Lightning and full moon
This is the only time I saw a full thunderstorm with partially clear skies and full moon. Taken from my balcony at home, I simply enjoyed the show and let the camera do the work in time lapse mode.
Sunrise in the alps
After a long and productive night observing on Mt. Wendelstein, one of my highlights is watching the sunrise in the morning which announces the end of my shift. Since there is nobody here besides the observer, I put on classical music from Bruckner and sit outside for half an hour while liquid nitrogen is refilled […]
One year on Mt Wendelstein -1
–part 1 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– Astronomy and infrared go hand in hand. I am an astrophysicist who is working at the Wendelstein observatory in the Bavarian alps, where I am in charge of our multi-band camera 3KK which can see simultaneously in the optical and infrared. This, of course, inspires […]
One year on Mt Wendelstein – 9
–part 9 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– After a long and productive night, one of my highlights is watching the sunrise in the morning which announces the end of my shift. Since there is nobody here besides the observer, I put on classical music from Bruckner and sit outside for half an […]
One year on Mt Wendelstein – 11
–part 11 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– Ever imagined how the sky on an extrasolar planet could look like? On Earth, the sky is blue mostly due to Ozone with rayleigh scattering, which is still often taught at school as an explanation, playing only second fiddle. Other gasses therefore would color the […]
One year on Mt Wendelstein – 13
–part 13 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– Night shots are particularly challenging in the infrared since the amount of photons is quite low. However, trying it with a not very bright superzoom lens may be called insanity! During full moon, I took a series of ten images and stacked them. This lowered […]
One year on Mt Wendelstein – 15
–part 15 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– Full moon is a good time to attempt night-time infrared photography. This night, I was still covered in clouds with only very short moments of clear sight. While I couldn’t observe due to the high humidity, taking photos that night was rewarding enough.
One year on Mt Wendelstein – 16
–part 16 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– With this photo, the year on Wendelstein has come to an end with spring about to start. One last time, we were in a sea of clouds and even the neighboring mountain top was almost completely covered.
When the sea is blue
Thassos Island – Greece.
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life in infrared For this image I used the amazing sigma 35mm f1.4, at f1.4
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Life in infrared Canon 6D + 16-35mm f4
Light In The Bay – Porta de Sller
I drove two hours as fast as I could across Majorca, Spain to catch this sunset in Port de sa Calobra and here, Porta de Sóller Shot with Life Pixels newest Hyper Color 470nm filter
