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Kerzers Butterflies - The Transformation

Welcome to Kerzers and the Butterfly House

Chris Zimmermann

A world of complete wonder!

Butterfly

What will I see?

The Butterfly House offers a great opportunity to see and experience a great variety of these wonderful creatures.
It's always a splendid adventure to see all these beautiful colors.

Highlights
  • A fantasy world in the Butterfly house
  • Lens selection and composition for different shots.
  • Composition and using available light
Includes
  • Guided Tour by professional Photographer Chris Zimmermann
  • Personal assistance with many tips and tricks
  • Very small group for optimal flexibility and tour experience
  • Full-Day, 10 hours
  • Coffee, Tea, non alcoholic beverages during the breaks in the morning and afternoon. A lunch menu
  • Personal transfer from your hotel in Lucerne to Kerzers and back. Driving time approx. 1.50 hours each way.
Skill, Exertion Level
  • Suitable for all skill levels and for all types of digital cameras
  • Approx. 15 minutes walk from the parking lot to the butterfly house
  • Altitude of Mainau: 400 m a.s.l
Schedule, Price
  • Full-Day, 10 hours, 08:00-18:00, CHF 790.00 p/p (min 2 persons, max 4 persons)
What to bring
Gear
  • Digital Camera
  • 1 or 2 different lenses are usually enough during a shoot as there are many variations with angles, light, exposure time and of course the different locations and subjects. The list below gives you some ideas so that you can set your personal preferences
  • General Lenses: 24-70, 24-105 for a wide range of photo types and panoramas
  • Wide angle Lenses: 11-24, 16-35 for great wide angle shots
  • Telephoto Lenses: 28-300, 100-400 for details in subjects.
  • Special Lenses: If you own a Macro lense or a Tilt-Shift lens - there will be plenty of opportunities to use them
  • Tripod: For morning, evening and long exposure shots during daylight. A tripod will greatly enhance your photographic experience
  • Filters: Polarizer, ND-Filters in different grades 3, 6, or 10 stops or variable ones for perfect long exposure shots
  • Accessoires: Spare batteries and memory cards. Camera and Lens cleaning set. Raincover for your gear
Other Essentials
  • Temperature can vary greatly during the day. So we recommend you dress in layers and don't forget a rain jacket and an umbrella
  • Sun protection is essential. A hut and sun creme is recommended
  • Please bring your personal ID
Gear for Rent
If you couldn't bring all your foto gear there is a chance to rent various items like:
  • Canon (Lenses)
  • Manfrotto (Tripods, Panorama-Head, Foto back packs)
  • LEE (Filters)
  • Syrp (Motion-Control for Timelapse and Video)

Endlessly beautiful colors and textures!

Gallery


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Tour Map - Location and Area



Contact

  • Phone

    +41 79 579 9000

  • E-Mail

    chris@chriszimmermann.com

  • Address

    Chris Zimmermann
    Fine Art Photography
    Hitzlisbergstrasse 1
    CH-6006 Lucerne
    Switzerland

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