From Germany

[singingsnapper]

And another with the Macro:

f/13 0.4 secs


Slaying the serpent by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[simon3116]

Wow, you might need a bigger hard drive.

[singingsnapper]

Wow, you might need a bigger hard drive.

My mac has a 750GB drive but I have filled that more than once already!

[singingsnapper]

Been wandering around a very gloomy Munich today.

This is the bavarian war memorial from 19th century:

Pentax 645D FA 120mm F/4 at f/16 0.6 secs


Bavarian Lion and officer, Munich by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Lots of other lions around too!

Same lens f/11 0.3 sec


Bavarian Lion by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

A few more from Munich: (the new macro lens is getting a good run out!)

pentax 645D FA 120mm f/4 Macro at f/16 and 1/4

building in the centre of Hofgarten


Munich's Hofgarten by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Closed outside seating area of bar in Hofgarten:

Pentax 645D FA 120mm f/11 2 secs ISO 100

Converted to black and white in CS5 and contrast adjusted


Autumn in Munich's Hofgarten by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Statue of King Ludwig of Bavaria

Pentax 645D FA120mm f/4 at f/16 and 0.6 ISO 100


King Ludwig of Bavaria by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Four two and a half hour shows done in 5 days, and a day off today (back at it in Nuremberg tomorrow night). Left Heilbronn around lunch time to glorious sunshine that remained with us whe we got to Nuremberg.

Got to our hotel and my room has a balcony with a view to the castle which is a mile's walk away

Pentax 645D FA 400mm f/5.6 at f/13 and 1/250 ISO 320


Nuremberg CAstle from 1km away by singingsnapper, on Flickr

I took a stroll up to the castle to grab some evening shots as and after the sun set:

Pentax 645D FA 33 - 55mm at 33mm and f/16 4 exposures


Evening from Nuremberg Castle by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Nuremberg TV tower

Pentax 645D FA 400mm f/5.6 at f/8 and 1/25


Nuremberg TV tower silhouetted in the evening sky by singingsnapper, on Flickr

A waning full moon on show so I grabbed my tripod and my 400mm lens

Pentax 645D FA 400mm at f/11 and 1/125 ISO 400


Moon above Nuremberg by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Rosie]

Amazing moon shot!

[simon3116]

Amazing moon shot!

The rest aren't bad either.

[Troy]

Some great shots here Paul, but the moon is definitely my favourite.

[singingsnapper]

Thanks Guys


In Dresden at the moment, beautiful city. This is the Frauenkirche in the heart of the Altstadt

Pentax 645D FA 33 - 55 at 33mm and f/11 30 secs ISO 250


Frauenkirche dresden night by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[simon3116]

Nice shot, I like the sharp church against the movement of the people.

[Rosie]

Stunning building. Love the star burst effects on the lamps and the motion of the moving people. The building has plenty of fantastic detail - it's an amazing structure.
Personally I think you could give this image more contrast with a quick Curves adjustment in Photoshop. By making it a bit darker you will accentuate the light beams in the sky on the left, make the (Church?) lights glow more through the windows and bring out more of that great texture in the cobbles on the street.

[singingsnapper]

Stunning building. Love the star burst effects on the lamps and the motion of the moving people. The building has plenty of fantastic detail - it's an amazing structure.
Personally I think you could give this image more contrast with a quick Curves adjustment in Photoshop. By making it a bit darker you will accentuate the light beams in the sky on the left, make the (Church?) lights glow more through the windows and bring out more of that great texture in the cobbles on the street.

In the time before I head to the stage, I relax by processing my images. I bought Silver efex pro 2 earlier today, so have been playing with that - I'll reprocess this shot through there in a bit...

Dresden is a VERY photogenic place indeed, although it was -5 when I took this shot. I'll upload more to Flikr before I put all my garb on for this evening's 3rd performance in as many days...(with Dire Straits' Alchemy Live show blasting through my Macbook's speakers....)

[singingsnapper]

Like I said, Dresden is a very photogenic place, and I could spend days there, but I have had only a few hours on a two half day stint. It's definitely a place to visit. So much history and charm, and the Christmas markets about to open towards the end of the month! I will be travelling in many different parts of Europe, including Iceland (with no time for photos this time I fear), Denmark, Germany again, Switzerland and Austria.

This is my first use of Silver Efex for black and whites. I kind of like it, although I haven't had a big play yet.

This is the lion knocker on Dresden's castle. Last time I was here the door was shut, this time it was open which meant it was more side lit, so I dug out a little detail and then converted in Silver Efex

pentax 645D FA 120 f/4 macro at f/16 10 sec exposure ISO 100


it's the dresden lion! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

I then walked down to the Augustus bridge and took this photo through the arches:

Pentax 645D FA 120 f/4 macro f/16 0.5 sec ISO 100


Dresden castle in morning by singingsnapper, on Flickr

i returned later with my long lens to grab some mood with people in the shot. I had a lot of near misses with a nice shot of a couple but I was just too slow to catch it properly. I quite like this one although it isn't as sharp as I would like it. I like the feel of it though

Pentax 645D FA 400 f/5.6 at f/11 1/60 ISO 640 (taken from some considerable distance away)


Dresden castle and people by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Had another look at the last one and boosted the contrast and used the clarity slider a little


Dresden castle and people in afternoon by singingsnapper, on Flickr