Photo of the Day: Rose Whirl

Photo of the Day: Rose Whirl

This is not your usual rose photo… it is the look into the center of a rose flower, through a reversed lens (which in fact turns it into a macro lens). I looks more like waves to me! Photo data: Pentax K20D, 50 mm manual lens, reversed, 1/50 second, ISO 200,...
Photo of the Day: What Summer left

Photo of the Day: What Summer left

The neighbor building still is surrounded by flowers… or what is left of them, mostly Hortensias. They always get this great “vintage look” in Autumn. On my way back from the mailbox yesterday I saw them covered with snow. Photo data: Pentax K20D, 50...
Photo of the Day: Cold Cherries

Photo of the Day: Cold Cherries

It’s snowing outside, and a lot! I saw these fruits in a garden in a on Sunday and have to admit that I’m not totally sure if this is an decorative cherry or apple tree…. there is one tree called “Cherry Apple” in German. The fruits look...
Photo of the Day: Autumn’s Mirror

Photo of the Day: Autumn’s Mirror

After we arrived at our hotel on Sunday we spent the rest of the afternoon in the gorgeous park of Sanssouci palace in Potsdam. There we visited the Orangerie palace and walked through the gardens to the main palace with it’s huge terrace garden. This photo was...
Photo of the Day: Refreshed

Photo of the Day: Refreshed

These marguerites on our balcony really got me this year… even after a pretty decent rain shower they still looked gorgeous. Now in autumn the plant got even bigger and had some flowers starting to grow. I fear they won’t open anymore, though… Photo...