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You can see one of the countless arms of Jostedalsbreen glacier as the top of it was lit up by the first sun. This one is called Nigardsbreen.
We experienced a pretty cool sunset on our last day there …
This rather steep slope is probably my favorite place to photograph these orchids.
A second set of Lady's Slipper images will appear here sooner or later, so if you liked this one, your inveted to come back one day ;) Thanks.
First soft signs of spring in soft blurred focus.
Another image with the reflection of the sun on the water surface in the background. I created this one by photographing two aligned flowers. One right infront of my lens and the other one in focus.
The primeval forests of the park are important habitats for a diverse plant- and wildlife. And the wild fuchsias especially caught our eyes. Not least, because we could observe hummingbirds noshing on their blossoms from time to time.
After five years of photography and experiencing countless sunrises, I still enjoy every single one like it’s my first one.
Dew, dew, dew. This time about half an hour before sunrise.
The very last glow of the day reflects on the water surface of Lake Neusiedl.
The dancing shadow of a wood anemone towards the reflection of the midday sun on a tiny creek.
Birch trees in autumn. Always worth a closer look. Just love them.
Canon EOS 5DII, EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, tripod, polarizer, bubble level
HDR of three exposures at f22, ISO100, 16mm: 0.3sec., 0.5sec. & 4sec.
Sometimes even harsh light works.
… and we watched the seagulls and clouds until darkness.
Since we had to register every time we entered this strictly protected area and the road is closed at night, I had to deal with rather harsh light conditions.
... but they can be very rude and aggressive too.
Lower Austria's little Erlauf River canyon in early autumn.
What a great location for a breakfast after some hours of hiking. Gorgeous sunrise at an amazing black-and-white lake shore.
After a short but wonderful hike through an other amazing forest, we finally came across this lovely creek.
The wonderful soft blue light of early dawn.
Mixed landscapes part II – Norway part VI
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Yesterday I served you my last images of Upper Austria's autumn, today I would like to show you my last selection of Norwegian landscape pictures. During our trip throught the more southern part of Norway we were really blessed with exciting weather conditions. So we were out all day to experience this wonderful country in great lights.
The Jostedalsbreen glacier is Europe’s biggest inland glacier and protected as a national park. The ice is up to 600m thick and the glacier has a total area of 487km². You can see Nigardsbreen glacier in this image again. This time at sunset.
Birds of pannonia
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Like every year, also in 2015 I spent a couple of days in the areas of Austria's Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel National Park close to the borders of Hungary. Actually I was there already in April, but I never found the time to work in these images. The national parks is know for its diverse birdlife and of course spring is the best and most interesting time to go there. I never have particular projects in my mind when I'm in this region, I just enjoy all the feathered life and see what will happen. No hiding, just wandering around with my camera.
View from Mount Tamischbachturm at the Gesäuse National Park as the very first light hit me.
At dusk a little later. Soft and delightful. I love cotton grass.
Not enough of the great surrounding the skies were almost completely clear in the evening, so that we stayed up pretty long to look out one more time for some northern lights. But because of our relatively southern position we didn’t expect too much. But finally we got so much more than we could hope for. This night was definitely one of the most memorable moments we experienced in last few years. Of course, for professional aurora hunters the light show wouldn’t have been very spectacular, but for guys like us, who never witnessed this phenomenon before, it was madness :)
Because of all the rain there was a lot of water and the current was actually much stronger than I thought.
Another shot taken in the Traun-Danube floodplains. A beaver also creating nice patters on the water surface in twilight.
... and like this documentary showing a Pangolin among Magellanic Penguins. Actually I don't really know, but I guess there are just a very few places on earth were one can find a setting like this. And, as far as I know, this region is still very unpopular, but as I already mentioned in a former posting, much more charismatic than the nearby peninsula of Valdés.
Little creatures addicted to the sun.
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