Impression of the Vierwaldstättersee (Switzerland) in black and white. The picture is featuring a jetty, and the alps in the background. The Vierwaldstättersee is a lake in Switzerland. It belongs to the cantons Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden und Luzern (so it is actually quite big). It is surrounded by mountains and foothills of the alps.
Night shot of a government building in Aarau downtown, taken around the 1st of August, the Swiss National Holiday.
Andromeda (or M31 in the Messier catalogue), is our neighbor galaxy. The galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light years away from us and therefore the closest galaxy to our home galaxy, the milky way. Andromeda is bigger than our own galaxy (150.000 – 200.000 light years in diameter, the milky way is approximately 100.000 – …
Decorated streets during the Swiss National Holiday (01. August) in Aarau. People anticipate the coming event (with big fireworks) and stroll the streets of Aarau Downtown or have a drink sitting outside. The Swiss National Holiday is going to be celebrated on an annual basis since 01. August 1891. To learn more about the background …
Moon stacked from about 90 pictures. I started with about 190, but some ofthem were did not make it into the final selection of the real good pictures,without too much blur due to the atmosphere. Why is it called a “super moon”? If the full moon or new moon phase occurs during the closest approach …
View from the vantage point at Arvenbüel / Chapf, Switzerland. This vantage point is easy to reach (just around 20 minutes from the parking area and bus stop) and offers a wonderful look over the Walensee – Switzerland.
Ways to Go: The Milky Way above a path. Photograph made at a darker area close to Reinach AG. At this time, there was no moon, and it was quite a clear night.
Black and White night view of an Aarau downtown street. The shot was also – like the previous one of this series – taken in the early evening, not in the middle of the night. Also here, due to corona, the street shows itself rather empty. The busy part of the town was rather concentrated …
The 205 m long Kapellbrücke in Lucerne is a medieval covered / tiled wooden bridge over the Reuss in Lucerne. Always great to take a photograph.
Dramatic atmosphere at lake Hallwil. Having a lot of rain and changing weather conditions is one thing. But sometimes it is great for making pictures like this. Well, would be interesting to go back to the exact same spot for another photograph.
