Focx Photography

Sakura Cherry Blossoms III

Christoph — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:54:23 +0000

E-PL1 , 14 mm, 1/500 sec at F 9.
Taken on April 9, 2012 10:18.

Beautiful pink blossoms on an old cherry blossom tree: this year I tried experimenting with more distant photos rather than focussing on close-up shots. The contrast between the blue sky and the pink blossoms was fabulous!

Grasses in the morning sun

Christoph — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:19:01 +0000

E-5 , 123 mm, 1/800 sec at F 5.
Taken on April 6, 2012 08:59.

The morning sun is just as capable of providing beautiful background light for colourful grasses!

Sakura Cherry Blossoms II

Christoph — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:02:32 +0000

E-PL1 , 0 mm, 1/500 sec at F 0.
Taken on April 9, 2012 10:13.

Another picture from the 2012 cherry blossom season in Nagoya, Japan. This photo was made with the Samyang 7.5mm mFT fisheye lens :)

Sakura Cherry Blossoms I

Christoph — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:36:09 +0000

E-PL1 , 40 mm, 1/400 sec at F 11.
Taken on April 9, 2012 09:45.

The very first cherry blossom photo of 2012 – the Sakura trees here in Nagoya are already in full bloom! :)

Flowering Grass

Christoph — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:10:57 +0000

E-5 , 200 mm, 1/250 sec at F 3.5.
Taken on March 29, 2012 16:31.

Grasses usually don’t get too much attention. But if you take a closer look, they are just as beautiful as flowers and often show fascinating patterns created by repetition. Combine them with nice evening sunlight, and they rival many of their larger neighbours.

Monarch II

Christoph — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:02 +0000

E-5 , 200 mm, 1/320 sec at F 5.6.
Taken on March 18, 2012 09:36.

Another monarch (or wanderer as some in Australia call it), Danaus plexippus, again from the Coombabah Lake Nature Reserve. It was almost impossible to get a good shot as the wind kept happily blowing the flowers around!

After the storm

Christoph — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:46:25 +0000

E-PL1 , 14 mm, 1/1000 sec at F 11.
Taken on February 21, 2012 17:28.

A tropical summer thunderstorm hit the Gold Coast this afternoon. When I returned from university, the storm was luckily over already, but had left some great cloud formations. I took this picture while walking home from my bus stop.

Nakafurano Fields V

Christoph — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:50:03 +0000

EX-Z57 , 17.4 mm, 1/400 sec at F 4.8.
Taken on July 31, 2006 14:44.

The last picture, more lavender! From a 2006 visit to the colourful fields in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan. I believe the fields belong to the Tomita farm. These photos also show two things: cheap and old cameras (here my compact Casio Z-57) produce lower image quality, but that doesn’t mean the photos can’t be beautiful :)

Hokkaidō Autumn II

Christoph — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:41:56 +0000

EX-Z57 , 8.2 mm, 1/400 sec at F 3.1.
Taken on October 6, 2007 12:04.

Colorful autumn foliage near Tenninkyō Onsen in Hokkaidō, Japan.

Welcome Swallow

Christoph — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:53:12 +0000

E-5 , 200 mm, 1/1000 sec at F 6.3.
Taken on February 12, 2012 07:16.

From one of my early morning birdwatching sessions: a welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena) perched on a powerline in Labrador on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Nakafurano Fields IV

Christoph — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:44:30 +0000

EX-Z57 , 5.8 mm, 1/640 sec at F 4.3.
Taken on July 31, 2006 14:37.

While lavender gives the impression of almost gapless purple, poppy flowers produce a nice spotty play of colours. From a 2006 visit to the colourful fields in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan. I believe the fields belong to the Tomita farm. These photos also show two things: cheap and old cameras (here my compact Casio Z-57) produce lower image quality, but that doesn’t mean the photos can’t be beautiful :)

Hagoromo Waterfall in autumn

Christoph — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:57:26 +0000

EX-Z57 , 6.8 mm, 1/400 sec at F 2.8.
Taken on October 6, 2007 12:32.

The Hagoromo waterfall (羽衣の滝, hagoromo no taki, literally “robe of feathers”) is at the end of a small walk about 10 minutes from Tenninkyō Onsen (天人峡温泉). It’s part of the Daisetsusan National Park and according to Wikipedia Japan Hokkaidō’s tallest and Japan’s second tallest waterfall with a water level difference of 270m. I think this photo looks a bit more spectacular than the shot I took when I visited Hagoromo in summer!

Nakafurano Fields III

Christoph — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:40:25 +0000

EX-Z57 , 5.8 mm, 1/640 sec at F 4.3.
Taken on July 31, 2006 14:36.

Lavender fields, from a 2006 visit to the colourful fields in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan. I believe the fields belong to the Tomita farm. These photos also show two things: cheap and old cameras (here my compact Casio Z-57) produce lower image quality, but that doesn’t mean the photos can’t be beautiful :)

Hokkaidō Autumn I

Christoph — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:05:02 +0000

EX-Z57 , 14.6 mm, 1/250 sec at F 7.
Taken on September 30, 2007 12:31.

An autumn view near the beach, north of Sapporo in Hokkaidō, Japan.

Nakafurano Fields II

Christoph — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:11:02 +0000

EX-Z57 , 5.8 mm, 1/500 sec at F 4.3.
Taken on July 31, 2006 14:34.

From a 2006 visit to the colourful fields in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan. I believe the fields belong to the Tomita farm. These photos also show two things: cheap and old cameras (here my compact Casio Z-57) produce lower image quality, but that doesn’t mean the photos can’t be beautiful :)

Hagoromo Waterfall

Christoph — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:29:12 +0000

EX-Z57 , 5.8 mm, 1/400 sec at F 4.3.
Taken on June 3, 2006 11:12.

The Hagoromo waterfall (羽衣の滝, hagoromo no taki, literally “robe of feathers”) is at the end of a small walk about 10 minutes from Tenninkyō Onsen (天人峡温泉). It’s part of the Daisetsusan National Park and according to Wikipedia Japan Hokkaidō’s tallest and Japan’s second tallest waterfall with a water level difference of 270m. It’s well worth the drive, as the landscape up to the fall is also quite beautiful (see my “Hokkaidō Summer” photo).

Nakafurano Fields I

Christoph — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:00:52 +0000

EX-Z57 , 5.8 mm, 1/500 sec at F 4.3.
Taken on July 31, 2006 14:33.

Hokkaidō summer

Christoph — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:04:01 +0000

EX-Z57 , 5.8 mm, 1/500 sec at F 4.3.
Taken on June 3, 2006 10:31.

A tributary of the Chubetsu River near the Tenninkyō hot springs in the Daisetsusan National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. A very old photo from the archives, taken with my dear old Casio point and shoot camera.

Thistle habitat

Christoph — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:50:11 +0000

E-5 , 200 mm, 1/800 sec at F 5.6.
Taken on November 27, 2011 16:00.

The thistles I showed earlier with the Monarch were also happily visited by bees.

Pine Ridge Conservation Park VI

Christoph — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:23:34 +0000

E-5 , 200 mm, 1/320 sec at F 4.
Taken on August 21, 2011 16:19.

Visiting again. This time I was able to walk down the management trail a bit further, as the big puddle that stopped me last time was gone.

The Pine Ridge Conservation Park is a very well preserved natural area on the Gold Coast, Australia. There is only one management trail that leads into the middle of the park. The habitat is called “wallum” and characterised by shrubs, heathland and seasonal swamps. According to the Queensland Government, it is also culturally important to the aboriginal Kombumerri-Ngarangwal people.