The 2012 Photoblog Award

I can’t believe my blog was selected as one of the 20 best photoblogs of 2012 by Photoblog Awards. It came as a really big surprise for me. It’s a great end to the last year and great start to a new one. The compelte list can be found on the Photoblog Awards page.

Small nativity scene

I visited Vienna for few hours yesterday, and of course I also took few photos :) This is a small nativity scene in the St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna. There were two of these, one of each side of the cathedral. This HDR is only from a single RAW file, as no tripods allowed and for this I held the camera down on a railing. Looks quite good for a 2s exposure :)

Building with all the lights

I took this photo in Vienna. I have seen this building so many times before, but never at night, and it was such a big surprise to see, that the lights are animated. I mean, they are all used as pixels and the look and color of the whole building changes. Really a nice idea how to make a building more interesting :)

Arriving in Vienna

I just returned today from a week long trip on board the Amadolce river ship. So today only a quick post with a new photo and I will mention more over the next days (together with more new photos :)) So this one is taken from the lounge of the Amadolce, as it was arriving in Vienna, very early in the morning.

Apple Lens

This is quite a random photo I took while playing with the Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS II lens. Actually the name Apple lens came from a comment I received on this photo, when I posted it on my Facebook page :)

Inside the St. Charles’s Church in Vienna

I had to take this handheld, which I really don’t like to do. But as you have no other option, still better than nothing :) This photo is from the St. Charles Church in Vienna. As it’s still under reconstruction, you can see parts of the scaffolding on the top. But it’s also great, as you can go up onto the scaffolding, to get a really unique view of the church.