2016 Pictures: The Annual Summary · Robert Reiser Photography

2016 pictures is a gallery summarizing the year – taken in Lobau, Vienna, in Tuscany, Italy and in the southeast of Styria, Austria.

Last updated: October 2021 Reading time: 1 minute Category: Galleries

Here we go… this is the collection of 2016 pictures that didn’t make it into a separate gallery or project. There haven’t been any major photographic events in 2016, so there are unfortunately only a couple of pictures worth publishing.

1.Locations

Reaching Out
A lonely tree branch sticks out of the water as if he wants to reach out to someone, on an April morning in Lobau.

Morning Mist
A dominant tree surrounded by rising mist on an April morning in Lobau.

Territory Check
A lone swan checking out his territory in the early morning, in Lobau.

Crisscross
Details of a flower, the enhanced contrast reveals a lot of fine details.

Double Exposure
This picture is a double exposure of each of the flowers in focus and out-of-focus, resulting an an interesting blend effect.

Lobau is part of the Nationalpark Donauauen, it mostly relates to the floodplain in Vienna. Reason for the photographic journey was a local meetup of VTNÖ members, and we had a really great time together. The challenging part was getting up at around 4:00 in the morning, but I have to admit it did pay off. The sunrise was beautiful, especially because of the slowly lifting mist. As always, it was interesting to see the different interpretations of people looking at the same scene. The late morning and afternoon was dedicated to some photographic experimentation.

The Untouchable Forest
A small forest in the middle of an agricultural area breaks the regularity of surrounding lines. Southeast of Siena, Tuscany.

Tuscan Layers
Various layers of fields, pine trees, buildings and mountains form this landscape at the sunset. Southeast of Siena, Tuscany.

Gryphon Guardian
This gryphon guards for many hundred years the entrance to the lower level of San Miniato al Monte in Florence, Tuscany.

Tuscany is a location I probably don’t need to introduce any further. It is one of our personal vacation favorites, for many years already. This time we decided to stay closer to Siena, in Poggibonsi. Conveniently, San Gimignano is very close, also Florence is within reach. We spent the time touring through the Chianti area, but also continued with the exploration of the southeast of Siena, in direction Val D’Orcia and Lago Trasimeno. And last but not least I had to restock my nearly empty Carmignano shelf…

Vineyard Patterns #1
South Styria offers a wide variety of wine, and this is visible when you look at the vineyards in autumn. This is one of the attemps to capture the many interesting patterns.

Birch Tree Abstract #2
A bit more surreal compared to #1, there was a lot more camera movement during the recording. Taken in Styria, Austria.

Collecting The Last Sunrays
A lone group of trees at the edge of a hill collects the last sunrays, and it looks like they start glowing. Taken in Styria, Austria.

Spider Hanging Out
A spider patiently waits for the next victim, at the same time surrounded by dozens of careless ants. Taken on a summer morning in Styria, Austria.

Megalomanical Grapes
On top of the Eory-Kogel in Glanz you will find the biggest bunch of grapes in the world, 5 meters tall. it is perfect for color and lighting experiments. Styria, Austria.

Colorful Flow
Buoys on the water surface created nice color contrasts and reflections. Moving the camera during the shot created an even more abstract picture.

Sunrise Over Misty Landscape
Early in the morning in autumn, if you are high enough, you can see a sun rise above the fog sitting in the valleys. Taken in Styria, Austria.

Backlit Autumn Leave
Very late in the evening, I was able to capture this backlit leave, balanced by the reflection of a light source in the background. Taken in Styria, Austria.

Vineyard Patterns #2
South Styria offers a wide variety of wine, and this is visible when you look at the vineyards in autumn. This is one of the attemps to capture the many interesting patterns.

Birch Tree Abstract #1
This picture of a birch tree was created by slowly moving the camera vertically. I like how the the branch structure is still visible. Taken in Styria, Austria.

Last but not least we spent a beautiful weekend in the southeast of Styria, close to the Slovenian border. It was late in autumn, and the vineyards were extremely colorful. We visited previously unknown places, like the biggest bunch of grapes in the world. Sunday morning we got up early for some sunrise pictures – it was hard to get out of bed, but the results did pay off. The rest of the day I spent capturing the many colorful patterns and the warm autumn colors.

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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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