Austrian Wild Flowers

Austrian Wild Flowers

 This was taken in Austria, near Kitzbuhl. I came across this lake while hiking, it was an overcast and calm day as the photo shows. The sun was just strong enough through the clouds to backlight the wild flowers that were growing at the waters edge. 

Camera Canon 350D

Lens 18-200mm

Focal length 31mm

Exposure 1/60th sec @ f16

ISO 100

Lex 

Venice Grand Canal

Grand Canal Venice

Another photo from the wonderful city of Venice. This is a wonderful place to wander by the canals and over the many footbridges, especially at night after all the day-trippers have gone. 

Camera Nikon E5700

Exposure 1/460th sec @ f5.6

Focal length 15.7mm

ISO 100

Lex

Window Frame

Window Frame

This photo was taken in Portaferry Hotel, Portaferry County Down Ireland, looking across Strangford Lough to Strangford. Portaferry is a busy village due to the through traffic that crosses on the small ferry.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Focal length 24mm

Exposure 1/80th sec @ f11

ISO 100

Canon 580 EX Flash

Lex

Poppies

POPPIES

I noticed this scene while on holiday in Italy. The backlighting on the foliage was what caught my attention. 

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Exposure 1/125th sec @ f16

ISO 100

Route 23

Route 23

This photo was taken in looking down on the Zillertal valley in Austria. The name route 23 comes from the sign on the tree, which is marking the walking route.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105 f4 IS

Exposure 1/250th sec @ f11

ISO 100

Lex

Rotterdam Welcome

Rotterdam Welcome

The traditional welcome from a fire tug as a cruise ship enters the Port of Rotterdam.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens Tamron 18-200mm

Focal length 70mm

Exposure 1/60th sec @ f5.6

ISO 200

Lex

Italy Mushroom Rock

Mushroom Rock - Italy

A natural formation off the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples, I never did see anyone using these chairs.

Camera Nikon E5700

Focal length 15mm
Exposure 1/250th sec @ f8
ISO 100


Lex

Italy Pisa

LEANING TOWER - PISA

The Torre di Pisa or Leaning Tower is one of Europe's most famous and photographed towers. Building of the tower started in 1173 but wasn't finished until the late fourteenth century. The cylindrical tower, has eight stories, six of them with open galleries and is 54 meters tall. Inside the spiral staircase has 294 steps leading to the top of the tower.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens  Tamron18-200mm

Focal length 22mm

Exposure 1/60th sec @ f16

ISO 100

Lex

Gondolas on the Grand Canal

GONDOLAS ON THE GRAND CANAL

A view along the Grand Canal, the widest canal in Venice and divides the city into two parts, the canal is slightly longer than 2km long, and has an average depth of 4 metres.

Venice has aproximately 150 canals connected by 409 bridges, every bridge that you see is connecting two islands of which there are 117.

Camera Nikon E5700

Focal length 8.9mm

Exposure 1/500th sec @ f8

ISO 100

Lex

Santa Maria della Salute

Santa Maria della Salute.

Santa maria della Salute is situated on the Dorsoduro quarter across the Grand Canal from St Marks Square. The No 1 vaporetto (water bus) stops close to Salute, also if you are brousing in the art galleries of the Accademia area Salute can be reached on foot.

Camera Nikon E5700

Focal length 8.9mm

Exposure 1/500th sec @ f8

Lex

Venice Grand Canal 2

VENICE GRAND CANAL

This was taken looking into the mouth of Grand Canal, while on holiday in Venice. The dome on the left is Santa Maria della Salute, and the steeple in St Marks Square is just visable on the right of the picture.

Camera Nikon E5700

Exposure 1/530th sec @ f7.6

Focal length 31.9mm

ISO 100

Lex

Tauben futten verboten

AUSTRIAN WEEK

Tauben futten verboten

Another photo from Austria, this time Mayrhofen. The title for this one is from the sign on the wall, which if I am correct translates to pidgeons forbiden. Can the pidgeons read or is my translation incorrect?
Anyway back to the photo, the path leading the eye through the frame from bottom right, passed the couple reading the menu in the window, onto the arch in the distance, then drawn back to the foreground by the decoration below the first floor window is what caught my eye here.


Camera Canon 350D
Lens Tamron 18-200mm
Focal length 32mm
Exopsure 1/60th sec @ f11
ISO 100


Lex

Which Way Now

AUSTRIAN WEEK
Which Way Now

This photo was taken a few years back on a Autumn walking holiday in Austria. The group in the photo had just came down hill from camera right and were discussing which route to follow. The photo was taken on a beautiful sunny day around noon, as you can see by the short shaddows.

Camera Canon 350D
Lens Tamron 18-200mm
Focal length 22mm
Exposure 1/60th sec @ f14
ISO 100


Lex

Road to the Alps

AUSTRIAN WEEK

Road to the Alps

This image was taken within 5 minutes of taking yesterdays image. Taken on a access track and looking south towards the Italian Dolimites and the Brenner Pass.

Another wonderful day spent strolling through this beautiful country.

Camera Nikon E5700 

Focal length 10mm

Exposure 1/280th sec @ f7.2

ISO 100

Lex

Patterns

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Patterns

This scene caught my attention while out strolling in the foothills of the Tyrol, close to the village of Igls, because of the different patterns and textures.


Camera Nikon E5700
Focal length 71mm
Exposure 1/400th sec @f4.2
ISO 100


Lex

Closer To God

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Closer To God.

This little church is a short walk from the top cable car station on the Penkenbahn, Mayrhofen. At an  altitude is in excess of 1800m this is the highest church that I am aware of, but if you know different leave me a note in the comments section below.

Camera Canon 350D
Lens Tamron 18-200mm
Focal length 80mm
Exposure 1/160th sec @ f 10
ISO 100

Lex

Croft in the Outer Hebedies

Croft in the Outer Hebedies

 I just love this picture, just the thought of each morning as you waken and look out the window onto such a wonderful sight. This was taken in the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It was a lovely morning and we were heading down to the beach for the day. What a beach, sliver white sand, supposedly the sand is carried on the gulf stream from the Gulf of Mexico. All day on there and we only met one other person.
Maybe I should have titled this "Secret Scotland"

Camera Canon 350D
Lens 18-200mm
Focal length 40mm
Exposure 1/60th sec @  f16



Lex

Wild Folwers

Wild Flowers.

I acme across these flowers growing at the side of the path while I was walking along the coast on the Island of Maderia, January 09.
It was the bright yellow against the green leaves that caught my eye.

Camera Canon1D
Lens 24-105mm  f4 IS
Focal length 105mm
Exposure 1/500th sec @ f6.7


Lex

For Hire

For Hire.

This photo was taken in Kitzbuhel Austria. The main subject was looking to hire his horse and cart to the passing tourists.
I noticed the way the light was falling on him from behind adding to the 3D effect created by the shallow depth of field.


Camera Canon 350D
Lens 18-200mm
Focal length 125mm
Exposure 1/90th @ f4
ISO 200


Lex

Sorrento

Sorrento.

A view taken from the clifftop looking over Marina Piccolo, Sorrento, Italy. Ferries depart from this busy harbour to Capri, Ischia and other neighbouring islands.

Camera Canon 1D
Lens 24-105mm f4 IS
Focal length 24mm
Exposure 500th sec @ f5.6
ISO 100


Lex