Category: Photography

September 16, 2020

My life in cameras 3b: Canon EOS 20D + Sigma AF 70-300/4-5,6 DL

Remember that I just bought a camera way over my budget and so could not afford any lenses beside the cheap kit lens that came with the camera? At that time I really thought I needed a telephoto lens so I went to the store (yes a physical store) and bought a cheap Sigma telephoto lens (this is a similar...

Photography

September 13, 2020

Random Picture #5 “Swivel Chair”

I have to say I really like this series of random pictures. I am using a randomizer to pick a photo from my collection and then I just let my thoughts and memories flow. These are the little places on can find in Berlin if you go off the beaten track. Although this is very close to some tourist destinations....

Photography

September 8, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 3a Canon EOS 20D and Canon EF-S 18-55mm 3.5-5.6

I am going to split these posts up into camera and lens because each combination is quite unique and I can show more pictures. I already told you how I started with a simple point and shoot camera but soon bought a “real” camera. But the picture quality left something to be desired. The dynamic range was not great and...

Photography

September 5, 2020

Random Picture #4 “Gardens of the World”

This was taken in a very weird place (at least for me weird) in Berlin. The “Gardens of the World“. It used to be park with playgrounds for the people inhabiting the newly built residential areas of East Berlin. But at some point in 2000 they changed the concept and began to showcase gardening styles from all over the world....

Photography

August 23, 2020

Random Picture #3: Subway – Old and New

This was taken in Berlins latest subway station between the new and modern “Hauptbahnhof” (main station). As of today it only runs between the Brandenburg Gate and this station making a single stop near Angela Merkel’s office. Even though this is the most modern subway line in Berlin they put in an old train until they can connect the line...

Photography

August 9, 2020

From grey to green

I grew up in a country behind the Iron Curtain that was full of the physical advances of scientific Marxism-Leninism. Whenever I think about this time I remember the color grey. Everything was drab and grey. Of course the new pre-fab city districts with their uniform apartment blocks had grass and trees in between them. But my old part of...

Photography/Thoughts about myself

August 2, 2020

Random Picture #2: Summer Rain

This is not an especially artistic or documentary picture. I just went out after a refreshing summer rain to enjoy the cool evening air. This park in Berlin would have been chock full with people having their barbecues and adding to the air pollution and garbage if it had not been for the rain. Instead I was able to enjoy...

Photography

July 26, 2020

Glance Encounter

As important as the COVID19 pandemic is I do not really want to add to the discussion. Other people are much better qualified or did more research to talk about it. I would like to share a short story I wrote on the height of the lockdown. It takes place somewhere in the near future.

Photography/Story

July 19, 2020

Random Picture #1: Empty Crown

This is the beginning of a series I want to establish on this blog. I will simply pick a random image from my collection and try to write something about it. I took this picture on a stroll trough the park. They crop the trees into these ball shaped crowns. It looks especially interesting in autumn when one can see...

Photography

July 12, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 2 Minolta Dimage A1

Soon after I dabbled in photography with the small Sony P&S I felt the need for a real camera. My budget was still a bit tight so thought I a so-called bridge or prosumer camera would do nicely. The Minolta Dimage A1. I used some student loan money to buy it.

Photography