neue Wege mit 50mm oder back to the roots

Das 50mm F1.2 L von Canon ist einbemerkenswertes Objektiv. In Lichtstärke und Verarbeitung macht dem so schnell keiner was vor. Ich habe mich vor 2 Wochen dazu entschieden mich nur noch auf ein Objektiv zu beschränken. Alle anderen Objektive habe ich verkauft. Warum ich das gemacht habe hat hauptsächlich 2 Gründe:

1. Nun habe ich nicht mehr die Qual der Wahl beim losziehen. Ich habe 1 Objektiv und das bleibt auf der Kamera.

2. Ich nutze keine Zoom Objektive (Objektive mit einem variablen Brennweitenbereich) da ich durch die Beschränkung gezwungen bin mich im Vorfeld mehr mit dem Ergebnis zu beschäftigen.  

50mm an meiner Kamera entspricht in etwa der Brennweite die auch ein menschliches Auge abdeckt.  Das was ich sehe banne ich somit auf die Speicherkarte.

2 Wochen konnte ich es bereits testen und ich bin äußerst zufrieden. Dieses Objektiv ist mit der Blende 1.2 das Lichtstärkste Objektiv welches je an dem Bajonett meiner Kamera geklebt hat. 

Ein paar Ergebnisse könnt ihr aber unten selbst bewundern.

Canon Produktfoto: Das 50mm 1.2 is nicht ganz günstig aber es gibt kein vergleichbares Produkt.

Dies war das erste Foto mit dem Objektiv. Die Blende beträgt hier 1.2 und man sieht die äußerst geringe Schärfetiefe.

Die 1.2 Blende werde ich wohl in der Praxis kaum nutzen. Aber die restlichen Abbildungsleistungen schlagen dennoch die meisten anderen Objektive.

Die erste Fototour in der Bonner Innenstadt. Aufgenommen aus der Hüfte beim laufen. Dieses Objektiv ist also verdammt schnell im Fokussieren.

Ebenso für Portraits ideal geeignet. Mit der Canon Eos 5d mkII ist es die Ideale Portraitcombo.

Ungeachtet meiner neuen Anschaffung habe ich natürlich direkt pech gehabt und meine Kamera darf nun für 4 Wochen zur Reparatur -.-. Drückt mir die Daumen das es a) schnell geht und b) nicht so teuer wird.

the probably most beautiful city: Hamburg

I went often to Hamburg during the last few month and everytime my friends tell me that this is the most beautiful city (of Germany/in general). Maybe they are right with that.... maybe.
In any case Hamburg got some really cool unique places and people. See some of my impressions.

These are not all of my HH photos! There are more to follow ;-).

Binnenalster close to the Jungfernstieg

hotel Atlantic 

Colonaden next to the Jungfernstieg

Colonaden next to the Jungfernstieg

Seen in the near of Hamburg Dammtor

Surf and Skateshop in Hamburg Altona

Photowalk during the Social Media Week

Jungfernstieg in front of the historic Streits cinema

best coke out of Germany 

Binnenalster and table soccer

again Binnenalster and the view on Jungfernstieg

really great coke ;-)

Binnenalster  

Hamburg Maintrainstation

Keep it to the street

Art is a way to express an idea, a feeling or a vision. Photographie is my art.
I tried and try other forms of expressing myself my whole life. I tried drawing, painting, writing even working with clay. Till now i can say that the photographie is my direct way to express myself.
I like other artforms as well.
Not all of cause, once i went to a exhibition hall with art installments. One guy tried to express a feeling with junk... it was pretty boring. The only thing what kept me awake was performing jokes about it. Sure I know that some people see it the same way with my pictures, but who cares ;-).

Mixing up different art styles can be interesting too. I like to mix up my photography with street art especially graffiti. The following pictures show my try on these mixing ups.

This one i found in North Hollywood by accident. The artists alias is "bumblebee" you can check him out on twitter.

Not a very smart sentence to me but i like it anyway. I took it on a bridge in cologne. 

Chinatown in San Francisco is a place you have to see. I got my shoot in this truck.

Another great picture out of central Los Angeles. I took it at a parking ground in a backyard of a downtown building.

Obama is watching you. Ok he is at least watching the people of LA.

the gateway to the soul

It's told that the eye is the gateway or window to the soul.
This quote set two things as given.
First there is a soul.
I told before that i don't know if i believe in a god. It's the same to the soul. If there is one this would possibly mean that i charge it due to the things i do. But i dont want to get too philosophical.
Second the eye is the only entry.
As a photographer i know that the eye is very special. My focus point as a viewer to a picture is in the most cases the eye. My focus point as a photographer is in any case always the eyes.
I think many people try to read other people through their eyes. The TV show "Lie to me" is all about the reading in the face in particular the eyes.
What the special thing about the eye is, i cant tell. I simply love them. They tell you all and nothing at the same time.

She got so stunning eyes by her own and without helping with photoshop.

Here we tried a ring light. It can set a corona on the outside of the pupil

Another mysterious eye with a enhanced contrast.

in god we trust

This is the sentence written on the one dollar note. Faith is something very important to all people. We all have to believe in something. Sometimes this can be a god, to others it's something complete different. I actually dont know what i should believe in.
I only know that i like the idea of something to believe in. Thats why i love to take pictures of symbols in which people lay their trust.
This is my favorite picture of this kind.

What do you believe in?

The color is the key!

Colorkey is a called a picture mainly in black and white except one spot. This spot is usually the most important element in the picture. In the movie "Schindlers Liste" this technique is used as well, with a little girl dressed in a red cloak. The Colorkey is a great technique with the hang to get quickly worn out.


I took the first picture in vencie on this year at the carnival. This guy is far away from wearing a traditional venetian costume but i liked it. Its a costume you dont see twice there. I choose the colorkey effect for the stonger understatement of his original black/white costume. The important element at his costume is the simple red rose. I took it with my Canon 5d MK II and a 24-70mm 2.8 lens (at 70mm and f2.8). Its a photo out of three shoots.

The second photo was taken in Frankfurt at the Main waterline. Frankfurt is actually a very green city and i wanted to show the balancing act between the green side and the big city life (emblematized in this picture by the "Westhafen Tower" in the background).

carnivale di venezia

Ive been to venice 5 times since i took the 360° panorama photo i blogged about before.
I love that city. Its old, small and unique. You don't find a h&m or a gap there!

Instead you find small bookstores 

and you find old ship warfs.

It's simply not comparable and this makes this city special to me. But the most impressive impression of that city i've got at the carnival.
The famous venetian carnival is a old tradition reinvented in the middle 80's. I can say once in a live you have to see it.

This is one of my best photos i took there.