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… 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.

Kingdom of dignity part II

Wednesday, 17 August 2016

It’s time for the second part of my alpine ibex image series. Since I already lost some words in the first set, you can find below, I will confine myself to the pictures this time. Enjoy!

Everyone was taking a rest as the sun finally came up. Me too.

Most of the flowers in this area are pretty small, so it’s always difficult to capture them appealing in all the grass.

I spent just one evening there, but these extremely cozy creatures are always a pleasure.
Of course spring is always the most pleasant and exciting time for me as a nature lover. There‘s just so much going on, that it‘s often kind of hard to decide where to go ;) Hopefully I will find some time to work on all my spring images soon. Thanks for staying tuned. Good night.

Canon EOS 5DII, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, tripod, polarizer
f22, ISO200, +2EV, 1sec., 19mm
So, last but not least I would like to wish you all the very best for the upcoming year. Take care of you and your surroundings! And of course I hope you’ll follow my work also in 2016 ;) Peace.

A sudden encounter during a peaceful morning.

In very early spring the Snowdrops are rather closed ...

Rainy days in May are always a great opportunity for creek and forest photography.

Once more I was struggling to stand my ground because of the heavy storm gusts which coming from the lake on this particular morning. But they forced the water to rise into the air and since the morning sun was behind me, the countless fast moving water droplets created awesome racing rainbows coming towards me just right before the gust hit me. So take a closer look at this image ;)

A wonderful hidden forest stream running towards the mountains and into the lake.
Of course Mount Lanín isn’t the only volcano in the Patagonian Lake District. There are lots of other spectacular snow covered peaks in the area, especially on the Chilean side. Nevertheless we once again preferred to spend some more time in one area for a better experience.

Cotton grass along the way.

A small exemplar surrounded by the high and dew covered grass.

In the areas below the fog, the trees were still covered in thick hoarfrost.
Since it's always a pity, that you can't watch all the details of the images when they're resized to this very small web resolution, I decided to create two 100% crop free wallpapers of "Magic curtain". A cold and a warmer version, both in Full HD resolution (1920x1080px) and without any resizing. Just go for it by clicking this link for the cold wallpaper and this link for the warmer one. For your pleasure and to bring you a slice of nature’s magic :)

We followed this particular stream for a longer time and actually around every corner we discovered another wonderful view.
The first four images you can see here were all taken somewhere in Oppland close to Rondane National Park. As we approached the park for the first time we had to drive through this awesome mountain area, so that we decided to come back again. And that’s what we did. Unfortunately I don’t know the name of this area.

Pines are by far the most common trees there.
All in all we deeply enjoyed our time in this area. The wild place is a real wonderland completely covered with softness, easy to explore and with endless details to discover.

Mont Photo 2015

Saturday, 4 July 2015

I'm pretty excited to announce, that two of my images have been awarded at the MontPhoto Contest. This is my first success in a serious international competition and I'm very honored to be among a group of such great photographers, many of which I'm really looking up to. Make sure to drop by at MontPhoto's website and see the galleries of the awarded works to check out all the other stunning photographs! Congrats to all of the winners!

Reminds me of a cat.
Everytime I see the ibexes moving and jumping around with ease in their steep rocky environment, I’m quite surprised and pretty impressed how they can manage to clinch themselves on the rocks without having fingers. They jump up metres high rock walls like a cat jumping onto a fence or they graze on almost vertical meadows completely relaxed like the deer does in the lowlands. Fascinating and graceful.

So this was part II of IV of my ibex collection. Hope you’ll stay tuned.

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