2312 - happy late summer christmas

December 23, 2012 in 50, animal, colour, dog, germany, grass, green, hair, landscape, light, markdorf, nex 7, portrait, sel, sony, sun, sunset, whiskers, winter, yellow

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO100 | 1/200

what is the date today? 23rd? of august? or september? it's unbelievable that we already have end of december and that we had masses of snow and more than ten degrees sub-zero only two weeks ago. today is the day, the day before christmas. almost 16 degrees, a warming sunset and a walk across fresh, humid meadows. we have to like it or lump it - i think kingston has already declared his opinion.

dear readers, i wish all of you cosy and pleasant christmas days. enjoy the free time and dedicate a dose of extra time to your beloved. they will thank you most sincerely with all of their attentiveness.

2212 - yellow guidance

December 22, 2012 in 30, airport, architecture, barcelona, blue, building, colour, facility, indoor, mirror, nex 7, pattern, reflection, sigma, sony, spain, texture, trip, yellow

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | f4.0 | ISO320 | 1/60

unfortunately my holidays have not begun yet. and maybe i will not get more than a chance to take one deep breath before i have to proceed immediately with going through the current topics of my study. every now and then i recall all the great trips of 2012 to relax my soul and in this context i'd like to publish some of the images that are still in my mind.

the clean and modern entrance hall of the airport in barcelona is quite contradictory to the historic and rather messy centre of the city. both during the arrival as well as whilst departure i was really fascinated by this contrast.

2112 - recreation

December 22, 2012 in 30, blue, calm, colour, fitness, germany, light, meersburg, nex 7, night, personal, pool, portrait, reflection, sigma, sony, spa, sport, water, wellness

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/25

could there be any better ways to start filthy weather vacations than with an extensive fitness and spa session? not for me.

after i had locked more or less all the doors at work late in the afternoon, tina picked me up while heading to our fitness studio in meersburg. the rest of the evening was pure recreation. although the interior of the attached spa is at least from the 90's and the whole facility is quite small, the key factors are definitely right - the spa is clean, tidy and there is everything you need for having a pleasant time.

2012 - alpenglow

December 20, 2012 in 30, alps, cloud, colour, contrast, germany, immenstaad, lake, lake constance, light, mountains, nex 7, reflection, sigma, sky, sony, sun, sunrise, tree, water

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | f2.8 | ISO500 | 1/60

in the language of the currently extremely bashed instagram today's image could be definitely tagged with the string #nofilterneeded. today in the morning when i walked from the parking to the company area, on the horizon the alps were shaded in a strong, intense orange and the dark clouds above beautifully illuminated in purple and magenta.

anytime i'm going to watch this spectacle from a summit in the middle of the mountains.

1812 - k42

December 18, 2012 in 30, architecture, bar, colour, contrast, dinner, friedrichshafen, germany, glass, light, mirror, nex 7, night, pattern, people, reflection, restaurant, sigma, sony, urban

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | f4.0 | ISO1000 | 1/60

there are a few great restaurants on the lake, even in boring friedrichshafen. for our today's christmas party with some work mates tina had chosen the k42 felders restaurant, which is located directly on the waterfront.

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | f2.8 | ISO500 | 1/60

in retrospect i have to say that this was the best choice she could have made - in my opinion the k42 is the best restaurant in friedrichshafen. cool design, pleasant service, great food and delicious wines. recommendation!

1612 - third sunday of advent

December 17, 2012 in 50, advent, bokeh, candle, christmas, colour, germany, gold, home, light, mood, nex 7, night, partial coloured, pattern, red, sel, sony, tree, vintage

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f1.8 | ISO800 | 1/80

the tree is up and decorated. it's our biggest christmas tree ever. it is straight, symmetric and very beautiful. now christmas is finally on its way.

1512 - in the commercial vortex

December 15, 2012 in 8, action, bermatingen, blur, colour, corridor, drink, eating, fisheye, food, fruit, germany, movement, nex 7, orange, red, sony, vegetables, walimex samyang rokinon

sony nex 7 with walimex pro 8mm f2.8 | f8.0 | ISO200 | 1/6

shortly before christmas we are completely caught up in the commercial vortex. in these days the corridors of the shopping malls are usually overcrowded, since everybody seems to guess that the human kind will starve during the holidays and so the people start to build up reserves again.

fortunately there is a brand new shopping mall in our village since a few weeks now. it's a pleasure to go shopping there, the corridors are wide and empty and you can easily breeze through the shelves. at least today.

0912 - christmas spirit

December 09, 2012 in 50, animal, bokeh, cat, colour, germany, home, indoor, kitchen, light, nex 7, night, people, personal, portrait, red, sel, snow, sony, window

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f1.8 | ISO1600 | 1/80

to tell the truth, i've never felt such an intense christmas spirit before. we have consistent snowfall since almost two weeks now and tina decorated the whole flat already at the end of november with all the lovely stuff that makes for a comfortable surrounding.

on that matter i can understand that even the neighbour cats try to escape the cold and warm up on our heated floor.

0512 - bursting bubbles

December 05, 2012 in 30, blur, bokeh, colour, germany, green, immenstaad, light, macro, nex 7, night, pattern, rain, reflection, retrofocus, sigma, sony, water, window, yellow

sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | 30mm | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/15

it's fair to say that when you overdo things, everything might become blurred. the crucial point in life is to risk making the necessary break just in time. otherwise the things will become more than blurred.

cu, trshptr

0212 - winter is setting in

December 02, 2012 in 50, bermatingen, branch, christmas, colour, countryside, facility, germany, house, mood, nex 7, red, sel, snow, sony, timber-frame, village, window, winter

setup: sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | 50mm | f1.8 | ISO100 | 1/500 | lightroom 4.2

in the course of the arriving winter the scenery and the rural townscape evolve into perfect advent postcard subjects.

light, soft snowflakes waft through the alleys and dip the landscape in a clear, plain white. the windows are already richly decorated and fir branches make for festive atmosphere. so cosy.

cu, trshptr