From the marker close to the stone: End of 14th century Hamburg acquired some territory at the spout of river Elbe (Amt Ritzebüttel) which is today mostly located within Cuxhaven. Part of this where also 5 small villages including Arensch and Berensch. The borderline to the neighbors in the south – county Wursten – was not […]
Cuxhaven: Windmill Betty in Lüdingworth
From Website “Niedersächsische Mühlenstrasse”: In the 18th Century the mill was owned by the family Bulle.. According to the local chronicle of Lüdingworth the mill was built in its present form 1902 to 1904. It belongs to the Dutch building type of tower mills, the cone is built with bricks as a rotunda from the […]
Cuxhaven 2013
Cuxhaven Harbor (2013-05-12) Some shots from the Marina area in Cuxhaven and the now unused CSC crane. Cuxhaven Harbor (2013-05-26) Seajack’s Leviathan and Eide Barge 33 Panama were present at the new part of the harbor to pick up some material for Offshore Windmills.. Cuxhaven Kugelbake (2013-09-05) Some shots midday in Cuxhaven Döse […]
Helgoland 2013
Day trip to Helgoland shooting some Northern Gannet pictures. Some Common Guillemot shots and a very close sitting Black-legged Kittiwake also made it to the Camera sensor. All shots taken with the Nikkor 200-400/f4.
AF-S 200-400/f4 Test shots
Some test shots with the Nikkor AF-S 200-400/f4.0. First round with D7100 and second round using the D800. First round D7100 Nice conditions for testing the lens first time, some bright sun and good light for keeping ISO low. Second round D800 Early morning hours and not much sun, therefore ISO was mainly […]
Polder Glies (Nature Reserve) 2013
Testing the D7100 camera somewhere else. However, Polder Glies isn’t that much available for some close-ups.
Birds and Macros 2013
Birds in the backyard 2013 Bird shots at feeder place and in the garden. Other bird shots 2013 Shots taken anywhere around… Macro shots 2013 Not just real Macros, but also close-ups using tele-lenses. Shots taken anywhere around…
Lightroom D7100 Development Presets
D7100 Test shots
Testing the D7100 with several lenses. This camera was bought mainly for bird shooting. So far tested with Sigma 150-500, Sigma 500/4.5 and Sigma 120-300/2.8. First round (2013-03-22) All with Sigma 500/f4.5 APO Second round (2013-03-24) All with Sigma 500/f4.5 APO Using the NIK Tools to improve noise and sharpness. The first […]
USA 2013 (February and March)
Business trip from February 3rd until March 8th to Englewood Cliffs. Visted Stateline Lookout, Oradell reservoir and Lake Tappan. Bald Eagles Some Bald Eagle shots taken at Oradell reservoir and Lake Tappan. Other Birds Some bird shots taken at Stateline Lookout, Oradell reservoir and Lake Tappan. Landscapes Tenafly after Blizzard Nemo. Nemo started on […]