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Habitats 2017 calendar

Friday, 7 October 2016

It's done. My upcoming DIN A3 (29.7 x 42cm) calendar "Habitats 2017" is finished and just arrived from the printing company. It's filled with 13 high quality photographs, I took during the last couple of years. This year the calendar comes with some improvements. I've choosen a vertical format for less buckling on the wall, the paper is much stronger, the surface is glossy for brilliant colors & contrast and the new layout offers some space for small notices.

Es ist vollbracht. Mein neuer Kalender "Habitats 2017" ist fertig und eben ganz druckfrisch bei mir eingetroffen. Das Ding kommt im Format DIN A3 und ist gefüllt mit hochwertigen Fotografien aus den letzten Jahren. Gegenüber dem letztjährigen Kalender habe ich einige Verbesserungen vorgenommen. Um ein unnötiges Wölben an der Wand auszuschließen habe ich mich für Hochformat entschieden. Weiters wurde diesmal auf wesentlich stärkerem und glänzendem Papier gedruckt um eine ausgezeichnete Farbbrillanz und hervorragende Kontraste zu gewährleisten. Außerdem gibt's ein überarbeitetes Layout, in dem nun auch Platz für kleine Notizen ist.

Habitats 2017 calendar

Another picture for which I would like to enclose a 100% crop here, because I just love the reflection of the mountain in his eye.


This magic world

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Today I would like to share some images I took during a really fascinating and magical winter experience. That particular day Sabine and me, we were out with some good friends of us taking a moderate winter hike at the borders of Austria and the Czech Republic. I didn't want to carry all my photography gear but I also didn't dare to go there without any equipment. So I decided just to take my camera and two lenses along. During our first rest in the woods above the fog we noticed some lovely glittering crystals falling from the sky. First we though they're just falling from the trees. But a little later they became more and more and the scenery started to become really fairytale-like. When we were looking towards the winter sun we could see thousands of tiny crystals in the air.

This magic world

We witnessed some very delightful cloud conditions this particular morning.

I definitely have to discover another area where the Lady’s Slipper Orchid can be found next year. The only location I know is quite unfavourable. Almost all the flowers are hidden in very high growing grass and because of the surrounding hills the light conditions there never turn magic.

Proud 'n' brave.

Although lots of the foliage has already hit the ground and creates a lovely carpet of colors, there are still enough leaves in the trees to let them shine in gold.

After an even bigger bull left the meadow this guy dared to show up for some moments.


Desperate love part I

Friday, 3 November 2017

Red Deer bulls are the biggest land mammals which can be found in Central Europe. And especially the wetland bulls can be quite big. Togehter with their beauty and their impressive antlers every sighting of such an animal is always a great and exciting experience. And the rut, which takes place every year in very early autumn, is the best and most spectacular possibility to encounter some of these love-crazed guys. So in terms of mammals this is one of the most impressive events of the year. But also during the rut the deer is extremely shy and attentive and access to most of the areas where they can be found is strictly prohibited due to the peak of the hunting season.

Desperate love part I

A Caracara proudly presenting its rough and stunning kingdom.

Couldn't resist to take one frame for the postcard ;)

Although these towers of ice are huge, they remind me of an army of dwarfs.

Hope everyone is feeling cold or warm now ;) CU!

Canon EOS 7DII, Sigma 120-300mm F2,8 DG OS HSM Sports, Sigma TC 1401, handheld
f8, ISO100, -3.66EV, 1/800sec., 420mm

The national park is a little paradise for different kinds of shorebirds.


Autumn birds

Sunday, 22 November 2015

Since autumn slowly comes to an end here, I can start to share some of my images I took during this year’s golden time. Actually I wasn’t out very often this fall and so I only took a handful of photographs. Nevertheless today I would like to show a couple of random images of Austrian birds in their mostly colourful autumn habitats.

Autumn birds

At dawn the silhouettes start to appear.

Breathtaking conditions after a grey day. Once more it was so much worth the effort to go out and hike up it actually very uncomfortable cold and rainy weather with heavy fog, just to be there right when the magic happens.

In the very first light of the day this little family appeared out of the littoral zone of the lake ...

Fresh green covered in fresh dew.

Last but not least I'm pretty happy that I could finally manage to update my galleries, which I haven't done for more than a year now. So don't hesitate to check them out :)

PS.: Please don't forget, that I still kindly invite everyone how's interested in my work and would like to receive a short e-mail notification everytime I show some new images here, to drop me a short line to photo@rupertkogler.com, so that I can keep you updated.

Los Alerces somehow reminded me of the Austrian Salzkammergut but without signs of civilistaion. The Salzkammergut must have looked pretty similar to this before the human settlement.

Here’s the result of the behind-the-scenes image from my latest bird entry. As long as the wildlife behaves naturally, you know the animal feels comfortable.

Obsession. Probably the right word to describe the rutting spectacle.

Canon EOS 7DII, Sigma 120-300mm F2,8 DG OS HSM Sports, Sigma TC 1401, tripod
f4.5, ISO6400, -1.33EV, 1/200sec., 420mm

Please also make sure to check out the preview of the whole piece.
Für eine Vorschau des vollständigen Kalenders bitte einfach diesem Link folgen.

Only the price didn't improve ;) You can still purchase the calendar for € 18.50 (excl. shipping costs). If you want one, just drop me a line at photo@rupertkogler.com. But don't hesitate to get your copy, because the edition is limited to 100 pieces.

Einzig der Preis hat sich nicht gesteigert ;) Das gute Stück kostet nachwievor € 18,50 (exkl. etwaigem Versand). Wer einen Kalender möchte schreibt einfach ein kurzes E-Mail an photo@rupertkogler.com. Langes Zögern ist allerdings nicht angeraten, die Auflage ist auf 100 Stück limitiert.

Cheers!
In German: Cheers! ;)

Living in a world of slopes …

Suddenly we noticed all this tiny little crystals in the air shimmerng in all colors.

Canon EOS 50D, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, handheld
f8, ISO400, -1.33EV, 1/4000sec., 400mm


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