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This particular frosty morning the fog above the lake was so heavy that I couldn't see anything in the distance. So I decided to exclude the lake from my images and I moved to the other side of the water where I could get a glimpse of the peaks and I could also find some appealing foreground.

Rough and rocky terrain occupied by some rather small trees.

Similar appearance, completely different mammal. Red Fox while I was waiting for the Red Deer.

Homelandscapes part II

Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Here's the second half of my random mostly-landscape images I mainly took last summer in Lower and Upper Austria. Of course these are not the most spectacular photographs I have, but lovely memories of some very nice days and nights out there.

Find the nuthatch ;)
In a few weeks the bird life will reach its annual peak here in Austria and of course I’m already looking forward to it. One of the best places for bird experiences is the Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel National Park. And the Bird-Experience is a great opportunity for people who are interested in birds. This year the event will take place from April 15^th to 23^rd and I’m honored to be invited to display some of my work there in my first exhibition :)

Days of testosterone part I

Saturday, 25 February 2017

Autumn 2016 was certainly my most productive season so far when it comes to the red deer rut. Last year I was photographing and experiencing this spectacle in two very different habitats. In mid September on the meadows of Lower Austria’s Danube Wetlands National Park and about two weeks later at the beginning of October in the mountains of the Carinthian part of the High Tauern National Park. I already visited both areas before for a couple of times, but mostly very unsuccessful. The red deer rut in Austria is actually extremely difficult to experience, because the animals are extremely shy and almost all locations where the rutting takes place are closed at this time of the year due to the peak of the hunting season. There are only a very few areas in Austria, where non-hunting people are accepted. So I’m very happy I finally could manage to spend quite a few memorable days among these animals and I also could capture some images. I would like to express my gratitude to the people who supported me in this project and made these experiences possible. Thank you!

For four weeks of our trip we rent this wicked van. Although the Patagonian gravel roads, like those in Lanín National Park, often stressed our car to the limit it always brought us to the desired destinations like this cozy place somewhere in the park.

European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

I am still very delighted about my first time at the International Nature Photo Festival, which took place last weekend in Lünen, Germany, and I visited for the first time. To my great honor two of my images have been awarded at the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016. The award ceremeny and the presentation of the awarded pictures to the public and the opening of the exhibition opened the festival on Friday and I'm deeply honored to be mentioned among great photographes and idols like Ole Jørgen Liodden, Michel d'Oultremont, Audun Rikardsen, Sven Začek, Klaus Tamm, Máté Bence, Werner Bollmann and Florian Smit. ... just to name a few of them. I highly recommend to check out all the awarded works on the website of the GDT.

Sometimes it’s hard to find the mammals in almost complete darkness to be there right before the light becomes good.

The forest floor in the wetlands before sunrise.

Snow can create a great background sometimes.

One of the biggest clumps of Lady's Slippers I know in golden evening light. If you look closely, you might also spot a Crab Spider on this image.

Their big eyes are mostly watching out for pumas, I guess.

Regardless whether an encounter with a mute swan takes place (in a crowded municipal park or in an untouched and remote area of the floodplains), these birds are never very shy and always good for getting closer.

This mighty wetland bull circled me on this meadow full of autumn crocus for about ten minutes.

Great morning moments on our way back from the spot you can see on „Fable‘s peak“.

Embraced by the warm light of the setting sun.

Gray geese grazing at sunrise.
I was especially delighted about the fact, that I could observe a few bird species I’ve never seen before like the long-eared owl, the linnet or the penduline tit. The next entry here will show the second part of my chess flower images. So, if you liked the first set, I invite you to come back here in the near future :)

… the magic was still going on.

A kingfisher in his almost completely white but illuminated habitat.

Merged with the habitat.

RGBY.

One of the often mistreated creatures of Patagonia. Foxes are opportunists and are fed all too often by tourists with harming foods like chocolate or candies. I really wish people could just realize when they do good and when they don't.

Couldn't resist to also take a portrait shot of one of these lovely guys.

Some places actually reminded me of Norway. Like this location we discoverd during one of our hikes and I visited again in the next morning.
In this part of Los Glaciares National Park we actually found what we were looking for in Patagonia. A place where we could experience and explore all the amazing wilderness on our own without any major restrictions. Most of all we enjoyed the fact, that there is no time limit for how long you would like to set up your tent in the national park, like it is in Torres del Paine.

Another very low light image. Also in the areas of the Danube Wetlands National Park the animals hardly dare to leave the woods in day light. As you can see, the autumn crocus was in full bloom.

Just an other beautiful lake surrounded by gorgeous trees.

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