It’s a Leica!
It makes sense to start writing this post on April 26th – the day Ernst Leitz was born in 1843. A Leica is a special camera, somehow this is what people
My Square Kilometer Front Yard
Well, actually it is only 0.85 square kilometres. And to be 100% honest: It is not really my front yard. But living close to the Olympiapark in Munich will give
Macros with Zomei
I recently stumbled over an advertising (yes, I know, they got me) for a Zomei “Premium Close Up Macro Filter” that for some reason caught my attention. This might have
More Waterfalls, anyone?
After visiting Plitvice lakes (see this post) I was excited to take more shots like the ones in that post. I was wondering if it would be possible to go
Oh Rovinj!
Small towns, especially very old ones, do have a certain attraction to photographers. Structures, old architecture, people and “street photography” are on their various bucket lists around the world. However,
Plitvice Lakes: Do go chasing waterfalls.
The extended possibilities you get by using an ND filter as a photographer have been discussed on the web intensively and I don’t want to add anything to that. Basically, whenever you need a slower shutter speed in bright daylight: You need a filter. The wikipedia page even mentions the “wish to photograph a waterfall” as example for using an ND filter. And I had that wish: To take pictures of waterfalls. So I actually went chasing waterfalls (in contrast to what TLC suggests). … Continue readingPlitvice Lakes: Do go chasing waterfalls.
Bilbao: A Basque Experience à la carte
Frank Gehry once famously said that “Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.”. The city of Bilbao seems to achieve this goal with every day passing by. … Continue readingBilbao: A Basque Experience à la carte
On Photography: The Canon EOS R
So I got a mirrorless full frame camera. The EOS R from Canon. But this is actually not supposed to be about the EOS R (only a bit), but the camera may help to make a point here: It is about photography. … Continue readingOn Photography: The Canon EOS R
Aurora HDR or how my HDR processing evolved
I got into HDR photography quite some time ago (see e.g. YAHTC) and the capability to recover so many details/colours from an image or a bracketing series still fascinates me.
Recap 2018: The Canon G1X mk III
In terms of gear 2018 was an interesting year. I moved to the G1X mk III as “second cam” (replacing the G9X with 1 inch sensor) and had lots of fun taking photos. I was (actually still am) impressed by the image quality out of this camera. I was looking for a “small” camera that enables me to take it with me without thinking about packing but at the same time I did not want to make a lot of compromises in terms of image quality. This post is supposed to give you an idea about the cam and of course to recap some captures from 2018 at the end of the year.
Enjoy! … Continue readingRecap 2018: The Canon G1X mk III