Gran Canaria, Spain

13-Apr-07 in Camera & Eye, Life | 4 comments

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As previously promised to Hans, here are finally some shots from my vacation in Gran Canaria.


The first few days were raining.

Luckily, we did not live in a place like this.





Yours truly jumping off a dune )






Yours truly, photographed by my 4 1/2 year old daughter.











At the end of a hike that took us 2.000 meters up, yours truly enjoys a cold local beer und blossoming almond trees.

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13-Apr-07 at 21:30

Hans

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wow ) thanks so much for sharing your great shots ) what’s that green little creature urgggg! lol… your cam’s resolution is indeed very good… what’s the one you’re using? a canon?

14-Apr-07 at 00:19

Martin

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My pleasure. The other reason it took so long was that all those pictures were taken in RAW format, which I had stored on a seperate harddisk, which never was at the same place as me when I was in blogging mood… )

No, I’ve always been a Nikon man, a D50. That said, it doesn’t really matter what camera make you use, it’s mostly the ability/experience, then the lens (in this case an embarassingly cheap Sigma) and lastly the camera. )

The greenish creature is one of those many weird beings that live underwater; here photographed in a big fish tank; lens pressed right onto the glass to a) avoid reflection b) steady the shot for the longish exposure.

16-Apr-07 at 03:24

Michelle

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These are great pictures! You must have had SUCH a good time. And your daughter’s picture turned out terrific too -)

16-Apr-07 at 10:27

Martin

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Indeed; Gran Canaria is such a unique experience. It is a little island that is almost perfectly round, 50km (about 30 miles) wide, yet has 4 different climatic zones.

And I am impressed at my daughter’s photo capabilities. She manages not only to lift the SLR camera and push the right button, but get a straight angle plus a very decent framing.