Austria

The photo shows my room in the hotel Tulbingerkogel. It was at the yearly congress of my company where we discuss the strategies and future developments. Currently, all hotels are closed in Austria. The earliest will be the end of May for the tourism sector to open again.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2020

• Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
• Aperture: ƒ/4.5
• Shutter speed: 1/125s
• Focal length: 24mm
• ISO: 200

This band brought Rock ‘n Roll. Equipped with wind instruments and drums, they marched through the old town of Kitzbühel and stopped in front of the Hahnehnkamm slope to give a concert. I had to work my way through several rows of visitors to get this photo.

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• Camera: DSC-RX1R
• Aperture: ƒ/6.3
• Shutter speed: 1/320s
• Focal length: 35mm
• ISO: 125

This man is doing a real craft. It is called woodturning, similar to a lathe for metalworking. In the shop next door, you could buy chairs and tables. For some, it’s a hobby, for only a few a profession. The scene was shot in Lower Austria.

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Post processed with: Lightroom, Photoshop 2020

• Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
• Aperture: ƒ/6.3
• Shutter speed: 1/1000s
• Focal length: 32.5mm
• ISO: 1600

I think the Leica Vario Elmar 35-70mm is one of the best lenses I ever owned. Even with F4, which is fully open, it produces impressing bokeh. The color rendition is perfect. It is so good on the Sony A7S that I preferred it over the Leica M240 on my last photo tour. The real reason is that focusing is a bit easier. Since it is a Leica R lens, you have to use it with an adapter on the Leica M and the Leica electronic viewfinder. And you can get this lens under € 400.

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• Camera: ILCE-7S
• Shutter speed: 1/45s
• ISO: 500

My wife Karin and I were in the “Poppy-Village” Armschlag in the Waldviertel. You get noodles, marmalade, jam, chocolate – everything mixed with poppy seeds. The poppy trail shows dozens of different poppy varieties, and it was luck; all were blooming in full splendor.

Post processed with: Aurora 2019, Photoshop 2019

• Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
• Aperture: ƒ/5.1
• Shutter speed: 1/250s
• Focal length: 33.2000007629mm
• ISO: 125

The family was sitting in the Restaurant Plachutta. After order, before the food arrived, I was ready to take some birthday photos from my daughter Cara. Not the best light, but with the lens fully open and adjusted ISO no problem at all.

Post processed with: Photoshop 2019

• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/3.4
• Shutter speed: 1/45s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 250

Different countries, different folk music. I attended with my wife and friends the pumpkin festival in Zellerndorf. The village lies in the rural region of Lower Austria. We were sitting with a marinated pork roast sandwich and a sparkling Rose Prosecco at a wine cellar. Behind me, the musicians started with their performance — the right time to bring out my Leica X Vario and take some photos of the concert.

Post processed with: Photoshop 2019

• Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
• Aperture: ƒ/4.5
• Shutter speed: 1/2000s
• Focal length: 22.9mm
• ISO: 400

When hiking, it is very helpful to note the signs. A detour can extend over several kilometers, and then the return journey could be very tedious. Especially if you are already in the dark. I’ve already experienced myself and have just made it to the valley.

Post processed with: Aurora 2019, Photoshop 2019

• Camera: X-T1
• Aperture: ƒ/4.3
• Shutter speed: 1/3500s
• Focal length: 29.299999237mm
• ISO: 500

On Sunday we were invited to a classical concert in Eckartsau Castle. My mother-in-law is a singer in a choir, and her conductor organized the event. I took the opportunity to shoot several photos of my daughter in the corridors of the castle. And again, an excellent opportunity to use my Leica M240.

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• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/5.6
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 400

The last meters up, the way was surrounded by traipses, my daughter Cara was fit anyway, she likes spinning and going to the gym. A mountain walk is not that challenge for her. This plateau on the Rax was relatively easy to handle. Interesting to see some little snowfields on 2000 meters, though it was mid-summer.

Post processed with: Aurora 2019, Photoshop 2019

• Camera: X-T1
• Aperture: ƒ/4.5
• Shutter speed: 1/1900s
• Focal length: 24.299999237mm
• ISO: 500