Canon EOS-5D Mark II - EF 16-35mm 1:2.8L II USM - iso100
- f/3.5 1/8000 sec - Michael Grobe

Last impressions from Germany before I leave for good this time.


Canon EOS-5D Mark II - EF 16-35mm 1:2.8L II USM - iso100
- f/2.8 1/640 sec - Michael Grobe

Tags: flight, germany

I have connected both my websites, grobe-bilder.com and my portfolio grobifx.com. Now the one big site can be reached through either web address. That brings all information together in one place and emphasizes the connection between my photography and my profession in visual effects. And makes maintaining the sites also easier...
It also allows me to incorporate more business news in this blog.

Canon EOS-5D Mark II - EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM - iso3200 - f/8 - 0.8 sec
- Michael Grobe

I wish everyone a happy new year!
These shots have been taken on Munich´s Olympiaberg, the highest point of the city with views all around. A couple of thousand people gather there each year to celebrate and make the little mountain disappear peacefully in fire and smoke.


Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III - EF 70-200mm 1:2.8L IS USM
- iso1600 - f/2.8 -1/5 sec - Michael Grobe

Tags: munich, night, fireworks, winter, Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II

I added a contact page, so it is easy to mail me. If you have any comments or questions, don´t hesitate to use it. If you subscribe to the rss feed, you get a note about all new posts on this blog. And if you like the blog, feel free to link to it on your site.

Canon EOS-20D - 28-70mm - iso100 - f5.0 - 1/800 - Michael Grobe

Finally after some sleepless nights of webpage design, www.grobe-bilder.com is online.
I will post all sorts of photographies, either related to my profession as a VFX Supervisor for feature films and commercials or my personal joy to capture the moment.
Photography is one of my great interests since I was a child and I got my first camera from my father, a Rollei 35. Professionally I use (nowadays digital) camera as tools to gather information for VFX (visual effects) post production, like high dynamic range (HDR) environments or reference and texture images.
Some advise on equipment, techniques and workflows will follow. So I hope you enjoy the pictures and maybe get some ideas about visual effects and photography.
The site is still under construction, only roughly done and will get a few updates and obviously more pictures, which need further preparation before publishing.