2804 - enlightenment

April 29, 2012 in 18-55, 400d, action, b+w, canon, contrast, eos, italy, light, light beam, mood, movement, people, sardinia, scenery, shadow, street, suburb, sunset, urban

setup: canon eos 400d with efs 18-55mm | 55mm | f5.6 | ISO200 | 1/500 | aperture priority | raw files cropped, aligned and processed in lightroom 4

first of all i like to excuse for my very short statements belonging to the last week's postings but i think that the pictures tell their stories by themselves. furthermore i concentrated on the photography itself, its choice and post-processing. if there are any questions concerning more details of the story - be my guest and write a comment.

summarising i have to pinpoint that not all questions could be anwered till the end of the trip. why are the temperature sensitivities of natives and tourists that different? a local women wearing a down jacket is reading the newspaper in the sun at almost 30 degrees while hot pant wearing, central european ladies are cooling down in the shadowed gelateria lane.

setup: canon eos 400d with efs 18-55mm | 37mm | f5.0 | ISO200 | 1/100 | aperture priority | raw files cropped, aligned and processed in lightroom 4

and why is there always a libertine, doubter or sun worshipper?

in this manner both stand in the sun, the spotlight or the centre of interest. it is easily visible that either of them feels more comfortable than the other.

2704 - togetherness

April 29, 2012 in 18-55, 400d, action, bicycle, calm, canon, eos, italy, light, mood, people, red, sardinia, scenery, shadow, street, urban

setup: canon eos 400d with efs 18-55mm | 55mm | f5.6 | ISO100 | 1/160 | aperture priority | raw files cropped, aligned and processed in lightroom 4

prejudices and pigeonholing. things that i try to avoid. but sometimes a chliché is perpetuated by the person concerned. study the photography and you will understand what i mean.

2604 - play with us

April 29, 2012 in 18-55, 400d, action, animal, brown, canon, dog, eos, eyes, face, italy, light, movement, people, personal, portrait, sardinia, shadow, sunset

setup: canon eos 400d with efs 18-55mm | 55mm | f5.6 | ISO100 | 1/400 | aperture priority | raw files cropped, aligned and processed in lightroom 4

besides salamanders you can find dogs everywhere in sardinia. many landowners use them to protect their property against unwelcome visitors or boars. in the scene of the picture tina was being investigated by five (!) cute dogs simultaneously. only at the first appearance she seems to be a little bit peeved.

2304 - stereotyped thinking

April 29, 2012 in 18-55, 400d, architecture, balcony, blue, building, canon, colour, eos, hotel, italy, sardinia, shadow, symmetry

setup: canon eos 400d with efs 18-55mm | 21mm | f5.0 | ISO100 | 1/200 | aperture priority | raw files cropped, aligned and processed in lightroom 4

i love the off-season, although in sardinia are not that many tourists in high season. we have had so many moments to call ourselves. as contrasted with bed&breakfast accommodations the most hotels are not opened yet. whereas the abandoned blue balcony facade could also be the outer skin of a cruiser.

2204 - taking small steps

April 28, 2012 in 18-55, 400d, architecture, brown, building, canon, colour, eos, italy, light, monument, mood, sardinia, shadow, stairs, street, street art, suburb, urban, yellow

setup: canon eos 400d with efs 18-55mm | 28mm | f5.0 | ISO100 | 1/400 | aperture priority | raw files cropped, aligned and processed in lightroom 4

during the last week's road trip we rested as often as possible at interesting locations on our 1000km route. the town oristano was one of it. we have had a walk after lunch in the historical district when i discovered the greek-like scenery shown in the photography above.

2004 - enchanted forest

April 20, 2012 in 18-55, 400d, b+w, canon, countryside, dog, eos, fog, forest, germany, grey, landscape, light beam, mood, nature, people, shadow, walk, wood, zeulenroda

setup: canon eos 400d with efs 18-55mm | 27mm | f5.6 | ISO800 | 1/200 | aperture priority | raw files cropped, aligned and processed in lightroom 4

only nearly a month till my birthday. on the last day of our home visit i had a long walk in the dreamful forest of goettendorf with tina's grandpa and his dog lea. we had already ranked big rape fields until we reached the entrance into the woods. a black mood was dominating, only very few light beams pierced through the tree crowns and the evaporating rain caused dense fog inside the forest.

how shall i put it? i love the pic above, it turned out very well. in my opinion the low local contrast post processing is well-suited for this kind of scenery. the forest and its trees signifies infinity, clarity, purity and naturalness. for me it's a kind of ablution to have a walk in such a genuine surrounding.

cu, trshptr

btw: my publications will be continued a week from now. i will sojourn at a place in the middle of nowhere, only with tina and - unfortunately still - my 400d. postings will handed in later. take care!

1504 - the wheel

April 15, 2012 in 18-55, 400d, abandoned, architecture, b+w, basement, bicycle, blue, building, cellar, eos, germany, home, light, light beam, long-time exposure, monument, mood, partial coloured, shadow

setup: canon eos 400d with efs 18-55mm | 18mm | f8.0 | ISO800 | 8s | aperture priority | raw files cropped, aligned and processed in lightroom 4

the day after. slightly headache, thirst and haven't slept very well. what's the point - you must finish what you start. therefor we had a huge breakfast with toasted ciabatta, cold cuts and what else belongs to it. in addition to that strengthening i had to get a breath of fresh air.

after my weekly football match on sunday noon i carried out some tiny little tasks like to put some things away into the cellar. there i hit on the idea to make the basement of our marvellous house the subject of today's posting. like i said before our house is more than 300 years old. also its basement is a feast for the eyes. it was used as a wine cellar for many a long year. today every now and then we hold a cellar party for our friends. the illumination with candles is stunning. during the residual time the basement lies almost empty.

today i caught sight of a very moody scene of wheels. the sparsely light was inciding through an old wooden wheel. our new neighbors must have parked an ancient blue bicycle in the middle of the place where the light beam was impinging on the floor today. and the profile of the room is a semicircle itself.

great atmosphere in an almost complete circular surrounding.

cu, trshptr

1104 - moonless night

April 11, 2012 in 18-55, 400d, abandoned, architecture, building, canon, courtyard, eos, germany, light, long-time exposure, markdorf, night, people, personal, shadow, stairs, street, tripod, urban

setup: canon eos 400d with efs 18-55mm | 25mm | f8.0 | ISO100 | 15s | aperture priority | multiple triggered with android application dslrcontroller | raw files cropped, aligned and processed in lightroom 4

urban abandoned places at night have a great appeal with me. see that i had to cater anything for dinner this evening, an urban self-shot was obvious.

while i was driving around the town i was on the look-out for a moody place where i could capture a frozen long-time exposed, depressed shot of a small being in the middle of impressive architecture. really no easy statement of task in the middle of nowhere but i'm not going to lower my sights until i hit the wall. satisfaction implies stagnation.

in my opinion except a little light scattering in the lower middle the picture turned out very well. it shows the educational center of markdorf that was built in 1972. i love the architecture of the 70s with its straight lines, strict symmetry, the plain facades and the primary structures made of metal. it is simple and timeless. and if you put an outlined, shadowed person in the center of attention and illumination, your composition becomes clearer and more consistent. a picture turns into a story.

cu, trshptr