way back home going in parallel with the concrete sidewalk that I showed you before. That part of the coast has been landscaped as a park. I grew up very close to this place and I was coming here often. But everything is totally different.

I guess that now it is better, more tidy, more safe. But in the memories of my childhood, there is nothing better than a neglected sandlot where you have fun with your friends :)