Pascal Sommer

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some fine colours 🌈 lots of concrete this duck was so disappointed about my lack of snacks Heiligenhafen That bridge in the distance is the Fehmarnsundbrücke I'm absolutely loving the light conditions we had that evening Trá Bhaile Uí Thadhg this, too, was a location that I absolutely could not pass by without raising the camera Rathlin Island should be visible in this direction if the air was slightly clearer near Torr Head, just 20km away from Scotland fine rain droplets howling around my ears Holyhead, Old Harbour palm trees? in Ireland? near Galway St Augustine's Church of Ireland, Derry See also photos #photo402# and #photo45# something something old new contrast little hut right by the water needs more blue curious Vervet love it when you can't see the transition between mountains and clouds a quick summary of my photography simple colours, not so simple shapes Pomona Station enjoying this soft blue glow Innsbruck before sunrise a rare self portrait on this website. see also photos #photo19# and #photo875# what a sight Early morning in Трапоклово geometry nice sunny day to go look at some monuments that are located on a hill with just about the worst roads leading up that you've ever seen Пантеон Майка България Old Mavrovo Church On the outskirts of Podgorica Podgorica at Night Handheld long exposures always lead to such pretty trees Early sunshine near #coords43°00'23"N 17°28'54"E# Somewhere on Hvar what a view Crkva sv. Duha u Vrbanju Crkva Kraljica Neba i Zemlje In the centre of Mali Lošinj Average Croatian Viewpoint Motovun Limski Kanal Near Rijeka Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia. Note that the bird is vital to the overall composition of this photo. dog chillin gotta be among my top 5 trees on this planet See also photo #photo1347# the stairs seemed to be solid enough to still walk around on okay this is not exactly a bridge but i don't care okay on the bridge is under the bridge off to new adventures visible in the background: some construction work in Worblaufen back at it again with the cables on clear sky beautiful atmosphere by the Atlantic coast not long before the thunderstorm started Kirche Fraumünster I'm loving the reflections on the tram window photos that you can smell are you tired of this spot yet? much purple. this is a great viewing platform as already demonstrated in photo #photo959#. there were thousands of them. THOUSANDS i tell you very enjoyable bright spots in the dark forest Aussichtsturm Ulmizberg, as seen from Chutzenturm between Ittigen and Worblaufen The tower is part of Pauluskirche. Does this photo contain enough trees to warrant the tree tag? Are the trees given sufficient visual weight? someone must have had this composition in mind while planning these buildings #coords46°12'27"N 7°20'14"E# to be more precise speedy train some good atmosphere back when trees had leaves what a view for once it's not my own bike on my photos, mainly because I didn't have it with me there needs more haze too cliché? This is why I added the "Landscape" tag to this website. Ruine Alt-Bechburg Hey it's that cables aesthetic again! just before the rain composition is hard, okay? He always loves to zoom ahead and wait for us at the next junction. I should really pass by there more often. night sky but it's not night Are the colours a bit too intense on this one? Lovely shapes on this field Wide-angle shenanigans A sunny spot but also extremely windy. count the layers of glass for a fun challenge are we being followed? And now we'll all try to decide together if "bus stop" should be a new tag on this website? Or maybe "reflections"? Update: there is now a reflections tag Limmat, as seen from Bahnhofbrücke Zürich All my regular visitors will have seen this view before. Yes, I'm doing the reflection flip thing again. Are you bored of it yet? Odra on my way to Vienna On the roof. Lorrainebrücke, Bern. Grauholzstrasse, Ittigen. This spot will be quite familiar by now to all my regular visitors. Waiting for the train to start its delayed journey. On the way to Sumiswald Morning Motivation ETH LEE, Zurich Looking over towards Moosseedorf. Fog from the Moossee jup, that's enough things in focus. i don't need any more things to be in focus. Near Haldenegg, Zürich on a boat near St. Petersburg Felsenauviadukt in Bern bus window reflections Worblaufen Trainstation Aesthetics no excessive amount of vaping was required for this shoot Moon in the background lovely soft greens and blues Münchenbuchsee again delivers on the cloud formation side. this fog exceeds all my hopes My favourite spot on Valaam Apartment houses in the Primorsky District of St Petersburg Конногвардейский переулок Sunset over the Palace Bridge Enter the maze Landscape near Biglen 2am shenanigans Had to sit on the floor on my journey from Bern to Zurich. The view was worth it. Zurich as seen from the top of ETH Zurich I've never seen a city put so much thought in to lines of sight like Zagreb does. Trains! Murrayfield Stadium Near the centre of Велики Преслав. On Calton Hill Scott Monument Murrayfield Stadium Some nice wind to surf in these spots Taken on the 34 bus more chimneys On the train from Zurich to Bern The sky only looked like that for about 6 minutes, then everything was back to normal. Kirchfeldbrücke, Bern This was taken from under two parallel bridges in Worblaufen. Half snowing, half raining train aesthetics Interlaken Gondola from Isenfluh to Sulwald Bantiger The river Limmat sunset architecture desktop backgrounds anyone? Webergutstrasse, Zollikofen from an aesthetic point of view this is by far the nicest construction work cover i've ever seen Colour palette in Budapest as always on point. Next to the runway at Szentkirályszabadjai Repülőtér Ferry terminal on Tihany #coords46°55'28"N 17°52'02"E# Looking northwards up the Mosoni-Duna river Birds above the Mosoni-Duna river in Győr Hirschengraben Bern Light traffic in Bern around christmas Next to the train stop Bannwil Black Sea Coast Facing eastwards Парк-паметник на българо-съветската дружба it's November, let's go enter dreamland this bridge was in fact built to support the fog aesthetic, along with the train tracks This photo was taken on my way to work. I was hoping for a photo like this, and had my camera ready. Some early snow visible in the distance The only weather that can make me get up and go outside on a Sunday morning. Looking over towards Sulegg Same location as in photo #photo614#. didn't even have to do any lining up Countryside near Enna Feel the Limbo Our tour guide helping out in multiple ways 924m above sea level, right next to the ocean. when even the Sony A7sII can't handle the darkness anymore View from Bantiger towards Bern Wankdorfplatz Our skies on the 1st of August A fellow photographer preparing for the lunar eclipse The mountain visible is Schrattenfluh A pipeline going across the Bokodi-hűtőtó lake Entering Kecskéd The Bokodi Floating Village near Oroszlány Near the Namur Citadel It's by no means a long way up to the statue, but at those temperatures... On this side of the statue, there was at least some shade available. 4 second handheld exposure with flash #coords46°57'23"N 7°30'25"E#, seen from #coords46°58'00.9"N 7°31'02.3"E# rain started right after that Shot out of a moving car, hence the blur. Pedestrian ramp over Leonard-Bernstein-Straße, Vienna Architecture of Kaisermühlen, Vienna Architecture of Kaisermühlen, Vienna Architecture of Kaisermühlen, Vienna Blue skies above Vienna View from Mönchsberg, Salzburg Worblaufen Escher-Wyss-Platz intersection Wipkingerbrücke Some trees that survived the storm "Burglind" last January, and some that didn't. #coords46°59'12.2"N 7°29'04.2"E# Probably not the same bird I saw there last time (post #post119#), but you never know.. On a hill in Bolligen This photo was to be expected as soon as I got my hands on a 17mm full frame lens. came out for the sunset, stayed for the crows Near North Greenwich Nope, I'm not gonna call this "Stairway to Heaven", screw you. When snow and fog collaborate to create the prettiest of gradients On the Elbpromenade. Not strictly HafenCity, but I don't care. Moss on a Streetlight, Birds Blankenese Escalators for pedestrians to cross the Willy Brandt Straße (B4) in Hamburg. Kaknästornet, a TV tower on the outskirts of Stockholm #coords67°51'24"N 20°12'40"E# View on Kiirunavaara and the LKAB premises. #coords67°52'39"N 20°11'19"E# #coords67°52'35"N 20°09'41"E# Just north of the city #coords67°52'32.2"N 20°13'20.3"E# Luossavaara Above the arctic circle PostParc Bern On the train from Bern to Zurich, about to pass Mellingen. Creux du Van, Neuchâtel The Chester canal, with the Steam Mill visible in the background Combined from about 20 exposures of 6 seconds each. The milky way was visible to the naked eye, which is not something you can experience in many places in Switzerland, due to light pollution. A bird above the Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports At the Beach Of Juodkrante, Curonian Spit Kiipsaare tuletorn on Saaremaa A road on Saaremaa Fireworks on the Swiss National Day, 1. August Maashaven Rotterdam There's a rainbow just to the left outside the frame. Not that it matters. I'm so glad this fisherman has a sense of colour, and didn't turn up in a bright orange vest. It started absolutely pouring down as soon as I got on the bus, by this point it had already cleared up a bit. Can someone please shut down the city lights for a minute so I can get a proper photo? Oh... what's that button for? The communications tower Chasseral, as seen from almost 40km away. Luckily this bird was circling around there, almost as if it had been waiting for me to take a photo. Graffiti in Worblaufen i want to thank the people designing these for also caring about aesthetics Adding another shot from the probably most photographed spot in the area Everyone looking at the cliffs while the landscape behind them be aesthetic as fk I'm more like "The Photographer Who Cried Bird".. The other birds didn't appear particularly eager to participate in the spontaneous YMCA dance.. Tower blocks in Wittigkofen On the way from Münsingen to Wichtrach Manuel getting tired London started the new year with a massive fireworks display Overhead lines can make a big difference in composition. The Stockhorn. This looks sort of like an OS X background.. I'm really starting to like this overhead lines thing Great St Bernard Pass The Kirchenfeldbrücke in Bern The Lomonosov Moscow State University View over Liechtenstein from Malbun On a balloon ride near Münsigen On a balloon ride near Münsigen Fog, early in the morning. Shot on analog. Shot on a 1939 Balda Juwella, a medium format camera I found at a market in Bern you'd think that by now I'd have figured out the limits to the exposure time / interval ratio Slovenia's and Italy's coastlines View over St. Petersburg Nothing. A lot of nothing. Near Nordkapp The Northern Lights Cathedral This is some Harry Potter level stuff.. Spent about an hour out in the rain to get this shot. Staubbach focusing is hard.. moon stop it plz About as hipstery as it gets on this blog. View from the top of the Gurten Lake Thun The Llandudno Pier Steam Mill, Chester Found this tree while going for a walk near the England-Wales border. Is it weird that I quite like the construction work being on there? the meadows, currently not flooded! Fireworks on Bonfire Night in Chester Fireworks on Bonfire Night in Chester