Not being on the ridge means taking no risk – so there will be no fun.
The ridge. Lägern (Switzerland). 3.5 hours photo hike towards the Sun. May 15, 2021.
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Near Burghorn.
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Switzerland
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The Bridge
Baden, Switzerland. Limmat Hochbrücke.
Photo Walk and Silent Thinking. May 4, 2021.
How long did it take for the little yellow tree to grow so big?
I was standing in the middle of the road under the bridge focused on my composition: One step back, to the left, to the right, up, down … – if I am right Ansel Adams called this procedure “the photographer’s dance” – so I didn’t realize the traffic behind me waiting patiently. Maybe they must have noticed my emotional concentration and didn’t want to disturb my creative moments.
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Technical perfection obviously killed my creativity
Image credits: Fujifilm, Canon, Nikon
Two weeks ago I felt tempted by the crazy megapixel madness monster.
It’s all easy easy-peasy? Haha. It’s not.
Fighting against demons and shadows – what was wrong with me?
Silent thoughts between bright and dark.
Everything looked super easy easy-peasy on the map, almost as flat as water. Haha, it was not, not at all! The path to the Ruosalp (→ link to map) felt unbelievable steep, almost overhanging – admittedly, that’s a bit of an exaggeration; but nevertheless, I checked the map over and over again, only to find out, that I was still on track. How long would it take to the ‘Gross Gade’ barn (→ link to map)?
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Anxiously waiting for the images felt like 2 eternities.
7:00 p.m.: Waiting for the dark.
7:30 p.m.: Waiting for traffic.
8:00 p.m.: Waiting for traffic.
8:30 p.m.: Waiting for traffic.
Read here why you never should give up waiting.
Continue readingThis is pure art of engineering and entrepreneurship
A must-read for any modern engineer.
I am going to sleep now – see you again tomorrow.
Still blown away by the breathtaking scenery and happy with this photograph I headed back to the campsite on the small plain right above the uppermost hairpin bend of the Tremola. I was glad to have set up my tent earlier this afternoon – btw: can you spot it? – and the idea of cuddling into my comfortable down sleeping bag made me smile.
Continue readingProbably it’s not the best idea to be lying on the road
Hidden by the dark
When I finally decided to change my location for the long exposure of the old Tremola I picked up my tripod and camera and slowly followed the dark path below the new Gotthard pass road back to the Gotthard hospice. Passing by the dark pillars of the road (it’s some kind of open tunnel) and the scary deep black hollow spaces between them I heard silent footsteps behind me, probably my own echo? – and some waterdrops falling down from the road above. It was like a creepy demonic vampire horror movie! Probably due to my darkest fears and nervousness I turned around every now and then – admittedly at least every ten meters – to make sure there was nobody or nothing behind me.
And there it was.
Continue readingTremola – my new Art Photo Zine is available!
I am so happy to announce my newest Art Photo Zine – Tremola!
Tremola is the name of the world-famous pass road to the Gotthard Pass in the heart of Switzerland.
