The Bridge

Last weekend I finally returned to the Oregon coast, more than six years after my last visit. A black & white photographer’s paradise, for sure. The Astoria-Megler Bridge, taking US 101 across the Columbia River, the last bridge before the river runs into the Pacific Ocean. The gloomy weather definitely helped in taking this long exposure monochrome image, smoothing out motion in water and clouds.

More of my photography can be seen on my blog “Streets of Nuremberg“

Mountain View

Black And White Photography, Marcus, Photography

Ansel Adams is for monochrome landscape photographers the same as Henri Cartier-Bresson is for black and white street shooters. For me, both legends are inspirational masters of their craft. While Ansel Adams captured the beauty of American National Parks in all their monochrome glory, similar places in Europe are much harder to find. But when doing a winter hike in the Weisspriachtal (in Austria’s Lungau region) along the banks of the Lonka river, I felt very much reminded of Ansel’s photographs. Capured with an Olympus PEN-F, image specs 1/400 sec @ f/10, ISO200 and 28mm focal length.

More of my photography can be seen on my blog “Streets of Nuremberg“

Light at the Coast

Black And White Photography, Marcus, Photography

There is always a light at the coast. Ocean and sky never stop meeting in their eternal dance of motion and change. In this monochrome photograph taken on the Oregon coast, the light persists even in the contrast of shadow and silhouette. Softly illuminating the wet sand, piercing the clouds and outlining the trees that cling to the cliffs. The ocean reflects the sky’s quiet determination to shine through, no matter how heavy the clouds. The coast reminds us that light is not always brilliant. Sometimes it is simply a soft glow that remains. Guiding the eye of the passing photographer and his lens to capture something enduring.

More of my photography can be seen on my blog “Streets of Nuremberg“