Classical concerts on YouTube

Today I want to share some great videos with you. If you like to listen to classical music, then you'll find plenty of great recordings of live concerts on YouTube:

Exceptional:
Bruckner, Symphony 9, Blomstedt
Mahler, Symphony 2, Dudamel
Mahler, Symphony 6, Chicago SO, Haitink
Mahler, Symphony 7, Berliner Ph., Haitink
Mahler, Symphony 9, Lucerne, Abbado
Mozart Requiem, BBC Proms
Shostakovitch, Symphony 10, Dudamel
Shostakovitch, Symphony 13, Gergiev

Great:
Mahler, Symphony 1, LA Philharmonic, Dudamel
Mahler, Symphony 6, Gergiev
Shostakovitch, Symphony 4, Ashkenazy

Interesting:
Mahler, Symphony 4, Tokyo Ph, Myung-Wung Chung
Mahler, Symphony 9, Norrington at BBC Proms
Shostakovitch, Symphony 15

You will find lots more of concerts at this channel.

I hope you like some of these videos :-)

Fall at the lake

Another colorful fall image, taken at Lake Langbathsee. It's always great fun to take pictures in fall, colorful leaves glowing in the sun, calm weather, clear air.

Although the colored leaves look gorgeous, I think it is difficult to take a good fall photograph. I always try to think about a good composition, so the color is not the only feature, Here I managed to get the leaves, the tree and the lake in one shot. Additionally there are the mountains in the background and the shoreline leading to the rocks which give depth to the image.

I hope you like it :-)

Fall Light

Last sunday we enjoyed the sunny weather to drive to Lakes Langbathseen, two small lakes near Ebensee, Austria. It was rather chilly but the bright sun lit the landscape perfectly. The fall colors in the trees and the glowing reed made for a perfect photograph.

Again I was impressed with my new Canon EF 70-200 1:4 L. It is a perfect lens, this image was taken at 200mm handheld and still its sharp and clear.

This day we've not been alone, of course. Dozens of people had the very same idea and sometimes we walked in single file. But it was a pleasure, nonetheless. It was also fun to see a lot of other photographers pointing their cameras at the gorgeous scenery. I really love the fall season, its light and colors are so rewarding.

So if you have any chance, get out and enjoy nature's beauty these days :-)

My new artist webpage

After joining Fine Art America I got my own webpage to sell my images:
Check it out: http://walter-quirtmair.artistwebsites.com/

Fine Art America

Now you can visit me at Fine Art America :-)

Lake Weissensee

A large panorama of gorgeous Lake Weissensee from June. We stay there almost every year for now 9 years. It's such a great place, the lake is the highest european lake you can swim in in summer. During the summer months the temperature can get to 24 C.

You also can do great hikes, I took the series of images for this panorama on the start of a walk. You see fresh mowed grass and small huts. On the shore you'll notice the white strips of sand and lime. It's that color which gives the lake its name (Weissensee = White Lake).

If you visit Austria then plan to stay at this area (or any other of our beautiful lakes :-)

New photos at ImageKind

I recently sold a print of one of my photos at ImageKind. Reason enough to upload a bunch more images, maybe there' s more potential :-)
Have a look here: ImageKind

iPhone Cases

After a long time a new post... sorry for not writing more, I usually don't find the time. But I'll try.

The site RedBubble, where I publish and sell my images, now also sells iPhone cases.
They really look cool, have a look at my collection of iPhone Cases.

Thx,
Walter