Tamarin Fall View
Why I selected this photo This was my first long distance trip after COVID and the scene was just so absolutely beautiful – almost stereotypically beautiful. It felt good to
Finnish Lapland & Polar Lights
Finnish Lapland in winter. This winter is long, approximately seven months. Average temperatures are between -9 and -17 °C in February. That means occasionally they will drop well below -20°C.
Daylight is available for roughly 5-6 hours per day. So, why go there for vacation, right? … Continue readingFinnish Lapland & Polar Lights
Mauritius Island
Mauritius is an island nation. So, technically you are visiting a paradise island and you can cross off another “country visited” from your bucket list. The island is located off the southeast coast of the African continent, right in the Indian Ocean. It is very beautiful. But as with most paradise islands there is more to it than just the paradise. Let me explain. … Continue readingMauritius Island
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.