In 2008, I bought a Hoya 720nm infrared filter. I have seen some funky photos in the internet and when I went to a photography store (credits to the "Fotoshop" in Paderborn!) and saw the filter, I had to buy it! The first pictures with it were disappointing: the filter in front of the sensor does a pretty good job in keeping the infrared out. Finally, in 2016, I modified my trusty EOS 350D and removed the IR-blocking-filter in front of the sensor. However even then, I took only a few attempts in IR photography, especially as it is not that easy to take pictures with the 350D: It has no live-view and the autofocus and light metering does not work properly with the IR filter on the lens. Thus, everything is on manual... Furthermore, you get funky reflections in the lens system and the sharpness of the photos is not that good :D That actually changed when I inserted a glass plate as replacement for the removed IR-blocking filter. The autofocus system is designed to work with this glass plate in between, thus if it is removed, the lens system is way out of focus! This replacement was performed in May 2025. With the high ISO you can do with modern cameras, it is somewhat possible to do it without the sensor filter removal. Some pictures were taken with my normal camera, but with long exposure. All pictures were post-processed in darktable. You can notice that I try to put an artistic, rather than realistic touch to the photos. (But what is realistic on those pictures any ways!?)

This album contains my personal top 10 photos for each year.

Welcome to my photo gallery!

I'm a hobbyist photographer located in Vienna, Canon Fanboy, and Darktable-user for post-processing.

I own(ed) the following cameras: Canon 350D, 60D (sold), 5Dmkii, 1100D (sold), M3 (sold), RP, where the last one is my current camera.
Some photos were also shot with lent Nikon D200 and D300S.
Sometimes I use a GoPro Hero 4 Silver or Hero 11 Black, or even my Phone (Various Models over the years...).

Over the years I collected the following lenses: Canon RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM Canon RF 16mm F2.8 STM Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM (permanent loan) Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 USM Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM Canon Extender EF 2x III Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Sigma EF 18-50 f/3.5-5.6 (broken) Sigma EF 55-200 f/4-5.6 (lost) Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM (sold) Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II (sold) Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM (sold) Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO HSM (sold) Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS (sold) Canon EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM (sold) Canon RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM (sold)

My photo bag is currently packed with: Canon RP, Canon RF 24-105mm f/4, Canon RF 16mm f/2.8, Canon RF 100-400 f/5.6-8. The 24-105mm is attached most of the time, but I especially like the 100-400mm lens, as it is pretty lightweight. Even though the aperture is not perfect, it gives the possibility for some photos, not possible with just 105mm. With just these three lenses, I have a lightweight and versatile travel bundle!

Want to contact me? Send me a mail at "photography [äät sign] reox [ddöttt] at" or reach out on matrix: @reox:matrix.org!