Wasserburg
For a change I went to a (for me) new photo spot. Since this place is half an hour's drive from my home, I was all the more pleased that the conditions wer...
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For a change I went to a (for me) new photo spot. Since this place is half an hour's drive from my home, I was all the more pleased that the conditions were quite good. There are undoubtedly sunsets with more dramatic skies, but Lake Constance is rarely as smooth as it is on this evening
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 30/1 Focal Length 19/1 
Wasserburg am Bodensee, Bayern, DE
Feb, 2021Views
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Location
This is the Wasserburg pier on the Bavarian part of Lake ConstanceTime
I took this picture during a wonderfully quiet February sunsetLighting
The clouds on the southwestern horizon prevented a spectacularly colorful sunset, instead pastel colors adorned the evening skyEquipment
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with a Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens, a ND-filter and a GND-filter as well as a tripodInspiration
The pier at Wasserburg stands out from other piers on Lake Constance thanks to the row of piles in front of it. Such calm water can only be photographed in winter, when there are no boats on the lake. I use this calm and windless evening for this picture, which I had already planned for a long timeEditing
Due to the backlighting situation, I had to lighten the shadows a little so that the pier wasn't just visible as a silhouetteIn 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 Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art 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 backpack) 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 For indoor photography and other occasions where you need an ultra-wide angle, I recently added another heavyweight - the Sigma 12-24mm f / 4 DG HSM Art, which is not always included due to the weight. 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
This picture is only possible in winter when the sun sets in the southwest. Even so, you still need a lot of luck that the water is so calm
