When I first started with digital photography I took lots of random photos and then was amazed what I had snapped when I saw the pictures on the bigger screen of my computer. The bloom of a dandelion, generally considered a weed, was one of … Continue reading Getting close and blowing up
Half-timbered houses use shapes for their design. Modern half-timbered houses just as much as ancient ones. A mural created by simple shapes, reminiscent of a game we used to have in nursery school (see below). And then for something completely different – a piece of … Continue reading But who designed it?
Rejects, I have a few, but then again, more than enough to mention … When Egido asks for at first glance rejected photos I immediately thought of sculptures. I love to photograph sculptures in public spaces. But they usually pose challenges exactly because they are … Continue reading A rejected angel
Lens-artists Challenge #381: Minimalism in Black and White Photography
Walking in the woods there are places where you come across a clearing and you hesitate. Where to go from here? Which corner to turn? Can’t turn that way! Let’s try the other corner. That’s a better bet. And then — Surpise! – As I … Continue reading Out of the green
Lens-Artists Challenge #377: Holiday Fun
had a song about building a nest: Build yo’ nest – Build yo’ nest – Build yo’ nestBuild yo’ nest on tendernessThe nest is yo’ home and launchin’ pad I went through my archive and was considering bees’ and dragon flies’s wings, wings of elves, … Continue reading Wings: Earth, Wind and Fire
Once upon a time there was this ridge of mountains from Basel to Frankfurt and then about 50 million years ago the middle part sank down and the ridge became a rift: the Upper Rhine Valley. On either side are mountain ranges, the higher altitude … Continue reading This part of Germany
Lens-Artists Challenge #372: Ephemeral
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