Posts about Thunersee
Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It takes its name from the city of Thun, on its north western shore.
A new perspective – Faulensee
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Short sequence of aerial views of Faulensee in Switzerland.
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.
Using a drone subtly
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Using a drone isn’t all about “aerial photography”, but, for me, about the ability to get better angles for photos which are otherwise out of reach.
Aerial photography with the Mavic Air
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After a lot of deliberation, a few months’ saving, and a lot of review videos and articles, I decided to buy a drone.
Forever young
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We’re incredibly lucky to live in such a beautiful place, and incredibly lucky to be able to enjoy the sight of the Blümlisalp paddle steamer, which passes our home every day in summer, hooting loudly as it arrives at the landing quay in the village a few hundred metres away.
Firsts of August
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1st August is Switzerland’s Bundestag (or federal day), so Jo and I usually take advantage of the day off work to celebrate our adopted home. Here are some photographic mementoes of the day trips we’ve made.
Sundlauenen to Merligen
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Catching the ship from Faulensee to Sundlauenen, hiking through the forest past St. Beatus Caves to Merligen, and then home by paddle steamer.
Thunersee and Brienzersee – Pure Switzerland
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The region I’ve been calling home for sixteen years.
Heaven is this
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Sitting, cross-legged, a couple of arms’ length from the edge of a two-and-a-half-thousand foot drop to the valley floor, watching clouds drift across the lake into the distance.
Gwatt lake shore, Thun
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The shore of Lake Thun at Gwatt is a great place to photograph the sunrise and the sunset.
Oberhofen Castle
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A thousand-year-old castle on the lake shore near Thun, with wonderful gardens, terrific views, and a hideously ugly restaurant.
A fresh eye
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This year’s aim: see new places and try new things. Close to home, this means going out from home and documenting the village where I live as much as possible. Despite living here for nearly five years, the only parts of Faulensee I’ve really photographed have been the views from above the village or from home.
Alpine Paradise – Beatenberg
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Completely inappropriate to the season, but what the heck. A beautiful sequence of clips filmed – mainly with a drone – in and above Beatenberg, looking over the lake shores I call home. The film was made by Maximilian Eckmann whilst staying in a local holiday apartment.
Below the water line
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Low water levels in Lake Thun in winter reveal large expanses of foreshore.
The wider angle
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First shots with two new acquisitions: a super-wide lens and an RR90 shutter release cable.
In the shadow of the giants
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The Niesen casts a clearly triangular shadow when the sun is low in the sky.
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.
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.
