by Matthias Kirsch | Feb 11, 2011 | Photo of the day
This swan at the moated castle in Glücksburg close to the Danish border was patient enough so I could take some nice portraits of him. Maybe he wanted to keep us as far aways from his wife, too – she was sitting on a nest full of eggs when we were there....
by Matthias Kirsch | Feb 7, 2011 | Photo of the day
Something typical from here: Seagulls. Sometimes we have them flying right in front of our living room window, making a show for Lumi, our cat. This one was flying in the real sea wind of Westerheversand, at the German west coast. I love the painterly effect that the...
by Matthias Kirsch | Jan 13, 2011 | Photo of the day
Okay, this snake is not real… anymore, at least. This snake skin was brought back to “life” in the natural museum in Flensburg. I liked the contrast of the greenish/blueish background made by florescent lights and the warm foreground created by...
by Matthias Kirsch | Jan 11, 2011 | Photo of the day
On the weekend I was experimenting one morning with creating soft light by putting a white bed sheet in one door frame and shooting one or two flashes though it. While my “model” was not that much happy with those efforts, Lumi was all the more interested....
by Matthias Kirsch | Jan 4, 2011 | Photo of the day
I definitely have something going with that sheep in the snow thing… maybe because they are one of the few animals left to photograph in these hostile conditions. These ones needed some warmth and came together in one corner of their field. Photo taken mid...
