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A photographic review of 2010

efix — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:12:49 +0000

So 2010 is over. And as it is with things past, we tend to forget them through the daily work that occupies us. 2010 was quite a year, though. Many things happened. I’ve learned a lot of stuff. I have so many great and some not so great memories. I can’t do justice to all of them. So, here’s a little photographic review of 2010. One picture for each month — except for April, since I’ve lost all my pictures from April due to a harddisk crash in late 2010. (This is one of the not so great memories [...]

A day at the zoo

efix — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:44:37 +0000

Last sunday, we went to the zoo toghether with my father and his spouse. It was a very nice day and all of us were having great fun. As promised, here are some pictures.

See the similarity? | Olmypus E-P1 + Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4 @ f/1.4, 1/125 sec, ISO 200

"Da!" | Olympus E-P1 + M.Zuiko 14-42/3.5-5.6 @ 24mm, f/8, 1/160 sec, ISO 200

I must say I don’t like the PEN series’ kit zoom very much. It’s my wide-angle compromise lens until I can afford the new 9-18/4-5.6. It lacks contrast, hasn’t got very pleasant colors [...]

Picture of the day (April 19, 2010)

efix — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:23:25 +0000

Yesterday we spent an afternoon at the zoo, together with my dad and his spouse. It was the nicest weather, and Emil had loads of fun with all the animals.

This is my favourite picture from yesterday. I was absolutely amazed by how this guy looked at me … as if he was deliberately posing for the guy with the camera.

"Jailbird" | Olympus E-P1 + OM Zuiko 50/1.8 @ f/1.8, 1/80 sec, ISO 200

I might post more pictures from yesterday when I find the time to process them.

Picture of the day (April 2, 2010)

efix — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:06:30 +0000

This shot was taken on the autobahn today, on the way to Emil’s grandparents. I saw the misty hills from afar and got the right lens mounted just in time to get one shot. As you see, I had to crop it. Processed in Lightroom 3 beta and again played with merging a color + b&w version.

Olympus E-P1 + OM 50/1.8 @ f/4 or f/8, 1/1000 sec, ISO 200

Since this square version is rather small and low-res, I also uploaded a larger (700 px) version that you can view by clicking [...]

Picture(s) of the day (March 29, 2010)

efix — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:46:05 +0000

Todays potds were taken yesterday, when we went to town with my father to enjoy a delightful piece of cake at the Rosenpark café, which is part of a rather expensive spa/hotel. This is one of the two addresses in Marburg if you’d like to enjoy some really good cake, the other being the Café Vetter in the upper city.

The first was taken at a jeweller’s shop, the second inside the hotel and the third inside the café.

"Watches by Alfex, winner of the Red Dot design award" | Olympus E-P1 + Lumix 20/1.7 @ f/1.7, 1/640 [...]

Picture(s) of the day (March 26, 2010)

efix — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:23:05 +0000

This afternoon I went for a walk in the fields with Emil. On our way, we came by these bushes of weed.

"Bushes of weed" | Olympus E-P1 + Lumix 20/1.7 @ f/1.7, 1/2000 sec, ISO 200

Behind us a storm was coming. At first I though it was going another direction, but it was headed directly towards us, as we should find out a few minutes later …

"Storm front" | Olympus E-P1 + Lumix 20/1.7 @ f/1.7, 1/2000 sec, ISO 200

We decided to turn around, because chances were good would we continue walking through [...]

Picture of the day (March 24, 2010)

efix — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:35:57 +0000

Today, a picture of the moon, crescent, as observed from our moon observation station (i. e. balcony) last night. I used my longest lens currently available – the OM 50/1.8 @ f/4 to get the sharpest possible image. The moon was very small as it was high up in the sky, so this is actually a 100% crop from the center of the image.

Olympus E-P1 + OM Zuiko 50/1.8 @ f/4, 1/320 sec, ISO 200

Picture(s) of the day (March 6, 2010)

efix — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:59:08 +0000

I just went through one of my memory cards that has been lying around with dozens of unprocessed pictures on it. Stumbled upon these and thought I’d share them. They were taken back in January, in a local restaurant called “Café 1900″. They change their wall decoration every now and then, this time they had violins and some modern art. Also, they easily make the best casseroles in town!

"Café 1900" | Olympus E-P1 + OM 50/1.8 @ f/1.8, 1/100 sec, ISO 1000

"Café 1900" | Olympus E-P1 + Lumix 20/1.7 @ f/1.8, 1/60 sec, ISO [...]

Gallery: Cathedral of Cologne, Germany

efix — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:19:28 +0000

In late december 2009, my dear friend Erik from Boston came to Germany for a visit, and we met in Cologne. One thing we did was visiting the cathedral, and of course we couldn’t resist taking a bunch of snaps

The cathedral of Cologne.

All pictures taken with Olympus E-P1 and either M.Zuiko 14-42/3.5-5.6 or OM Zuiko 50/1.8.

Click on each thumbnail to view a larger (1000 px) version.

One of the many organs.

Reflections from outside.

Erik and his [...]