B+W Käsemann Polarisatiefilters (XS-Pro Vatting)

De Duitse filterfabrikant B+W geldt als één van ‘s werelds beste fabrikanten van camerafilters. De Käsemann serie is hun ultieme serie professionele filters met de beste optische eigenschappen.

De vermaarde Käsemann filters hebben nu de 8-laags MRC Nano-coating van B+W. Deze nieuwe coating verbetert de kleurweergave en geeft een zeer helder, sprankelend beeld met een hoog contrast.

De MRC coating is bovendien water- en stofafstotend en zeer krasvast. Tot slot voorkomt de MRC-Nano-coating reflecties en ander ongewenste effecten.

De toevoeging HTC staat voor “High Transmission Coating” op een vernieuwde polarisatiefolie die een nog betere lichttransmissie garandeert.
In deze nieuwspost gaan we nog wat verder de diepte in over de eigenschappen van deze filters en waar MRC-Nano, HTC en XS-Pro Digital precies voor staan.

Voorbeeldfoto’s

Hieronder een greep uit de vele prachtige foto’s, gemaakt met deze filters, die je vindt op fotosite Flickr.

Flinders Street Station
View On Black View in Large Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne. from wikipedia : English / Flinders_Street_Station wikipedia : en Français / Flinders_Street_Station

Somewhere under the Rainbow
At Skogafoss we had to witness a quite strange photoshoot for some fashion label. The Lord of the Rings look alike models were supposed to walk as close to the waterfall as possible. Still beeing 100 Meters away they were soaking wet at 9°C and seemingly anoyed. The following discussion under the rainbow took some time and nerves because actually I did not want Gandalf to draw all the attention away on my Skogafoss images. After a while I just tried to make the best out of the situation ;) Best on black. Press "L" for lightbox

Le Mur du Bonheur / The Wall of the Happiness
View On Black & Large View in Original big size pas de métaphore poussée pour le titre : à Nanterre il y a un endroit qui s'appelle "la Ferme du Bonheur" et ce mur se trouve juste derrière la Ferme. alors quand je l'a vu, je me suis dis que peut-être le bonheur qu'ils y cultivent est contagieux, comme les OGM... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nanterre is one of the umpteen industrial suburbs surrounding Paris. so there is a (rather unusual) place in Nanterre called "The Farm of the Happiness" and this wall happens to be just behind the farm. when I saw it I said to myself that happiness grown there must be quite contaminous, like GMO-crops...

Good Mother IV
View in big size my dear flickR friends! it’s winter in Paris and it’s bloody cold, so I am going on holiday there where it is summer now...;-) it means that I won’t be able to see your wonderful pictures and to comment on them, but I guess the more exciting will be the day when I’ll come back! take care then...;-) View On Black

Highlights of Iceland
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Welcome Back
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Colours and Clouds
The Landmannalaugar area is a popular tourist destination and hiking hub in Iceland's highlands. The area displays a number of unusual geological elements, like the multicolored rhyolite mountains and expansive lava fields, not far from the service center. The many mountains in the surrounding area display a wide spectrum of colors including pink, brown, green, yellow, blue, purple, black, and white. Two of the most popular mountains among hikers are Bláhnjúkur (meaning "blue peak") and Brennisteinsalda (meaning "sulphur wave"). Source: Wikipedia Best on Black. Press "L" for lightbox

Wilsons Promontory National Park
View On Black amazing place discovered thanks to my flickR friend Bill (thank you so much, buddy!...;-)) and trekkingvisions (not very well known extention of photozone) from wikipedia : Wilsons Promontory National Park

Petra : al-Deir
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Levels
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Final Destination
After walking through a rainy nothingness for almost an hour the storm calmed down as we reached the wreck of the crashed Dakota at Solheimasandur. The atmosphere of the place is a morbid magic - nothing but black ashes as far as you can see and this plane in the center of total silence really gave me the shivers. I strongly recommend visiting this less known highlight on Iceland but please apologize that I will not let out it's exact position because there are already too many graffiti and missing parts due to souvenir hunting. You can find it with a bit of effort by internet research and the help of google maps - I think it also makes the experience much more interesting :) Please respect the place If you go there. Best on black - press "L" for lightbox

Hengifoss
This is another version of Hengifoss with desaturation on most tones. Best on black. Press "L" for lightbox

Skógafoss
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Lost in Landmannalaugar
180° panorama made from 15 single images The Landmannalaugar area is a popular tourist destination and hiking hub in Iceland's highlands. The area displays a number of unusual geological elements, like the multicolored rhyolite mountains and expansive lava fields, not far from the service center. The many mountains in the surrounding area display a wide spectrum of colors including pink, brown, green, yellow, blue, purple, black, and white. Two of the most popular mountains among hikers are Bláhnjúkur (meaning "blue peak") and Brennisteinsalda (meaning "sulphur wave"). Best on Black. Press "L" for lightbox

Gullfoss - Second Step
Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the left and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s. As one first approaches the falls, the crevice is obscured from view, so that it appears that a mighty river simply vanishes into the earth. Source: Wikipedia Best on black. Press "L" for lightbox

Heart of Iceland
Home is where the heart is ;) Best on black. Press "L" for lightbox

Time to leave
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Wadi Rum II
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who let in the rain?
View On Black in Large Size Cyndi Lauper / Who Let In The Rain

Snowboy
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Patterns of Drought
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..Real Steel...
B+W Nano Kasemann CPL 1 exp | f/7.1 | ISO 50 | 20 mm | 15s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facebook | My Blog | 500px | Google+

..Symmetry...
B+W Nano Kasemann CPL + ND 110 1 exp | f/22 | ISO 50 | 36 mm | 294s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facebook | My Blog | 500px | Google+

Petra : esplanade of al-Deir
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Throat of Gullfoss
Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the left and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s. As one first approaches the falls, the crevice is obscured from view, so that it appears that a mighty river simply vanishes into the earth. Source: Wikipedia Best on black. Press "L" for lightbox