post-dated publishing is nice-to-have. when you get to see this icicle from frozen bavaria, i am supposed to be in abu dhabi, bound for sri lanka. there should be internet connection in the hotel, so there hopefully will be no break in posting.
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the old saline of bad reichenhall
this building was re-built after the 1834’s blaze of bad reichenhall, that destroyed most of the city, by an architect of one of the kings of bavaria. the reason for this royal care was simple: over times the saline of bad reichenhall had earned up to 30% of the bavarian state’s total income. nowadays its…
bad reichenhall in moonlight
two days after full moon i finally managed to go out together with a handful of photographer friends to try some night shots of our hometown. the intensity of the moonlight was so high (and my lens protection filter probably not clean enough) that i got lens reflections – i never thought this could happen…
happy end of a sleigh riding accident
thanks god the eeg showed that everything is ok now. our youngest daughter suffered from a concussion after a sleigh riding collision on new years eve. today we went for the 2nd eeg as the first one was not to the full contentment of the neurologist, and now there are no signs of an adverse…
tree house
(pun? what pun?) sometimes the pictures come at you when you just lift your eyes to search for your way. i tried variations of this, some with a small roadside cross as foreground, but in the end the tightly framed plain shadow on the facade was the most convincing shot for me. well – kill…
as cold as blue
it was today. -12°c make you very grateful for your gloves and very ungrateful towards camera ‘engineers’ creating itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie rubber knobs on the remote control of your camera, which refuse to be operated with gloves. i had found a small streambed just below a seamill, which sported besides the usual icicles also this wonderful transparent…
winter clematis
after yesterdays cold colored post, here is something warmer. i need it, as we have temperatures well below 0°c for several days now, with the side effect of blue sky and wonderful sunlight especially in the afternoon. taking a walk, it was just a natural decision to stay on the warm, sunny side of the…
pebbles on the rocks
the very last day of my holidays. spelled ‘relief’ when all my ladies were gone to school. spent a hell of a time with doctors and administration. finally went out shooting and found my private, yet cold, bonanza. lightzone helped me to show what i saw.
the basis of urban legends
strolling through my hometown, i learned that the last local heroes seem to live right in the mezzanine.
saalach marshes
from the ‘instead of eating burgers’ series. the tripod at home for sure is pretty useless. on the other hand, that overlay of noise on the fine structures in a certain way matches my eyesight degrading with upcoming twilight, so there is not much to complain. temperatures were cold, and color temperatures as well. in…
winter silver
from the ‘instead of eating burgers’ series. there is something to learn from this shot: either don’t touch basic settings you rely on, or do a thorough checking at the beginning of each shooting session. of course i did not, and so the first frames, this one among them, were shot as jpeg only, in…
instead of eating burgers
my daughters were invited by a classmate for a birthday party in salzburg airport center’s burger king, and i did prefer not to stay. hence the title (which is an adaption of moscow art trio’s “instead of making children”, a worthy recommendation for you jazz fans out there), and my mood then was comparable to…
iron aristolochia
done with the china series, carl weese’s blog example as well as paul butzi’s current statement motivated me (again) to record what i see. in this fire ladder a crafted blacksmith commissioned by an art-inclined houseowner have created a functional item with aesthetic value. in winter time, the iron leaves are there alone, whereas in…
having read the newspaper
probably. reason enough he would have with all those headlines on war, injustice, hunger, epidemies. you haven’t noticed? ah, they are not soo big today, nothing special, just the normal daily dose. this is a wooden statue in my hometown’s spa garden. often i’ve tried to make a picture out of it, and now again…
touchdown 2008
writing this in the last hour of 2008, there is not much left but wishing all of you a happy new year 2009. may there be peace around you and in your hearts.
buddhist temple, beijing
i have rarely wandered in a park so full of beauty, even in late autumn, where it lacks the sensation of blossoming flowers. the temples we had reached only late in the afternoon, but neither me nor my colleague wanted to give in, even after 5 hours of walk. only the sunset forced us to…
buddhist temple, beijing
that christmas hiatus was not planned (not to self: better write holiday posts in advance…), so ex post my best christmas wishes, alternatively seasons greetings to you all. there is a small number of china pictures left which i would like to share, starting with this view of the buddhist temple in the summer residence…
lotos stem calligraphy
found in the pond in the emperors summer residence. one of the empty, dried capsules of the lotos flower i picked up an brought as a material reminder of this place.
imperial patterns in nature
there are many aspects on which to judge a government ruling 100 years ago. the cultural revolution in china found resonance among the millions who suffered under a violent regime that in many ways abused human workforce just for the aggrandissement and luxury of the ruling class (and just a flash of thought: what will…
the perfect bridge
i’ve rarely seen such perfection in form as here, embedded in a perfect landscape, in the summer residence of the emperor in beijing. for me this is form brought back to the principle of absolute simplicity, stripped of all unnecessities, and in this way nearing perfection. noise, smog and dust of beijing, all was left…
towered bridge
the weather on this my last day in china was as good as it could get: moderate warm (for november) and a nice mist in the air that did avert that summer-like steel blue sky. it created an extremely fine balance with the red painted wood and the still mostly green leaves. the whole way…
three generations
as I was quite often ask to pose for a photo together with chinese people (i guess a european man with a ponytail is regarded as even more interesting than a “normal” foreigner) i pretty soon lost my shyness and asked people to allow me make a picture of them. this way the group portrait…
two bridges
the last day in beijing pampered us with blue sky and warm sunshine, ideal for a visit to the summer residence of the emperors. the place was busy with locals, and their exercising with the ribbons made up for a wonderful double arc with one of the most harmonious bridges i have ever seen. so…
window over beijing
40 taxi minutes away from the center of beijing, my hotel offered a great view over the suburb houses – 21st floor is a kind of vantage point. plus, i had a better impression of beijings smog – not that i did care too much for this. looking down was quite spectacular, photographing was more…
night transport, beijing
you remember the good ol’ film days? when we had tri-x and pushed it to 1600 to get verrrry grainy b&w results? and were proud of the available light photography we were able to do then? at that days i would never have thought of snapping with a standard zoom lens late at night in…