Photo of the Day: Flying Jewel

Photo of the Day: Flying Jewel

At the moment we are getting daily visits from a couple of pigeons. They are nesting nearby and are getting the food that was supposed to be for the little birds. They are sitting almost right in front of our bedroom window, to the delight of Lumi, our cat. When we...
Photo of the Day: Colors of the Night

Photo of the Day: Colors of the Night

A view of Schleswig, on a foggy and terribly cold December night. I took this one back in 2009 and never really got satisfied with it… some tweaking in the color and brightness made the trick now. I don’t understand how I could process this in an strong...
Photo of the Day: Walking on the Rooftop

Photo of the Day: Walking on the Rooftop

A little peek from above to a roof in Hamburg revealed these bird traces in some fresh snow. I like the layers and the graphical look of the different roofs and walls here. Photo data: Pentax K100D, 50-200 mm lens at 115mm, f8, 1/250 second and ISO 400. Share this...
Photo of the Day: Golden Hour

Photo of the Day: Golden Hour

On monday the school is starting again here in Schleswig-Holstein. Reason enough to picture one of them here today: Goetheschule in Flensburg. It was built on the top of a hill, watching over the city. We went there to find a nice viewpoint to take a night photo of...
Photo of the Day: Above the snowy City

Photo of the Day: Above the snowy City

This is a winterly view over the city of Hamburg, taken one year ago. We went up to the top of the Nikolaikirche ruin. The church was bombed and destroyed in 1945 (as was most of the city), with only the tower remaining. It now serves as an excellent place to take a...