Tons of tones and high dynamic tonal range in pouring rain – my tips for making photographs in poor weather conditions.
Photostorytelling. October 2019. Corticiasca, Switzerland
Fairy tale forrest shrouded in fog and rain
analog#1 film like look
How to achieve this analog#1 film-like look with your digital camera and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom?
Photo blog and short tutorial. October 2019. Corticiasca, Switzerland.
30 Arctic terns
Photostorytelling. Fetlar, Shetland Islands. August 2019.
On a hiking tour on Fetlar we entered the territory of the Arctic tern. As we did not want to disturb them we tried to stay in a safe distance and nevertheless got ‘attacked’. The closest approach by outraged Arctic terns was about one meter.
30 images (see all of them below) were made within two or three minutes. Afterwards we left the beautiful birds alone again.
Continue readingThe camera of my dreams
There is no ‘best camera’ – we all know that. Cameras are tools – not more. Nevertheless I often ask myself, if an upgrade of my old and trusty camera gear (RICOH GR II, Mamiya 7 II, Hasselblad 500 C, Nikon FE and FE2) could help me reach the next level of photography – so – shall I upgrade? If yes – what’s the ‘best’ new camera?
5 cm matter
Storytelling, why 5 cm matter and why a promise is a promise. Scotland, Ullapool. Summer 2019.
Quiet Moments
Photoessay. September 14th 2019. Niederweningen and Zurich, Switzerland.
Quiet moments alone on the train, long before the morning rush hour.
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I’ll be back in 24 hours
Microadventures in the Swiss Alps
This article is a short introduction to microadventures and shows a few images of my latest microadventures in the Swiss Alps.
Summer 2019.
Photo and Ink
one hour moment
Photoessay. July 15, 2019.
All images were made within a “one hour moment” on the upper deck of the MV Hjaltland between Lerwick (Shetland Islands) and Kirkwall (Orkney).
Continue reading58 yrs old Hasselblad 500 C vs. RICOH GR II
Despite my love for my RICOH GR II I still shoot film, recently even more. This blogpost shows two images of the Cima di Fojorina (Southern Swiss Alps), made with the Hasselblad 500 C, Carl Zeiss Planar f=80 mm 1:2.8, Kodak Portra 400 (120) and the RICOH GR II, GR Lens f=18.3 mm 1:2.8.
Hasselblad 500 C, Carl Zeiss Planar f=80 mm 1:2.8, Kodak Portra 400.