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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka – Beautiful country part 1

Sri Lanka, that means beautiful country and with it one runs in no way danger to exaggerate. This small island on the southeastern tip of India is a true natural paradise.

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Sri Lanka

Travel information Sri Lanka 2019

A few travel information items You will need a visa to enter Sri Lanka. Depending on how long your stay will be, there is a short-term and a long-term visa. The short-term visa allows a stay of up to 30 days and can be applied for at www.eta.gov.lk. The fee is usually 35 US dollars. The fee is usually 35 US dollar

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clearwater

Clearwater a dream beach

Many places advertise white dream beaches. The colour white seems to be an elastic term in some places. In Clearwater, however, I definitely found the whitest sand of all the beaches I have seen worldwide so far. The width of the beach is also impressive.

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Photography

Blue hour
Photography

Blue hour over Leipzig

The blue hour is the time between sunset and the darkness of night. During this time, the sky takes on a special color. Depending on the advance from a lighter to a very dark blue, almost black. Especially in photography this time is very popular. Because here you can take really beautiful and impressive color pictures.

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Focus Stacking
Photography

Focus stacking for macros

Focus stacking for macros is a method to compensate for the very shallow depth of field using multiple images, with different focus.

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Botanical Garden
Photography

In the Botanical Garden

Today I took advantage of the beautiful weather to visit the Botanical Garden in Leipzig. Until today, I had missed visiting this gem in our trade fair city.

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macro lens
Photography

First attempts with my macro lens

Just in time for spring, I have once again expanded my photo equipment. For a long time I had been flirting with a real macro lens.
The Canon EF 100 f/2.8L Macro IS USM was my first choice. The timing was good, because Canon currently offers 125 Euro cashback for this lens.

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