Juli 2022

Worlds of Water

Worlds of Water

When I started taking pictures, I always thought sunny days provide the best light and conditions. It didn’t take too long, until I realized, that it is so much easier to created appealing images during overcast, rainy or foggy days. So, like most photographers, I guess, I started to avoid the harsh sun around noon […]

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Lifer

Lifer

Among birders „Lifer“ is the name for a species you have spotted or documented for the first time in your life. Being in Spain two times before for photography, I didn’t have luck with this iconic bird. The Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) is classified by the IUCN as „vulnerable“ , but since 1960 to […]

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on the lurk

on the lurk

This year we are lucky enough to have a praying mantis / Mantis religiosa in the garden. On some days it can also be observed hunting. In diesem Jahr haben wir das Glück eine Gottesanbeterin / Mantis religiosa im Garten zu haben. An manchen Tagen lässt sie sich auch bei Jagd beobachten.  Image Details Location: Lower […]

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Hungry Hermit

Hungry Hermit

White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) searching for food at night. Image details 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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Kinabalu squirrel

Kinabalu squirrel

The Kinabalu squirrel at the name-giving Mount Kinabalu in eastern Borneo.⠀ Image Details Camera: Canon 5D Mk4 Lens: Canon 16-35mm f/4 L IS Location: Borneo Date: Jul 2019 Light: Flash Focal Lenght: 30 mm Exposure: 0.4 s Aperture: F/8 ISO: 400

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Beavers evening snack

Beavers evening snack

Image Details: Date: 2022 0 07 Light: Overcast  Camera: Canon EOS R3 Lens: Canon EF200/2 Focal Length: 200 mm Exposure: 1/1000 Seconds Aperture: 1:2,8 ISO: 1000

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Black Snake

Black Snake

  Image Details   Kamera: Olympus OMD EM1 MarkII Lens: Zuiko Digital 50-200mmSWD Location: Chillertal Date: 2021-06-15 Light: daylight Focal Lenght: 147mm Exposure: 1/160sec. Aperture: F/3,5 ISO: 200  

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Color Variations

Color Variations

The Gymnadenia rhellicani population at Puflatsch (Alpe di Siusi, South Tyrol) is characterized by an extraordinary variance of flower color from blackish brown to red, whitish red, reddish white to white, rarely reddish yellow and yellow. ———————————————————— Die Nigritella Rhellicani-Population am Puflatsch (Seiser Alm, Südtirol) ist durch eine außergewöhnliche Varianz der Blütenfarbe von schwarzbraun über […]

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Costa del Silencio

Costa del Silencio

In the south of the island of Tenerife, nestled between tourist villages, lies the Costa del Silencio. Here you can also find the nature reserve Montaña Amarilla. The yellow rock, formed by volcanic activity and fissured by erosion, is something very special on this island. Im Süden der Insel Teneriffa liegt, eingebettet zwischen touristisch geprägten […]

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Gymnigritella x heufleri

Gymnigritella x heufleri

Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)  on rare orchid – hybrid of short-spurred fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia odoratissima) and black orchid (Nigritella rhellicani) – Gymnigritella x heufleri Kleiner Sonnenröschen-Bläuling (Aricia agestis) auf seltener Orchidee – Hybride aus Wohlriechender Händelwurz (Gymnadenia odoratissima) und Schwarzem Kohlröschen (Nigritella rhellicani) – Gymnigritella x heufleri Image Details Location: Carinthia, Austria Date: July 10th, 2022 Camera: Canon EOS 1DX Mark […]

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