Optics in their purest form; images as sharp as possible. When it comes to photography, I'm enthusiastic about both the technology and the results it produces.
Photography
I take my photos using the Nikon Z system. At the end of 2023, I switched from the Z7 to the Z8 to take advantage of the faster autofocus and make it easier to photograph moving animals. I particularly enjoy using my ultra-sharp 105mm f/2.8 macro lens and my 800mm f/6.3 super-telephoto lens; in reality the 70-200mm f/2.8 is often in my backpack.
One of my favorite photos, which I never get tired of looking at:
Saving high-resolution images without any loss of quality has the drawback that the images become too large for a website, so the resolution is almost always significantly reduced here. Below is a cropped section of the Lofoten image in its original resolution (click on it for full resolution):
It gets even crazier with panoramas, which easily exceed 30'000 pixels in width. The following panorama actually has a resolution of approximately 36'000×8'200 and a file size (PNG) of at least 290 MB. For a website, even the 2.2 MB remaining after cropping is sometimes too much. And the level of detail shrinks, so that a tree becomes a jumble of green-brown blocks. So when viewing the images, you can always keep in mind how sharp they would be if this weren’t a website.
And here is a 100 % section of the panorama:
LMN
For some time now, I’ve been photographing the Live Music Now auditions and benefit concert every year. I avoid using a flash, which can be distracting, and instead make full use of my lenses' maximum aperture. Photographing the musicians in the dim light offers a nice contrast to my nature shots. Since I also play the cello myself, I prefer photographing instrumentalists over singers not just from a photographic standpoint.
You’ll have to check out the photos featuring people on their website. I'm not going to bother getting their privacy consent. But luckily, there are still the instruments.
Contact
info@ing-kimmich.de