The global spread of the Covid-19 virus and the subsequent measures like lockdowns and social distancing regulations have affected the life of every single human on earth in one way or another. If I look at my personal situation, I think I have been fortunate. Neither me or my family got sick, the company I […]
Choosing the viewpoint I mostly use very wide angle lenses (10 to 20mm focal length on full frame) for long exposure photography to capture a large portion of the sky with the dynamic cloud effect – see also my chapter about gear for long exposure photography. Composing an image with very wide angle lenses is […]
Capturing the image with the camera on memory card or film is just the first step in creating a long exposure photograph. Long exposure pictures will truly come alive in post processing. I have established a standard workflow for myself which I will illustrate here step by step. It is a workflow which is optimized […]
Outdoor long exposure photographs are a co-creation of nature and photographer. The photographer must track and hunt nature’s creations to get a successful long exposure photograph. Nature makes its own plans which cannot be influenced by the photographer (fortunately not). So you cannot plan and control long exposure photography like in a studio shooting. But […]
The Camera Most likely you will not need a new camera for long exposure photography. Most cameras will work fine, as long as you can turn off all the auto modes and shoot fully manual: manual focus, manual ISO settings, manual aperture control, manual exposure time settings including BULB. Exposure times will be anything from […]
I have started with long exposure photography a couple of years ago and it has become my favourite and personal style in photography. I like the unique visual effects that wind and clouds shape and create and which my camera will record. I have learned to visualize these effects upfront and still there is always […]
Why this review? Normally I prefer to take and post photos and don’t bother too much about writing equipment reviews. Others do a much better job in that department. But I aquired this rather unique lens combination about 6 months ago. And since then it has become my favourite. I have used it for more […]
I spent my summer holidays in Norway this year. For one week we rented a really charming hytte right in the middle of nowhere on the fjord, near the Trondelag / Nordland border. This has been the driest and hottest summer since a very long time all over Europe, and it was rather warm even […]
Darkness falls early in Hamburg Downtown in the middle of November. I went for a walk at dusk on a late Friday afternoon. It had been a busy day with many errands to make, the city was very full, and getting there in crowed trains and buses was a real hazzle. Anyway, taking a walk […]
The Jenischpark is my favourite park in Hamburg. And I go there for a walk quite often, even though it is not exactly in my neighbourhood. A large, classical English-style garden with a special atmosphere. This was a walk at the beginning of November. A windy day with a mix of clouds and sunshine, perfect […]