I've taken dozens of pictures of this guy, who lives at the Thisio Metro Station. I never quite get what I'm looking for...I don't expect that I'll come to the same tragic end as Cpt. Ahab, but for now, he's my white whale.
Anyhoo, I got this fun shot of him waking up from a nap last February.
Usually when I'm photographing the adespota, I don't feel a great deal of pity. It isn't that I'm heartless, it's just that they usually look pretty healthy and relaxed about their situation. But this one, with the matted fur on his haunches and the sort of pinched look of his eyes made me feel badly for him.
The air temperature was about 35F, but the sun was nice and warm, and I imagine the grassy plot in front of the 5-star Electra Palace Hotel was quite comfortable.
One evening waiting to meet someone at the Syntagma Metro station, I saw this dog watching the world roll by.
In redoing the Adespota (homeless dogs & cats) section of www.bpsphoto.com, I came across this one. I had previously rejected the photo as being worthy of the site, but I've always liked the shape he makes, so I worked with the photo a lot and came up with something I like quite a bit. So later today, once I've finished the reworking of that section, he'll be there.
