Sunrise at Huay Kub Kap village 360° #panorama // Thailand 2014
Mountainpanoramas.com published a panorama from my last Thailand holiday. The image shows the sunrise at the Huay Kup Kap village in the North of Chiang Mai. The village is located on a mountain called Huai Kook Kub by the locals.
click to see the interactive version on mountainpanoramas.com !
Highway 1 and Big Sur // California 2014
In 2014 we came to the USA take part in the Stanford E-Bootcamp conference. Besides of its vibrant startup culture we could also take a glance at California’s other beauties. I took the following photos while driving up and down Highway 1 from San Francisco to the Big Sur national park and a little bit to the North. More impressions from California here.
Pfeiffer beach #panorama // Big Sur – California 2014
Driving south on Highway 1 we decided to spend one afternoon at Pfeiffer Beach, the Pacific water was really cold, which made swimming was a refreshing experience. I climbed over some rocks at the southern end of the beach to take this panorama. The incoming waves made stitching difficult and there are some errors in the image.
Forest Abstracts // Utting – Bavaria – Germany 2014
I took these photos when I was photographing in a forest near my hometown. The last sun rays were making their way through the trees, however I could not get the look I wanted. So I started experimenting..
Sunset in El Gouna #panorama // El Gouna – Egypt 2014
In November 2014 I spent two weeks in El Gouna (Egypt) to work on my kitesurfing and Arabic skills. With its constant winds El Gouna is a good place to practice kitesurfing. It was also the first holiday to try my new panorama setup with the Bushman Gobi nodal point adapter. I shot the following panorama consisting out of eight shots right behind the Kiteboarding Club El Gouna.
Here a more detailed crop
Summer in Amsterdam // Amsterdam – Netherlands 2012
In 2012 my studies encompassed a summer research project at the Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences in Amsterdam. Outside the Netherlands Amsterdam is mostly known for its infamous red light district, however apart from that the city has so much more to explore. I am really thankful for my time and all the nice people I have met there – Thank you!
Some photos of the city..
If you want to escape the urban life a 30 minute bike ride brings you into the nature..
During my time in Amsterdam I started experimenting with increasingly abstract photography.
Camiguin // Camiguin – Philippines 2013
When I saw the green spot shrouded by clouds for the first time I felt reminded of Peter Pan’s Neverland. The interesting land formations shaped by volcanoes raised many positive expectations. During our time on Camiguin I was continuously impressed by the beauty, biodiversity and friendliness of the island…
Camiguin’s inhabitants are really friendly like this group of girls we met on a beach.
Unfortunately the little paradise is threatened by construction work.
Bohol – Heart of the Visayas // Bohol – Philippines 2013
Our second stop after Bantayan Island was Bohol. We decided to stay on Panglao Island and explore the island from there. On our daily trips we met many tarsiers, the iconic animals of Bohol. Tarsiers are a very old type of primates, they have huge eyes to guide them through the nights when they go hunting for insects and other small prey. They spend the day resting in the shades which makes them often hard to photograph. Tarsiers have a tendency to suicide when held in captivity, a trait that ironically protects them (at least to some extend) from being captured and domesticated, which I found very fascinating. Bohol is also famous for its so called Chocolate Hills where I took a 360° panoramic photo.
Karröster Alm – 1467m – Tschirgant #panorama // Tirol – Austria 2014
On the last day of our four day mountainpanoramas.com meeting we decided to climb Tschirgant, a very beautiful hike I can definitely recommend. From the top we could see many of the summits we climbed during the previous days like the Vordere Platteienspitze, which you can see on the left. We stopped on the way down at Karröster Alm to enjoy the delicious soups. During the wait time I took this panorama – the photos were taken with a polarizing filter which contributed to the sky’s deep blue.
View from MS Weitblick #panorama // Munich – Bavaria – Germany 2014
This panorama was taken from the roof terrace of the MS Weitblick from which you have a nice view over Munich. Initially the panorama consisted out of twelve shots, however I decided to cut it down to 5 as I found the right hand side more interesting. On the right you can see the Olympia stadium and tower, which were built for the Olympics 1972.
To shoot this panorama I had the opportunity to test a Olympus OM-D E-M1 with a Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4. I really liked the combination of the two, but judge for yourself. Of course there is a lot of room for improvement, as it was the first time I used this camera and lens. For instance using a remote control would have certainly helped to acquire sharper images.
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