The pure unsullied landscapes of Tom Schwabel, one of the finest photographers from around the world!
Posted by Arnaud | Filed under Landscape, Nature, Night, Photographers, Travel, Urban
Outstanding Photographers aims at showcasing some of the finest photographers from around the world and indeed there are some great ones out there. We are now proud to introduce to you our 160th feature, Tom Schwabel (pdxsafariguy), another fine example and among the best in the field. Tom is one of those rare artists that possesses the uncanny ability to pull the viewer into the scene and make you feel as if you were the one snapping the shutter! His pure, unsullied landscapes are both surreal and yet tangible in their breathtaking beauty. Below is but a sample of Tom’s amazing work.
Artist’s Statement:
I’ve always been into photography to some extent, starting long ago in a high school darkroom. After a long break from photography, I moved to the Pacific Northwest and the photography bug bit hard. Surrounded by so much natural beauty, it was only natural to begin trying to bring some of that beauty home with me. Now I find myself traveling far and wide to incredible locations, challenging myself to capture them in the best possible manner. Through this combination of travel and photography, I have been fortunate to gain a deeper appreciation of the culturally and naturally diverse world we live in. I find myself inspired by landscapes and seascapes, city skylines and bridges, wildlife, and anything at night. Wherever possible I try to integrate water, light, texture, and motion into my images. I am constantly striving to refine my eye for composition as well as improve my understanding of light and how to control it to achieve the impact I desire. I owe a great debt of gratitude to the incredibly talented folks here on Flickr who have helped and inspired me on my photographic journey. Learning is a lifelong process and I believe, maybe as my own harshest critic, that there is always room for improvement. In that regard, I am on a never-ending quest for that elusive ultimate shot.
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Baobabs at Night
Japanese Garden
Glacial Snake
Saline Sunrise
Autumn Reflections
Starbursts Over San Francisco
Where art thou, Bob Vila?
Mind the Gap
Looking for Mischief
Waterworld
The Logjam
The Star of the Garden
Storm over the Rock
Upper Antelope Canyon
Mesa Arch Sunrise
Falls in the Fall
Summer in Glacier
Proxy from Heaven
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Tags: landscape, nature, night, Oregon, pdxsafariguy, Portland, Seascape, Tom Schwabel, travel, United States, urban
Waterfalls, mountains, fields, and coasts, explore the most beautiful landscapes on Earth, as seen through the lens of photographer Michael Breitung!
Posted by Arnaud | Filed under Black and White, Landscape, Macro, Nature, Night, Photographers, Travel, Urban
Today we have a feast for your eyes with a stunning collection from the portfolio of international landscape photographer Michael Breitung! This exciting artist is our 159th featured photographer, a professional software engineer by day, an acclaimed nature, land/seascape artist by night! Michael has thrilled audiences from all over the world with his jaw-dropping presentations; waterfalls, mountains, sweeping fields and breath taking coasts invite the viewer time and again to share his own visual inspiration! Michael’s photos have appeared in magazines, galleries and featured presentations among which, Microsoft’s Windows 7 Personalization theme Gallery. Take time now to browse and enjoy the magic of Michael Breitung!
Artist’s Statement:
Hello, my name is Michael Breitung and I live in Germany in a small town near Erlangen where I work as software engineer. I have been intensely involved with photography since 2008. I started Landscape photography 3 years ago when I bought my first DSLR. In my day job I am mostly sitting in front of the PC the whole day so being out in nature, hiking and practicing Landscape photography provides the perfect balance for me.
I love to get up early and hike through the dark to my photo locations. It’s just wonderful to see the world transform from this dark and gloomy place into this colorful wonderland during twilight and sunrise. Another good thing about an early start is that most of the time I have this vista for myself.
When time permits I also like to travel and explore distant places. It’s always a challenge trying to capture the essence of those landscapes because I usually just have a couple of days there and maybe won’t have the chance to come back so soon. But it’s a challenge I like. It helped me to improve my photography more than if I had just gone shooting the same place over and over again.
If there is one thing I’ve learned it’s that sometimes I have only one chance to capture the perfect moment. But if I am able to capture it, those pictures are the most valuable for me.
Because I enjoy hiking, most of my photos are landscapes or motifs from nature. When I am not outdoors to photograph, I also like to experiment in the Studio or take the time to edit my photos. This is often a lengthy process because I aspire always for the best possible result, above all for the images that I offer in the shop as a fine art print.
My personal aim: In my photographs I try to capture the magic of the moment in such a way that each viewer personally feels present in my landscapes, enjoying each scene the way I experienced it. The main focus then in editing is to reflect the atmosphere of the pictures as I perceived them on-site. This is quite a subjective process, but I hope that my photos come to life for each and everyone.
On a personal note, recently I have been writing regularly for the landscape photography magazine and KWERFELDEIN. I will post the links to the latest articles on my blog so keep your eyes open and tuned-in for all the latest!
Interview
I recently gave an interview for another photography blog. It is in English but if you are interested here is the link. Interview with Michael Breitung
Hope you have fun watching my photos!
© Copyright notice: All content © copyright by Michael Breitung. All rights reserved
1.Anse Sévère
2.First Snow
3.Breathe
4.Bracelet Bay
5.A piece of Heaven – Berchtesgaden
6.Colorful Dreaming
7.Here comes the Summer
8.Sleeping Giant
9.Elgol – Isle of Skye
10.Quiraing View
11.Stormy Adraga – Portugal
12.Portugal – Serene Adraga
13.Summer Glow
*14.Springbreak
15.Cornwall – Priest Cove Panorama (Cape Cornwall)
16.Cornwall – Porth Nanven
*17.Krimml – Twilight
18.Dawn
19.Yaki Point
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All content © copyright by Michael Breitung. All rights reserved legal notice
Alle Inhalte © copyright von Michael Breitung. Alle Rechte vorbehalten Impressum
All photos are for sale. For those who are interested in purchasing I have installed a shop for a selection of my images on Fineartprint.de. If you’re not from Europe I have a second shop on Redbubble. Create high-quality prints on posters, canvas, fine art paper and even wallpaper.
Licensing
My Images can be licensed through Zoonar for various usages or, if you prefer, you can contact me directly, just send me an email and we can agree about use and costs. Ask!
If you have questions about my photographs, photography or my website email me …easy!
More Info can be found on my Webpage together with a shop for getting some nice Fina Art Prints!
You can contact Michael at:
Official Website: Michael Breitung Photography
blog
500px.com
1x.com
Magic Landscapes
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Tags: architecture, black and white, Erlangen, Germany, landscape, macro, mibreit, Michael Breitung, nature, night, Seascape, travel, urban
Anne-Marie is an artist that draws the viewer into her images and captivates their senses with a finesse of colour and style!
Posted by Arnaud | Filed under Black and White, Conceptual, HDR, Landscape, Macro, Nature, Night, Photographers, Urban
Our 63rd featured artist can be described as a regular gal with a passion for photography! Anne-Marie known on flickr as bleuet / Anne-Marie, is an artist that draws the viewer into her images and captivates their senses with a finesse of color and style. A perfect source of inspiration, this is one artist definitely not to be missed.
“Hello, my name is Anne-Marie. I live between Bordeaux and the Arcachon Basin in South West of France.
I bought my first camera (Minolta XG-M) with my first salary and it’s still in order. I really became a serial shooter with my first digital camera 6 years ago.
Seascapes are my favorite subjects. I adore walking by the ocean or the Arcachon Basin at sunset or at the blue hour : it makes me feel optimistic. I also love shooting cityscapes at night because of the atmosphere ; animals (especially funny birds), children…
A dear friend of mine taught me how to take long exposures and I’m now playing with my ND filters like a kid with a toy.
I would like to try other subjects like misty landscapes, portraits in B&W and chiaroscuro, architecture… The most difficult for me is to take candid shots because it seems to me I’m steeling a bit of people’s life… but I want to learn that too.
Photo is a fantastic way to meet people you would never have heard of, and to discover other ways of living and thinking. I’m always amazed when I wander in this group’s fantastic images : they make me dream, learn and want to progress. Thank you all for that ! 
”.
Sower of dreams
Unintended… but so great !
BREIZH – BRETAGNE – BRITTANY
Is it on Earth ?
Pont d’Aquitaine – Aquitaine Bridge
Silence is gold
To Cid
We are not what you think we are, we are golden
Serenity
A Happy man
Come fly with me
Communion
LE BAISER DU DRAGON – KISS OF THE DRAGON
Cinemascope
Men Ruz
Private investigation
Ara qui rit
Happy holydays
All rights reserved – Copyright © Anne-Marie/bleuet
You can contact Anne-Marie at:
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Tags: Anne-Marie, black and white, bleuet, Bordeaux, conceptual, France, HDR, landscape, macro, nature, night, portrait, urban
Where shimmering stars and swirls of countless particles of light play in the night, the amazing astrophotography of Masahiro Miyasaka!
Posted by Arnaud | Filed under astrophotography, Night
Against a black canvas glimmer countless particles of light. Here and there swirls of color form delicate patterns, a celestial canvas of light! Introducing the amazing astrophotography of Masahiro Miyasaka from Suwa-city Nagano, Japan! Masahiro specializes in night photography or photography of the stars in the night sky and has also developed his own particular style! By capturing some subject in the foreground whilst focusing on the stars, Masahiro brings originality and beauty to each and every capture! Browsing through his pics will certainly make you want to see more!
Artist’s statement:
“I am specialized in a stars and scenery(flower).
I photographed it once in the day.
However, I was not able to find originality.
I found originality to a stars and a flower
photography method
(1)First setting is bulb mode and ISO4000
(2) Next setting is F2.8(aperture ring scale ? F2.8)
(3) Next is focus setting on the star(focus ring scale??)
(4)Shutter ON
(5)30-50 sec exposure
(6)Change it for F22(aperture ring scale ? F22)
(7)Change focus into a Leaf(focus?ring?scale?macro)
(8)light the Leaf with LED.
(9)Shutter OFF
I use the soft filter??LEE soft? No3
The question of many people.
It is a F2.8 ? F22 change at an aperture ring.
The operation vibrates.
I took off the spring of the aperture ring and some parts.
The aperture ring is smooth.
Another means.
It will be good to put a black box on the lens front”.
Frosted Leaf Galaxy
Star icefall
?Christmas Stars Diamond?
Milky Way frog
Stars Rime on Trees
StarGate
Hemerocallidaceae of Milky Way
gentian of Milky Way railroad
Alpen snow galaxy
Cherry blossom Milky Way
Cherry blossom galaxy
Lake Suwa’s Omiwatari(Passage of the Gods)
Galaxy autumn lake
?Christmas trees land?
Moon Morgenrot
Three Milky Ways
COSMOS
Milky Way waterfall
You can contact Masahiro at:
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Tags: astrophotography, Japan, MASAHIRO MIYASAKA, night, stars
Photographer Alonso Diaz, a magician with lighting and color where creativity and art both come together!
Posted by Arnaud | Filed under Conceptual, Landscape, Night, Portrait, Urban
Presenting from Sevilla, Spain, our 11th featured photographer, one of the most highly acclaimed photographers on the net! Alonso Diaz (aka alonsodr) has been called… “a modern day master of reflection and light, photographer par excellence… a magician with lighting and colors”!
“La mayor satisfacción más importante no es sacar algo impactante, sino obtener el resultado que pretendes “
La fotografía, fundamentalmente, tiene dos puntos de vista, uno meramente informativo, en el que términos como la composición pierden importancia, y otro más profundo, más artístico. Personalmente, es éste último el que me interesa, un enfoque en el que la creatividad y el arte tienen cabida, siempre sin perder de vista la disciplina, es decir, sin montajes, ni cambios de la realidad mediante procesado. No es que me merezca menos respeto, pero creo que es algo más relacionado con el diseño que con la fotografía.
Hoy en día tengo la suerte de ser embajador de SONY UK, he sido fotógrafo patrocinado para Cokin y he viajado en múltiples ocasiones a Europa para dar conferencias sobre productos Sony y mi estilo fotográfico.
Trabajo con una Sony A-900 y ópticas Carl-Zeiss y me siento muy atraído por la creatividad que permiten los filtros, tratando de obtener la imagen buscada en un sólo disparo. Mi mayor experiencia se basa en paisajes y especialmente me gusta jugar con la exposición, buscando imágenes que se escapan a nuestra capacidad de captar. Además, estoy intentando hacer algo diferente con modelos en exteriores y equipos básicos de iluminación.
Alguna de mis favoritas:
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“The greatest satisfaction is most importantly not to get something shocking, but to get the result you intend”
Photography basically consists of two points of view, a merely informative one, in which terms like composition become less important, and a deeper, more profound and artistic one. Personally, it is the latter that interests me, an approach in which creativity and art have a place together, but without ever losing sight of the discipline, that is, without editing or changes in reality through processing. Not that the post-process deserves less respect, but I think it is more related to design than photography.
Today I have the good fortune of being an ambassador of Sony UK, have been sponsored for Cokin photographer and have traveled many times to Europe to give lectures on Sony products and my shooting style. Working with a Sony A-900 and Carl-Zeiss optics I am very attracted by the creativity that filters allow, trying to get the desired image in a single shot. My greatest expertise is in landscape photography and I especially enjoy playing with exposure, looking for images that are beyond our ability to grasp. I am now also trying to do something different with external models and lighting kits.
Here are some of my favorite shots:
Colours storm
Door of Clouds (279 sec)
Like a frozen world
The power of sunset
With the sun on its back
Shapes in the shore
Via Lactea (1321 sec)
Following the moonlight reflections (30 sec)
Stone chaos
Absolutely lost
Closed day
The Lord of the Foam (Selfportrait)
Where clouds come from (282 sec)
The war ghost ship (458 sec)
El Patriarca de los Pirineos
Back to future
Ready
Killer barbie
You can contact Alonso at: ALONSO DÍAZ PHOTOGRAPHY
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Tags: Alonso Díaz, alonsodr, conceptual, landscape, night, portrait, Spain, urban
Top notch photographer Aaron Pryor delights his viewers time and again with his artistic captures!
Posted by Arnaud | Filed under Landscape, Macro, Nature, Night, Portrait
Our 135th featured artist is Aaron Pryor, a top notch photographer whose innovative style and effective use of light and composition brilliantly captures the emotion and thrill of the moment with a click of the shutter! Innovative and creative, and definitely not shy to experiment, Aaron delights his viewers time and again with his artistic captures! Be it landscapes, nature, macro, portrait or simply painting with light you can be sure to be inspired and a visit to his stream won’t leave you disappointed! !
Artist’s statement:
” My name is Aaron Pryor, I’m a Sydney based photographer living on the Northern Beaches.
Landscape, Seascape, Nature, and Macro photography is my passion.
Learning the art of photography is so inspirational to me just trying to capture a moment in time by the clicking of a button just makes so much sense to me and you can hold on to the memories for a lifetime.
If I can give any advice for taking photos it would be to look at things differently with a unique eye and be different from others, experiment and try things out.
{ think outside the box as they say }
Places I’d love to go photograph, one day I hope to get to theses places.
1, Iceland
2, Africa
3, America
4, Alaska
5, Scotland
6, New Zealand – South Island 7th – 19th April 2011.
7, Japan
I use,
Canon 7D body
Canon 100mm L f2.8 IS USM macro
Canon 300mm L f4 IS USM – EF 1.4 x II extender
Canon 50mm f1.8 II
Tokina 12-24 f4 AT-X PRO DX II
Hoya ND400 filter
Hoya HD CIR-PL
Lee filters hard 0.3, 0.6, 0.9 soft 0.3, 0.6, 0.9
INDURO tripod with ball head
Canon cable release
Software,
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS5 MASTER COLLECTION
PHOTOMATIX PRO
APPLE – IMAC 27inch + MACBOOK 13inch
Many thanks for your time and looking at my photography”.
Moeraki
Wanaka stars
Wanaka – sunrise
THIS IS – dreamscape
THIS IS – in search for the sunrise
tacking point lighthouse
what you need
catching the moons light
emotion
Bee
the surfer
gibbous
light-painting
whispering eyes
THIS IS – actual events
natural sound
nightscape II
the light
You can contact Aaron at:
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Tags: Aaron Pryor, Australia, landscape, macro, nature, night, portrait
The talent of Dominique Palombieri, an artist who skillfully draws his viewers into his magical shutter!
Posted by Arnaud | Filed under Landscape, Night, Urban
As the great Ansel Adams once put it: “You don’t take a photograph, you make it”! Our 129th featured photographer makes his photographs alright! Dominique Palombieri is an artist who does a serious job with raw textures, lighting and patterns in a photo. From delicately toned landscapes and misty mountain vistas to awesome night scenes and cityscapes, Dominique skillfully draws his viewers into his magical shutter! Below you’ll find 18 brilliant photos from a wide variety of his shots, a stunning collection you will all agree!
About me:
I did start photography 3 years ago when I moved from France to California (San Francisco) for my job. I’m not a pro photographer but I try to do my best to reach a level as good enough to do some exhibitions of my photographs.
Over the past tree years I’ve been spending a great time in California, photographing incredibly beautiful landscapes in these locations and around. I have now a real passion for landscape photography and as soon as I have time to hunt the light it’s a pleasure to find a spot, go there, compose and wait for the magic light…
Fullmoon – Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco – CA
Sunrise in Monument Valley – The Mittens – Arizona
Cable Car in California St – San Francisco – CA
Canyonlands – Utah
San Francisco Bay Bridge – CA
Zabriskie Point just before sunrise, Death Valley National Park, California
Sunrise – San Francisco – CA
La Vaure – Firminy – France
Bay Bridge at Sunset – San Francisco – CA
San Francisco by night from the Mount Tamalpais – CA
New York – Manhattan – Taxi on the 5th ave
Startrails over Upper Yosemite fall – CA
New York – Flatiron (Fuller) Building from the Empire state building
Firefall – Horse Tail Waterfall in Yosemite NP – CA – February 2011 #2
Moonlight reflexion on the snow in Monument Valley – The Mittens – Arizona
McWay Falls – Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP – Big Sur – CA
Sunrise in Monument Valley – The Mittens – Arizona
Windansea Beach – La Jolla – San Diego – CA
You can contact Dominique at: My Web Site
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Tags: Dominique Palombieri, France, landscape, night, United States, urban
