Austria

Photos about Austria, it's people, landscape, cities and culture.

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Featured Work

Farewell by Walter Quirtmair

Tyrol, Austria. / . / . / Canon EOS 400D / Canon EF 70-300 IS USM / . / .
Hochosterwitz Castle by Manuel Wieczorek

Hochosterwitz Castle I love this castle. It’s dreamlike. 14 gates before you get to the main castle. Situated on a 160m high Dolomite rock, embedded in a beautiful landscape. / You can find a description here: link / The shot shows only a small quantum of the real beauty. Did I already say that I love this castle? ;-) I made here a HDR out of three RAW-files. The unnatural lock is wanted. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / This is no stock-picture. No editing, publishing or using in any way without my approval is allowed (Excluded are features on DeviantArt or Red Bubble). Copyright 2008 Manuel Wieczorek —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Location: Launsdorf, Carinthia / Date: August 05th, 2008 / Light Conditions: Overcast / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Camera: Canon EOS 400D / Lens: Canon EFS 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length: 44 mm Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec, 1/40 sec, 1/10 sec / Aperture: 11 / ISO: 100 Tonemapping: 3 exposures Tripod: Joby Gorilla Pod Filters: / - Hoya Circular Polarizer —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / This description was created by a little tool called PhotoInfo. You can download / it for free at http://www.andreasresch.at/upload/PhotoInfo.zip … for feedback / send the autor a note via his deviant page … http://andreasresch.deviantart.com / ENJOY!!!
Heiligenblut by Béla Török

Heiligenblut (meaning holy blood) is a municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Situated in the high-Alpine region of the Hohe Tauern mountain range at 1,288 meters, Heiligenblut is located at the foot of the Großglockner, the highest mountain in Austria. / The Gothic pilgrimage church of Saint Vinzenz, with its needle spire, was built between 1460-1491 and contains a relic of Christ’s Holy Blood. According to legend the relic, which is kept in a sacrament house, was brought here in 914 from Constantinople by the Danish knight Briccius. On his way home he was buried by an avalanche and his corpse was found where three ears of wheat broke through the snow (see the coat of arms). The church also houses a late-Gothic winged altarpiece from 1520, and a crypt and tomb containing the remains of Briccius. /
Deep Winter by Walter Quirtmair

We had heavy snowfalls and icy cold weather while we stayed in the Sellrain Valley, Tyrol, Austria. / . / . / Canon EOS 400D / Sigma 17-70 / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . /
Almabtrieb by Klaus Offermann

Cows coming down from the mountain pasture (Almabtrieb) after the summer season in the mountains. Cows will be decorated in case no accident happened during the summer season. Picture was taken in September close to the village of Landl (Tyrolia) in Austria.
Morning fog at the Mondsee by Klaus Offermann

Mondsee in Austria with morning fog in the wintertime
Alpine hut by Klaus Offermann

Alpine hut in the tyrolian part of the Karwendel mountains in Austria close to the Falkenhuette. Picture was taken in October.
Murau by Béla Török

Murau is the capital of the district of the same name in Styria, located along the Mur river, Austria. It has a population of 2,331. The area was already settled in the Bronze Age and Roman time, for the first time document which mentioned Murau was in the year 1250. During the Second World War a camp for the German armed forces was located here, in which captured British prisoners of war had been kept. In May of 1945 groups of resistances freed those prisoners. The area was not occupied by the Russians. As the Russians came near Murau, some people of Murau freed the British prisoners to tell the Russians that Murau is already occupied by the British. The Russians returned and Murau was free. /
Last Light by Walter Quirtmair

The last sunlight on the peaks of the Ötztal mountains. / Village of Längenfeld where we spent some days. / Tyrol, Austria. / . / .
Guardian Angels by Stefan Trenker

this is a 9 shot panorama (3 rows with 3 shots each – each shot 3 exposures > 27 shots) of the Karlskirche in Vienna. it’s one of the most impressive baroque churches north of the Alps and was built in the years 1713-1737. / the then ruling emperor Karl VI (Charles VI) wanted the church built in rememberance of the last plague epidemic that hit Vienna just months before. / the church was planned and built by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach who, however, died in 1723 – after his death his son Joseph Emanuel continued and finished the Karlskirche.

Recent Work

Waiting for the Sunrise by Manuel Wieczorek

Waiting for the Sunrise I made this shot down from the Hochrindl, Carinthia. The clouds where approximately in the hight of 1561m. In the background you can see the mountain range Karawanken. It’s the natural border between Slovenia and Austria. / The picture is a HDRi out of four images. Nothing special, but I want to share it with you. This was a great day. Got up at 4 o’clock. Arived at the bottom of the “mountain” at half past 5 (it’s freezing cold in winter at this time). The first thing I saw were two falling stars and the most beautiful night sky I have ever seen. The climb was hard. Too early for me and I was lazy the last months. / I got on the peak at 7 o’clock and I had to wait till sunrise. What a feeling. In front of you the sky gets brighter and in your back you can still see the stars. While I waited I have drunk tea and took some shots. This is one of them. FULL VIEW RECOMMENDED!!! —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / This is no stock-picture. No editing, publishing or using in any way without / my approval is allowed (Excluded are features on DeviantArt or Red Bubble). / Copyright 2008 Manuel Wieczorek —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Location: Hochrindl, Carinthia / Date: December 29th, 2008 / Light Conditions: twilight / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Camera: Canon EOS 400D / Lens: Canon EFS 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Shutter Speed: 0.3 sec, 1.6 sec, 6 sec, 25 sec / Aperture: 11 / ISO: 100 Tonemapping: 4 exposures Tripod: Velbron CX560 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / This description was created by a little tool called PhotoInfo. You can download / it for free at http://www.andreasresch.at/upload/PhotoInfo.zip … for feedback / send the autor a note via his deviant page … http://andreasresch.deviantart.com / ENJOY!!!
Vienna Heldenplatz - a historic square by Stefan Trenker

Heldenplatz in Vienna, a square with quite a lot of history… the statue shows Archduke Charles (Erzherzog Karl) and is the older of two statues showing riders, which also give the Heldenplatz (square of heros) its name. the Heldenplatz became famous in a negative way, as Adolf Hitler announced Austria’s annexation (Anschluss) from the balcony of the new Hofburg. the square itself is huge and around it a lot of history is on display, like the Hofburg, home to the Austrian President, the National Library, “across the street” (you can see the two cupolas) you’ll find the Museum of Art and the Museum of Natural Sciences, the Parliament and the city hall.
Writing

Thank you…I would like to thank everyone who in the past 3 months of being a RedBubbler have been such a great encorager to me. Thank you to everyo…

I would like to thank everyone who in the past 3 months of being a RedBubbler have been such a great encorager to me. Thank you to everyone who has viewed my work, added some of my works as favourites, added me to their watchlist, commented on my work and given me input. / In the past 3 months my work was featured 57 times and some of my work has been picked as Avatars and Shots Of hte Week.. I feel humbled and honored. Thank you. Angie
Following David by Béla Török

Semmering, Austria / David is my 12 year old son /
Neptune Fountain, Schonbrunn by Jenny Brice

The centre piece of the Neptune Fountain in the grounds of Schonbrunn Palace in Austria. © Copyright 2008 Jenny Brice – All Rights Reserved / www.jennybrice.com
Heavy snow by JackPloeg

Heavy as in “weighing a lot” that is…
Snow covered trees by JackPloeg

We spent Christmas in Austria last year, and we had lots of snow, truely a wonderful white Christmas!
Maverick by Walter Quirtmair

Sellrain valley, Tyrol, Austria. / . / .
Winter Hike by Walter Quirtmair

My snowshoe traces… / Sellrain valley, Tyrol, Austria. / . / .
Valley by Walter Quirtmair

Winter in the Sellrain valley, Tyrol, Austria. / . / . / Canon EOS 400D / Sigma 17-70 / . / .
Kaleidescope by Wendi Donaldson

Taken inside a glass prism dome at the Swarosvski Centre, Innsbruck, Austria. Canon 350D / Tamron 28.0 – 75.0 mm f/2.8