1202 - life delta

February 12, 2013 in 35, abstract, art, b+w, contrast, deeper meaning, door, edge, germany, grain, home, kitchen, light, nex 7, night, pattern, sel, shadow, sony

life delta - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO1600 | 1/60

seeing the beauty in simplicity is the high art of life that should be mastered by everybody at least once in a while. if there should be even somebody who is able to master this task constantly, time after time, imo this someone has also mastered life itself. someone like this has coped the sorting of all the little deltas of / in life and has already developed a master plan to handle one of the most difficult aspects in life after all.

1002 - h2o

February 10, 2013 in 35, blue, colour, deeper meaning, germany, glass, lake, lake constance, light, memorial, monument, nex 7, sel, shadow, sipplingen, sony, sun, water

h2o - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f5.6 | ISO100 | 1/1000

the most valuable treasure (not only) of the region around our current home is the water. h2o. 70 percent of the households receive their drinking water from the lake. the lake itself with its crystal clear water attracts thousands of tourists every year, and so on, and so on... the majority of the people has realised this fact now. on honour of this occasion a modern memorial was built and raised in sipplingen, directly next to the lake.

0802 - snow streaks

February 09, 2013 in 35, action, blur, car, friedrichshafen, germany, grain, light, light track, movement, nex 7, night, pattern, sel, snow, sony, street, texture, winter

snow streaks - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/4

as one might expect particles, light and movement form interesting streaks in the eye of the beholder and of course this circumstance works also in nature.

awhirl - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/4

if in the case of a nightly car drive in a snow storm also the background contains a minimum of texture the drawn winter image should be really expressive.

0702 - winter walk

February 07, 2013 in 50, friedrichshafen, germany, house, light, mist, nex 7, night, people, sel, shadow, snow, sony, street lamp, walk, winter

winter walk - sony nex 7 | sel50 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO1600 | 1/30

why not spending a ten minutes wait in walking in the returning, misty winter? understandably late in the evening even tina's will to cook is rather small, but fortunately there are a few snack stands in friedrichshafen where we can fetch something for dinner.

0602 - awakening

February 06, 2013 in 50, architecture, blue, building, car, colour, facility, friedrichshafen, germany, hospital, light, moon, nex 7, night, sel, sky, sony, stairs, street, window

awakening - sony nex 7 | sel50 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO1600 | 1/25

as stated elsewhere i've already expressed my surprise about the chosen colouration of the two new auxiliary buildings of friedrichshafen hospital and like to renew this statement: for whatever reason the medical centre for the resident doctors with attached psychiatry was designed in bright colours, whereas the also new mother-child centre is coated in olive. for me this is hardly to understand.

0202 - canteen

February 03, 2013 in 35, architecture, blue, car, colour, disco, germany, light, nex 7, night, party, railstation, ravensburg, sel, sony, townscape, urban, winter

canteen - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO1600 | 1/10

it's seldom that the possibility to extend the evening into the night springs suddenly into our minds. however an extensive party night is best if it wasn't planned in advance. the evening was supposed to be only about a great dinner at an indian restaurant but three different bars and some beers later we finally ended at ravensburg's finest disco - the canteen.

0102 - couch berry

February 01, 2013 in 50, colour, face, furniture, germany, home, kitchen, light, mood, nex 7, night, people, personal, portrait, red, sel, shadow, smartphone, sony

couch berry - sony nex 7 | sel50 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO1600 | 1/10

a couch potato is characterised by sitting or remaining inactive for most of the day with little or no exercise [wikipedia]. it's not that tina would remind me of a potato, but more of a kind of sweet berry, of course. when you are not in the best of health, you may adapt your behaviours to the usual (german) unemployee.

2801 - arenight

January 29, 2013 in 35, architecture, arena, blue, car, colour, friedrichshafen, germany, light, mirror, nex 7, night, reflection, sel, sony, sport, stadium, stairs, street, winter

arenight - sony nex 7 | sel 35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/40

usually this parking area directly next to the arena of our local volleyball club vfb friedrichshafen, that has one of the best, if not even the best volleyball team in europe, is well-filled with vehicles from all the spectators. but on non-matchdays and into the bargain at dark night only a very few people and cars stray on the grounds.

2701 - blue intrusion

January 28, 2013 in 35, architecture, blue, contrast, corridor, germany, light, nex 7, night, railstation, ravensburg, sel, sony, stairs, street, tunnel, urban

blue intrusion - sony nex 7 | sel 35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO100 | 1/125

in these days of icy winter the underground acts as a welcome escape from the cold. however sooner or later the clear blue frost will outrun everybody, at the latest after it had completely converged to the dark black of the night.

2601 - the fridge

January 27, 2013 in 35, candid, face, germany, indoor, light, mirror, mood, nex 7, night, party, people, personal, portrait, ravensburg, reflection, sel, sony

the fridge - sony nex 7 | sel 35 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO1600 | 1/320

up to yesterday i didn't know that a fridge can be such a social place. during the evening every guest of my mate dominik's great birthday party availed oneself perceived three to four times with beer and other chilled stuff from the refrigerator. if you had set yourself the goal to meet some new people, you simply had to wait at the fridge for the next thirsty person.

thank you all for the wonderful night.