Natural Born Loser in Concert

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:32:37 +0200

The local band “Natural Born Loser” celebrated their new album “Cold Days & Whisky” and the formation’s ten year anniversary at this year’s “Kreuzlinger Kulturwochen” in an old circus tent on the shore of Lake Constance.

As the Nikon 70-200mm 2.8 VR, which would have been predestined for shooting the gig, is in short supply, I had to settle for the only tele lens I could find on short notice - a Sigma 120-400mm 4.5-5.6 OS. Clearly not the perfect glass for low-light shootin and a deviation from my nikon-only policy. I decided to make the best of the situation and see whether the D3’s high-ISO miracle + the Sigma’s OS would let me get away with it. Turns out - it did! I didn’t have to use the 24-70mm 2.8 I had brought for emergency purposes at all - the Sigma performed like a charm and since the D3 gave me near noise-free images at ISO 3200 I took some of my best ever event shots this evening. You can find some of them in the events section.

Reflections on the lake

Sat, 2 Aug 2008 21:05:12 +0200

We took a short trip trip to Lake Constance with the intention of enjoying (and photographing) the fireworks during the 1st of August celebrations (the Swiss national holiday). While the weather spoiled the fireworks I got a chance to capture the melancholy on the shores of Lake Constance the following morning. I took this picture facing towards the island of Reichenau early in the morning on August 2.

In the deep of winter

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:29:03 +0100

It’s bitter cold - but apart from the bone-freezing temperatures, the season also has it’s treats. Thanks to the mulled wine it’s never cold at the Christmas market :-)

Basler Stadtlauf 2007

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:19:24 +0100

In photographischer Hinsicht war der Stadtlauf sicherlich eine Schlammschlacht - das schwache Kunstlicht kombiniert mit leichtem Nieselregen brachten meine Backup-D200 und das 70-200mm 2.8 VR an den Anschlag. Die familiäre Natur des Anlasses machten ihn aber auch in diesem Jahr zu etwas besonderem.