Black Cat on the Roof


In the last three days, the weather was pretty good and I was outside a lot. In three days, I hiked 46 kilometers (28.6 miles) and I had my camera with me and shot a few photos. As usual, I also took photos of cats but I didn’t find a lot. One day I was walking through the garden areas again and saw a cat on the roof of a garden shack. I was already pretty close to the cat but it was good that I had my Tamron 70-300mm lens attached. So, I zoomed to 300mm and shot the … Continue reading Black Cat on the Roof

Beautiful Horse With A Shitty Owner


Today we had nice spring weather and after I finished my errands, I thought it would be a nice idea to go out and enjoy the weather, especially after all those days of voluntary quarantine. So, I grabbed my camera bag and started to walk with the sunbeams warming up my neck. I found two cats and even a grey heron but then I saw a paddock with beautiful white horses and decided to take a close-up photo of one. You can see the picture at the top. But a second after I didn’t look through the viewfinder anymore, I … Continue reading Beautiful Horse With A Shitty Owner

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