April 2022

Sudden Shape

Sudden Shape

I always pay close attention to rather harsh light and its reflections on the water surface. In this particular case, I was following and photographing some Mute Swans in late forenoon from a bridge. Again the liquid-metal-like appearance of the water surface mesmerised me completely and I’m quite happy how the „face“ of the swan […]

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A Niggle of Purple

A Niggle of Purple

Detail of a flowering pygmy iris (Iris pumila). The small wildflowers grow on dry sunny slopes and bloom in different colors. Image Details: Location: Lower Austria Date: April 11th, 2022 Focal Length: 180 mm Aperture: 3.5 Exposure: 1/400 sec ISO: 100

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in the woodlands

in the woodlands

On a sunny afternoon I went looking for a nice spot with wood anemones in the Upper Austrian „Mühlviertel“. I found what I was looking for along the road through the „Naarntal“. It was a nice little spot with lots of plants stretching their blossoms towards the sun. An einem sonnigen Nachmittag machte ich mich im […]

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At the sea

At the sea

  Image Details Location: Madeira, Portugal Date: 18.02.2022 Light: partly cloudy Camera: Fuji X-T4 Lens: Fujinon XF 10-24/4 Focal Length: 10 mm Exposure: 6,5 s Aperture: 13 ISO: 160 Filter: Haida GND 1,2 soft

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Schwarze Küchenschelle

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Rainbow Blur

Rainbow Blur

The checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) will follow people to pick off small prey that is disturbed by their footsteps. Camera: Canon EOS R Lens: Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal-Fisheye Location: Tahaa, French Polynesia Date: Jan 2020 Focal Length: 300 Exposure: 1/100 Aperture: f/14 ISO: 1250

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Bornean pygmy elephant

Bornean pygmy elephant

Close-up portrait of a wild Bornean pygmy elephant from the Kinabatangan River. Image Details Camera: Canon 5D Mk4 Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS II Location: Borneo Date: Aug 2019 Focal Lenght: 400 mm Exposure: 1/320s Aperture: F/5.6 ISO: 1000

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Hibernation over

Hibernation over

For the past few months I have been hiding from the outside world, by staying snug and cosy in my warm flat. Image Details: Location: Gerasdorf Date: 2022 03 30 Light: Overcast Camera: Canon 1dX MkII Lens: EF400/2,8 Focal Length: 400 mm Exposure: 1/1000 Seconds Aperture: 1:4,5 ISO: 200

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Schneefink

Schneefink

  Image Details   Kamera: Olympus OMD EM1 MarkII Lens: FT50-200SWD+TC1,4 Location: A Date: 2022-02-26 Light: daylight Focal Lenght: 283mm Exposure: 1/200sec. Aperture: F/6,3 ISO: 200

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Spring dressed

Spring dressed

This butterfly, the map (Araschnia levana), exists in two generations per year, where there is quite a big difference in appearance between the spring and summer generations. It is quite restless, so it is always a challenge to photograph it beautifully ———————————————————– Diesen Falter, das Landkärtchen, gibt es ihn zwei Generationen pro Jahr, wo zwischen […]

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