Photo of the Day: Massive Majesty

Photo of the Day: Massive Majesty

This cloud looks impressive and threatening. But it was taken on a calm day at the west coast, with few wind and low waves. The huge clouds were just drifting by, being illuminated by the sun that just had set. A moment of beauty. Photo data: Pentax K100D, Samsung...
Photo of the Day: At the golden River

Photo of the Day: At the golden River

Sunset in the wadden sea. Muted areas of sand and small streams of water reflecting the golden light – I love that contrast in this photo. This place is just about 5 kilometers from my workplace – I realize I should go there more often. Photo data: Pantex...
Photo of the Day: Summer’s last call

Photo of the Day: Summer’s last call

Tomorrow Autumn will officially start on our half of the planet. Here is a last memory of one of the (extremely few) late summer days of this year. Another photo from the Treßsee area, minutes before sunset. Photo data: Pentax K20D, 50 mm manual lens, f 1.7, 1/500...
Photo of the Day: Sunset in the heath

Photo of the Day: Sunset in the heath

As I had hoped, we had time for a short visit to the Treßsee area again yesterday. The heath is covering the hills in beautiful purple tones at the moment. Mixed with the sunset it was a gorgeous sight. Photo data: Pentax K20D, manual 50 mm lens, f 1.7, 5 exposures...

Photo of the day: Leaving the beach

A quick view back after an evening of shooting at the beach of St. Peter-Ording at the west coast made me stop one last time to capture the moment. Those pastel colors, the shape of the clouds and the grass framing the wooden stairs down to the beach made it easy to...