Artsy Alley


I thought I continue and show you another photo that I transformed with effects until I liked the outcome. As said in the previous post, I haven’t had much time recently, which means some of my work was saved in my “to be uploaded” folder. I don’t like to have stuff in the queue, I am more of a “Do it now, not tomorrow” guy but sometimes you need to set priorities. But now there is a little more time and I upload some of the stuff to my blog. In the past, I have shot an interesting photo of … Continue reading Artsy Alley

Lübeck Cathedral


I’ve been in the old district yesterday as I visited a store to test guitars. And when I am in or near the old district, I often see things that I like to photograph. Yesterday, it was the millpond as we call it in German (Mühlenteich). In the background on the left, you can see the Lübeck Cathedral. In the middle, you see some beautiful villas and on the right, you can see the tower of the St. Aegidien Church. I always like the view you see in the picture but yesterday it looked special because of all the algae … Continue reading Lübeck Cathedral

Old Alley


Here is an older photo that I shot in 2016. But this is a night photograph I shot with a tripod. I know when I want to take night photographs, I should always take my tripod with me but I really don’t like that. Having a tripod with me makes me feel immobile. But one thing is sure, night photos taken with a tripod look a lot better than handheld shots like seen here and here. Continue reading Old Alley

Old Street in the Evening


Here is another photo I shot yesterday in the evening. It was shot handheld and it was so dark that I really had to go over the top with editing. That makes the photo look a bit artificial but I like the scene so much that I thought I upload it anyway. There is also quite a bit of banding and noise visible due to the very high ISO setting. But then again, I like the scene and the photo really shows how some of our old streets in the historic district of Lübeck look like in the evening or … Continue reading Old Street in the Evening