My Perspectives of Night Rides

The image shows the photograph of a cyclist riding through a rain storm in the night.
Wet Night Ride

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 18

35 mm - 1/40 sec - f/8 - ISO 25600

I took this photo through the window of our house, which is located in the west of Bern next to a busy street.

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The image shows an aerial photograph of two cars moving in opposite directions; the road is divided by a guard rail.
Cars in Opposition

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 19

8.8 mm - 1/8 sec - f/11 - ISO 125

I took this photo early in the morning from a bridge in Bümpliz, a neighborhood in the west of Bern.

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The image shows the photograph of part of a passing red tram and the snow covered street in Winter.
A Streetcar Named Desire

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 247

86 mm - 1/10 sec - f/4 - ISO 400
I took this photo through the window of our house in the west of Bern, which is located next to a street with a tramline. I like the lines and the composition.

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The image shows a photograph of empty passages and canals in Venice by night.
Empty Spaces ...

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 201

9 mm - 1/10 sec - f/3.5 - ISO 6400
  I took this photo on an evening in September while wandering the alleys of Venice. It wasn't too late, but the city seemed deserted. I like the mood and the calm of this composition.

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The Image shows a photograph of a street and a tram in Lisbon by night.
A Streetcar Named Desire

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 20

8.8 mm - 1/40 sec - f/1.8 - ISO 2500

I took this photo in Lisbon close to the metro station Restauradores. I like the mood in this photo. It reminds me of the play "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams.

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The image shows the photograph of a car driving through a heavy rainstorm its headlight lighting the street and the raindrops.
Through the Rainstorm

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 170

86 mm - 1/100 sec - f/5.6 - ISO 12800
I took this photo during a heavy rainstorm through a window of our house in the west of Bern. I like the forcefulness of the rain and the mood.

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The image shows a photograph of main train tracks, building and train compositions at Zurich Main Station while the sun is setting.
Zurich Main Station

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 21

20 mm - 1/20 sec - f/2.8 - ISO 320

There was a georgous sunset while I was waiting for my train to arrive at Zurich main station one evening. I walked to the very end of the platform, sat down and took this shot (amongst others ;-)

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The image shows a nocturnal photograph of cars from behind on a snow covered freeway while it is heavily snowing.
The Lost Highway

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 22

8.8 mm - 1/50 sec - f/1.8 - ISO 6400

I was driving on the A1 towards Bern one evening when it started to snow heavily. Traffic slowed down and stopped. My chance for taking a quick shot through the windshield. I like the composition and the mood.

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The image shows a photograph of a winterlandscape with mountains, fir trees and a full moon rising over the horizon. There's a road in the left part of the image with light tracks of cars that passed.
The Super Moon Drive

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 23

10 mm - 30/1 sec - f/2.2 - ISO 125

This is a long exposure photo that I took on the Gurnigel, a mountain pass in the canton of Bern, while the so called supermoon was rising.

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The image shows the long exposure photograph of rail tracks and blurred ground and walls.
Railspotting

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 24

24 mm - 4/1 sec - f/2.8 - ISO 125

This is a hand-held long exposure photo that I took through the front window of the fast moving Gurten Funicular Railway.

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The image shows a photo of a snow covered street with crash barriers on both sides and a single car from behind.
Winter Night Driving

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 25

9 mm - 1/15 sec - f/1.8 - ISO 6'400

I took this shot long after Midnight through the windshield of the fast moving car while a friend was driving us home towards Bern. It had been snowing hard before and there was very little traffic. I like the composition and the mood.

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The image shows a night photograph through the window of an airplane; part of the wing, the lights of civilization and the dark sky are visible.
Night Flight

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 26

9 mm - 1/4 sec - f/2.8 - ISO 12'800

I took this photo through a window of the airplane during our flight from Accra (Ghana) to Paris. It's a hand-held long exposure shot with very high ISO, which - I think - gives this image a special kind of aesthetics.

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The image shows the photograph of the blurred shape of a cyclist on a snow covered street on a Winter evening.
In Shape

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 250

67 mm - 1/5 sec - f/9 - ISO 1600
I took this photo of a cyclist on a Winter evening through a window of our house, which is located next to a street in the west of Bern. I like the blurring effect created by long exposure and the composition.

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The image shows a nocturnal photograph of a car driving through a heavy rainstorm in front of a storefront and a billboard.
So sieht die Zukunft aus ...

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 277

70 mm - 1/80 sec - f/5 - ISO 5000
I took this photo during a heavy Summer storm through a window of our house, which is located next to a busy street. I like the physicality and forcefulness of this image. Also, I like the advertising poster behind the car, which appropriately reads: So sieht die Zukunft aus (This is what the future looks like) ...

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The image shows a photograph of a tunnel and tracks; the photo was taken through the rear window of a fast moving train.
Through the Rear Window

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 27

24 mm - 1/30 sec - f/4.5 - ISO 12800

I took this photo through the rear window of the fast moving train that leads - mainly in a tunnel - from Zermatt to Sunnegga (Canton of Valais).

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The image shows the photograph of a car driving through a heavy rainstorm in the night. The headlights light up the rain.
Driving Through a Summer Storm

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 208

85 mm - 1/100 sec - f/2.8 - ISO 2000
I took this photo during a short but heavy Summer storm through a window of our house, which is located next to a busy street in the west of Bern. I like the intensity and the mood.

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The image shows a nocturnal photograph of a road going up a hill and a tree in the light cone of a car's headlights.
Nocturnal Cross Country Drive

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 28

9.75 mm - 1/125 sec - f/2.5 - ISO 6400

I took this photo through the windshield of the fast moving car while my son was driving us from Laupen to Bern on small roads. It was shortly after nightfall.

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The image shows the night photograph of a snow coverd street lit by the headlights of a car and whirling snow flakes.
Driving through a Snowstorm

My Perspectives of Night Rides / Photograph No 29

9 mm - 1/50 sec - f/1.8 - ISO 6400
I took this photo through the windshield of the fast moving car while a friend was driving us from Meiringen (in the Bernese Oberland) home to Bern long after Midnight.

=> This photo has been favorited - and commented on - by a National Geographic Editor on YOURSHOT.