Salton Sea

Recently, I was visiting the Salton Sea, which is just South of Palm Springs, California. It’s not that kind of place, where I would want to go for a holiday and relax…the sea shore is lined with dead, salted fish, it’s quite smelly and the area around the sea is very desolate…but that’s exactly what makes the place somehow charming and especially wonderful to photograph.

For more info on the Salton Sea visit the Wikipedia site. Below is a selection of my photos, enjoy!

 

Photos by Einhard Buchheim, Mar 26, 2011

Salton Sea, posted with vodpod

 

Photo Shoot with Tiffany Ismail

I have met a fellow photographer, Tiffany Ismail, who also turned out to be a beautiful model. I felt honored when asked me to shoot her, which turned out to be great fun: Tiffany is not only tall and beautiful, she also knows a variety of graceful and elegant poses, and is not shy to pose in public on a busy Saturday afternoon near the Santa Monica Pier. At some point we had tourists taking pictures of our  photo shoot on the beach!

Check out Tiffany’s website at www.TiffanyIsmail.com .

Photos by Einhard Buchheim, Mar 12, 2011 – TiffanyIsmail.com

Photo Shoot with Tiffany Ismail, posted with vodpod

 

5th place for Dresden in Winter

I have finally reached a solid spot in a top 10 of a photo challenge on dpreview.com with this panorama photo of Dresden, Germany.  It was sunny, but freezing at  -12 degrees Celsius, even colder on the 67m high visitor’s platform, and the view was magnificent!

Panoramic view of Dresden, Germany, from the "Frauenkirche".

Winter Impressions

Germany is in the middle of a fantastic winter and probably a white Christmas, too!
The first cold front at the end of November covered the landscape with beautiful white frost. Very soon, snow followed and, again like last year, we’re likely in for a white Christmas.

Below are a few photos of this winter, more will be added…

Merry Christmas!

Photos by EinZen, Nov 28, 2010

Winter Impressions, posted with vodpod

BushBabees, Chip Fu, Lord Finesse, OC, Large Professor – Cologne Dec 08, 2010

The evening had a fantastic start with Bush Babees and Chip Fu from Fu Schnickens rocking the stage and the crowd. But then, bad news: The flight from Paris with Lord Finesse, OC and Large Professor on board was cancelled due to heavy snow fall and nobody could reach them on the phone! Then around 1am, the guys showed up, they were able to get on the last flight to Cologne, what a relief! Even after such a long day and troublesome journey to Cologne, Lord Finesse, OC and Large Professor truly gave an awesome performance and rocked the house for 2 hours. Below are a few photos of the event.

Photos by EinZen, Dec 10, 2010

BushBabees, Lord Finess, OC, Large Professor – …, posted with vodpod

Personal best place at a photo challenge…again…

Just days after achieving 15th place at a photo challenge, this photo was ranked 13th place in the “Door knobs” challenge at dpreview.com ! 13th out of 112 entries, I’m thrilled to be ranked in the higher top for the second time in a row.

Singapore has proven to be a fantastic place to shoot photos. For this photo, I was lucky, being at the right place at the right time: One late afternoon/early evening, I was wandering around Chinatown on an overcast day with dull light. When I reached the temple, suddenly the sky cleared up and the sun came out and, being at a low angle late in the afternoon, created this dramatic light effect in the entrance of the temple.

Doorknob of a Chinese temple in Singapore

Below is another photo that I took at that same moment with that incredible natural sun light effect.

A Buddhist praying at a Chinese temple in Singapore

Best place at a photo challenge… so far …

I’m very proud that my night panorama photo of Singapore has won 15th place of 196 entries at a photo challenge on dpreview.com .

My photos have been landing in the middle of such challenges, which did satisfy me and told me that my photos are not that bad at all, but I need to learn more to be higher ranked. So this photo of Singapore has landed me a spot at the sunny top, and although there was no prize to win, I’m proud and hope to reach out more often into the higher ranks of the best of the best photograpers

Singapore Night Panorama

Click here to see the other photos in the challenge.

Autumn Impressions

For the first time in the last 5 years I get to experience autumn/fall in Germany again – recently I’ve returned from living/working in the tropics with only dry and wet seasons… – so this is a truly amazing experience for me to see the transition nature is going through. The different tones of green, yellow, red, brown turn the landscape into beautiful paintings.

Yesterday morning, I grabbed my camera bag and headed to a nearby forest reserve. I wanted to capture this colorful season in its full glory in the morning sun. After a few shots, clouds moved in and light faded drastically, which interfered with my idea to capture bright, sunny landscape photos – well, that’s part of autumn too, the weather changes quickly. So instead, I pulled out my  flashgun and concentrated on shooting close-ups and exploring small details of the forest. I hope to add a few more “good-weather” autumn landscape shots soon.

UPDATE (10/30/2010): I had good luck with the weather recently. I spent the whole day in the forest reserve, immersing myself in the beautiful scenery. After 6 hours of straight photographing, my stomach reminded me that I hadn’t brought any snack or drink…lesson learned.

(for best experience, click on the slideshow and view the images in “full screen”)

Photos by einhard.buchheim, Oct 26, 2010

Forest Impressions, posted with vodpod

Photokina 2010

Last week I was at the “Photokina 2010″ in Cologne, Germany. It’s probably the most important trade show for photographers and everyone in the imaging business. The tech savvy, the professional, the amateur and the artist will find their field of interest.

All major and minor camera and accessory producers showcased their latest products and wet my appetite to get more photo-gear, but with a limited budget in my pocket I concentrated on the many photo exhibitions and found myself quickly absorbing creative ideas. I was truly delighted to see other photographers’ fantastic work, not only from professionals, but also by amateurs and teenagers who also have their own yearly competition.

The “Photokina” shows: photography is alive and kicking! Next year, I will be back.

Below is a selection of my photos, feel free to add yours from the Photokina if you like, it’s an open webalbum, but please include your name in the caption or watermark your photos.

For more technical news and pictures, visit the Photokina 2010 show report on dpreview.com .

Photokina 2010, posted with vodpod

Los Angeles Union Station

On Saturday, I joined a photo workshop that took us to Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. We were given creative assignments, like shooting the architecture of this historic railway station, and photo-documenting “traveling”. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take photos on the track, so the latter assignment is incomplete. However, it was great fun and this beautiful building really stimulated our creativity. I have uploaded a few photos into a Picasa slide show below. Click on the slide show to see larger sized images.

Quick info from  Wikipedia: Union Station was opened in 1939. The structure combines Dutch Colonial Revival Style architecture, Mission Revival, and Streamline Moderne style.

Photos by einhard.buchheim, Jul 31, 2010