A hike to the Pießling Source
Some time ago I was thinking about a location for a new photo tour. A place I visited as a young boy about 25 years ago came into mind. In my memories it was a very nice little hike along a beautiful creek to the Pießling Source. I decided to drive down there and check out…
Beautiful Ireland – Part III
This is the third and last part of my travelog from our trip to Ireland, covering days 5 and 6. Please take a look at Part I and Part II with many more pictures of the areas around Galway and the city itself, if you haven’t already! Day 5 Connemara The fifth day was dedicated to the northern Connemara…
Beautiful Ireland – Part II
Welcome back to my Ireland travelog. If you haven’t already read Part I with pictures of Galway, The Burren National Park and the Cliffs of Moher, you find it here! In todays blog post I cover days 3 and 4 of our trip. Day 3 Silverstrand Beach near Barna On day 3 we decided to follow the Wild Atlantic Way to explore some…
Beautiful Ireland – Part I
From April, 30th to May, 7th my girlfriend and I visited the beautiful country Ireland, more exactly the western part of the isle around Galway. We wanted to explore the beautiful landscapes and castles, visit the small Irish villages and take a look at the city of the tribes – Galway. About my Equipment I…
View from the Beilstein
In search for a beautiful landscape/nature location for a spring photo tour, my girlfriend Michaela and I decided to go on a hiking trip to the Beilstein (802 meters) in Upper Austria. The location promised a beautiful hiking path through the woods as well as a gorgeous view from the summit. The ascent to the summit takes about…
Light and clouds at the Almsee
After quite some time, two things were right: I had time and the weather was… decent. So I decided to grab my bag and drive down to the Almsee. I have already visited the Almsee and the Almvalley two times in the Autumn. If you are interested to see the beautiful valley in autumn colors,…
Commlite Nikon F to Sony E Adapter – Review
The excitement was great when the adapter arrived. Now it is possible to use my Nikon F glass on the Sony mirrorless cameras (Sony A7 Mark II and Sony A7R Mark II). But after testing the adapter with the A7 Mark II (FW 2.0) and 4 lenses (3 Tamron, 1 Nikkor) I was a bit…
Commlite Nikon F to Sony E Adapter arrived today!
Great news! After a very long wait I got my Commlite Nikon F to Sony E Adapter today. I will put the adapter through its paces this weekend on a Sony A7 Mark II with my three Tamron Lenses: 15-30 F2.8, 24-70 F2.8 and 150-600 F5-6.3. So stay tuned for a full review! My first impression…
The Weißenbach
After a miserable january with very few opportunities for phototrips due to the very bad weather all the time I hope it gets better in february. Yesterday I started my first trip to the Weißenbach to take some shots of the creek with my Hoya Pro ND 64 filter. The photospot is very beautiful but unfortunately I had…
Winterday on the Reinberg
Last Sunday my girlfriend Michaela and I went for a walk on the Reinberg near Wels. It was a grey winter day but nonetheless I took my Nikon D750 with me. And for even more challenge, I mounted the Tamron SP 150-600 F5-6.3 on the camera for practicing handheld use. I didn’t expect much on this day in…