SONY NEX-5 (16mm, f/4.5, 1/125 sec, ISO200)
There are very few things that are better than photography. To ride a bike is one of them. So taking pictures while riding a bike must be the perfect thing. Truth is: It isn’t. That’s the reason why I haven’t taken a lot of images while on the bike. Continue reading
SONY DSC-RX100 (10.4mm, f/1.8, 1/100 sec, ISO640)
In the past I only took my iPhone or compacts to concert because usually it is not allowed to take picture or to shoot movies. This great concert was no different: No pictures and no recording of the event! But nobody seems to care about all the smart phones. People used their smartphones to shoot images and movies. I know that movies can be really impressive even in low light but I also know that the images you get when using your smartphones in low light are crap. Continue reading
FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO640)
The most important factor in traveling photography is: Luck! I have been to Moscow a couple of times before in the winter but it was always too warm thanks to global warming. I think I have said that already. But it fits as this post is the second part of “Blue Hour At The Red Square” I posted about two weeks ago. It was the third night in Moscow. St. Valentin’s day. When I woke up in the morning I knew it was going to be a good day. Finally it was snowing in Moscow! Continue reading
SONY DSC-RX100 (16.2mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO125)
The picture above is not sharp or better it is unsharp but it is not totally unsharp. It is easy to see what’s in there: A couple of cars driving along the Autobahn into the setting sun. The fast AF of my RX100 focused on the dead flies on the windscreen and created a better shot than if it would have focused on the cars. Continue reading
FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/40 sec, ISO1000)
Will I become a JPEG shooter? I don’t think so. I just like the idea to have a file that I can change years after I took the image without any loss of data but I have to admit that the JPEG from my X100 is extremely impressive. This is especially true for the Velvia setting. The images just get the punch and boost in colors they need. The effect is not overly aggressive but it really makes a lot of difference to the original RAW file. Continue reading