Sofia Sunset

Here is another photo from my recent trip to Sofia. It was taken from the window of Rodina Hotel on the 12th floor. I was getting back to my hotel room and saw the beautiful play of sun behind the clouds. Grabbed my camera and took a few shots. A few minutes later the show was over. One has to stay alert all the time ... Camera spec: Canon 40D with Canon EF-S 60mm 2.8, F8 @ 1/60, ISO 200.

Blue Sky of Macao

This is a nice photo of Macao taken a few weeks ago right after the sunset. I like the blue sky contrasting to the warm tones of the city light and the subtle reflections of the blue color on the roofs of some of the houses. The camera was placed on my Manfrotto mini-tripod, my best friend on all my travels. Camera spec: Canon 20D with Canon 28-105 3,5-4,5 USM at 45mm, F8 @ 8s, ISO 100.

Oslo Sunset

About two weeks ago we were on a ferry trip to Oslo in Norway. We were very lucky to experience a beautiful sunset scenery that I want to share with you today. The photo was slightly improved in Lightroom by increasing the vibrance and contrast little bit. Still the colors are true and pretty amazing. Camera spec: Canon 5D mark ii with Canon 24-105 4L at 65mm, F11 @ 1/640, ISO 100.

Prague at Night

This spring I visited Prague for a few days and one late evening I noticed the beautiful play of colors at the Charles Bridge. Luckily I had my Manfrotto mini-tripod with me (well, actually I always have it with me) and took this exposure. The colors are only little bit saturated in Lightroom, otherwise this is how the photo looked when I took it. Camera spec: Canon 20D with Tokina 11-16 F2,8 at 15mm, F8 @ 6s, ISO 100.

The Palace of Justice

Putrajaya in Malaysia is a great place to visit at night. There are absolutely no people at all and all buildings are lighten up. This photo of Palace of Justice was taken at around 1 am from my mini-tripod at the ground level. The symmetry of the buildings, reflections and colors were really great. Camera spec: Canon 40D with Tokina 11-16 2,8 at 12mm, F8 @ 3.2s, ISO 200.

Petronas Twin Towers

Sure, everybody has a photo of these famous twin tower buildings in Kuala Lumpur. The towers have been photographed from all possible different angles and positions. It is very hard to come up with some original composition, so I tried at least to provide a less usual angle for the shot. As I didn't have a standard size tripod so I dialed up a higher ISO and leaned by elbows against my friend's shoulder. His hands were also working as gobos to protect my Tokina 11-16 from some nasty side lights which were causing several reflections in the photo. Indeed, Tokina lens is really an amazing piece of glass but it suffers from reflections quite a lot. Camera spec: Canon 40D with Tokina 11-16 2.8 at 16mm, F5.6 @ 1/15, ISO 800.

Putrajaya Bridge at Night

Here comes another photo from my recent trip to Malaysia. It is a bridge in Putrajaya in the administrative complex of the country. We went on a night trip along side the local river (thank you our taxi driver again for the warning about snakes!) and I took several amazing night shots of buildings and bridges. I liked this one perhaps most, mainly because of the wide spectrum of colors and the buildings in the background peeking out behind the bridge construction. Camera spec: Canon 40D with 28-105 3.5-4.5 at 88mm, F8 @ 13s, ISO 100.

Durgam Cheruvu, the Secret Lake

This landscape photo was taken in the city of Hyderabad during one my trips to India. It pictures Durgam Cheruvu, also called the secret lake. A perfect place for a small picnic. We had the pleasure to visit this lake during the sunset time, which provided perfect colors and I was lucky enough to have my Manfrotto mini tripod to allow for a 4s exposure. The photo was slightly enhanced in lightroom by adding a graduated filter for the sky and by increasing the saturation and the black point. Camera spec: Canon 20D with Canon 28-105 3,5-4,5 at 28mm, F11 @ 4s, ISO 100.

Saint Michel at Night

I little bit less than a year ago I was at a conference at Saint Malo in France and we had a conference trip to Saint Michel. This place was amazing and at night I took this long 15 second exposure of this rocky tidal island. I used my portable manfrotto mini-tripod placed on one of the tables in a nearby restaurant where we had a delicious dinner. Camera spec: Canon 20D with 28-105 3.5-4.5 at 105mm, F6.3 @ 15s, ISO 200.