Tree in the wind

There was such a strong wind that day, that I was actually very surprised that the photos aligned so nicely. I was very happy that I almost always have the lens hood on, as I let go of the tripod for a few seconds and it was immediately blown over by the wind. Without the lens hood, the complete front of the lens would be buried in mud :)

This photo was taken in January near the Red Stone (Cerveny Kamen) castle in western Slovakia.

HDR from three shots, taken with Canon 450D with Sigma 18-200mm lens, from a tripod.

Sun under the Port bridge

This is actually a very usual composition for me :) Having one bridge under another. But this time the sun gives it a special touch. This is the Port Bridge, one of the less accessible bridges in Bratislava, as it’s a highway bridge, going over the cargo port.

This HDR is from 7 shots, as I vent as hight as +4 EV, because the bridge was very dark in every photo I took.

HDR from 7 shots, taken with Canon 450D with Sigma 10-20mm lens, from a tripod

Lovely sunset

You get such a lovely view of the sunset from the bridges over Danube. So I always like to return there and take more photos. In this one, taken from the Apollo Bridge, you can see (from left) the Old Bridge, Bratislava Castle and the Eurovea shopping center. I’m really happy with the reflections, and that the shaking of the bridge had no impact on the shots.

HDR from three shots, taken with Canon 450D with Sigma 10-20mm lens, from a tripod.

Moss

Too many city shot after each other, so lets have a nice nature one :) Not much else to say :)

HDR from three shots, taken with Canon 450D with Sigma 10-20mm lens, from a tripod. Taken at Stary Haj in central Slovakia.

Pyramid at Night

I wanted to add a different photo today, but then I edited this one, and I liked it so much, I wanted to share it right away :). I took this photo with my 18-200mm lens, at something around 200mm. I had to hold the tripod the whole time, as there was such a strong wind, it almost fell over few times. I feared that the images will be too blurry to be usable, but as you can see, there were fine :).

In the shots, the Slovak radio inverted pyramid building and a part of the new town in Bratislava. Photo taken from the Slavin Memorial few minutes after sunset.

HDR from three shots, taken with Canon 450D with Sigma 18-200mm lens, from a tripod.