Panasonic LUMIX GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8/Pro @40mm, ISO 800, 1/100 s, f/6.3, cropped This week's picture shows a fly sitting on a fern leaf. I was walking through a mountain forest in the high Tatras (Slovakia). A beam of light was illuminating the spot with the fern and I guess the fly enjoyed the warmth of the sun. However, it was sitting
Panasonic LUMIX GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8/Pro @40mm, ISO 200, 1/100 s, f/2.8 This week's picture was taken on a walk at the Moldau river south of Prague. It was quite warm, occasionally raining, and the thunder was rolling nearly constantly. This however felt way more comfortable than the 36°C of the other day. The rocky riverbanks of the Moldau are nice
Panasonic LUMIX GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko 60 mm f2.8 Macro with 36 mm extension tubes, ISO 200, 1/125 s, f/9, Godox TT350 flash This week's picture is the result of my first successful attempt to capture snowflakes. It was snowing heavy so I placed my 'famous' black plexiglass sheet on the balcony to cool down. To take the picture, I placed the plexiglass and waited
Panasonic LUMIX GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro, ISO 200, 1/60 s, f/3.2, off-camera flash This week's picture features oil bubbles in water with a colorful background. What makes the interesting effects in this picture, are the different shapes and lines created by the refractions close to the phase boundaries between oil and water as well as the shape of the glass bowl. I
Panasonic LUMIX GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro, ISO 200, 1/60 s, f/11, two Speedlites and a desk lamp for lighting This week's picture is again from the macro world. A melting ice cube with a refraction of a gerbera in the background. The tones from yellow, orange, and vivid red in their softness contrast with the internal structure of the ice cube. At
Panasonic LUMIX GX8 + Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro, ISO 200, 1/60 s, f/16, two Speedlites and a desk lamp for lighting This week's picture is of a small sunflower refracted in three water droplets sitting on a gerbera petal. The droplets act as lenses and produce a picture. Note that the refraction in the droplets is upside down and also left-right. This picture was
