Old year summary - new year outlook

An old year has ended, a new one has just begun a few days ago. For many, this is a reason to look back and forward, to reminisce and to plan ahead. Sometimes I contemplate radical changes or think about (over-)ambitious goals for my photography: A photograph a day, a one-camera-one-lens project for an entire year, printing every week .... or stopping this blog entirely. Since I cannot bring myself to do any of this, I will try to continue as I did and to respond to opportunities that present themselves. I will try to become more efficient with my time in order to be able to write and photograph more regularly than during much of 2015. Of course we have also a few trips planned for 2016, to which I am looking forward already now!

With respect to photography, 2015 was a mixed year for me. I remember it as the year I destroyed a lot of gear (2 cameras, 1 lens; a third camera had a defect but could be repaired). On the positive side, one lens miraculously survived an entire day in water and one camera, although a total loss according to the manufacturer (servicing company), still takes photographs and only the screen is not working anymore (and battery life has dropped significantly).

My work (as a mycologist) has become and is still getting more interesting, which is a highly welcome development, but also takes away energy and time for photography. In addition, I have started cycling to work about twice per week during much of last year, thus had to get up earlier (it is almost 30 km one way), and as a consequence was more tired in the evenings, when I usually write for this blog or work on my photographs. On the other hand, I am in much better shape (physically) than since a very long time - a great feeling!

Scrolling through my photographs of 2015 first of all brings back memories of our trips: a fantastic holiday in New Zealand, a wonderful wildflower springtime stay in southern France, summer hiking in the Swiss Alps, and autumn in Bavaria. There are also a few nearby compositions, but less than in previous years; the large majority of this years photo compositions have been taken during our trips. I have taken a lot more macro photographs than in a long time (partly stimulated by the purchase of a new macro lens), in particular wildflower photographs, and I will show these, little by little, in the Flora section. In this blog post I am showing 12 of my favourite photographs of this year. It is a combination of diverse genres that comprises previously shown, but also a few new compositions. I hope you enjoy.






View from Säntis towards Altmann (in the foreground) and Graubünden, Switzerland

, Factory building reflection, Zurich Oerlikon, Switzerland

PWC building facade detail, Zurich Oerlikon, Switzerland


Autumnal willow, Kraxenbach, Ruhpolding, Chiemgau, Germany

Foggy christmas tree forest, Zurich, Switzerland

 Frozen morning dew, Zurich, Switzerland

2016/01/03 by Unknown
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