05/16/2020
So far I have used the Fujifilm GFX 50R and the Fujinon GF 4/ 120 mm R LM WR OIS Macro mainly in the Botanical Garden in Bielefeld. And as it is the case in botanical gardens, the flowers there are usually nicely lined up in a row and are easy to see and therefore easy to photograph. In the last few days I have been out in nature with my camera and lens to take pictures of spring flowers. Here are some of my results.
Regarding the handling of the camera and the lens, it can be said that the size and weight must be taken into account when putting together the equipment. The combination weighs considerably more than a normal 35 mm full frame camera. It already needs a very stable tripod and especially a good tripod head in order to work comfortably. I only use Gitzo tripods from the Carbon series. As a tripod head a model from FLM was used, here together with a macro adjustment slider from Novoflex. What the lens is unfortunately missing is a tripod ring. If you look at the range of macro lenses, you will notice that most of the models lack this feature. It is not really comprehensible, as specially in the close-up and macro photography, a tripod is often indispensable. There is nothing to criticize about the image quality of the Fujinon GF 4/ 120 mm R LM WR OIS Macro, however. The lens is exceptionally good. The only small drop of bitterness is that you need an extension tube for an image ratio of 1:1.
Common bugle (Ajuga reptans) #1
Common bugle (Ajuga reptans) #2
Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum) #1
Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum) #2
Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon)
Yellow-white crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)
> Nature
05/03/2020
And here is once again a photography of the campus of Bielefeld University. I wanted to take a picture of the trees with their red foliage on the northern campus area, where the buildings of the University of Applied Sciences and the CITEC (Center for Excellence Cognitive Interactive Technology) are located. The CITEC building can be seen in the background. I took the photo in the late afternoon so that the low sun would make the leaves on the trees shine beautifully.
A print of the picture is available in my online shop. If you want to visit the shop, you have to leave this website: www.farbenfrohebilder.de
North Campus with CITEC - Bielefeld University
05/02/2020
Near the terminus of the Bielefeld tram in the Sieker district is the so-called Eastend Tower, an office complex built in the early 2000s. The building is nothing special in itself, but I pass it almost every day. Now I have photographed it. At another place in Bielefeld there is an office building in the same style, which was named Westend Tower. But in fact it is located in the city centre and not in the west of the city. It doesn't have to be all factually logical, the main thing is that it sounds good.
Both pictures were taken with the Fujifilm GFX 50R camera and the Fujinon GF 4/ 23 mm R LM WR lens in the late afternoon.
Eastend Tower in Bielefeld-Sieker #1
Eastend Tower in Bielefeld-Sieker #2
04/26/2020
On Friday evening, April 24, 2020, I packed my camera and set off for the fields on the northern slope of the Teutoburg Forest. They are located in the district of Stieghorst and are not far from my apartment. It was a really nice evening with an even more beautiful sunset.
I took pictures with the Fujifilm GFX 50R and the lens Fujinon GF 4/ 23 mm R LM WR. I did not have a tripod with me, but that was no big problem. More than ISO 250 was not necessary.
A print of the picture is available in my online shop. If you want to visit the shop, you have to leave this website: www.farbenfrohebilder.de
Sunset in the fields in Bielefeld-Stieghorst
> Nature
04/25/2020
I am not the great forest photographer, others can certainly do that much better than me. Nevertheless I try my luck from time to time. Preferably in spring or autumn. In Oerlinghausen, which is a small town not far from Bielefeld, there is a very beautiful landscape that belongs to the Teutoburg Forest: the Wistinghauser Senne. It is a rather barren landscape with very sandy soils which are not well suited for agriculture. Open areas and forest alternate and especially in the morning and evening there are always nice light moods.
Spring in the Teutoburg Forest #1
Spring in the Teutoburg Forest #2
Spring in the Teutoburg Forest #3
Spring in the Teutoburg Forest #4
Spring in the Teutoburg Forest #5
> Nature
04/24/2020
I've lived in Bielefeld all my life. That's over 49 years now. Nevertheless, there are still places here where I have never been or only a few times. One such place is a small allotment garden in the west of the city on the edge of the Teutoburg Forest. I also did not know that from there, one has a great view over large parts of the city area. During a walk on Easter Monday I happened to pass by there. I was there in the afternoon and the light was quite nice but not really great for a photo. One week later I went there again very early in the morning and what can I say, the sunrise was fantastic.
Sunrise in the west of Bielefeld #1
Sunrise in the west of Bielefeld #2
04/13/2020
There is a small pond in the Teutoburg Forest on the edge of the Bielefeld district of Ubbedissen. It is located in an unusual way directly on the hill and not, as one would expect, in a hollow. There is also no stream or river that feeds the pond. The water comes only from rainfall. I've been up there a few times but now, in spring the conditions were good for a photo because the vegetation is still low and you get a good impression of the pond and the surrounding trees. The trees with their still bare branches look almost like sculptures and a big old tree even stands in the middle of the water.
Pond in the Teutoburg Forest
> Nature
04/12/2020
Here are some photos of the Central Hospital Bielefeld ('Klinikum Bielefeld Mitte'). They were all taken from the same place, from the so-called 'Promenade', a path on the ridge of the Teutoburg Forest, which leads above the city of Bielefeld to Sparrenburg Castle. Especially in spring, when the vegetation is not yet so dense, you have a beautiful view of the city from here. It is also nice that the sun rises behind the main building of the hospital. In short, it was a good idea to take some pictures here.
Prints of the pictures are available in my online shop. If you want to visit the shop, you have to leave this website: www.farbenfrohebilder.de
Central Hospital at dawn #1
Central Hospital at dawn #2
Central Hospital at sunrise #1
Central Hospital at sunrise #4
04/11/2020
Only a little sunrise over the city centre of Bielefeld. Taken at Sparrenburg Castle early in the morning at half past six. I found the bare tree behind the parapet so beautiful. Almost looks like a sculpture. The picture is already two weeks old. It was still quite cold that morning. Just over 0° Celsius.
Prints of the pictures are available in my online shop. If you want to visit the shop, you have to leave this website: www.farbenfrohebilder.de
Dawn over Bielefeld #1
Dawn over Bielefeld #2
04/09/2020
The Teutoburg Forest runs right through the middle of the Bielefeld urban area. This is quite unusual for a city with over 300,000 inhabitants. The city centre lies north of the forest. In the forest, in the Gadderbaum district, there is an old quarry that has not been in use for a very long time. It is called the Halleluja quarry ('Halleluja-Steinbruch') and it is used today by sport climbers for training. But in the morning shortly after sunrise nobody is here yet. I used the early hour for some photos using the Fujifilm GFX 50R together with the Fujinon GF 4/ 23 mm R LM WR lens.
A print of the first picture is available in my online shop. If you want to visit the shop, you have to leave this website: www.farbenfrohebilder.de
Old quarry in the Teutoburg Forest #1
Old quarry in the Teutoburg Forest #2
Old quarry in the Teutoburg Forest #3
Old quarry in the Teutoburg Forest #4
Old quarry in the Teutoburg Forest #5
Old quarry in the Teutoburg Forest #6
> Nature