Somewhere in Thuringia


Here is an old photo that was shot with a phone camera in Thuringia years ago. The husband of my mother has family there. From time to time I do also want to upload some photos were shot with digital cameras or phone cameras, because it’s not just about quality, but also about the scenes or moments. I have a really large library of photos that were shot with smaller cameras or phone integrated cameras. The photo above didn’t really look great in color, but I thought the scene was somehow creepy when I applied black and white.  I do … Continue reading Somewhere in Thuringia

Baby Chicken


Above is a photo that I shot in our garden last summer. The husband of my mother has chickens, and they did breed. The result was a small gang of very cute baby chickens. I shot many photos that I didn’t edit yet but the photo in this post is a nice close up shot that I took with my Tamron 70-300mm lens. I also edited the image a bit. I cropped the image, added a lens vignette effect so that your eyes are more focussed on the bird, and I played with the contrast values because the original had … Continue reading Baby Chicken

Sailor Figure


Above is a portrait that I shot of a figure that seems to present a sailor. These or similar figures are not very uncommon here at the Baltic Sea in Northern Germany. Especially near the beaches, you can often find similar figures in front of restaurants, and some are memorials at hidden places. I can’t recall if there was a story related to the figure in my picture, because sometimes there are small signs that tell you what the figure is about. But I think the sailor in my picture was just decoration in front of a restaurant near the … Continue reading Sailor Figure