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2012 IS FULL ON…
Dear Friends
The 2012 is full on, and so the production of spectacular images. This days we released 2 sailing videos, following the successful start of last years videos production.
I never thought that filming can be so interesting and specially such a excellent way to share the passion for sailing and outdoor sports. This year beside sailing we are planning the production of a spectacular short mountaineering video which will be produced in the Alps in high altitude and thin air.
The elements is water as on the sea and the lakes, just in a different state; ice and snow. Probably the most precious resource on earth helping us survive and enjoy our outdoor sports sea & mountain.
This year most of the activities are focused on the 2012 Olympic Games. The Pure Passion Tour is planned for the fall after the Olympic Games, the plan is to bring home images and the emotions and share them with you.
Please enjoy the 2 videos released in January.
Juerg
This video has been played more than 4000 times in the first 6h since published.
Posted in Olympic Games, Outdoor, Video, Yachting
Also tagged dslr, gopro, Juerg Kaufmann, laser, Nikon, Olympic Games, olympics, Patrouille des Glacier, perth 2011, photograhy, Sailing, star, swiss sailing team, teamwork, time laps, video
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Vote for the WORLD YACHT RACING IMAGE OF THE YEAR
Mid December during the World Yacht Racing Forum will be announced the World Yacht Racing Image of the year. Now everybody can vote. Click here or on the image, to give your vote .
The photo is from Plymouth taken during the America’s Cup World Series. It’s also included in my 2012 Sailing Calendar and has already been published as double page on the current issue of Swiss Boat Yachting.
The image features Emirates Team New Zealand leading the fleet approaching the first mark after the start, it was a very special moment shooting from the first mark in this kind of event.
Will keep you posted on how the votes are going, right now my image is on the 3rd position which is already great so every vote counts.
Thank you
Juerg
Posted in America's Cup, Outdoor, Photography, Publications, Yachting
Also tagged America's Cup, ETNZ, go4image.com, Juerg Kaufmann, photo, regatta, Sailing, World Yacht Racing Image of the year, WYRF, Yachting
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Golf
Es ist nun schon das dritte mal, dass ich mit den Kameras und Objektiven auf einem Golfplatz unterwegs war. Sehr oft bei Gesprächen übers Golf kam das Argument wie gut man auf dem Golfplatz abschalten kann. Gestern durfte ich die Reinhard Trophy im Golf Club Thunersee fotografieren und es funktionierte wirklich, hatte das Gefühl für diese Zeit in einer anderen Welt zu sein. Hoffe sehr dass ich noch weitere Golfplätze kennen lernen darf.
Ein grosse Hilfe im Golfprojekt ist die Diane von Koi gmbh
Vielen Dank Diane
Jürg
Posted in Outdoor
Also tagged Bunker, foto, Golf, Golf Fotograf, Golf Photography, Green, photo, Reinhard Trophy, Thun
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5.5 Zeitlos wie die Klassischen Yachten
Es ist nun schon das zweite Jahr dass ich die 5.5 Schweizer Meisterschaft fotografiere. Die Boote sind einfach unglaublich schön. Zeitlose wie die Klassischen Yachten.
Wäre super wenn es mit der WM in Torbole klappen würde da sind die Windbedingungen etwas anders und das wird man sicher auf den Bilder sehen.
Grüsse
Jürg
Asche und Helikopter
Nun ist es wieder soweit, morgen reise ich ab nach Zermatt an die Patrouille des Glacier. Eine Übernachtung im Tal und dann rauf auf die Tete Blanche um dort gute Bilder zu machen bei Nacht. Und genau das ist die Frage, wie kommen wir rauf auf die Tete Blanche? Mit der Asche in der Luft die man nicht sieht dürfen die Helis nicht fliegen.
Letztes mal durfte ich bis Col de Bertol fliegen und danach zu Fuss auf die Tete Blanche. Es war ein super Gefühl in Arolla in del Heli zu Steigen und rauf bis auf den Col de Bertole, ich genoss die paar Minuten im Heli die Hänge rauf zu fliegen. Der rest von da weiter war schon ein ziemlicher Effort mit ein fast 10 Kg Rucksack. Die letzten hundert Höhenmeter waren ein Kampf. Ich zählte die Schritte bis wir endlich oben waren.
Nun sieht es anders aus…dieses Jahr laufen wir wahrscheinlich von Zermatt aus. Die Asche ist da und wird auch noch ein paar Tage bleiben.
Dafür gibt es dann auf der Tete Blanche eine überraschung. Wir habe von dort danz Swisscom Zugriff aufs Netz und somit können wir Bilder “Just in time” ins Tal senden. Also freuen wir uns doch.
So nun mache ich langsam Schluss für heute damit Morgen die Energien nicht fehlt.
Jürg
PS: Bilder von 2008
Posted in Outdoor, Travel
Also tagged foto, go4image.com, motivation, outdoor, Patrouille des Glacier, PDG, photo, Tete Blanche, Wallis, Yachting
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They left the harbour and raced: BMWO 1 Alinghi 0
The race was way out, Alinghi on port and BMWO on Starboard entry, first cross dialup and penalty…..BMWO with the wing sails higher and faster on the beat almost 10 degrees and deeper and faster on the run almost 30 degrees.
Tomorrow is another day, forcast 2 knots. Alinghi keep saying we are fast with light wind…let’s see if we have a race tomorrow and who knows maybe we have a third race too…
Good evening from Valencia
Juerg
Posted in America's Cup, Yachting
Also tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, boat, foto, go4image, go4image.com, photo, Sailing, Yachting
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Will they ever leave the harbor to race?
Posted in America's Cup, Yachting
Also tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, foto, go4image.com, Sailing, Yachting
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raison d'etre ?
Posted in America's Cup, Yachting
Also tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, go4image, go4image.com, motivation, Sailing, valencia
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New Book Classic and Modern Yachts in Saint-Tropezrdre the
After 2 weeks shooting the classic yachts on the cote azur…here is my best image, enjoy….
See the book online
Ladycat
What to do with a grey day? Add a bit of color
Photoshooting with Karin Jaggi
Last week I had the chance to spend 2 days with Karin Jaggi 27 times windsurf world champion in Turkey Alacati on the PWA Tour. I didn’t know what to expect although I had some clear ideas about the images I want to bring home.
How will it be? With so many titles is she still cool? Yes she is cool very cooperative. You would say she could be simply the neighbor.
During the shootings you could really see how professional she became in all this years. Especially whily using the underwater camera. Karin keept gybing around me whiteout getting tired at all, at this was aftre a day racing .
Windsurf itself is so photogenic that I’m wondering why we don’t see more of those images. Maybe I’m getting a bit tiered of shooting sailing and windsurf gave me this feeling of something new to discover with the camera.
Have a look at the images:
Shooting with Karin
Racing images from the PWA Tour
Thank you Karin, it was great.
Juerg
Back to Thun for a few days
It’s quite some time ago since I have been in Thun, it’s a interesting feeling walking around here in this town. Thun is my birth town and in some way it’s a home.
With all the travel we do, did you never asked yourseles where is home?
Good night
Juerg
While you where sleeping
It doesn’t need to be the Caribbean or some other well known place. Close to Zurich we have a place called Hirzel, it’s a landscape with many small hills and on each hill you will find a tree.
It’s a tradition that the farmer who owns the small hill plants a tree on top of it his first born son. The result is a stunning landscape. Specially during sunrise or sunset.
A few days ago I did the third shooting in on the Hirzel, as we had a warm and dry wind blowing over the hills we got a clear view and a stunning sunrise.
Note:
A few days ago someone told me image is pimped…I told him, get up early in the morning and you will find it out.
6am on the Hirzel
No salt no waves instead light and shadows
Sometimes I do complain about the waves and the salt on the camera. A few weeks ago I had the chance catch in images the work of the talented architect Bruno Huber from Lugano. Here the challenges are light and shadows, corners etc. It’s an old Walser house in Klosters, Serneus build around the 1700 century…don’t miss the sauna and the whirlpool…
(click the image to see more)
Juerg
Posted in Yachting
Also tagged Architecture, Bruno Huber, Casa Walser, Interiors, Klosters, photo, Serneus, Walser Haus, Yachting
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Photoshooting with Pucci
Pucci I is a dream a class of its own, a mix between teak, class, engine and power.
As usual it was early in the morning and on top of it end of February so a bit cold when we left the harbor for the shooting of the so called “gentlemen racer”.
The magazine Swiss Boat Yachting published 5 pages plus the cover of this boat in the April edition.
But look at the images it was worth to get up early in the cold.
You want to see more about Pucci click here.
40 feet catamaranes sailing in Lugano
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I know today is the 1st of April and it’s my birthday. Allmost 40 years of jokes I have been told in this day every year.
Now there is a story to tell, End of May from Friday 30.5 until Sunday 1st of June the world best extreme 40 sailing teams will sail against Alinghi and Team Origin is part of the event to.
To get a feeling of what will happen in Lugano in these days look at the video
Posted in Outdoor
Also tagged AC, Alinghi, America's Cup, ishares cup, Lugano, multihull, OC events, Oracle, racemanagement, regatta, Sailing, spectacular, Tessin, Ticino, volvo ocean race
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Final rush for the Lugano Nautica
Years ago in the IT business we did some expositions, every times it was an incredible amount of tasks and things to organize. Next week I will display 30 pictures at the Lugano Nautica and you know what noting changed, sometimes i’m asking mysleve this is simply the challenge when you do an exposition.
Today I got the images, the team from Fujifilm Switzerland did a great job, i like the quality of the photos.
Now the truck is on the way to Lugano with the photo’s and I’m really looking forward to unpack them in Lugano beginning of next week.
In the mean time we will upload all the images displayed in Lugano on the Lumobox Gallery, portal for professional photographers from Fujifilm Switzerland.
During the days in Lugano, the beautiful Pamela will help me a bit
Now let’s hope that the promotion effort done in the last weeks bring us a few good visitors.
See the images displayed in Lugano
See you in Lugano
Jürg
