Photo of the Day: Once was a Rose

Photo of the Day: Once was a Rose

This rose was way over it’s best days when I took this photo of it. But even in that state it could still serve a good purpose and stand in as a model. I tried to build on the idea of the wilted flower and create a romantically shabby image with some textures I...
Photo of the Day: Shining Sea

Photo of the Day: Shining Sea

The wind was blowing to the east when we were at the sea on Sunday – so the water was pretty calm, there were almost no waves. To make the water perfectly smooth I took a long exposure, because a photo like this one was more or less what I had in mind when we...
Photo of the Day: Taking it back

Photo of the Day: Taking it back

I loved how this plant was more or less growing out of the barbed wire on an old barracks area here in Schleswig. It is kind of symbolizing how nature is taking back that area, two years after almost all the buildings were removed, and who knows how many years before...
Photo of the Day: Red Bunch

Photo of the Day: Red Bunch

This photo was sleeping in the archive since the middle of December. The berries were shot against a dull blue sky, I liked it but found it to be a bit boring. So I played around with textures a bit, and this is the result. Photo data: Pentax K20D, 50 mm lens, f2.8,...
Photo of the Day: The Tree and the Moon

Photo of the Day: The Tree and the Moon

After taking the photo of the Cathedral on Sunday I turned around – and saw the tree below which the car was standing. It was lit by the car’s headlights from below and by the moon from above, while the last clouds were chasing across the sky. Photo data:...
Photo of the Day: Winter’s Breeze

Photo of the Day: Winter’s Breeze

It was a fresh afternoon at the beach yesterday, but great to re-sort the senses after a crazy week. Didn’t take many photos, I was too much enjoying the fresh air around the nose. But on the way back to the car I couldn’t resist this grass moving in the...