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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1295 )

• What Might Be the D800 1/8000 For?

  

  It for freezing time! If the light is strong enough for low ISO… if the subject is as thin as a f/2.8 focus plane… then the 1/8000 time option of the D800 let... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Close Encounters of the Never Kind at the Pond

  

  I have waited for more than one hour for any kind of encounter between the creatures of this post. They completely ignored each other, which is understandable i... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• ISO Lo1 on D800 and ND Filter to Catch the Flood Wave

  

  The heavy rain of the previous days rolled down the mountains and reached the city centre. The black wave quickly ran beneath the fist bridge … … and went on... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I Am Ugly Duckling

  

  . I am not as round and smooth, Neither I am as white. I try to walk by myself … … but I cannot. I am small and grey, but I was told it will all change one... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• How to Feel (the) Blue Without the Need of a Tripod: the Nikon 16-35 Mm f/4 VR

  

  The long awaited Summer painted the city of Zurich with its finest blue. Can you feel the whispering of the couples walking in the streets of the old town? Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• D800 Pictures from Outer (infrared) Space

  

  On hi-radiation days we use to meet here on the pier, if the black tide did not cover everything. The older ones prefer to hide in the black shadows of the... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Lake of Zurich as the Human, No-infrared Eye Cannot See

  

  Enjoy full size view by clicking on each panorama. Slightly more than half of the energy from the Sun arrives on Earth in the form of infrared radiation. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Subjective Beauty?

  

  Maybe its all in that flower colour. I love that purple, as well the shape of the petals. Or maybe it’s all about those bars of steel. Their metal shades… or... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Most Beautiful (male) Chick of the Block …

  

  … has some though life on the shores of lake Zurich .. ..and if the story does not go further is because of my slow SD card. Despite D800 generous buffer,... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Artistic Side of Infrared Photography with a 850 Nm Filter and the Nikon 50...

  

  Enjoy some views of the Botanical Garden of Zurich through the 850 nm infrared filter I recently got. These pictures were shot without focusing through the IR... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• How Good Are the Several D800 Continuous Autofocus Modes with Bird (swallow)...

  

  Click the panel for 100% size or here for more swallow pictures (small insets, full picture) Shooting swallows is quite a challenge as these birds are fast,... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pure Infrared (IR) Pictures (850 Nm) on Nikon D800? Yes, We Can!

  

  Some time ago I doubted IR shooting could work on D800, having tested my single (!) wavelength filters. Just to be sure, I got a cheap 850 nm filter and tested... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Watch Me Closer, Dear.

  

  I know what you might think about me at first sight, but what came up to your mind is not what I am showing you. Despite my lovely aspect and my baby face... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Artborghi’s Painted Love for the Appenzell Alps of Switzerland: How to...

  

  Artborghi is no painter, but still pretends being one by playing with digital photography. Click each of these pictures to enjoy the full details of a ink... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Animal Patterns: Aix Galericulata

  

  On lake Zurich there were also some black cormorants, greenish ducks and brownish sparrows … but somehow this mandarin duck was more attractive… Filed under:... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Afro Pfingsten Festival 2013: When Africa Knocks at the Doors of Switzerland

  

  When drums are set in the streets of Winterthur (Switzerland) for the Afro Pentecost Festival … … everybody gotta dance at African rhythms! Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Forget-me-not, Despite My Changing Outfit! A Tribute to the International...

  

  I shot some pattern pictures out on Swiss fields during these (rainy) days, my favorite being this intense blue forget-me-not flowers (click it to download a... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Urgency in a Changing World: the Ant Case.

  

  I don’t have all the time in the world to collect the flower nectar I need … … I work in a fast changing environment which turns from juicy and colorful … … to... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Do You Know About Schwingfest 2013 in Trub (Switzerland) ?

  

  Trub is a town in the upper region of Emmental. Emmental is a Swiss valley that names the cheese you probably know. Schwingen is a Swiss traditional sport,... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Of Notorious Red Birds and Broken Twigs at Masoala Rain Forest Zurich

  

  I know it is childish giving human feelings to animals…  However, the recent notoriety this broken red bird acquired pushed me to entirely unveil its bad mood o... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY