Posts about Spiez
The forgotten BLS tramway
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An electric tramway ran from the train station to the lake shore in Spiez between 1905 and 1960.
2019 in the air
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Years of photography and drone flying have filled my archives with memories. This short film combines some of my best 2019 clips from Switzerland, Wales, and England.
Random things in March
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This month’s set of photos is especially random, but that’s the whole point; not just of the ongoing photo series here on my website, but also in my life. The more varied and random, the better for me.
Lunchtime dip
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When it used to get hot back in the days when I used to work in Brienz, a lunchtime dip in the freezing waters of Lake Brienz was the thing. When I worked in Bern, I used to go to the river with colleagues and float along for 20 minutes or so to cool down.…
Random things in February
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Mainly speaking, the month of February is a cold one, when my thoughts start turning to days out and summer temperatures. That being said, I still managed to get out on some trips, with the main goal of getting some exercise.
First signs of autumn on Spiezberg
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A lunchtime walk by the vineyards in the sunshine, ten years after moving away from nearby.
Socially distancing myself
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I’m an introvert at the best of times, which comes in handy when needing to keep away from other people.
Improving low-light drone photographs
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A quick tip on how to get better image results from your Mavic drone in low-light conditions.
The early bird and all that
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I was half an hour early for an appointment at the Spiez council offices this morning, so I went for a brief stroll through the woods to the top of the vineyards while I was waiting. It was so peaceful, with fresh powdered snow slipping silently from the trees and only two or three other people there…
The wider angle
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First shots with two new acquisitions: a super-wide lens and an RR90 shutter release cable.
Blow-up boating on Lake Thun
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Jo found that because we’d saved so many points on our supermarket card, that we could “afford” a kayak using points alone. A few days later, and a large and heavy cardboard box arrived on the post woman’s scooter trailer and we had our dinghy: an Intex Challenger K2.
Into the world of TTL
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With the money I’ve put aside for new camera gear, a new, reliable, fully automated flash gun was high on my “wants” list, not least because I receive a slowly increasing number of requests to take portrait photographs and cover events.
New galleries online for Brienz and Spiez
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The extensions and improvements to the Permanent Tourist website continue apace, with new galleries in the Photography section.
Pink Cones
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Pink pine cones amongst a mass of natural colour on the trees outside our window at home.
Just as day was dawning
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Shot from near the train station in Spiez this morning, just as the first rays of sun found a way through the clouds to illuminate the town.
View from here
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One of my favourite aspects of our home in Spiez is the fact that we have such interesting and ever-changing views across the town and up to the wood behind our house. It’s particularly lovely to look out of the windows late at night, when neighbouring homes are sinking into darkness and when the surrounding…
Out in the cold
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I pledge to take more winter landscape photos this year, after being out this evening to take some long-awaited photos of the Christmas lights in Spiez.
Permanent Tourist 2010 Calendar
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It’s been a hectic week and weekend, hence the delay in posting that I’ve released my 2010 calendar.
