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Readers' Showcase: Nicolas Alexander Otto

Published May 31, 2015 | dpreview staff

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Readers' Showcase: Nicolas Alexander Otto

Hold Your Color. Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by Nicolas Alexander Otto

Nicolas Alexander Otto has a big appetite for landscape photography, but his home in the Ruhr area of Germany puts him closer to urban and industrial scenery than countryside. His portfolio features a mix of the natural world and the man-made world, and is the subject of our latest showcase of excellent work by DPReview readers. See a sample of his imagery and read more here about his passion for photography. You can also visit his Facebook page and website to see more of his photos.

Are you a DPR member? Submit your portfolio for consideration and you may be featured in an upcoming Readers' Showcase.

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scottcraig

Awesome images. :)

17 hours agopermalink

Serv

Nicolas, great shots. My favorite is ND shot #3. How many seconds was that? I love how the fog like layer on water, then a clear reflection underneath. Keep up the good work.

1 month agopermalink

KTClown

Very good photos!

4 months agopermalink

moimoi

The first photo is brilliant! Congrats and thanks for sharing with us.

4 months agopermalink

kobiluba

Very nice. I mostly like # 9
What camera and what lence(s) do you use here ?

All the best

Jun 30, 2015permalink

Chuck Fralick

He started out using Pentax and now uses a Nikon D800 and Nikkor lenses. It's on his website.

11 months agopermalink

Vaportrails

Gorgeous images, Nicolas. "In Waking Hours" is especially moving for me. Beautiful work...

Jun 15, 2015permalink

kanompie

very very good !!!!
I'm very like #3 It's so fantastic...

Jun 14, 2015*permalink

User4375590345

Nicolas yu are good !!

Jun 11, 2015permalink

papa natas

Yeah,
Give me the same photo gear, the same places, and the time it takes, and I'll for sure, my hand on fire...That I will NEVER get the same results.
I love them all, but number 5, is a bold experiment on perspective, peerless B&W mastering, and a vision of the World sought by futuristic film makers.
One has to be little to see the World big.

Jun 6, 2015permalink

Hen3ry

A knock out. I wish I could but I can't. :)

Jun 6, 2015permalink

thejohnnerparty

Amen to that. Whether it comes natural or they have to work for it, some are better than others when it comes to results. My hat is off to those that can and "enjoy" to those that can't quite make it to this level. ;-)

Jun 7, 2015permalink

phavan

i like it

Jun 6, 2015permalink

Raist3d

Love #5.

Jun 5, 2015permalink

Rishi Sanyal

These are absolutely stunning.

Jun 3, 2015permalink

Jim Evidon

What did he use for lens and camera?

Jun 1, 2015permalink

papa natas

Did anybody EVER ask Ernest Hemingway:
Oh, what typewriter did you use to write that novel?
Or asked Miguel de Cervantes:
That feather you used to write Don Quixote, was it gander, goose, chicken or turkey feather?

Jun 6, 2015permalink

Jote

My oh my, what a clever analogy. Because, as every smart-a knows, the camera used has absolutely no influence on the photo, it's only "the skills" that count and a "skilled photographer could take pictures like this with a Canon Powershot A75".

Jun 11, 2015permalink

blohum

Great set! Especially liked 5, 7, 9 and 10.

Jun 1, 2015permalink

TheWineLake

How is there a zoomy effect in the sky on #3?

Jun 1, 2015permalink

Richard Shih

Looks like a standard long exposure (probably with a neutral density filter). When clouds are being blown around quite a bit, a long shutter speed will give the zoomy effect.

Jun 1, 2015permalink

TheWineLake

I thought it might have been something like that, but the lower half of the picture looks quite frozen. Maybe that froth doesn't move much. Or I suppose one could get a similar effect by blending two shots. I suspect you're right and it's just an approx 1 second exposure?

Jun 2, 2015permalink

Steven Blackwood

all excellent but I was especially struck by #9.

Jun 1, 2015permalink

adamsome

Nice!

Jun 1, 2015permalink

KL Matt

Look at how he shoots almost straight into the light. Sometimes the entire landscape is in deep shadow, and it's still beautiful. The colors are often understated but always there and that makes them more beautiful. I'm going to look at all the people he references as his idols today.

Jun 1, 2015permalink

TriezeA72

Nice architectural shots, the colours in number 1 are stunning and number 5 is great in tone and perspective composition, congratulations on being selected in this Reader's Showcase!

May 31, 2015permalink

starman1969

Lovely work. I really like No 6

May 31, 2015permalink

Richard Schmitt

Great collection.

May 31, 2015permalink

Aaron801

The landscape photos are decent but for me the architectural/industrial photos here are the real gems... great work!

May 31, 2015permalink

Kurt_K

Some lovely work. I especially like #9.

May 31, 2015permalink

Fidibus

Took the same scenery in early spring
http://g4.img-dpreview.com/AAD423D673334BF88D51E873C0826A9A.jpg

May 31, 2015permalink

JEROME NOLAS

Nice.

May 31, 2015permalink

Battersea

Very nice.

May 31, 2015permalink

tinternaut

A lovely set, and a complete focus on the photography alone.

May 31, 2015permalink

ManuelVilardeMacedo

Yes, no gear porn this time. Nice.

May 31, 2015permalink

J A C S

Very nice. When I click on the right hand corner however, the photos open in a new window with a wide border and the glare ruins those type of nightscapes.

May 31, 2015permalink

Ocolon

That's probably your browser's default background. Maybe you can set it somewhere in the browser settings? My Firefox uses a dark grey background which works fine with photos.

May 31, 2015permalink

J A C S

It is the same white background with IE/Win and Safari/OSX.

May 31, 2015permalink

maurotw

very nice

Jun 2, 2015permalink

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