Marc Staples

Good morning. Here a few minimalistic shots. The colours are what caught my eye, so I tried separating them from the others which was a tough task with 10.000 kites and strings holding them being flown on that day. Hope y’all like them. Stay dry on this forecasted rainy weekend.

Good morning. Last week of September and Autumn seems to have really crashed in with ots of rain and low temperatures (at least here). Let's see if this is my last Summer shot. Another blended photo using the same photo with gaussian blur & then blending it in over the original. Hope y'all like it.

Back to my garden front. Took the original & an additional defocussed photo of pink flowers & blended both together. I like Autumn when the leaves have strong golden, orange and yellow colours, but I want Summer to continue.

📷 Nikon Z7II
💡f6.3
⏰ 1/8s
ISO100
Nikon Z 24-70/4S
Focal Length: 70mm

Something different today. Saw this jar at Villa Kolbe, a former lost place now being renovated. They say it’ll take 10 yrs to complete it. I hope they stick to their plans! They opened the place on heritage day & this was one of the shots I captured. Hope y’all like it. Take care and stay safe.

Good morning. The last shot of the beautiful Dresden skyline mirroring in the river Elbe. This time I used ICM by moving a few times to the left during the exposure. Hope y’all like it. Take care and stay safe.

📷 Nikon Z7II & FTZ Adapter
💡f11
⏰ 4s
ISO64
Nikon AF-S VR24-120/4G
Focal Length: 82mm

Good morning. Trying a few things with my small zoom lens. Works well when you have a long exposure. Dresden „skyline“ superimposed. Hope y’all like it. Take care and stay safe.

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📷 Nikon Z7II & FTZ Adapter
💡f11
⏰ 3s
ISO64
Nikon AF-S VR24-120/4G
Focal Length:
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Good morning. The sun set and the city lights went on giving a new perspective of this beautiful view. Hope y’all like it. Have a great day.

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📷 Nikon Z7II & FTZ Adapter
💡f18
⏰ 4s
ISO64
Nikon AF-S VR24-120/4G
Focal Length: 75mm

Good morning. Weather’s getting a little warmer again.Here some more shots of me waiting for blue hour and then Dresden lit up over the river Elbe, stay tuned. Hope y’all like this one. Take care and stay safe.

📷 Nikon Z7II & FTZ Adapter
💡f14
⏰ 1/10s
ISO64
Nikon AF-S VR24-120/4G
Focal Length: 38mm

Dresden at sunset. A few shots I took from the Marienbrücke (Marien bridge) which luckily did not transfer the vibrations of the passing trams to my camera and tripod. I spent a few hours just at the bridge waiting for the sun behind me to set and get a few shots of the city at blue hour.

Good morning. After spending a day visiting heritage places nearby I‘m back with a few last shots from the steaming river and the red skies. Hope y’all like then. Have a great start into the new week.

Good morning. Is there anything better standing at a river watching the sunrise, listening to the natural sounds around you & inhaling the fresh cool air. Hope y’all like this this one. Take care & stay safe.

📷 Nikon Z7II & FTZ Adapter
💡f16
⏰ 10s
ISO64
Nikon AF-S VR24-120/4G
Focal Length: 24mm

Good morning. A nice foggy morning at the river and then this cyclist added in to it, to give this feeling of drifting into that fog. Have a great weekend. It‘s „Denkmaltag“ (Heritage Day) this weekend. Do you have any plans?

Got up early this week, which is a real challenge for me and went down to the river. The weather conditions are cooling down so the chance to get fog on the river is high & so it was and what a morning it was too. Here an abstract reflection composition. Hope y’all like it. Take care and stay safe.

My last architectural shot which I took in Dresden, which shows the building hosting one of Dresden‘s newspapers as well as a bookstore and several other shops. Hope y’all like it. Take care & stay safe.

📷 Nikon Z7II & FTZ Adapter
💡f9
⏰ 1/500s
ISO100
Nikon AF-S 24-120/4G ED VR
Focal Length: 55mm

Good morning. A few „dramatic“ shots today showing the triangular building closer up. When you are in the building then you can walk into the triangle and look through the construction to the outside. Hope y’all like these. Take care and stay safe.

Good morning. Another perspective which I personally like very much. The steps give a leading approach to this amazing building. Have a great start into the new week. Take care and stay safe.

📷 Nikon Z7II
💡f16
⏰ 165s
ISO64
Nikon Z 14-30mm/4S
FL: 14mm
Filter: Rollei FX Magnetic 10+3 stop ND filters

Good morning. My next shot trying to capture the complete building from the front. Luckily not so visitors at the location that morning. Hope y’all like this one.

📷 Nikon Z7II
💡f16
⏰ 1/60s
ISO100
Nikon Z 14-30mm4S
Focal Length: 14mm
Tripod: Sirui
Filter: Rollei FX Magnetic 10+3 stop ND filters

Good morning. It’s like a ship that has just broken through the ancient buildings. My impression of it when you stand in front of it and look up. Have a great Saturday.

📷 Nikon Z7II
💡f18
⏰ 206s
ISO64
Nikon Z 14-30mm/4S
Focal Length: 15mm
Tripod: Sirui
Filter: Rollei FX Magnetic 10+3 stop ND filter

There is a clear idea behind the concept and why Daniel Liebeskind chose this concept to more traditional concepts. He wanted to break with the old tradition of this place being built in old style as it was also a military location for many yesrs

I went out to this interesting building. It‘s one of few very modern buildings. It stands at this location like a huge ship in sea & although it was harsh light I had the idea of also capturing some shots in B&W So here’s the shot in colour. Hope y’all like it. Take care and stay safe.

Good morning. The quince tree is now full of fruit and this year’s harvest is looking promising. Picked out this one I shot when the tree was in full blossom. Hope y’all like it. Take care and stay safe.

📷 Nikon Z7II & FTZ Adapter
💡f3.2
⏰ 1/3200s
ISO200
Nikon AF-S VR105/2.8G
Tripod: 3leggedthing

Good morning. Used the rain for some more water droplet shots. Hope y’all like this one. Take care and stay safe.

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📷 Nikon Z7II & FTZ Adapter
💡f5.6
⏰ 1/125s
ISO1250
Nikon AF-S VR28-300/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 300mm
Tripod: -

Good morning. It’s raining outside and I’m posting this little flower standing alone but strong. A minimalistic shot which works out well. Hope y’all like it. Take care and stay safe.

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📷 Nikon Z7II
💡f4.5
⏰ 1/400s
ISO 400
Nikon Z 24-70/4S
Focal Length: 70mm

Good morning. Hello September & hello to the soon coming browns, orange colours & reds & now slowly saying goodbye to the lush greens. Taken in May 2025. Shot on Fujifilm X-H2 with the CZJ Ultron 50mm/1.8 vintage lens and M42 adapter. Have a great start into the new week. Take care and stay safe.

A shot taken with my vintage Pentacon 135mm/2.8 lens, M42 adapter & Nikon Z7. always great to use these lenses because you have to manually focus & take your time, giving you the chance to enjoy it. Hope y’all like this one.

📷 Nikon Z7II + M42 adapter
💡f2.8
⏰ 1/100s
ISO100
Tripod: 3leggedthing

Good morning. The rain is back so I got the camera out and stayed under our roofed veranda to stay dry & shot this one. August is nearly over and Summer is clearly coming to an end. Hope y’all like it. Take care and stay safe.

📷 Fujifilm X-H2
💡f9
⏰ 1/40s
ISO400
Fujinon XF 18-135mm/3.5-5.6R OIS WR

Good morning. Somehow the Flashes App is not working with uploading my post. So I‘m trying it directly in Bluesky. Let‘s see if it works.

Good morning. Two more shots of this nice sculpture in B&W with a little bit of colour…. Hope y’all like them. Take care and stay safe.

📷 Fujifilm X-H2
💡f8
⏰ 1/800s
ISO125
Fujinon XF 18-135mm/3.5-5.6R OIS WR
Focal Length: 27mm
Tripod: -

Good morning. This is the Sculpture of „Friendship between Nations“, which stands in the Prager Strasse in Dresden. I’ve shot this sculpture a few times before and there are always new perspectives. Hope y’all like this one. Take care and have a great week.

Good morning. Lights on! Last shot of the blue hour session evening at Albrechtsburg in Meissen. Hope y’all like this one. Take care and stay safe.

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📷 Nikon Z7II
💡f16
⏰ 8s
ISO64
Nikon Z 14-30/4S
Focal Length: 22mm
Tripod: Sirui
Filter: -
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