But this means of course: the culling at home becomes a very difficult job, because there's so many personal impressions and feelings involved that a photo can't possibly transport to the audience. Needless to say - I'm in the middle of this process at the moment...
I've picked these three photos because they somewhat stand out and hmmm, maybe deserve a separate presentation. First off a presentation of the entire scene, then some excerpts.
Wagendrischelhorn & Häuselhörner (FinePix S5Pro, 1/40s @ ISO 100; f/8, 70 mm DX)
The track that leads to the Wagendrischelhorn and the two Häuselhorn peaks is in an area that is called "Roßgasse" (the slope in the upper left of the photo above). Its quite interesting that the name has a strong similarity to "Rosengarten" (in South Tyrol) with the "Ros/Roß" part - it has nothing to do with "roses", the color red (german "rot") or "horses" (german "Roß" is a synonym for "Pferd", horse). Ethymologists think that it hints back to the old word of "ruza" which means "scree, talus". Makes sense!
Rock Study I (FinePix S5Pro, 1/45s @ ISO 100; f/8, 90 mm DX)
Rock Study II (FinePix S5Pro, 1/100s @ ISO 400; f/8, 180 mm DX)
All photos were made on the track to/from the "Grosser Bruder" (1864m, can be seen in this photo, its the leftmost of the three spikes in the foreground), handheld - I refuse to carry the extra weight of the tripod at the moment. Unlike on my last tour to the Dürrnbachhorn I had the 12-24mm, the 28-80mm and the 70-300mm lens with me... and once more, the one lens that I needed the least was the "normal" zoom 28-80mm. Proof once more that landscape photography seems to be a question of either wide or tele...
They are hand-held?? I saw how sharp the picture are and I was thinking 'I should always use the tripod'. I won't be so steady holding the 70-300mm lens for sure. The B/W treatment makes such a strong statement. I love it!
ReplyDeleteYour comment reminds me that I wanted to write a blog post about my "special" technique of supporting the camera without a tripod. :-)
ReplyDeleteBasically, if you hunker down (something like practicing Utkatasana in Yoga), you can place your elbows on your thighs/knees and hold the camera VERY steady with both hands that way.
It looks stupid for sure. :-) I've heard that it is harder for women than for men to take this position. I don't know if that is true and/or why that is. :-)
Ooh, your special techniques on how to support the camera will be awesome and very helpful AND interesting if you also include the picture of you holding the camera in Utkatasana pose. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's harder for women because our legs are not as strong..
I like a lot this images, the light and shadows that you have paited with your camera are very good for me, and the B/W treatment give it a special value, thanks for sharing your images and your tecnique Alexander :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, I meant to tell you this...
ReplyDeleteI also have this "photo making madness". That is SO me. XD