This is the Benz-Haus, the house where Carl Benz lived in Ladenburg once his company had become successful. He built was is considered the first workable automobile in 1886.
From this came the Mercedes Benz car factory which is known worldwide by the three pointed star.
This one adorns a model from the 1930ies standing in the Technik Museum Speyer, about 30 km from Carl Benz’ villa.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cars or Car Parts
not just Lily Marleen.
Old and not quite so old lanterns.
Two in a row and four in a row.
Even little dolls have lanterns in front of their doors.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Street Lamps or Outdoor Lighting
This bench is explicitly for sitting down and having a chat, a chinwag, or a natter.
You can try this out on other benches, too.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Front of one Any Item
I don’t know how old I’ll become – God protect me. I saw this on a house standing just outside the town gates. These benches are outside the gates as well: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Weathered Wood
A happy cow, living in the country, not a care in the world.
Cows feeding in front of their stable.
Does it feel like prison?
NB: The cows photographed in this post are all well cared for, as far as I know. They are not locked up in small stalls, they can go outside. But they were graciously willing to pose for me.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Farm Animals
In 2018 the European Union enacted the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which governs the use of personal data. For photographers things changed. Contrary to what is happening on social media the photographing of people has become quite difficult as the permission of any individual has to be obtained (preferably in writing) – BEFORE taking the photo. There are exceptions, such as pictures where people just happen to be included in the photograph but it is not allowed to single out individuals. So photos like this (taken a few years back):
are not really possible anymore. In future I will have to take photos like this (taken at the same event a few years later) to be on the safe side:
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Catching People Unaware
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Abstracts
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