Apple iPhone 4 (3.85mm, f/2.8, 1/150 sec, ISO80)
We got used to sharp well exposed shots. Every smartphone can do it. Sharp, colorful and correctly exposed images are nothing special today. As I consequence most of them are boring if they do not show something special like a snowstorm at the Red Square or a cross road with thousands of people on mopeds in Hanoi. Continue reading
FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (35mm, f/4, 1/300 sec, ISO200)
Today we get the opportunity to vote against the general conscription and for a professional army. I’m not sure we need either but when I look at the map there are not too many countries left that have a general conscription, especially in the “Western World”. I was in the army once but honestly I would prefer to be defended by professionals should there ever be a need. If I want to have my teeth checked I go to see my dentist not my neighbor. Continue reading
FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (18mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec, ISO200)
You can’t argue about taste. The same is true with colors. They are a very personal thing. Anyway as Fuji is known for having the best colors, there is no way to argue about that ;-), I thought I compare it with VSCOs film presets for Lightroom 4. Continue reading
FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (18mm, f/2, 1/125 sec, ISO320)
The last coffee in 2012. At McDonalds. How sad is that? But the 31st of December wasn’t that bad at all. The year was. But it’s over now and I’m looking forward to 2013. The last day of the year was very nice. We slept long and than we decided to go “sightseeing”. We drove to Vienna to see the Wotruba church. It was built in the 1970s and but it still feels modern and fresh today. Continue reading
NIKON D2H (700mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO400)
Today everybody is seems to be obsessed with speed: Fast planes, trains and cars., fast internet, fast communication. All this fast things have one purpose. They should help us to save time. Do you have more time today?