HALLSTATT, Austria, landscape photography

In this video, we'll visit the beautiful town Hallstatt in Austria, where we did some cityscape photography and I will show how I make a timelapse. Located in the Alps next to a lake it's hard to find a more idyllic town than Hallstatt. We stayed until after sunset and did a bit of night photography too.
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[@valk-photography]

Thank you for this wonderful serie, some nice ideas for my to-do list. Looking forward for your Lofoten- and Iceland series.

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Thanks a lot Mario! I'm very happy you enjoyed it :)

[@paullachapelle7477]

Thank’s and I am looping to seing your futur Iceland videos

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I'm very happy to hear that Paul :)

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What a beautiful place. Not hard to see why people love to photograph it.

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Very interesting & good photography.

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Thanks so much. Always have great tips for us and always enlightening advise!

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You're very welcome :)

[@chriskirby70]

Superb as usual. Haven't had the chance to see your videos as often lately as work has had me away from home. So nice to catch up on them when I get home. Now tomorrow we are off to Nepal :)

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That sounds amazing Christopher! Good luck on your endeavours :)

[@BosePhotography]

Haha, thanks Mads, somewhere to "do my thing" is an absolute priority for me! Looks like an amazing place, although I can't believe how many photographers were there! Really looking forward to the rest of the Iceland series. Sam.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

It is and very popular! I think the new episodes will be great! :)

[@marcelzwart3527]

Very nice vlog Mads. I loved your series around Great Britain and the Alps.

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Really enjoyable as always Mads, thank you for taking us along in your adventures.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

You're very welcome, Geoff! :)

[@ollybirth]

Excellent once again 👌

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Thanks a lot Olly! :)

[@tomduncan3547]

Just a great series Mads, well done. I hope you have had fun on your next trip. Keep them going.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Tom - I sure had! :)

[@peterbiggin7193]

Informative, entertaining and beautiful images as always Mads. Thank you and well done on yet another fantastic series

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Peter, I hope you learned something :)

[@thatdamnmackem]

Excellent as always Mads, really enjoyed your journey, looking forward to the next, my bucket list keeps getting longer.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Hehe that's good to hear. Then you won't run out of stuff to do ;)

[@Cruiser_Nomads]

Thank you Mads for a very beautiful series, as well as being very informative and interesting. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much, John! I hope you'll enjoy the next series :)

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I love all your videos which are both informative and inspiring so thank you.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much, Brenda! :)

[@patrickdunkley8509]

Mads another great video , I have really enjoyed all of your vlogs from the Britain series through to and including this one, beautiful photography, informative and inspiring, thank you.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Patrick! I'm very happy to hear that :)

[@pedrocunha6680]

Great series ! I really enjoy the journey through the amazing places that you have been .

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much, Pedro! :)

[@scotty4418]

Mads you have concluded your series with another selection of beautiful images and especially loved the last image with the starry sky above the town. You have a natural talent for presenting as you combine your imagery, videos and commentary to take us with you to the fantastic locations and share such beautiful sights.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much! Yes, I ended up with a good batch of beautiful photos. I'm very pleased with them :)

[@snookerant]

Yet again another great video & thanks for the inspiration mads. I’ve always been more of a wildlife photographer but watching you & the helpful tips you give in your movies has made me want to improve my landscape, seascape & astrophotography plus get out & see some of the places you visited on your Britain series 😌

[@MadsPeterIversen]

I'm very happy to hear I can inspire like that :)

[@jonathansadler4911]

Mads we’ve learnt a huge amount from these amazing series. It’s been brilliant.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much, Jonathan! I'm happy to hear that :)

[@rom-media6800]

Another great video Mads! I really like the night scene of Hallstatt! Cheers

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very, very much :)

[@richardswift8517]

Great series of videos,as are all of your videos,Always look forward to the next one.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Richard! :)

[@cookfred281051]

Another great video Mads, keep them coming. Hoping to do a European tour this year, following in your footsteps. Looking forward to your Lofoten images, a truly wonderful place.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

I hope you'll get some great images! :)

[@tonyturner7676]

What a beautiful location, Mads, and such stunning images. My very favourite was the last one taken, I believe, in the blue hour. A masterpiece!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you so much Tony! Yeah I prefer that one too :)

[@jimcooke5590]

Great vlog mads. Amazing place with amazing images. Thanks for sharing the time lapse information.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

You're welcome Jim! :)

[@ninacleven7889]

Such a beautiful town, your photos are amazing and I love your commentary.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much, Nina! :)

[@poppyspix4444]

What a trip =- you must be exhausted. Thanks!

[@bradzaruba9686]

Thank you Mads for sharing your journey. You never fail to satisfy. Continued success!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Brad! Much appreciated :)

[@DC.images]

A great series of photography Mads I'm looking forward to your next adventure.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Dean! More will come! :)

[@michaelcorrigan5232]

More amazing images, stunning location too.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Michael! :)

[@keithswindell6212]

Another fantastic video with great images.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much, Keith!

[@digitalinked]

Informative as always. I found your page back when your US series started and I was planning a trip to Iceland. Have been hooked since. Mind boggling to me that your subscriber count is significantly higher. Keep up the great work and I know you will get there! PS: Can't wait for Iceland Part II

[@MadsPeterIversen]

I'm so happy you enjoy these videos and the format! For some reason I don't get featured by the photography blogs a lot, so I can mainly rely on people finding me through shout-outs, my photos on FB and KZbin searches.

[@Paul9]

Lovely video Mads, really enjoyed the series. It would be great to see some kind of video on your workflow when importing/storing/backing up all of the many images from your trips. Thanks again for the great content, Paul.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much Paul! I might make one of those videos in the future, when I actually get a proper workflow build up ;)

[@MrFrankie1311]

Really great videos and pictures! Keep on, with your awesome work! 👍

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot! I will for sure :)

[@Higgins_Nature_Photographer]

Beautiful location and Beautiful Shots of Hallstatt, Austria. The time lapse footage you did was great of this very scenic location, Thanks for sharing.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Richard! Yeah it turned out great :)

[@ejwkooi]

It helped and i will try it on the A7iii Tomorrow. Thank you. And also for the nice memories of Hallstadt. It has been to long since i was there. Also thanks for the Video today ( minimalism) because i Need te come to Denmark again. That also was More then 2 years. Keep it up please.

[@heilandgunner]

Thanks for another great series Mads. I really enjoy your videos and especially like the style you present them in. It's different from any of the other Vloggers I follow and therefore refreshing to see. Needless to say, the images are spectacular. Hurry back to the UK, especially Scotland. Would be great to have a meet up in the Highlands.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Andrew! Would be nice to return for sure!

[@twiendlocha]

Can not wait to see your approach to lafoten. It's one of my dream locations. Need to finaly make up my mind and start preparing for the trip.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Tomasz! You should go! Sooner rather than later ;)

[@WyeExplorer]

Appreciate your technical knowledge Mads and I loved the way that clock turned. Nice to meet your friends - the shots were divine! I still have a few on your Britain series and Alpine series. Brilliant! All the best. Mark

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much! I hope you'll check out their stuff, it's quite good :)

[@WyeExplorer]

Yes I will Mads....I appreciate you sharing them. It's the way forward in life!

[@tudorwest1]

stunning place Mads,love seeing these

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much! HAppy you liked them :)

[@PhantomRC1959]

As always ... excellent and ... awaiting to see your next clips :-)

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@jbairdexp]

Another quality episode....enjoyed with an espresso :-)

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Julian! :)

[@victor-ferreira]

Mads thank you so, so much for sharing your incredible journey, and thank you for sharing your excellent vlogtravelphotography with us/me!!! As I said before your vlogs are super hiper addictive!!! 🙏😉 (This time I saw my friend Kai 😋 )

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you once again Victor! It keeps getting hard to find new ways to say thank you ;)

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Mads Peter Iversen no need to thank me, it's a big pleasure!! You deserve much more than my simple comments!!! 😉

[@richiebanez2822]

great pics Mads! loving the vids

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you so much, Richie! :)

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Very cool, totally enjoyed this!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Paul, happy to hear that :)

[@greyhound0z]

Truly amazing location and you captured it perfectly 😀😀

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much, Steven! :)

[@peterosterman8206]

Wow,👍👍Thanks 😀

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Peter! :)

[@stuartschaffner9744]

Ahh, Hallstatt! Went there with my late wife about 15 years ago. Taking the ferry from the train is a real hoot. The lake is very deep and the water is deep black. The Catholic Church should have some nice photo ops. We went up the Seilbahn, then took a trail west past the archeological sites. Soon we went down a steep road south toward Lahn. Many switchbacks and awesome waterfalls. There’s also a hiking trail just west and up from the Catholic Church. Understand that the high country south from the top of the Seilbahn goes eventually to Ramsau am Dachstein, another must-see location. Hint: to pronounce Hallstatt, say hall, but pull the corners of your mouth toward the back of your neck until you can’t stretch them further. Then do some more.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Lol, good advice on the pronunciation ;) Sounds like a wonderfull tour of Hallstatt you had :)

[@paulstickley4819]

Great stuff. Entertaining and informative.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Paul! Happy you liked it!

[@rquitech]

Amazing images!!! I always look forward to your videos Mads. I am going to Europe in June and thanks to you I have found beautiful places to photograph. It would be nice to see you do a time blending tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you James, I'm very happy to hear that :) It's fairly simple. Find your base layer and put the "lights" layer on top with a "lighten" blending mode. Mask away anything you don't want :)

[@rquitech]

Mads Peter Iversen thank you. I shall give it a try. Keep the beautiful videos coming please.

[@oliverhummell]

As always great, Mads :-)

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much, Oliver :)

[@PaoloLunardon]

U're amazing... Wowowowoowoowowoowoowowowoowowo everything from the shots to the voice over is perfect

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Hehe thank you very much! :)

[@timescapes]

Wow what a place

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Yes, it's very beautiful!

[@RS.Outdoors]

Another stunning looking location. Need to try some timelapse with my Sony. Atb

[@MadsPeterIversen]

YEah, it's a handy little tool :)

[@markboweringphotography4408]

That was a superb series and has kept me entertained for months. I hope you find the time for some more travel. You are highly respected in the UK and would always be welcome to come and do some talks / collabs.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you so, so much Mark! I'd love to return one day! :)

[@ParitoshChakma007]

1st comment...btw loved your all videos ☺☺

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much! ;)

[@jimhamilton8775]

A great series Mads. Really enjoyed it as did my partner, she admitted to getting a real interest in this.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Jim, that's very nice to hear! :)

[@RossMcLendon]

Nice video Mads! One things I've found in some of my timelapse work is that sticking with a shutter speed that is 1/2 of your interval (interval being the time between the start of each exposure) gives a very natural motion blur to elements of the scene that are moving faster - for instance, the boats in your scene. I've got a couple of "fun" timelapses on my channel that illustrate the effect. Obviously this would require using a variable ISO when shooting a scene with changing light with a fixed aperture. Also, do you use anything to smooth out the exposure jumps?

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks for the tip Ross! Nope I don't really get those exposure jumps, so I haven't had to deal with it :)

[@westenbergerstephan5955]

Looking back, personally I think the British episode I like most. This is maybe because Germany, the Alps, Italy and Austria is my "home region" and simply Britain isn't... But to be honest (for me) nothing compares to Glencoe and the Isle of Skye. :-) That all said, I am really looking forward to watch your vblog(s) of the Lofoten Islands! Take care Mads.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Stephan. I by far prefer my Britain series too, but the amount of work I put into that series was also way more than what I've put into all the other series ;)

[@JonasHholt]

Hi Mads, Great shots of the Hallstat city! Is the day to night timelapse from the Sony camera simply straight out of camera, or have you done any deflickering (exposure jump compensation) in post? Ive heard that the Sony's actually produce a very clean and flicker free result straight out of camera. Anyway yours look super smooth!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Jonas! It's straight out, but with a bit of PP on the raw files. I haven't done any deflickering at all. All my timelapses are done with either my RX100IV or a6000 :)

[@stevebennettphotography]

I can't believe they need a sign to tell people not to enter buildings or gardens without an invitation, suggesting it was a regular enough occurance to require the sign :-o. Great vid and images as usual Mads

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Lol, maybe people think it's all a fake setting/backdrop and not real ;)

[@yvonnealbe]

A great video again! You used to display your camera settings for the pictures you show in the videos. Could you do that again in the next video? It's always interesting to see. Greetings, Yvonne

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Yvonne. I've decided to remove them for aesthetic reasons and honestly they're not that important. If you really want to see them check out my 500px account. There I display all the information :)

[@acskck]

I visited Hallstatt two weeks back and it was magical! too bad you didn't take the funicular up in to the salt mines. The view from there is amazing. You can shoot down the village with long lens and can get beautiful detail shots

[@MadsPeterIversen]

I can imagine that! And I have seen a few beautiful shots from there :)

[@michaelmutphy9077]

I have not watched all of your Europe videos as of yet. I have watched most of your other stuff and I do enjoy them very much. Do you think you will be back in the United States in the future? I can recommend photographing the northeastern part of the country in the fall.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot Michael, happy you like the videos! I'd love to return to the states. It's absolutely wonderful! I have my eyes set on Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and further up into Canada and British Columbia :)

[@ChrisSalePhoto]

I'm often put off photographing locations that I know are going to be really busy but I don't really know why. It's not as though I don't like being around other people.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Luckily there are so many other amazing locations out there, where there's not a lot of people :)

[@living.my.life.]

This place is horrible and I fee sorry for the locals because the tourists are so disrespectful and walk into people’s homes. I got to meet a local who said she woke up to Asian tourists in her kitchen taking photos thinking it was a museum, they now need to lock everything

[@charass1]

Great video as always. The time blend feels a bit artificial to me. But whatever floats your boat😉

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Yeah, can't please everybody ;)

[@pinoiboinaz]

I've been following you for a few years now and it's still making me upset that you have a very small following in youtube. People just follows you more on Instagram and see the final photo and won't appreciate how you took it. More power to you Mads!

[@fredericdemeus6163]

Hey Mads, I waited for this video since we visited Hallstatt last summer. I was really wondering what you would make of this place so I can compare to my pictures. It's a real charming place and It's funny to see that the Asiatic crowd is always present, no matter what time of year you visit. I think we even had the same 2 people in wedding dresses like in your video that day. Are they actors and actresses that are paid to fill the streets ? What do you think of that 😀 ? For now, I'm counting down to your Lofoten series, realy curious about that ! Thanks in advance for sharing...

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Haha the same!? No way xD I'm happy you enjoyed the video :)

[@paultrunfull3324]

Mads was watching the vid with my boy(8yrs) got to the 2nd shot and he shouted out 'I want to go there' then he saw the 3rd shot and said that's the best shot yet. I think he maybe right.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Haha thanks a lot Paul! That's so cute! :)

[@denniskuh1896]

I want to visit Hallstatt on my way back from holiday..... I saw on Google Maps a few campings around Hallstatt. is Hallstatt easily accessible with a caravan behind your car, or are there many steep roads to it? (I am not a very frightened driver 😉)

[@MadsPeterIversen]

I think it is, not entirely sure. We arrived in a Van and it wasn't a problem.

[@anjahusfeld699]

Godt gået!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Mange tak Anja!

[@LozejNina]

as charming and cute this place is, I somehow don't like the composition of this postcard view... it's just never balanced, too crowded with the houses on the right side, compared to the empty lake on the left. Still, I really liked the way you edited the shots, made it look like out of a fairytale :) and I really liked the practical advice, I agree it's a useless taboo, as if landscape photographers are not normal people who have to do their stuff haha :) also I was always wandering how you do the time-lapses, thanks for clearing that up :) cheers!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

You're very welcome Nina! Yeah it's a hard one to balance. Afterwards, I've actually cropped the photos a lot :)

[@curtis.strange]

I do not understand the bathroom segment at all, but love ya Mads

[@MadsPeterIversen]

I'd say it's incredibly valuable information ;)

[@prod-arkh]

Thank you once again for using my music! :)

[@MadsPeterIversen]

You are very welcome! I'm the one who says thanks Dominik! It's just amazing :)

[@johnbianchi6430]

Which area of study is Ms. Sophie pursuing her PhD in? Will you then have to refer to her as Dr. Sophie in future videos?

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Lol, that might be the case yes :P It's Science of Religion. Specifically the transition from the old norse gods to Christianity in Scandinavia and what holds a culture together.

[@johnbianchi6430]

Fascinating, best of luck Ms. Sophie (soon to be Dr. Sophie).