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The "Spiegel" is a german magazine. It's headquarter is located in this beautiful building in Hamburg/Germany.
“If there were a little more silence, if we all kept quiet...maybe we could understand something.”
― Federico Fellini
Exactly one year ago, I spent the night at this stunning overlook in eastern Switzerland. I remember standing there, under the calming beauty of the night sky and thinking about what the future might bring. Not in my wildest dreams did I imagine the shape the world would be in today.
What gives me hope, is the fact that all this beauty is still there and that the lockdown showed me what is really important in life: Good health and spending time with your family and a few good friends.
EXIF
Canon EOS 6D, astro modified
Samyang 24mm f/1.4
iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Panorama of 21 panels
Sky
11 panels, each a stack of 6x 40s @ ISO1600, tracked
Foreground
10 panels, each a stack of 5 x 40s @ ISO3200
The Waikato river drifts its way through the heart of Hamilton city and provides a number of locations to quietly sit and ponder...
The Alpe de Siusi is a very famous place for sunrise shots. This time, probably because of my increasing laziness, I tried a sunset shot with my drone and was actually amazed by the beauty of the very last lights of the day over the iconic Sassolungo mountain.
(Italy, Dolomites, Aug.21)
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After some shopping with Mom this afternoon, I took the opportunity to stop somewhere that I haven't spent nearly enough time lately; Mer Bleue.
I put feed in the feeders and managed to get a few shots of the birds that popped by to visit; a nuthatch, a downy woodpecker and a lot of chickadees.
This shot stood out to me and had the best focus of the bunch so I'm going with it for today.
Hope everyone has had a good day.
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Camera: Nikon F90X with the AF Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D lens with an orange filter.
Film: Agfa APX 400 Professional
Processing: Walkens House of Film, Melbourne, Australia with the Noritsu scanner.
I may have just found my favourite film stock in this series of photographs taken recently in Hobart. I was excited to give the new Agfa a try, and bought a roll of Agfa APX 400 Professional film. The 400 ISO gives you more flexibility in differing light conditions, though I think I would probably go with Agfa APX 100 Professional in the future. 36 shots in the roll might also be a little too many, though I have to say it only took me an afternoon to get every exposure.
I'll leave you to judge the results over the coming days, but to me the contrast was excellent and the grain reasonable for 400 film. I have no complaints as every shot was perfectly exposed with an orange filter. In this shot of local street art I can honestly say it is better than anything I could get from a converted RAW file with my digital Nikon D850. Not bad from a camera that dates from 1994.
I am delighted to see the famous name of Agfa Photo reappearing on the film photography landscape once again. Further evidence that film is back!
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” ~Anne Frank
Sometimes I feel folks focus far to much time and energy in the wrong directions. Sometimes the focus is on worry about the future, or sorrow about the past; things they have no control over.
If instead, one looks to the here and now and takes in the beauty that surrounds them - peace can be found.
To be happy is a choice and I am happy. Even with all the craziness of 2020, I have had a wonderful time. I’ve been able to see more of my crazy kiddos. I’ve been able to take a few more images than normal. I’ve been forced to think inside the box (quarantine). There is lots of beauty still left all around me everywhere I look. Sometimes it takes some solitude and moments to reflect to really see it. To shine a light on it.
With a glorious sunset, my good lady took a few moments on this quiet beach to take in the view and reflect on a great few days...
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That young man with his long hair stayed many minutes on his board. Taken at the Naples Fishing Pier ...
Naples, Florida, USA
Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc ... Always very much appreciated !
Regards, Serge
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