On Vienna's Danube Island [Explore 17.10.2021]

Sliders Sunday 17.10.2021

 

The "Donauinsel" is an artificial island in the River Danube extending for 21.1 kilometres from the Vienna's northern-most precincts to its southern limits. It is part of a flood-prevention scheme promoted by Vienna's Socialist City Council ("Das Rote Wien") in the 1960s and actually fought by opposition parties. Work started in 1972 and lasted until 1988. From the beginning it was planned as a nature reserve and recreational zone, A million trees were planted The Island has become not only a popular place for sport and relaxation, but also a resort for birds, plants and even wildlife - beavers for example.. This photo was taken at the southern tip of the island after a delightful cycle tour.

 

Amoung some of the many Pentax features that I value are the in-camera post-processing possibilites: a RAW-converter and so-called digital filters, as well as cropping and compression etc. The filters can be used in different degrees and can be combined to create a wide range of effects.

For this image I developed a jpg from RAW, adusting parameters such as exposure, ISO, contrast, and then applied a "Watercolour" filter - the intermediate setting gave the best result this time. The out of focus areas are nicely wishy-washy, while the sharp zones have received a clear outline. The image was finalised in SILKY PIX Developer Studio Pro 9, where I reduced the contrast to bring up the background, added some black to bring up the outline of the flowers, and worked on individual colours. I hope you like the result!

 

HD Pentax DA Limited 35mm f:2.8 Macro

 

PENTAX K-1

 

HSS!!!

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