Your Canon Photos No. 14: 6th August to 12th August 2023

Hi fotoword,

Super photos, love the Heron and the Little Egrets.

Hi Steve,

Well done with the helicopter between the trees, you didn't have much time to capture that one.

Mocha

High speed burst. I think that may have been the first time I ever shot that way.

Steve Thomas

The weather here has alternated between sunny/hot and cold/overcast. These photos were not all taken on the same day, because I forgot to take my 16mm lens on the first trip.

This is the Fernwärme in Spittelau on the north side of the city, which was built in 1971. Here all the trash collected in Vienna is burnt to heat water. The water is pumped around the city to provide heating for many of the buildings in the centre, including apartments. It is a large building, which explains why I couldnt correct the perspective to my satisfaction -- at least, that is my excuse!

What I take to be the administrative offices are next door:

A couple of views from the other side:

The Fernwärme building was designed by the artist Friedrich Hundertwasser, an early enthusiast for ecological change.

There are other examples of his unique architectural style, in many cities. He often incorporated trees into his building designs.

Looking in the other direction, one can see the hotel on the Kahlenberg, the highest local point, which is reached by means of a largely cobblestone road built in the 1930s, with many hairpin bends. From the hotel, it is possible to see the city and the Danube River. However, I do not yet have a good enough shot of that: every time I visit with that in mind, the view is not clear enough. I think the transmitting tower is used for tv and cellular signals.

David

It's pretty obvious, but in case anyone here only uses the thread view, after the sub-forum adjustment our new location is:
Threads - All Forums - News and Discussions - Image discussions, critiques and challenges

Good news - we're already there! 😉

@davidwien The 24-240 does perform also very nice on your R6 Herrliche Bilder😁

Dunlin,

I wish they hadn't put it under Critiques and Challenges.

It's more of a sharing thing.

Steve Thomas

David,

Very cool photos of the Fernwärme building.

Steve Thomas

David,

That architecture is amazing. It must be spectacular to see in person.

Steve,

I agree. Critiques and challenges can be stressful in themselves, just like competitions. In my former life at Dpreview, I would only critique photos if asked and I would let them know it was only my opinion. I have found out through the years, that there's many opinions out there and they are not the same.

When a person views other photos, it can give them ideas. They can see how others do things, so they can "critique" themselves that way and make adjustments. They could also ask for critiques if they would like (again but only if asked). But all of that is also my opinion. 😀

Dprevived would make this better by putting our Canon Photo thread under photo sharing. We not only share our subject matter and composition, but we also share the equipment that we use and how we are able to do it. For example, recently I found that I could take my photos of things that were at the back of a moving car using the tilt screen, (while being a passenger in a car). Those were of Mt. Shasta. I saw Mt. Shasta at the back and I didn't want to strain my neck to get those pictures, nor do anything dangerous by sticking my head out of the car. The solution was to use the tilt screen. I'll be taking more pictures that way, now that I have learned that lesson. Where are we going to find that kind of information in an instruction manual? 😀

Some great shots of these interesting buildings! 👍

I like your shots at 24 mm the most - seems like a great focal length for capturing these for my taste. The 16 mm feels too wide and therefore slightly unnatural to me. Had a couple of interesting interactions with a capable architecture photographer, who mentioned that he would personally prefer to not get the lines 100% straight at in a couple of cases, but that many clients insisted on it.

I've never been a big fan of the Hundertwasser-style but I've got to admit, that it's quite unique and not uninteresting. A couple of the often quite boring infrastructure buildings could benefit from a treatment like that. I particularly like the look and colors of the tower.

Got around processing this shot that I took with a really interesting lens (from another Oscilloscope camera, if I'm not mistaken):

Imbrassive? by simple.joy, on Flickr

Here are a couple of other shots taken with that triplet:

Small budget fleet by simple.joy, on Flickr

Focus on your luck by simple.joy, on Flickr

Tea partly by simple.joy, on Flickr

Attention! Attemption! by simple.joy, on Flickr

Golden Bottential by simple.joy, on Flickr

Not really special, but reasonably unique... by simple.joy, on Flickr

How I would love to see (its manufacturer) Steinheil's version of a modern Trioplan lens. Unfortunately they're not longer around...

Simplejoy,

You sure show some interesting pictures. The green leaves, the flower and the crayon are my favorites.

Dig,

I like this Forum because the people in it share not only their photos, but also a little background on where the photo was taken and why/ They also share a little of the settings they used and why.

PS: I just learned that the crop dusting helicopter event I saw cost $24,000 - $400 an acre.

Steve Thomas

Yep, just found it, thanks for posting
Cheers
Paul

Lovely images, particularly like Golden Bottential, Small Fleet and Imbrassive!

Cheers
Paul

Hi David
That's a great looking building you have there, beautifully photographed.
Sounds like the planners had a lot of foresight to create something that interesting and useful.

Cheers
Paul

Hi Dunlin,
I have met them before here in OZ 😂 but that is a lovely photo of a very bright eyed bird. 👍
Cheers
Paul