Austria

After lunch at an alpine chalet, we did an outside walk through the valley on a mountain plateau near Filzmoos. There was about 1.5/5 m/f of snow at the wayside, some rocks loomed out of the snow beds, on the horizon a mountain range. The sun berthed against the clouds, a real nature spectacle. A good place for starting shooting with my Sony A7R II. 🙂

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• Camera: ILCE-7RM2
• Aperture: ƒ/8
• Shutter speed: 1/200s
• Focal length: 26mm
• ISO: 100

The cool thing with the glaciers is the snow with winter scenery on the peak, while in the valley you have warm to hot temperatures and could go swimming in a lake. The last time I experienced this was at the “Hoher Dachstein” a glacier with 2995 m, skiing on the top, spring in the valley. From my point of view, I had a great impression of the whole mountain chain.  🙂

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• Camera: FC6310
• Aperture: ƒ/6.3
• Shutter speed: 1/500s
• Focal length: 8.8mm
• ISO: 100

Even some younger guys find back to the profession of the shoemaker. You need smooth leather, hammer, scissor, nails, heels to form and build a high-quality shoe. The whole process lasts hours and needs some skill, strength, and endurance. The results are unique shoes which often last for a lifetime. 🙂

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• Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
• Aperture: ƒ/3.5
• Shutter speed: 1/30s
• Focal length: 18mm
• ISO: 1000

In the foreground more wine, in the background corn and sugar beets, that’s the agriculture in Lower Austria. I recognize the accurate drawing of the dividing lines between the fields. Near the vineyards are little cellar houses connected with narrow streets.

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During a weekend in southern Styria where my wife attended a health care workshop, I used the afternoon to explore the region. On a hill, I saw an older building. First I thought it was a knight’s castle, then it emphasized that it was a monastery. Although I didn’t see a monk, I visited that large wine cellar, with dozens of barrels full of wine. I think there ripened tens of thousands liters of red and white wine. I got the opportunity for some tastings 🙂 and couldn’t resist taking a photo of this cellar.

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• Camera: SLT-A35
• Aperture: ƒ/2.8
• Shutter speed: 1/13s
• Focal length: 28mm
• ISO: 1250

Suddenly temperature dropped, snow and sleet were back, and we have -3/26 C/F.  I had to grab my winter jacket again which I already stored in the “winter box.” But outside in nature, for example, the brows with conifers got a nice, snowy touch, worth to take a photo. 🙂

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• Camera: ILCE-6000
• Aperture: ƒ/11
• Shutter speed: 1/320s
• Focal length: 55mm
• ISO: 160

Interesting to see the fog hanging over the valley and getting its yellow color from the sun. A spectacle of nature you only see in the mountains, you nearly think, a painter has done this. 🙂

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• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/6.3
• Shutter speed: 1/200s
• Focal length: 55mm
• ISO: 100

The Alps with a horse-drawn carriage, a classical theme. Our driver was a typical native of Filzmoos, a village embedded between mountains. During the coach tour, he told stories about mountain spirits and the famous novel “Heidi”, from Swiss author Johanna Spyri. He was dressed in a vest made of goatskin and had a hat with feathers and little bells attached. 🙂

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• Camera: ILCE-7RM2
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/800s
• Focal length: 24mm
• ISO: 320

The sinking sun over a field with some trees without leaves, a photo scene which many photographers shot thousands of times. But each shot varies, bringing different clouds and skies, types of trees, colors, and mood. So it’s always worth to take it.

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• Camera: iPhone 6 Plus
• Aperture: ƒ/2.2
• Shutter speed: 1/20000s
• Focal length: 4.15mm
• ISO: 40

In this area of Austria are dozens of villages like this, a traditional structure with a community center, a church, old town, main street, a grain elevator at the village outskirts and country lanes between the fields. From above it reminds me of a model railroad layout.  🙂

Post processed with: Photoshop

• Camera: FC6310
• Aperture: ƒ/5
• Shutter speed: 1/320s
• Focal length: 8.8mm
• ISO: 100