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I have published a new landscape picture gallery where you can see several pictures taken this month in Switzerland in the Aletsch-Jungfrau area, which is the most glaciated region of the Alps. Unfortunately global warming impacted this beautiful place heavily and the largest and longest glacier of the Alps is retreating very fast. The melting [...]
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A friend of mine has recently dropped his Nikon DSLR while climbing the Mont Blanc. The camera fell down over 300 ft and broke down completely. That accident inspired me to make a short movie showing how to handle your camera on a difficult location in high mountains while taking landscape pictures. I strongly recommend: [...]
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Photographer’s tips shared in my fist Extreme Digital Photography movie. Watch me prepare for my recent high mountain photo expedition in Switzerland… and watch me sweat…. as this is my first movie In this episode of Extreme Digital Photography I am sharing some photographer’s tips on how to prepare your photo equipment for high mountain [...]
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My previous picture gallery that I published on my blog was dominated by ice and snow, even if the pictures were taken in the summer. Since most of the people do not associate the summer vacation with such views, I would like to show you some pictures which are completely different than those published last [...]
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Preparation for a high mountain landscape photography session At home Before you leave check your photo gear carefully: In the base camp This might be the last warm place before you go climbing for hours. Remember that it might be difficult to navigate through the camera’s menu wearing warm glows or mitts. Bearing that in mind [...]
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Extreme Digital Photography Last week I published my first landscape picture gallery containing shots taken in the Swiss Alps, some of them over 15.000 ft (4572 m). At this altitude air temperature even in the Summer falls significantly below 0°F (-18°C) and wind speed exceeds 62mph (100 km/h). Taking pictures is such extreme conditions requires [...]
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I published some articles on this blog concerning photography gear, techniques and tips etc. but photography is not all about only this technical stuff. It’s about pictures and emotions they elicit. That’s why I have decided to create a picture gallery where I am going to publish my own shots, share them with my blog [...]
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In my previous post about photographic reflectors I wrote about lighting scenarios focusing on outdoor photography. However, reflectors and diffusers are essential elements of studio light kits. An example of such equipment may be TriFlector MkII by Lastolite, which is widely used for portraits, fashion and makeovers shots. This is a photographic reflector which consists [...]
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In my previous posts I wrote about reasons for buying second hand cameras or lenses and how to do it safely. Today I am going to answer the question ‘Can a second hand gear be better than a new one?’ Usually purchasing second hand cameras or any other second hand photo gear is cost efficient and [...]
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Getting quality photos of an aircraft takes more than pushing a button. It requires a basic understanding of picture composition. Other factors to consider if you want to achieve quality photos include the type of equipment and knowledge of basic photography techniques. Composition Camera settings How to put the above photographers’ tips into practice? Each [...]
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