Matterhorn Skyline

If you have the choice ... stay a night at Kulmhotel Gornergrat. It's the highest hotel in the Swiss Alps - 3100m.ü.M and a perfect location to gaze the marvellous Matterhorn skyline at sunset. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS (at 70mm)

- 1/100 sec

- 5.6

- ISO 320

- Pano of 4 pictures

- stitched in CS3

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

Enjoy the skyline ;-)

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Switzerland, Zermatt, Matterhorn, Gornergrat, 3100, sunset 

Another Day at Riffelsee

Same place but another wonderful morning. It's really interesting how different the light can be.

Enjoy the morning light.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 27mm)

- ISO 160

- f 14

- 30 sec

- no filters

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Switzerland, Zermatt, Matterhorn, Riffelsee, Sunrise

 

Magic Hour at Riffelsee (Matterhorn)

You won't believe it but this was today's magic hour at  Riffelsee. A cold but clear night was the foundation for the purple atmosphere and the thin "cat ice" was the basic for the reflection of the Matterhorn. What a breathtaking moment. It was really hard to release the shutter ... because I was caught by the beauty of this surreal spectacle.

Enjoy the purple Matterhorn view.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 28mm)

- 0.8 sec

- f13

- no filters

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Switzerland, Zermatt, Matterhorn, Riffelsee, Sunrise  

Neon-Chicago Bean

 Well, this is the last photograph of my serial "The neon-Chicago Bean". 

- Canon 1ds Mark II

- Canon 15mm f2.8 

- ISO 200

- 1/125

- f20

- developed in lightroom 2.1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Chicago, Bean, Neon, Abstract   

Chicago Bean

Well, here is the second version of the Chicago Bean.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Chicago, Bean
 

Chicago-Bubble

 

... 

Enjoy the Bubble-View.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Chicago, Absract

OnStage at Sacré-Coeur

The surrounding area of Sacré-Coeur is always crowded on weekends but this is the moment for the local "street-stars". This is their stage!

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS (at 150mm)

- ISO 125

- 1/400

- f  2.8

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Sacré-Coeur, Stage, Start

 

Waiting for 1001 Attentions

 I'm waiting here because they promise 1001 attentions.... 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70 f2.8 (at 45mm)

- ISO 400

- f 7.1

- 1/8 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Metro, Attention

Bridge the Gap

Well, this is not a bridge - it's just a close-up of the Eiffel Tower construction.

 Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 43mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/500

- f 7.1

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Bridge

Frieden - Peace - Paix

... 

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 57mm)

- ISO 100

- f2.8

- 1/5000

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

 

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Peace

Footing

Upside down view of the footing of the Eiffel Tower - Paris.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 51mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/100

- f11

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Enjoy the upside down view.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Eiffel Tower

Silver River

This streamlet is under the golden autumn condition my "secret gold river"  but today is another day. Well, maybe next year ... 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-200 mm 2.8 IS (at 135mm)

- F22

- ND 1.8

- 20sec

- f22

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards

Gerry

Keywords: Switzerland, Engadin, River, Silver 

Bernina Water

  The Engadin autumn colors and the weather conditions weren't as expected that's why I decided to photograph the Bernina river. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 28mm)

- f22

- 0.6 sec

- Pol-Filter

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Switzerland, Engadin, River, Bernina, Water, Rock

My Taxi is coming ...

I photographed this scene somewhere in Havana. 

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Cuba, Havana, Car

Opéra Diesel

Metro scene at Opéra / Paris.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm (at 18mm)

- f22

- 1.3 sec

- ISO 100

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Opéra, Metro, Diesel

follow the blue light ....

 

.. and you will be surprised. 

I captured this scene in Havana downtown.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)

- ISO 200

- f18

- 2.5 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Cuba, Havana, Staircase, restaurant

Hey Chica ....I'm waiting .... Havana Street Scene

... but I have to work.

Photographed somewhere in Havana.

Technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 24mm)

- ISO 250

- 1/60 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Cuba, Havana, Street Scene, Cars 

Midnight Metro Walk

I photographed the midnight metro scene somewhere in Paris downtown.  

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)

- ISO 100

- 2.5 sec

- f22

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Enjoy the surrealistic midnight walk.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Metro, Subway

Paris Street Scene - Chez Julien

 Somewhere in the heart of Paris ....

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm F2.8 II (at 16mm)

- ISO 400

- 1/30 sec

- f18

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Street, Car, Peugeot

Gallery Walk - Musee d'Orsay

 A rainy day ... a perfect moment to visit Musee d'Orsay and to observe the visitors ;-)

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-300mm DO IS (at 300mm)

- ISO 400

- f 8.0

- 1/100 sec

- no PS

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Musee d'Orsay, Gallery 

ADC Act

ADC = After Dinner Creativity 

After a spicy pizza and some red wine we walked around in the office district at la Défense (Paris). My son was asking me some questions about the correlation of aperture and shutter speed and I tried to explain him the basics. Well, that's to complicate for me  ... was his answer and was shaking his camera around and the result was very interesting.  

I got the permission to shoot the same light source and this is my ADC result. Maybe it was the wine ... maybe just the inspiration .... but painting with light is cool.

Making of:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 35mm)

- ISO 100

- f22

- 1.3 sec

- shaking hands

- no PS!

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

Enjoy the ADC act.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, La Défense, Light, Painting

Paris - Speedwalk

I photographed this speedwalk scene last spring in Paris. I guess it was Châtelet les Halles. However, it's time to visit Paris again ... and again. So, the next few days I'm in Paris ... ;-)

I love Paris in the springtime

I love Paris in the fall

I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles

I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles 

...... it's the song from Peter Cincotti "I love Paris"

Take care.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Speedwalk