twilight of the gods
The weather conditions promised an intense dusk: cloudy skies, but a clear horizon in the west. But as so often happened, the woken glow reddish for only a few ...
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The weather conditions promised an intense dusk: cloudy skies, but a clear horizon in the west. But as so often happened, the woken glow reddish for only a few moments, then the play of colors was over again...
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Aperture f/8 ISO 50 Shutter 30/1 Focal Length 25/1 
Hagnau, Baden-Wurttemberg, DE
Mar, 2020Views
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September 25, 2020
Congratulations on the people’s choice win, most deserved, It was a hard choice for me to choose a favourite photograph overall
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Location
This is my favorite place for sunrise or sunset in winter: the jetty in the neighboring town of Hagnau on Lake ConstanceTime
From September to March, when the sun goes down south enough, you can photograph both the sunset and the sunrise in this place. This is a shot of the sunsetLighting
Every sunset is different - I've stood there many times and went home without an acceptable picture. That evening everything was fine, the clouds were lit up in red by the setting sun and the cloudless areas of the sky shone in the after glowEquipment
Canon EOS 5d Mark IV, Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM, 25mm, ISO 50, f/8, 30 sec, ND- and GND-filter, tripodInspiration
I often come to this place to photograph the sunrise or sunset, because the place is easy and quick to reach from my home. Especially when the clouds promise a firework of colors, you can find me there. Of course it doesn't always work...Editing
It was necessary to lighten the picture a little, especially the building on the footbridge in the foreground. I adjusted the contrast and chose a warmer shadeIn my camera bag
First and foremost, I photograph landscapes. I have two lenses in my backpack for this genre: the Canon EF 16-35mm f / 4L IS USM and the Canon EF 24-105mm f / 4L IS USM. Various ND and GND filters as well as a tripod are of course always included. If the way to the photo spot is not too long or too difficult, I also like to take the Tamron 70-300mm 1: 4-5.6 SP Di VC USM with me for detailed shots. Occasionally I do astrophotography with the Tamron SP 15-30mm f / 2.8 Di VC USD, but this thing is so heavy that it is only taken for that special occasion. My second big passion is wildlife photography. Here I have the Tamron SP 150-600mm F / 5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (also very heavy and therefore not always in the rucksack) for the larger and more abrasive specimens and the Tamron SP 90mm 1: 2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD for the tiny ones I use all those lenses with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV My newest toy is a drone: the dji Mavic 2 pro for unusual perspectives, abstractions and a view over the fogFeedback
The place is easy to get to, so you have nothing to lose if you try your luck there. Usually there aren't too many people or other photographers there, but don't forget: the sunset can only be seen between September and March
