NEX-5 (16mm, f/8, 1/160 sec, ISO200)
When on vacation we spend most of the time on the countryside. And this trip was not different. Beside our 24 hours in Las Vegas and the two days in San Francisco we were mostly in areas with a very low population density. We both lived in Vienna for almost 20 years before moving out and living in a small town. So in the past there was always a hunger for nature and it is still there but now we also enjoy to visit cities. Continue reading
NEX-5 (16mm, f/8, 1/320 sec, ISO200)
I have talked about watching “The Streets Of San Francisco” when I was a kid and how great it is to see all this now in real world. To experience how steep are some of the streets are is awesome. The only problem is that is that is does not show in the pictures. I have tried but failed. Continue reading
SONY NEX-5 (16mm, f/8, 1/320 sec, ISO200)
San Francisco is a great town. I don’t know why I haven’t visited this place earlier in my life. I loved San Francisco when I was a kid. And it wasn’t only me. In the 70s they had “The Streets of San Francisco” on TV. I was too young and not allowed to watch it but I did. I ask to keep the door to my room open because I can not sleep in darkness. Then I stood up from bed, hided behind the door and watched it.
NEX-5 (21mm, f/6.3, 1/125 sec, ISO200)
I always love to visit Chinatowns. I have been to Chinatown in Vancouver or the more attractive version in Victoria on Vancouver Island. I like to go there for two reasons. Continue reading
NEX-5 (22mm, f/13, 1/320 sec, ISO200)
During the 3 weeks trip through the South West of the USA I got the opportunity to “test” the panorama-mode of the Sony NEX 5. Really wide landscapes are always a problem if you want to capture it in a single image.
The angle of view is to small and the sensor is unable to deal with the the contrast but the biggest difference is simple that if you are there you can take a look around. Continue reading