Category: Transport and Industry

February 23, 2021

Crane porn, train porn and night skies

Introduction Be warned. The following images are all grainy and blurry. It is how I like to do low light photography. It is how I do photography in general. I enjoy walking around and just take shots whenever I see…

February 3, 2021

Urban Commuter Station

This is an inner city commuter station where people can change between the “S-Bahn” (suburban / city rail) the subway and the tram service. There also is a bus station nearby.

January 4, 2021

Pillars of concrete Eternity (2016, Panasonic GM1)

Pillars of concrete Eternity Remember how I bought the Pansaonic GM1 for the express purpose of having a small camera with me on my daily commute? I could have used my phone but I hate taking pictures with a phone….

November 20, 2020

Above Ground Subway

New Yorkers are probably not wondering about this but Berlin has subways that go above ground. They are still called “Untergrundbahn” (underground rail) even though they are clearly above ground as my picture proves. This line is the U2 (no…

November 16, 2020

Beware of Train

Something I used to do was to visit train stations in the evening or at night. There was something special about the atmosphere when most commuters had left hours ago and the station became eerily quiet with just the noise…

September 30, 2020

Chock full of action and respect

Do you remember my post about the Canon EOS 20D and my first telezoom lens? I had a picture of what is called a brake shoe or chock. It was just there without much context. This is how a chock…

August 23, 2020

Old Subway and New Station

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…