Two pine trees in the dusk. At first, I took I eliminated the metal contraption on the right, and tweaked the contrast a bit. Finally, I changed the colour temperature. Not to make it look unnatural because I do have shots of the same trees … Continue reading From the Metropolitan Area Rhine-Neckar
Lens Artists Challenge: Water in Motion
I still love people watching but since the Europe wide law (DSVGO or in English GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation) came into force in 2016 things have changed. It’s possible to take photos of people in public places but you cannot single them out, i.e. … Continue reading Sneaky
After yesterday’s glorious first proper spring day today was dismal and cold (and freezing!). Instead of waiting for the actual sun to come out I played around with a function on my camera which I have mostly ignored up to now. It’s simply called “sunlight” … Continue reading Let the Sun Shine in
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Window Shopping
Some sounds are so soft they need amplification. Some sounds don’t need it but use it nevertheless: in churches, in mosques, in forests, in vineyards. Some sounds though are loud AND need amplification. I’m talking about the emergency sirens which are tested every few month … Continue reading Encroachment
Before we could call up the local weather report on an app there were other possibilities to find out how the weather was. Either way, we need help to tell us what we experience. This pre-internet weather station was surprisingly accurate. At the centre of it … Continue reading Tell Me What the Weather Is Like
Cover your heaven, Zeus,With cloudy vapours,And test your strength, like a boyBeheading thistles,On oaks and mountain peaks;Yet you must leaveMy earth alone,And my hut you did not build,And my hearth,Whose fireYou envy me. I know nothing more paltryBeneath the sun than you, gods!Meagrely you nourishYour … Continue reading Prometheus
Queen Regina of the Akamas walks the waves at the entrance of the harbour of Laatsi, Cyprus. I made her stand out by draining her of colour and then front lighting her. I then drained the sides of the photo to further put her in the … Continue reading Watery Dramatics
Photos for Lens-Artists Last Chance Challenge. Not necessarily worse than other photos – they just couldn’t find their niche. Oh, look! A sculpture of my brain! Diana deserves an appearance because I have shown her ravished face and figure before – but she has had … Continue reading Odds and Ends
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