Posts from 2015
Square landscapes with the X-T1
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Where my love for the square image format comes from, and how it is achieved in the Fujifilm X-T1 digital camera.
Provocational advertising by Mediamarkt
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There was a lot of fuss when Mediamarkt took over the much-loved Markthalle in Bern, meaning the closure of several specialist restaurants. Their latest advert in the city, announcing the new opening? “Does love enter through the stomach, or by way of a huge selection and great deals?” I don’t expect these posters to remain…
The Grey League
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Filmed in the beautiful South East regions of the Swiss alps, this film features many classic landscapes of the majestic country of Switzerland. We were based in one the oldest towns in Graubünden, Chur, with a trip into the clouds in Filisur and revealing one of the world heritage sites in the breathtaking Landwasser viaduct.…
Île d’Ogoz
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The island of Ogoz, at the northern end of the Lac de La Gruyère in Switzerland, is somewhat unusual in that you can walk to it.
High ISO performance with the X-T1
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I haven’t really been “into” photography for a while, so I haven’t put my new Fujifilm X-T1 through its paces properly. But I have fiddled with it, taken a few photos to see how it deals with certain situations, and begun trials with using the built-in JPG conversion and film simulation modes. One of the great…
Farewell to the four-wheeled tripod
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Over 150,00km after buying it, we say goodbye to our “four-wheeled tripod”.
The Quest for Inspiration
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This is the trailer for “La Quête d’Inspiration”, a documentary film by Mathieu Le Lay about the experiences in the wilderness of French landscape photographer Alexandre Deschaumes. You can purchase the full-length film at Reelhouse.
Mind The Gap
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If you can watch this video to the end without a tear in your eye, then you are tougher than I. It has reached the official selection for the 2015 London Short Film Festival and is based on a true story. The following explanation was written in 2013 – originally in German – by Konstantin…
No longer a Nikon photographer
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In which I exchange pretty much all of my camera equipment for a smaller, lighter, more simple alternative.
G is for Golf
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Before photography and the internet, golf was the major hobby in my life for many years, in all its forms.
