0901 - storm

January 09, 2013 in 35, b+w, blur, contrast, deeper meaning, gangplank, germany, grain, immenstaad, lake, lake constance, landscape, minimalistic, mood, nex 7, reflection, sel, sony, spinning, water

storm - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f16.0 | ISO100 | 1/6

i'm rattled. hard wind is battering me from one side to the other. it's warm and silky wind, but nevertheless it causes movement. i wonder what this wind will bring along and how the landscapes will look like afterwards.

2112 - recreation

December 22, 2012 in 30, blue, calm, colour, fitness, germany, light, meersburg, nex 7, night, personal, pool, portrait, reflection, sigma, sony, spa, sport, water, wellness

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/25

could there be any better ways to start filthy weather vacations than with an extensive fitness and spa session? not for me.

after i had locked more or less all the doors at work late in the afternoon, tina picked me up while heading to our fitness studio in meersburg. the rest of the evening was pure recreation. although the interior of the attached spa is at least from the 90's and the whole facility is quite small, the key factors are definitely right - the spa is clean, tidy and there is everything you need for having a pleasant time.

2012 - alpenglow

December 20, 2012 in 30, alps, cloud, colour, contrast, germany, immenstaad, lake, lake constance, light, mountains, nex 7, reflection, sigma, sky, sony, sun, sunrise, tree, water

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | f2.8 | ISO500 | 1/60

in the language of the currently extremely bashed instagram today's image could be definitely tagged with the string #nofilterneeded. today in the morning when i walked from the parking to the company area, on the horizon the alps were shaded in a strong, intense orange and the dark clouds above beautifully illuminated in purple and magenta.

anytime i'm going to watch this spectacle from a summit in the middle of the mountains.

1912 - crossing the cross

December 19, 2012 in 50, contrast, friedrichshafen, germany, hospital, light, movement, nex 7, night, partial coloured, pattern, people, rain, red, reflection, sel, sony, street, umbrella, water

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO400 | 1/160

it's funny how things appear after getting multiplied with a transfer function. is the lady really walking with a luminescent umbrella?

rain has a stimulating effect on me. sometimes when i have to wait for the end of tina's work day, i observe the people around the hospital. they often don't expect to be photographed so you can work calmly. today everybody's solely aim was to reach the rescuing entrance of the hospitals main house, except me. i intentionally stood out front and watched the hectic races of the visitors, nurses and doctors. great environment for a photographer.

1112 - luff

December 11, 2012 in 50, branch, germany, immenstaad, lake, lake constance, landscape, nature, nex 7, sel, snow, sony, texture, tree, water, winter

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO200 | 1/1600

today strong winds were blowing from westerly direction. on the crust of the trees close to the lakeside little snow ridges were banking up.

with today's icy cold the lakeside wasn't a comfortable ambiance.

0512 - bursting bubbles

December 05, 2012 in 30, blur, bokeh, colour, germany, green, immenstaad, light, macro, nex 7, night, pattern, rain, reflection, retrofocus, sigma, sony, water, window, yellow

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | 30mm | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/15

it's fair to say that when you overdo things, everything might become blurred. the crucial point in life is to risk making the necessary break just in time. otherwise the things will become more than blurred.

cu, trshptr

0412 - shady side

December 04, 2012 in 30, b+w, contrast, gangplank, germany, immenstaad, lake, lake constance, landscape, nature, nex 7, shore, sigma, snow, sony, stone, sun, tree, water, winter

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | 30mm | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/640

in times of passages from one season to the other the forces of both usually fight very hard against each other. thereby the opponents conduct war by every trick in the book - providing cover is only one of the applied methods.

cu, trshptr

2611 - sport of destiny

November 26, 2012 in 50, action, blur, deeper meaning, earth, fun, home, long-time exposure, minimalistic, movement, nex 7, night, panning, planet, planetarium, sel, soil, sony, water

setup: sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | 50mm | f8.0 | ISO100 | 5s | lightroom 4.2

have you ever thought about where we will be and how we will do in a couple of centuries? it's a crying shame how bad the humanity treats the wonderful blue planet. i don't know if i should be glad not to be in at the end of the earth or sad that probably any of my offspring has to face the music.

currently the earth is our plaything of life, anytime we will be the game balls of the last match at all for a long time.

cu, trshptr

1111 - seeking wisdom

November 11, 2012 in 30, art, colour, contrast, deeper meaning, glass, light, macro, nex 7, panorama, portrait, reflection, shadow, sigma, snow, sony, sun, sunset, viking, water

setup: sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | 30mm | f2.8 | ISO100 | 1/400 | lightroom 4.2

solving problems could be deeply simplified by the possibility to apply superior wisdom. extremely rarely in life an insoluble appearing problem plants itself in front of you and presents you with trouble. in this case i feel like the viking in my snow globe who peers into distance and seeks after truth.

fortunately i'm not on my own and the snowstorm hasn't approached yet. despite the negative spin of the story hopefully not only the snow but also the future will be colourful.

cu, trshptr

0611 - autumnal breeze

November 06, 2012 in 35, autumn, b+w, family, fujian, germany, grain, mirror, multilayer, nex 7, old photo, personal, portrait, reflection, sony, sun, sunset, walk, water, werdau

setup: sony nex 7 with fujian 35 f1.7 | 35mm | f1.8 | ISO125 | 1/60 | silver efex pro for lightroom

some things in life lie below the surface. what do you see in today's pic? a girl in heavy snow storm? a double exposure? not at all.

the photograph shows my little sister that is illuminated by the setting sun and reflected in a puddle. moreover the autumnal hedge in the background finally leads to complete confusion.

cu, trshptr