2024-08-27, ROSE GARDEN IN WINTERTHUR
The portrait photos of the roses provided an ideal opportunity to utilize the Leica iPhone LUX app, which replicates Leica lenses. Due to their exceptional rendering, I perceive them more as paintings than photographs.
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2024-08-23, RHINE FALLS
In Schaffhausen, you must visit the Rhine Falls. Enormous amounts of water rush down the river, and you can stand right in front of the waterfalls. The force of the water is mesmerizing, with tall sprays of water cascading down the slope. My Leica M10 and the Hoya yellow filter did a great job capturing the scene.
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2024-08-03, HOUSES NEAR OBERSTAMMHEIM, SWITZERLAND
Switzerland is captivating with its neat, orderly appearance in agriculture, villages, and houses. Everything appears well-planned, properly aligned, and well-maintained. I captured this with the Leica M10.
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2021-12-04 MOUNTAIN HOTEL IN DAVOS
This hotel in Davos can only be reached by cable car, and it takes you on a journey into the past. The furnishings with old crystal luster, brass paneling, and leather armchairs are reminiscent of the 1950s, a flair that fascinated me.
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2021-07-04 HOTEL IN DAVOS
The old wooden hotel on a mountain in Davos had an air of ancient times in it. It was kept in good shape and offered an experience between nostalgia and mountain panoramas. Outside there was a herb garden and a botanical garden to visit.
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2020-09-21 FRESH HERBS FOR THE HOTEL GUESTS
The Schatzalp Hotel in Davos has a special goodie for its guests. Fresh herbs from the in-house herb gardens. They have about a dozen herb gardens with hundreds of herbs; cleary signed and separated. This structure makes it easier for the kitchen assistant to find their way around. For the photo, I used the combination of the new Sony A7R IV with the older Leica Elmar 35-70 F4 R lens.
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2020-09-17 DARK CLOUDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS
Sometimes you get more spectacular clouds than the mountains itself. The weather didn’t turn out as bad, as the clouds would have forecasted. But I didn’t know before, so I took the cable car back to the valley instead of walking.
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2020-09-06 THE SWISS MOUNTAINS
My wife Karin worked for one year in Switzerland. Though it was thirty years ago, she wants to see Switzerland now and then. In August we made a 2-day trip, where I could get some mountain-peak photos. Always fascinating how clean and neat this country is. I wondered how many Jews I saw in Davos and Klosters, and I had them on my photo too. It seems it is a popular holiday destination for them.
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2020-09-04 THE RHAETIAN RAILWAY
It was fascinating to watch the Swiss trains always coming on time in the stations. The rail operations are running like clockwork. On the photo is my son, Maro, waiting to get to Klosters.
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2020-08-22 SWITZERLAND, THE CLASSIC LOOK
Swiss cheese, watches, and the mountains are the classic looks of Switzerland. Since my wife didn’t want to fly during these times, we took the seven-hour drive to Switzerland. In Klosters, I got a magnificent panoramic view of the mountains. The cool thing was the combination of the new Sony A7R IV and the old Leica Elmar 35-70 F4 lens, which I attached with an e-mount to Leica R adapter.
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