Georg R. Baumann
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Greetings,
my name is Georg "laughing bear" Baumann. I was born 1961 in cologne/germany, and I live since 8 years in Ireland. I am located on the NW-atlantic cost in county Donegal.
Alain Briot invited me here, thanks Alain!
I am educated in music as a concert pianist and in chemistry as an engineer. I worked as a government/business consultant and I retired from that line of business in 2001.
I live with my partner Karen in one the most beautiful areas of Ireland. In 2003 we sold our little house close to Dublin and decided to get out of that place, packed out bags, moved here not knowing what will be and rented a small house. But within 3 month we found a house on 5 acres on the beach, a fixer upper that takes a lot of work but has excellent potential. We will sell this property and build our own house/studio on the remaining land.
Karen is a professional personal care assistant, she works with elderly people and I admire her greatly for that.
Late I found my love for the art of photography. When we moved here I was pondering what else I can do apart from being "Bear the Builder".
It is a solitude and remote life here. While we were exploring our new surrounding, we both were and are stunned by it's wild beauty. The irish highlands are a typical postglacial landscape. From the highest sea cliffs in europe, to remote glens, to fields scattered with granit bolders, to golden beaches, it is all here.
I decided to pick up a point a shoot, a Konica Minolta Z5, Karen's daughter Rachel inherited it by now, and started to take pictures for the fun of it. Soon I was bored by the quality and the limitations and looked for something more and it was during that process of finding a camera that I thought it would be nice to be able to share this and may be run a small business one day.
During that time I stumbled across the website from Alain Briot and I was fascinated by his style and approach and I thought by myself, yeah this is a good idea and considered to become a landscape photographer. So in a sense Alain triggered that idea. Thanks Alain! <smiles>
I purchased a Olympus E-1 with 2 lenses and some assessories and ever since I am on a most fascinating journey. I had some problems with Olympus and a defect system which caused me to be 6 month without a camera, but well, it is sorted now.
So you are allowed to call me rookie by all means. <smiles> However, I do take this very serious, and I devoted myself 100% to become a successful landscape photographer in search of excellence.
It is my goal to share this beauty with the intention to trigger a sense of urgency to protect this beautiful land, the lifestyle and last not least the wildlife here.
Please fell free to comment on my work any time, your comments are much valued in deed! Here are a few pictures from my home.
Travenagh Bay, where I live is close to the golf stream and this causes the approaching spectecular weather fronts at times. This picture was taken approx. 20 minutes before sunset, 12 degrees celsius, when suddenly the wind changed to -N- and within seconds sleet and hail came down. The sun was to the left and 4/5 hidden behind a thick bank of clouds, so the approaching weatherfront enabled the split colors by acting like a prism. It was a handheld shot as I had not time to setup my tripod, it all came down too quick.
The river Gweebara, rich in history I might add, meets the atlantic behind the bridge, and it is not too long ago that an abundance of salmon and trout inhabited this river. Unfortunately, this is the past, and rigerous efforts had to be taken to protect fish, it is doubtful whether this abundance will ever come back.
The erosion caused by the river and the tidal forces leaves very interesting sculptures in the stone by the river banks.
Dooey beach wich is minutes away from our door attracts surfers during the summer month, seals breed on islands in this bay.
I shall not leave you without a tribute to my most important partner in photography, "Tanka", he joins me everywhere I go. Thank you for this forum Asher, it is an honor to be here in deed!
my name is Georg "laughing bear" Baumann. I was born 1961 in cologne/germany, and I live since 8 years in Ireland. I am located on the NW-atlantic cost in county Donegal.
Alain Briot invited me here, thanks Alain!
I am educated in music as a concert pianist and in chemistry as an engineer. I worked as a government/business consultant and I retired from that line of business in 2001.
I live with my partner Karen in one the most beautiful areas of Ireland. In 2003 we sold our little house close to Dublin and decided to get out of that place, packed out bags, moved here not knowing what will be and rented a small house. But within 3 month we found a house on 5 acres on the beach, a fixer upper that takes a lot of work but has excellent potential. We will sell this property and build our own house/studio on the remaining land.
Karen is a professional personal care assistant, she works with elderly people and I admire her greatly for that.
Late I found my love for the art of photography. When we moved here I was pondering what else I can do apart from being "Bear the Builder".
It is a solitude and remote life here. While we were exploring our new surrounding, we both were and are stunned by it's wild beauty. The irish highlands are a typical postglacial landscape. From the highest sea cliffs in europe, to remote glens, to fields scattered with granit bolders, to golden beaches, it is all here.
I decided to pick up a point a shoot, a Konica Minolta Z5, Karen's daughter Rachel inherited it by now, and started to take pictures for the fun of it. Soon I was bored by the quality and the limitations and looked for something more and it was during that process of finding a camera that I thought it would be nice to be able to share this and may be run a small business one day.
During that time I stumbled across the website from Alain Briot and I was fascinated by his style and approach and I thought by myself, yeah this is a good idea and considered to become a landscape photographer. So in a sense Alain triggered that idea. Thanks Alain! <smiles>
I purchased a Olympus E-1 with 2 lenses and some assessories and ever since I am on a most fascinating journey. I had some problems with Olympus and a defect system which caused me to be 6 month without a camera, but well, it is sorted now.
So you are allowed to call me rookie by all means. <smiles> However, I do take this very serious, and I devoted myself 100% to become a successful landscape photographer in search of excellence.
It is my goal to share this beauty with the intention to trigger a sense of urgency to protect this beautiful land, the lifestyle and last not least the wildlife here.
Please fell free to comment on my work any time, your comments are much valued in deed! Here are a few pictures from my home.
Travenagh Bay, where I live is close to the golf stream and this causes the approaching spectecular weather fronts at times. This picture was taken approx. 20 minutes before sunset, 12 degrees celsius, when suddenly the wind changed to -N- and within seconds sleet and hail came down. The sun was to the left and 4/5 hidden behind a thick bank of clouds, so the approaching weatherfront enabled the split colors by acting like a prism. It was a handheld shot as I had not time to setup my tripod, it all came down too quick.
The river Gweebara, rich in history I might add, meets the atlantic behind the bridge, and it is not too long ago that an abundance of salmon and trout inhabited this river. Unfortunately, this is the past, and rigerous efforts had to be taken to protect fish, it is doubtful whether this abundance will ever come back.
The erosion caused by the river and the tidal forces leaves very interesting sculptures in the stone by the river banks.
Dooey beach wich is minutes away from our door attracts surfers during the summer month, seals breed on islands in this bay.
I shall not leave you without a tribute to my most important partner in photography, "Tanka", he joins me everywhere I go. Thank you for this forum Asher, it is an honor to be here in deed!
