2015 Pictures · Robert Reiser Photography

Pictures from the second half of 2015, taken at Nationalpark Gesäuse, Milwaukee (Wisconsin, USA) and Nationalpark Donauauen.

Last updated: February 2020 Reading time: 1 minute Category: Galleries

Wow. Another year did pass so quickly, and unfortunately much less photography was involved than originally planned. Nevertheless, there were a few opportunities to take pictures. Some of the 2015 pictures I have decided to show here.

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Before You Leave...
With only a few seeds still attached, the dandelion has nearly fulfilled its purpose.

Center of Attention
In the center of a small pond, this tiny remains of a trunk provided a beautiful mirror scene.

Contrasty Moss
The combination of yellow and grey, together with the structure of the stone, makes this scene interesting.

Cornflower
I always find cornflowers attractive. I like their colors and their numerous petals, which makes them a challenge to photograph.

Trees and Grass
After I failed to take a "conventional" picture of the grass and the birch trees, I decided on this artistic approach, which I liked much better.

Withered Unknown
I liked the red/white flower stalks in front of the dark background. Unfortunately I was not able to identify the flower so far.

Nationalpark Gesäuse: We have been there quite often, but there are still places we haven’t seen before. This time we did explore the areas around Gstatterboden and Johnsbach as well as the Pürgschachen Moor. Gesäuse usually means lots of macro photography opportunities.

Black-Headed Spider Monkey
This young spider monkey looked to me as if it would still try to understand why it was held in a cage.

Flamingo Loop
Taken at the Milwaukee Zoo, this American Flamingo bends into the shape of an infinity sign.

Feather Fan
Since I was able to get very close to this bird, I could take a close-up of the feather details.

Milwaukee County Zoo (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA): a very nice location I would recommend visiting if you are anywhere nearby. The zoo area is huge, and the animals have lots of space. This is unlike many other zoos I have seen. One thing I noticed there and would like to see implemented in Europe: The fines for feeding the animals are up to 2.000 (two thousand!) USD. This should help drive the correct behavior of the visitors.

Danube Island
Actually this tiny island is part of a river bank scenery. But the fog was so thick that the trees in the background became invisible.

Golden Maple Tree
The biggest challenge when taking a picture of this tree was what to include and what to exclude. It is often helpful to remember that a picture does not have to show the complete subject.

Group and Outsiders
Random pebbles forming a group, and some other material to visually complete the picture.

Lady Bug in Morning Dew
I took this picture of a lady bug very early in the morning, when everything was covered with dew.

Lost in Space
The Danube river creates beautiful structures in the overflow areas, and sometimes you are lucky to spot a scene like this one.

Mallow Skipper on Thistle
I have to admit, the butterfly in this picture was an accident. Actually I wanted to photograph the thistle, but the butterfly landed and did insist on getting his picture taken.

Schönau Donauauen
One of the advantages of infrared photography is that you can take pictures in harsh light, like this example. After the conversion, the landscape looks like covered with snow.

Nationalpark Donauauen: Most of the pictures were taken in autumn, after the leaves started turning yellow and red. A branch of the Danube river did provide some interesting graphical scenes. Beyond colored leaves, the wood offered lots of opportunities. Personally, I find it extremely hard to take meaningful pictures of wood – did you ever try?

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Robert is an enthusiast amateur photographer from Austria with a preference for black & white and infrared photography. He is an active member of the Austrian Association of Wildlife and Nature Photography (VTNÖ). In his spare time, he likes to take pictures and write about various photographic topics. More about Robert.

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