March 2012 - Page 2 of 7

Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava in blue and red

March 26, 2012 No Comments

Bratislava in blue and red

So much blue color. But I was expected it, as this was taken during the blue hour :). I wanted to take this photo for a very long time, but I was always waiting until I have a better camera. And now I have it, I went and took it.

I had problems focusing correctly, as I focus manually, and the camera was shaking too much. But somehow I got it right. For a while I tried to go back to automatic focus, but I use it only when handheld. Manual gives me much better results every time.

Bratislava, Slovakia

City by Danube

March 25, 2012 No Comments

City by Danube

I was taking photos of the New Bridge yesterday and somehow I decided to go up to the observation tower (called UFO :)). There were not many clouds, but still a nice sunset. I went with a little wider view here, as I wanted to have the moon in the shot. Also I really like that you can see Bratislava and also the Hainburg castle (middle left) which is in Austria.

I went with 7 shots here. I was not sure about the results, as I could feel the bridge shaking beneath my feet and I had to use a very long exposure. So I could keep a low ISO (100) I had to go with an exposure time of 121 for the longest shot. But it worked out very nicely. Again I vent very light on the post-processing. I want to keep my photos as realistic as possible.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Calling Batman

March 24, 2012 1 Comment

Calling Batman

Always when I see these night lights, I have to think that somebody is probably calling Batman. Why else would they shine lights into the sky? :)

I used a lot of the original shots in this one. As it was taken later, I had to use very long exposures. This made the whole sky and water blurred, removing most of the details. I used masking in Photoshop to return the detail in the water and in the clouds.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Relaxx and enjoy the sunset

March 23, 2012 No Comments

Relaxx and enjoy the sunset

No that’s not a typo. The fitness center in this building is called Relaxx. Or maybe the whole building is called that, I don’t know. But it still is a very interesting looking building which also reflects the surroundings so nicely.

I went with 7 shots here, to get all the light, and also it’s starting to be the standard for me. I also went very light on post-processing here. After Photomatix, I only corrected few spots from the original shots, sharpened the image using Unsharp mask, removed noise and added a little contrast. Thats all. You can see a screenshots from Photoshop, where you can see how I used layers on my Facebook page.

Bratislava, Slovakia

The Strkovec lake reflection

March 22, 2012 No Comments

The Strkovec lake reflection

When I have a little time to take photos, but not enough for a longer trip I go here, to the Strkovec lake. It’s not far from my flat, and It’s the closes place where I can get nice reflections of the sky. These time the sky was clear, but the reflection came out great anyway.

I’m adding more shots from Bratislava now, but that will change shortly, as a trip to Budapest and a trip to Prague is close by :)