The Nerd Photographer – Page 4 – Photography from a rather technical perspective.

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Plitvice Lakes: Do go chasing waterfalls.

admin 2019-11-062021-12-20

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

admin 2019-08-102021-12-20

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

admin 2019-03-032021-12-20

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

admin 2018-12-312021-12-20

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.

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Recap 2018: The Canon G1X mk III

admin 2018-12-162021-12-20

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.
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