Yearly Archives: 2017

2017-04-05  A WALK IN THE PARK

A walk in the park.
Away from all
The busy streets of my mind.
I seek a straighter path.
I seek a shady clay in which to unwind.
But why do we go on.
In spite of mistakes.
In spite of destruction.
Life can be fun
Depending on the situation.

Copyright by Nick Straker Band  🙂  I took this shot in the big park area of Schönbrunn Palace. There you can find these white statues at the forks, trees and bushes are chopped, joy when walking in this park.

Post processed with: Luminar, Photoshop 

  • Camera: COOLPIX A
  • Aperture: ƒ/7.1
  • Shutter speed: 1/400s
  • Focal length: 18.5mm
  • ISO: 100
By |2017-04-02T08:49:45+01:00April 5th, 2017|Vienna|0 Comments

2017-04-04  OLD MAN GATHERING SHELLS

Grado is this lovely city in northern Italy, located on a peninsula. There is favorable climate nearly the whole year, and always some activities on the beach, as here in the photo, with this old man gathering shells. I did the same as I was a kid, but maybe if you grow older, you get back to some habits of your childhood. 🙂 Or does he collect the shells for his niece and nephew?

Post processed with: Luminar, Photoshop

  • Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
  • Aperture: ƒ/6.4
  • Shutter speed: 1/2000s
  • Focal length: 46mm
  • ISO: 1000
By |2017-03-31T22:37:04+01:00April 4th, 2017|Italy|0 Comments

2017-04-03  SEAT AND DESK OF THE EMPEROR

The last Austrian emperor died in 1916, during the first world war. In the Albertina, you can see some of his rooms, how he lived, with accessories and furniture. You get a bit back in history and a touch of the life of bygone eras.

Post processed with: Photoshop

  • Camera: COOLPIX A
  • Aperture: ƒ/4
  • Shutter speed: 1/30s
  • Focal length: 18.5mm
  • ISO: 2800
By |2017-03-31T22:14:19+01:00April 3rd, 2017|Vienna|0 Comments

2017-04-02  SWIMMING IN AGRA

After visiting the Taj Mahal, I went sightseeing in Agra. Near the Tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah flows the river Yamuna. There I discovered that some men went swimming, since it was very hot I envied them for the cooling. Since it was near the sight, I thought it wouldn’t be a good idea to jump in this river as a tourist  🙂

Post processed with: Photoshop

  • Camera: ILCE-7R
  • Aperture: ƒ/10
  • Shutter speed: 1/125s
  • Focal length: 24mm
  • ISO: 100
By |2017-03-30T20:37:58+01:00April 2nd, 2017|India|0 Comments

2017-04-01  SINKING SUN OVER THE MOUNTAINS

I spent more than 2 hours on the observation tower Pyramidenkogel in Carinthia. My friends and my wife had already left the deck and were back to the ground sitting in the coffee bar. But I couldn’t resist taking these last shots of the sinking sun, with good reason, I think  🙂 During that time, also many visitors have left the tower, so there was enough place to use the tripod. However since the floor on the deck was built from wood, there were minor vibrations when visitors were going, so I had to adjust my shots and waited until they were at a safe distance.

Post processed with: Aurora, Photoshop

  • Camera: ILCE-7R
  • Aperture: ƒ/10
  • Shutter speed: 1/25s
  • Focal length: 55mm
  • ISO: 100
By |2017-03-30T19:41:26+01:00April 1st, 2017|Austria|0 Comments

2017-03-31  SHIBUYA CROSSING IN THE NIGHT

Mostly it’s not exactly fun to go over a crosswalk; it’s different with Shibuya Crossing. The sheer size and amount of people who cross this place with every green traffic signal are impressive. It’s a stampede in the real sense of a word. For me, it is one of the top sights in Tokyo  🙂

Post processed with: Luminar, Photoshop

  • Camera: ILCE-7R
  • Aperture: ƒ/4
  • Shutter speed: 1/500s
  • Focal length: 14mm
  • ISO: 6400
By |2017-03-30T17:27:17+01:00March 31st, 2017|Japan|0 Comments

2017-03-30  PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

I was astonished about the great pictures at the exhibition “WATER” of environmental/landscape photographer Edward Burtynsky. Most of them were shot with helicopters or drones; many look like painted. From the Gulf of Mexico to a dam in China, from hot springs in Iceland to agriculture in Spain, from irrigation in Texas to rice fields in China, a view of the world and environment from above.

Pre Processed: iPhone Pano, Post processed with: Luminar, Photoshop 

 

here a photo of a Burtynsky photo  🙂

Post processed with: Luminar, Photoshop 

  • Camera: iPhone 6 Plus
  • Aperture: ƒ/2.2
  • Shutter speed: 1/17s
  • Focal length: 4.15mm
  • ISO: 125
By |2017-03-29T18:39:20+01:00March 30th, 2017|Vienna|0 Comments

2017-03-29  SKI SLOPE IN MAINTENANCE

Snow groomers are the maintenance vehicles for the ski slopes.  They start early in the morning to prepare the slopes for the first skiers, and in the later evening, they flatten the pistes from the days’ activities. It makes fun to ski on the traces left by the groomers. But be careful, that you don’t risk a collision with a groomer, like a friend of me did, you are the weaker part.  🙂

Post processed with: Luminar, Photoshop

  • Camera: ILCE-7RM2
  • Aperture: ƒ/3.5
  • Shutter speed: 1/2500s
  • Focal length: 35mm
  • ISO: 100
By |2017-03-29T17:50:44+01:00March 29th, 2017|Austria|0 Comments

2017-03-28  REFLECTIONS ON CHICAGO BUILDING

During my boat tour on the Chicago River, I tried to get reflection shot. But the opportunity didn’t arise until we were on the way back to the harbor. After we have passed a bridge, I suddenly saw that glass facade with the reflections for which I waited. Since I had my camera in the hand all the time, I took the shots immediately  🙂

Post processed with: Luminar, Photoshop

  • Camera: ILCE-7R
  • Aperture: ƒ/4
  • Shutter speed: 1/1600s
  • Focal length: 70mm
  • ISO: 200
By |2017-03-26T17:22:08+01:00March 28th, 2017|USA|0 Comments

2017-03-27  BREAKDANCE ON THE STREETS

They have cardboards on the street, that’s all, the breakdancers need for an exciting performance. They present their show with high speed and acrobatic figures, pirouettes of all kind, back-flip, and a quick turn of the whole body while standing solely on the head. Mostly they are younger of age, with light weighted bodies.

Post processed with: Luminar, Photoshop

  • Camera: iPhone 6 Plus
  • Aperture: ƒ/2.2
  • Shutter speed: 1/223s
  • Focal length: 4.15mm
  • ISO: 32
By |2017-03-26T17:00:40+01:00March 27th, 2017|Vienna|0 Comments

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