I finally came around to look through my pictures from 2018. I know it is already the end of February but it is never to late to look back a year and see what you got, right?
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The new year started lovely enough with this fireworks shot I captured at a New Year’s Eve celebration in Bad Ischl / Upper Austria. It has a become a tradition to gather with some of my old school friends from way back on December 31st and start into the new year together.
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Continuing with some street shots throughout January. Windows are always a good photo opportunity.
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We got some snow (again) in March. If you know me you know that I love snow in the city because you can get a lot of interesting and beautiful pictures.
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Visiting the Neusiedlersee in winter is a great idea. It looks like the ocean froze over.
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I remember this day. My wife and I were photowalking and planned to have coffee at Café Sperl. Unfortunately the café was closed. On the other hand, I wouldn’t have gotten this shot if it were open 😉 .
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My wife and I love otters. They are funny little creatures (some species at least). Fortunately they have a pair of Asian Small Clawed Otters at Tiergarten Schönbrunn (Vienna zoo) and we finally got around to visit them last April.
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My photography business sort of took of last year and this is an image of a deacon ordination I was booked to shoot in May. I am proud to say that the newly ordained deacons loved my shots and really liked my stealthy approach (keeping in the background whenever possible so as not to disturb the liturgy).
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I also did a lot of film shooting with my trusty Leica M6 last year. I don’t know what this guy was doing but it certainly made for an interesting photograph.
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Took this on vacation in “Riegersburg” (also the name of the castle you see here). This was actually taken from our hotel room (very nice view).
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This is probably my favorite picture of 2018. I love everything about it, the moment, the colors, the vintage feeling, the cute dog (of course).
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In September I had a chance to shoot the “Porsche Driving Experience” at the Slovakia Ring. Never shot cars on a racetrack before so this was interesting and a lot of fun.
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Playing around with my Fuji 16mm f1.4 lens. This is not a macro lens but you can get very close with it. Really love this lens and it is worth every penny.
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Late nights in November at Vienna’s most famous amusement park have a very special atmosphere. There are no words to describe it in a good way so I am afraid you have to go there to know what I mean.
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At the end of the year my wife and I went to see the Monet exhibition at the Albertina Museum in Vienna. It was a good thing we went early because a lot of other people had the same idea and there was quite a line. I took this shot at the museum shop. The old lady is looking through the Monet exhibition catalog.
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