Daniel Pietzsch

Personal blog. Mostly photos.

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Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden) : Travellerspoint Travel Photography (Architect: Santiago Calatrava) “ The tower’s design is based on a sculpture by Calatrava called Twisting Torso.[1] It uses nine segments of five-story pentagons that twist as it...

Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden) : Travellerspoint Travel Photography (Architect: Santiago Calatrava)

The tower’s design is based on a sculpture by Calatrava called Twisting Torso.[1] It uses nine segments of five-story pentagons that twist as it rises; the topmost segment is twisted ninety degrees clockwise with respect to the ground floor. Each floor consists of an irregular pentagonal shape rotating around the vertical core, which is supported by an exterior steel framework.

Turning Torso on Wikipedia

How great is that? I am impressed!

My mother just sent me this picture she took of the Dubai skyline. Well done, Mom!

My mother just sent me this picture she took of the Dubai skyline.
Well done, Mom!

Bubble Pop: Reflection Perfection (via richard.heeks) (via Your Best Shot 2009: Bubbles) “ I think this is approaching perfection, in terms of what I set out to capture. Maybe nail varnish would complete this. ;-) There’s something so satisfying...

Bubble Pop: Reflection Perfection (via richard.heeks) (via Your Best Shot 2009: Bubbles)

I think this is approaching perfection, in terms of what I set out to capture. Maybe nail varnish would complete this. ;-) There’s something so satisfying about picturing something in your head and then finally seeing it on the camera!
The weather conditions this morning were absolutely perfect. There was absolutely no wind, the bubbles just hung in the air, and there was even cloud cover - like a giant diffuser created just for me.
The lighting of this shot is natural - sunlight through cloud. The Nikon D90 is great for giving clear images at high ISO (here ISO 800); making this shot possible.
N.B. This is a real photo of a soap bubble bursting. I’ve made slight edits to raise colour and light, but this is just to add some punch. This is not a Photoshop creation!

Stunning! Here’s the bigger version.

(1/500, f/5.6, ISO 800)

Surrounded by lights One good example for what an extreme wide angle lens is good for! Taken with my Nikon D40 and the Sigma 10-20mm lens @10mm. It’s inside a tree of lights. A lens as wide as this gives you the ability to capture interesting views...

Surrounded by lights

One good example for what an extreme wide angle lens is good for!
Taken with my Nikon D40 and the Sigma 10-20mm lens @10mm. It’s inside a tree of lights.
A lens as wide as this gives you the ability to capture interesting views inside narrow interiors.

Shot from the hip, to get even more on the picture. (I wasn’t comfortable lying on the ground or setting up a tripod; it was too crowded under there.)

I like it when my pictures make it to Explore. :-)

I like it when my pictures make it to Explore. :-)