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My name is Sascha Losko. I am a biologist working for a bioinformatics company in the Greater Munich Area, Germany. More…
Recent blog entries:
■ Photo Exhibition "Streets and Trails" — 23rd Exhibition of "Blende 1"
■ Nikon D4 announced!
■ Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines — New Gallery
■ Thinking differently — Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
■ St. Jacob ("Scots Monastery"), Regensburg
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Photo Exhibition "Streets and Trails" — 23rd Exhibition of "Blende 1"
Sunday, 26 February 2012 ■ Stored in: Photography | Exhibitions
The annual Photo Exhibition of the Munich photo club „Blende 1“ this year runs from May, 5th until May, 12th. It all starts with the vernissage on May, 4th at 7:00 p.m. Like every year, its location will be the Ritter-Hilprand-Hof in Taufkirchen.
Unlike many photo exhibitions, „Blende 1“ chooses a specific theme every year, e.g., „Naked“ (2008), „Light“ (2011), „Black and White“ (2009). This years exhibition is all about „Streets and Trails“. The flyer below shows the exhibitions signature photo created by Bernhard Rauscher, a terrific photographer. Every other photo is previously unpublished work, so come to the vernissage or the exhibit itself and see the original artwork.
It’s my first year with „Blende 1“, and I made it into the exhibition with two of my photos. To my surprise and satisfaction, the jury actually selected those two photos which I struggled with most to get frame and composition right and aligned with my original idea. That’s the way it should be, shouldn’t it…
Unlike many photo exhibitions, „Blende 1“ chooses a specific theme every year, e.g., „Naked“ (2008), „Light“ (2011), „Black and White“ (2009). This years exhibition is all about „Streets and Trails“. The flyer below shows the exhibitions signature photo created by Bernhard Rauscher, a terrific photographer. Every other photo is previously unpublished work, so come to the vernissage or the exhibit itself and see the original artwork.
It’s my first year with „Blende 1“, and I made it into the exhibition with two of my photos. To my surprise and satisfaction, the jury actually selected those two photos which I struggled with most to get frame and composition right and aligned with my original idea. That’s the way it should be, shouldn’t it…
Nikon D4 announced!
Nikon has officially announced its new professional DSLR, the Nikon D4. A competitor to the Canon 1Dx (which presumably will hit the market about a month later than the Nikon D4), the biggest change here if compared to Nikon’s old D3 line of cameras are its new video capabilities. However, there are quite a number of new and improved features to drool about:
- Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor with 16.2 effective megapixels
- 91K-pixel RGB sensor for metering, white balance, flash exposure, face detection and active d-lighting
- ISO Range 100-12,800 (50 – 204,800 with boost)
- Multi-area mode Full HD D-Movie 1080p(24/25/30 fps), 720p (up to 60 fps)
- Improved high-speed image-processing engine EXPEED 3
- 51-point AF system with better performance in low-light situations and with smaller apertures (f8)
- Dual card slots for CF card compatible with UDMA 7 and the new XQD memory card (just announced by Sony).
- High-speed continuous shooting at approx. 11 fps in FX format without AE/AF and approx. 10 fps with AE/AF
- Glass pentaprism viewfinder with approx. 100% frame coverage (FX format) and approx. 0.7x magnification
- Approx. 921k-dot, wide-viewing angle, 8-cm (3.2-in.) LCD monitor with reinforced glass
- "Sub-selector" for horizontal shooting and "Multi selector for vertical shooting" joysticks/buttons
- Button illumination for better handling in low-light situations
- Virtual horizon that detects both "pitching" and "rolling" directions.
- New shutter unit tested for 400,000 cycles; shutter speed up to 1/8,000 s and flash synchronization up to 1/250 s
- Build-in Ethernet port allow to hook up to your network
- New optional Wireless Transmitter with a/b/g/n Wi-Fi support
- HTTP mode to remotely control the camera with any Internet enabled device (iPhone/iPad optimized)
Joe McNally has hands-on experience already, visit his blog for more!
The announced price is about U.S. $6000. Now, let's wait what the still unannounced Nikon D800 is going to offer…
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines — New Gallery
Saturday, 22 October 2011 ■ Stored in: Photography
Recently, I joined a local photo club „Blende 1“ here in Munich (have a look at their members galleries). What I really enjoy are the excursions this club organizes on a regular basis. A few weeks ago, we went to an oldtimer air show near Stuttgart in Sothern Germany. The biennial „Hahnweide Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen“ is one of the largest oldtimer meetings in Europe, and a great event to dust off your long lenses. I added a new gallery to my collection, just click on the photo below.
Greetings from Hahnweide!
Greetings from Hahnweide!
Thinking differently — Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
Saturday, 08 October 2011 ■ Stored in: General
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward.
And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Apple, Inc.
St. Jacob ("Scots Monastery"), Regensburg
Wednesday, 07 September 2011 ■ Stored in: Photography
We visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site Regensburg, one of the most well-maintained medieval cities in Germany. I particularly liked the church St. Jacob, which goes under the name „Schottenkirche“ (Scots Monastery). St. Jacob is quite famous because of the northern portal with its mysterious images. We were lucky, light flooded the church and I got some nice shots…
