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Gerhard Orsolits
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📍Baden | Vienna

The photos I post are taken by me, except for reposts.
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Gerhard Orsolits @st-helena.bsky.social · Feb 4
#Carnations: This image captures the contrast between the life stages of the flowers, showing both the beauty of a fresh bloom and the decay of an old one.

#Flower #Plant #Photography
#Fujifilm x-H2•f/16.0•1/60•80mm
The image shows a close-up of a flowering plant with two distinct flowers on a single stem. One flower is in full bloom. The other flower is wilted and dried up, with brown and shriveled petals. This image captures the contrast between the life stages of the flowers, showing both the beauty of a fresh bloom and the decay of an old one.
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In the gardens of the beautiful Renaissance Castle Schallaburg, Lower Austria - didn't impress the little one.
#Watercolour #Aquarell #Schallaburg
July 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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#Fujifilm x-h2
#cat
A black cat with bright eyes is crouching on a light-colored stone surface. The cat is looking straight ahead with a focused and intense gaze. Its shiny, dark fur stands out clearly against the pale background.
June 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Schlossergässchen Baden/ Wien
Two cyclists taking a break in the shade.
#BadenbeiWien #Watercolour#Aquarell#Austria#Cycling
May 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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A meadow close to our home showing off spring colours.
#Baden#Watercolour
#Landschaftsaquarell
April 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Close to our home in the Vienna Woods is this beautiful clearing that catches the light beautifully all around the year.
March 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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A train journey on a bright late winter morning from Vienna to Salzburg. The low sunlight flooded the space all around us and made our faces glow.
March 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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The Girl and the bear | Watercolor + Gouache 24x32 cm|

#art #illustration #watercolorart #artist
February 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Macro photograph of the dried fruiting head of a burdock plant (Arctium lappa).

#photography #macro #plant #arctium
This image features a macro photograph of a burdock burr. The close-up shot reveals the burr's intricate, spiky, and hook-like structures, which allow it to cling to animals and clothing for seed dispersal. The background is softly blurred, with brown tones that provide a contrasting backdrop to the sharply detailed burr. The focus on the burr’s texture and form highlights the unique adaptation of the burdock plant for spreading its seeds, offering a fascinating glimpse into the natural world up close
February 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Helenental/Baden bei Wien - on a sunny autumn day last year.
#Helenental #Baden #Aquarell #WatercolourAustria
February 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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In contrast to the beauty of this landscape in Styria (Austria), the wayside shrine reflects the harsh and simple life of the earlier rural population."
This image shows a wayside shrine ("Marterl") with a wooden cross and a small roof on top, situated in a mountainous area in Styria, Austria. It is surrounded by a simple wooden fence, which shows signs of weathering from snow and ice during the winter and is partially collapsed. There's a metal plaque with an inscription attached to its base. The background features a scenic view of green pine trees, grassy hills, and rocky mountain peaks under a clear blue sky with a few scattered clouds. This serene and picturesque alpine landscape is typical of the region.
February 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I painted this from a photo taken by our teacher Andy Evansen - as a watercolour challenge :)
February 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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A wayside shrine in the autumnal #vineyard at the foot of the Alps in the Vienna Basin, Lower Austria

#landscape #photography #autumn
The image shows a landscape with a vineyard. On the left and right sides of the picture, you can see rows of grapevines stretching into the distance. The leaves of the vines are autumn-colored, mainly in shades of yellow and orange. In the middle of the image, there is a grassy path running between the rows of vines. On the right side of the image, there is a small white wayside shrine with a picture of a religious figure inside. Behind the shrine stands a pine tree. In the background, you can see gentle hills and a clear blue sky. The image captures the beauty and tranquility of a rural vineyard landscape in the fall.
February 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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A wayside #shrine in the #Waldviertel, Lower Austria, on a hot summer afternoon. The cloud formation indicates an impending weather change.

#landscape #photography
The image features a tall, narrow stone pillar standing in a grassy area beside a dirt path. This pillar is a wayside shrine. The top of the shrine is weathered. In the background, there's a vast field of golden wheat, with a single tree standing alone in the middle of the field. The sky is mostly clear with a few scattered clouds, which suggest an impending change in the weather. The scene is peaceful and rural, capturing the simplicity and beauty of the countryside.
February 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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A frozen drop full of perfect imperfections ❄️❄️❄️
#Macro #nature #photography
A close-up of a frozen raindrop on a stone edge, And the drop is full of swirls and lumps and bumps showing intricate designs as the drop head frozen in the wind and patterning rain and snow
January 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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During an exceptionally warm beginning of #autumn

#Bee #Insect #Nature #Photography #Fujifilm x-T3
The image shows a close-up of a bee on a yellow flower, with intricate details of the bee's body and wings. The background is blurred with green and yellow hues, highlighting the bee and the flower. This moment captures the delicate beauty of nature in a serene setting.
February 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Gone but not forgotten...

Sugar Pines at Bago State Forest. Sadly lost in the 2020 bushfires. #photography #landscape #monochrome #blackandwhite #nature #art #sugarpines #forest
January 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Balrogh 🔥LOTR inspired | Watercolor + Gouache | 24x32 cm

#art #illustration #watercolor #LOTR #artist
February 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Elisabethstraße, Baden bei Wien
Every time I pass this pine tree growing out of a yard close to my home it fascinates me - so I captured it on my newest painting. :)
February 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Spring memories
View from Rauhenstein Castle, situated at the beginning of the Alps, into the Vienna Basin
#Landscape #Nature #Spring #Phtography #Fujifilm
February 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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#Carnations: This image captures the contrast between the life stages of the flowers, showing both the beauty of a fresh bloom and the decay of an old one.

#Flower #Plant #Photography
#Fujifilm x-H2•f/16.0•1/60•80mm
The image shows a close-up of a flowering plant with two distinct flowers on a single stem. One flower is in full bloom. The other flower is wilted and dried up, with brown and shriveled petals. This image captures the contrast between the life stages of the flowers, showing both the beauty of a fresh bloom and the decay of an old one.
February 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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This is a very local spot near where I live, and one I have overlooked many times for other locations. I'm glad I did explore it though, even if it's not the best spot for woodland! You can usually find some nice compositions given the right conditions.

#woodland #nature #photography
A small path leads through this patch of woodland in the Chilterns, England. Orange bracken and common gorse fills the scene, with mossy trees filling the rest of this foggy sunrise scene. A large un-pollarded oak spreads it's arms wide and up to the sky. Trees like this in England are rare, as so many are managed or are between other trees. This one had plenty of room, showing how they grow in situations like this. A woodland path leads through this mossy tree during some cold winter fog. A road meanders past some trees in this spooky foggy woodland scene. From the Chilterns, England.
February 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Litfaßsäule und im Hintergrund Cafe Konditorei Ullmann, Baden

Attracted to the strong colours on the advertising pillar in the bright summer sunshine I took a quick photo and turned it into a painting.

#Baden-bei-Wien #Watercolour #Landschaftsaquarell #Ullmann
January 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Foggy morning at Mt. Rainier. I like photographing in all kinds of light but perhaps get a little more excited about warm light through moving fog.
January 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Rose hips covered in ice.

#Winter #Nature #Photography #RoseHips #Berries #WildPlant
#fujifilm X-H2 | XF 16-55mm
This photo captures a frosty winter scene, where a branch of rose hips covered in ice has a red berry hanging from it. The frost has created intricate, spiky patterns.
January 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM