Canon EOS 6D (24mm, f/9, 1/40 sec, ISO250)
In my post of the Yosemite NP I stated that I will not visit the park again. This has mostly to do with the traffic that runs through the park. It’s simply too much. But there are two good reasons to cross the Tioga pass that lies nearby. Continue reading
Canon EOS 5D (189mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO800)
Some time ago I used to love bird photography. I visited the Neusiedlersee NP on a regular base from late March to early May to take pictures of the bird migration to the North. I shot a Nikon D1 ( later D2H ) with a AF-S 2.8/300 ED with or without the 1.4 or 1.7 converter. Sometimes I took images of songbirds in a park in Vienna. There was a guy preparing branches with food in a way that you can’t see the food or a feeder in the final image. It was a great location.
Since I moved out of Vienna I feed the birds in my garden. I never considered to take pictures because I don’t have the right equipment anymore. Continue reading
NIKON D2H (24mm, f/8, 1/1500 sec, ISO6400)
It seems that today everybody is obsessed with high ISO. If you look at the forums you got the impression that no images are taken below 3200 ASA. But is it real? Did we all return into the caves we came from “some years” ago? Or have we become vampires and leave our houses or travel only when it’s dark outside? I think it’s time for a reality check. Continue reading
FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, ISO250)
This years vacation was the first time since I started to travel in 1989 that I did not bring a SLR or DSLR for a trip that takes longer than 7 days. Why? Because it was the only way to find out if I would miss something by totally relying on my Fuji X100 and Sony NEX 5. Kind of real world experiment. Did I miss something? Well read on. Continue reading