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Zombie Apocalypse Bowling

I was on a Festival/Exhibition of the ADC (Art Directors Club) in Frankfurt last week. It was a kind of exhibition were the artists showed their work including photography, graphic design, product design and other kinds of art. It was the perfect location to take some picutres of unusual things and out-of-the-way scenes. When I saw the bowling ball collection I fell in love… I did some colour...

Sunshine

It was the first REAL sunshine this year and my little friend here enjoyed it a lot And this reminds me on a very nice song of the king of soul, Raul Midon.

Sweet dreams

I was on a business trip this week when I saw this dog in a pedestrian area. He was sleeping in the middle of the way, snoring with pleasure. I was lucky to be the first one who sneaked at him to take some pictures. Right after me there were some other people that also wanted to take a shot. Shortly after I took the last picture, the owner of the dog came to wake him up. He had to clean his eyes...

Obsolete

  Last week I was on a business trip to the eastern part of Germany close to Leipzig. I visited a company who was doing some work for us in an old hall built in 1923. On my last visit I did not have my camera with me, but this time I had the time to take some pictures. These old buildings are fascinating me. A pity that I had no tripod with me. The light was beautiful. There was an old smith’s...

Jelly in the ocean

Last month I visited the Sea Life aquarium in Königswinter and was fascinated by the creatures living in the depth of the sea. After a while, when the hordes of loud and bustling children made their way to the hamburger store, Ifound some time to picture the beautiful animals that are held there. The Jellyfish were floating in cylindrical tanks that mimic the movement of the ocean. These where the...

Polarizing Pictures

In my article about the principle of polarizers I tried to explain how to use polarizer to manipulate images in a way which you would otherwise no be able to in a post processing (at least not that easy). Here I just want to show you some shots I made in Estonia. I loved the mood in the bogs where we were hiking. The colors were very calming and most of the time I used a polarizer to alter the surface...

Frankfurt at night

Again I took a trip at night but this time not in Mainz but in Frankfurt. When I was walking down to the Main river I came along the big heating plant which is located at an area called Westhafen. I once took a tour inside the plant which was very impressive. But it is more impressive at night in my opinion. During the last 15 years the whole area was recreated. Despite the heating plant and the listed...

High Key Photography

High key photographs are pictures where most of the tone values are located at the right side of the histogram. Usually the tone values are either equally distributed over the whole histogram or they are prevalent at some position of the histogram. Images with tone values leaning to the left are called low key – such with values leaning to the right are called high key images. And – oh...

Polarizers – Principles and usage

A polarizer is a kind of filter that is used in photography to alter the polarization of light. It can be used to reduce reflections from flat, non metallic or liquid surfaces. Polarizers are also used to enhance the contrast between a blue sky and clouds. In this post I’d like to explain how a polarizer works and how you can use it to improve your images. Understanding Polarizers To understand...

Trapped

I found this clothespin in front of the trainstation in Mainz a couple of days ago. I always wonder how these things happen. I mean, how can a clothespin immerse in the asphalt without beeing damaged? The asphalt mus have been still viscous, but who looses a clothespin at the trainstation?! Anyway, I had to come back to take a picture of it because I found it so nice. I almost got hit by a tram… I...