Mainly did the trip to see how the existing equipment performs for the upcoming photo safari. The test can be read here. Besides this some decent shots found their way into my library. Unfortunately I had all long range lenses already packed when a lot of people came to my last location. Using their […]
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Month: May 2014
Testing long range
For upcoming Photosafari I wanted to test long range with the lenses I have. Unfortunately the Tamron 150-600mm didn’t make it to me with the first deliveries of the Nikon-Version lens so I needed to see what could compare with this. Tested with D2x and D3 which will be my first choice of cameras for […]
Hamburg: Hanse-Bird 2014
Short visit to the Hanse-Bird fair which took place at “Elbinsel Kaltehofe”. Very nice location with some individual spots. However, shooting pictures near noon time did not turn out to capture the nice flair of the location properly. Between 1894 and 1990 the island was used to filter the water of the river Elbe. It […]
Cuxhaven: Castle Ritzebüttel
Ritzebüttel Castle in Cuxhaven was the residence of the Hamburg bailiff during the period of membership of Cuxhaven to Hamburg. The castle, which dates partly from the 14th century, is one of the oldest surviving secular buildings of the North German Brick Gothic in the region.