Looking down

I have not posted a photo in a while, so lets do one today. I was back on top of one of the Skypark Towers in Bratislava recently, and I took few photos. You can see in the back, that the whole area is mostly a construction site, as there are multiple projects underway there, and more towers will be build.

I really wanted a shot where I could get the whole neighbouring towers in one shot, and include a part of the ground in front of them. That was nor really that easy, as the railing was quite far from the edge. I tried with the tilt-shift 17mm lens, but it was not wide enough. In the end, I used the 12mm Laowa lens, and I got what I wanted. Funny that even I could not see the ground from where I was standing, but the lens did.

This is a blend of 4 exposures, done in Photoshop.

New 4K wallpapers

As for all 4k wallpapers, these are in 3840x20160px resolution and can be downloaded from the wallpapers page.

Under the Margaret Bridge

The Margaret Bridge is quite a unique bridge in Budapest, as it’s a three-way bridge. Connecting not just the two sides of the Danube, but also Margaret Island. And this is actually the view from the Island, from under the bridge. It’s also a very yellow bridge, with many yellow lights.

That actually not that unusual as almost all of the historical buildings in Budapest have very strong yellow lights. You can see them in the background here. It makes for a very cool night cruise on the Danube, but also for a very hard time taking any night shots.

This one is a blend of three shots, done in Photoshop.

Evening vertorama from Lyon

Continuing with more photos from my archive. There are more than 100 000 photos there, so usually I find something to edit. But not always. This one is from 2016 from a summer trip to Lyon, France. I still remember how hot and sunny it was, that it was hard to stand in the sun.

Surprisingly, in this photo, I did not have to remove anybody. When I was there in the evening, there was not a single person there. This is the Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière on the hill above the city, and while there are many tourists during the day, the night is more calm, and empty. Perfect for photos. The yellow lights are a bit strong, making for a stranger color, but still nice.

This is a two-shot vertorama, edited in Photoshop

Vineyards around Spitz

Let’s continue with a photo of vineyards from the Wachau Valley in Austria. This is actually a view from the top of the Hinterhaus Ruins, in the town of Spitz, on the Danube River. It’s actually one of my recommended spots for photography in the area, as are many spots on the hill you can see in this photo. There are almost no fences around, so it’s overall a very nice area.

I took this panorama on a very hot summer day. I was there to get a photo of a passing ship (similar to one I posted a few days ago) so I could not choose a better time. I had to follow the schedule. But one has to make the best of what one got :).

This is a three-shot panorama, each shot blended from two exposures in Photoshop.