Distant Camera

About

I am 49½ years old and I live in Hagen, Germany (show on Bing)

About 6½ years ago I started to get an interest in taking photos,so I purchased a Digital SLR + some lenses on the recommendation of a friend. I like this model very much. Nonetheless I upgraded to another DSLR after a couple years.

Because I work in an IT company and have some experience in web development, I decided to put this photoblog online so others can see some of my efforts.

The name Distant Camera of this blog is taken from the Neil Young song by the same name.

I am @MiasBeck on Twitter.

Here's my my personal music collection.

Here are the books I've read (on Goodreads).

I have a profile on Google+ (to which I rarely post).

Equipment

cameras and lenses

Olympus E500
- Zuiko 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6
- Zuiko 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5
- Zuiko 35mm f/3.5 Macro
- Sigma 135-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Nikon D300s
- Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G
- Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G Macro
Samsung GT-I9300
- Main(Rear) 3.7mm f/2.6
- Sub(Front) 2.7mm f/2.8

other

Software

I use the following programs and tools to retouch and deploy the photographs and other media on this site

In order to see all media used on this site it is necessary to install Adobe Flash player for your browser

Browsers

I tried my best to make this site compatible to modern browsers and checked the appereance and functionality on

If you discover problems with this site and the browser you are using you can contact me and discuss the issues you have.

Blogs

Here are links to other photoblogs I like and visit regularly...

This site is strictly non-commercial. If you would like to use one of the photos presented here on a personal website please let me know. If you have a commercial interest in any the photos please contact me first to discuss licensing and fees.

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