Two shots from another castle near where I live :-)
D700 + 20mm f/3.5, ISO1000, 30s, f/4
The panorama is stitched from 6 exposures
The startrail picture is stacked from many 30s exposures, totalling about 50min.
The owner of the castle is Simon de Merode, hence the title...
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The place you can see is at about 30min by bike from where I live. Camera and lens used was Nikon D700 and 28mm f/2 (MF). Settings were identical for all photographs: ISO800, f/4 and 30s exposure. The star trail photo has been made by staking several exposures (all using the same settings...
In September 2008, I backpacked for six weeks in Armenia. A large part of the country lies on the slopes of a dormant volcano, Mt. Aragats. A photographic impression of my journey (including larger versions of the pictures) there can be found on my zenfolio-website.
Some of my personal...
I visited Madrid and some places around twice, once during February and a second time in March. A photographic impression from the travels can be found on my zenfolio website. Some of my personal favourites:
1. Glorious Sunset (Segovia - Pentax K100d + Super-Takumar 100mm f/2.8
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Larger versions (up to 1800px) on my zenfolio website.
Hand-held, stitched from 4 exposures (D80 + Nikkor 50mm f/2 MF). This is the view I have over the city from my workplace :)