I will start in English first today. There has been an incredible response to my latest video on Vimeo «Venice in a Day». To date the time lapse movie has gathered more than 360’000 plays and 4000 likes on Vimeo.com. If you want to know more about me, my technique you can read the article on Smokingdesigners.com or the interview by Filippo on his blog «Today I conversed with»



Das Echo auf das Zeitraffer-Video «Venezia in un giorno» war überwältigend. Bis heute wurde das Video auf Vimeo mehr als 360’000mal angeschaut und hat 4000 Herzchen erhalten. In dieser Woche sind im Web auch zwei Artikel über mich und meine Arbeitsweise erschienen, auf Smokingdesigners.com und Filippos Blog.

Geschafft. Endlich online. Ein Tag Venedig - im Zeitraffer. Vom Tagesanbruch auf der Rialto-Brücke bis zum Sonnenuntergang über der Piazza San Marco, mit einigen Fahrten auf dem Gran Canale. Bitte unbedingt in HD schauen.




Done and online. Venice in a Day, in 3 Minutes. From dawn in the morning at the Rialto bridge to the sunset above the Piazza San Marco, and some travels up and down the Gran Canale. Please watch this time-lapse video in HD.

The Moiré Shootout: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 7D vs. Panasonic GH2 from Joerg Niggli on Vimeo.

A little comparison I did recently of the three cameras. This test is mainly focused on sharpness and moire. Both Canons had a Cinestyle profile loaded. This makes the images soft. But that's what you have to do in order to have as little moire as possible with Canon DSLR's (even with the new 5D Mark III as seen in other videos). I did only some contrast correction in post.
The Pana GH2 was on 24P Cinema mode (Daylight pref), nothing hacked.

After that test I bought myself a Panasonic GH2. For wide shots the GH2 is just looking much sharper and this almost without moire.

You can download a mp4 file in 1080p on Vimeo (compressed at 12 MB/s) to watch it on a big screen.

«La Baie», gemeint ist damit die Bucht des Mont Saint-Michel in der Normandie. Der kleine Film zeigt die Bucht, das Monument des Mont Saint-Michel und die beiden nahegelegenen Städte Grandville und Saint-Malô. Bitte unbedingt in HD anschauen.

La baie (The Bay) from Joerg Niggli on Vimeo.

A short film featuring the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France (La baie du Mont Saint-Michel), the spectacular little town on the rock itself and the nearby cities of Granville and Saint-Malô.

The video was shot in Summer 2010 with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. All time lapse sequences were shot with a Canon G10.
Editing and grading in Motion and Final Cut Pro X.

«Au bout du Lac», gemeint ist der Genfersee und Genf. Gefilmt im Dezember 2009. Jetzt endlich fertig geschnitten. Für Liebhaber von Genf, seinen winterlichen Lichtspielen und dem Umzug der «Escalade».
Kamera: Canon 5D Mark II, Schnitt und Color Grading in Final Cut Pro X.

«Au bout du Lac», it’s a little and winterly Hommage to the city and the beautiful lake on the western end of Switzerland. Filmed back in 2009 with a Canon 5D Mark II. At last edited and graded in Final Cut Pro X.

Au bout du lac from Joerg Niggli on Vimeo.

Am 5. Februar 2012.



Lake Zurich, 5th of february 2012.