Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Zürcher Schärfentiefe

Two depth of field exercises (with more, or less - last year for Marcel G.)...


From the entrance hall of the ETH Zürich main building, on 2012-09-14 (with Sony Nex-5 and Minolta MD 35mm f/2.8).


The small model at the Zürich Grossmünster church on 2012-09-15 (with Panasonic G2 and Olympus 9-18mm f/4-5.6).

BTW, Schärfentiefe is German for depth of field, in German also often called Tiefenschärfe. That last word doesn't make much sense however, language wise, as it would mean something along sharpness of depth, instead of the other way around. Like Dickenscheibe instead of Scheibendicke (die Dicke der Scheibe vs. die Scheibe der Dicke), it's just not the same etc. However, if a word is used long enough by enough people, it doesn't need to make sense anymore, it's just a new word (and everybody knows - Stundenkilometer [or Stuckis] is another one)...

Oh, and ironically, in English there is also depth of focus, which sounds more directly a translation of the German word to me, however, it again means something slightly different and is also sometimes falsely used instead of depth of field.

OK, genug der Belehrung:o).

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Opera Ball



Zurich Opera House, 2012-09-22.

With Sony Nex-5 and Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 Ai.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Meiyintang Collection

Meiyintang Collection 1

Museum Rietberg, Zurich

2013-03-24, with Panasonic G2 and Minolta MD 50mm f/1.4.





















Tuesday, March 12, 2013

UBS Late At Night



UBS Private Banking building at Paradeplatz, Zurich, 2013-03-09.

With Sony Nex-5 and PC-Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 non-Ai.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Go, Baduk, Weiqi

In Bonn-Beuel, 2013-02-23.



(With Sony Nex-5 and Nikkor 24mm f/2.0 Ai-s.)

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Wednesday Lunch Walk


View from Hotel zum Storchen, Grossmünster in the background.


UBS next to Paradeplatz.

(Sony Nex-5 with Nikkor 24mm f/2.0 Ai-s.)

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Tuesday Lunch Walk

Tuesday Lunch Walk

Da spring is coming! Do you know where the frozen spring in the background is?


Hey boss, little dove, how was your lunch!?

(with Sony Nex-5 and Nikkor 24mm f/2.0 Ai-s)

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Fractals in Nature





Both pictures have been taken on a walk today at the same place, just one horizontally, while the second a meter away straight up - with the new Panasonic 20mm on the Panasonic G2, yeah, early Christmas present! Great lens and lot's o'fun.

Anyway, both, sujets reminded me of this older simulation from some time ago:

(clicking on the image will show the full size simulation result)

Sunday, November 25, 2012

The Niederdorf


(click image to enlarge)
Zurich Niederdorf, 2012-11-24, from Lindenhof.

With Panasonic G2 and Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 at 9 mm.

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Vierwaldstädtersee


A view on the Vierwaldstädtersee after an Off-Site event on Friday 2012-11-09 on the way down from Stoos. On the right bottom there would be Brunnen, top on the green area in the middle is Bürgenstock, and in the background is the Pilatus mountain.

With Sony Nex-5 and Nikkor 55mm f/1.2.


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Sunday, October 07, 2012

Open Opera

Open Day at the Zurich Opera House, 2012-09-22.

Sony Nex 5 with Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI, exposure time of 10 seconds.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Züri Day

Züri Day







2012-09-24, Minolta MD 28mm f/2.8, Sony Nex 5.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Manual Mode Autumn Tree

Autumn tree near Tonhalle Zurich


2012-09-19

Shutter speed set manually to 1/800th, measured the exposure before at the street and near by shadows of the building, plus manual focus + aperture, rest electronically/digitally done by Sony... (with Nikkor 55mm f/1.2 and Sony Nex 5).

The actual idea is that once the exposure is fixed and set up, you can pan around with the camera at will and still get a nice contrast in each picture and without any fluttering exposure changes getting in between the action.

Thanks to Marcel G. for the tip.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Pinball Wizard

The Pinball Wizard (Elton John) looses against the blind Tommy (The Who lead singer)...


Pinball Wizard

Ever since I was a young boy
I've played the silver ball
From Soho down to Brighton
I must have played them all

But I ain't seen nothing like him
In any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball

He stands like a statue
Becomes part of the machine
Feeling all the bumpers
Always playing clean

Plays by intuition
The digit counters fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball

He's a pinball wizard
There has to be a twist
A pinball wizard
He's got such a supple wrist

How do you think he does it?
(I don't know)
What makes him so good?

Ain't got no distractions
Can't hear no buzzers and bells
Don't see no lights are flashin'
Plays by sense of smell

Always gets a replay
Never seen him fall
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball

I thought I was
The Bally table king
But I just handed
My pinball crown to him

Even on my favorite table
He can beat my best
His disciples lead him in
And he just does the rest

He's got crazy flipper fingers
Never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball




Tommy - the movie.

Lyrics from elyrics.net, via IKN's Otto Rock.