2501 - love

January 25, 2013 in 50, bird, candid, colour, contrast, friedrichshafen, germany, lake, lake constance, landscape, nex 7, orange, people, portrait, reflection, sel, sky, sony, sun, sunset

love - sony nex 7 | sel 50 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/4000

love is something beautiful. if anybody hasn't ever felt love in any way that poor soul is definitely missing out on one of the most important things in life: receiving the warmth, feeling to be needed and showing behaviours that defy any explanation are only a few facts how and why love is able to drive you crazy. of course, i'm not talking about usual and simple everyday life situations but these rare, very special moments. although i don't know if the couple of my image is together since a week or a decade their wonderful kiss at sunset reminded me of one key factor for a successful relationship:

it should be everybody's utmost duty to maximise the number of these particular moments.

2101 - cat's eye

January 21, 2013 in 50, b+w, bokeh, cat, eyes, face, germany, hair, home, kitchen, mirror, nex 7, nose, portrait, reflection, rest, sel, sepia, sony, whiskers

cat's eye - sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f1.8 | ISO200 | 1/6

it's a good thing to share the flat with a kitty. whenever you are sick, the cat will befriend and care about you, if only by taking a nap on your stomach. although nila isn't resting on my body in the pic above, she basically acts as a great supporter in bringing me back to health.

0801 - leant

January 08, 2013 in 35, bermatingen, bicycle, colour, countryside, field, germany, landscape, nature, nex 7, orange, portrait, sel, sky, sony, sport, sun, sunset, technics, winter

leant - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f1.8 | ISO800 | 1/60

as often as possible i try to get a breath of fresh air - so why not during a bike ride in sunset? pedalling two hours while being preoccupied in thoughts finally leaves all my cares behind.

0701 - reflection

January 07, 2013 in 35, beard, bokeh, deeper meaning, eyes, germany, home, light, mirror, mood, nex 7, night, people, portrait, reflection, sel, self portrait, sony, texture

reflection - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO1600 | 1/13

today was a good day. fairly old, pretty good memories appeared and caused a lot of questions in my mind. self-reflection is a process that i've internalised during my trainings, but this is of course way beyond looking at oneself in the mirror - have i changed for the better or the worse since a certain point? highly likely this question has to be answered by others.

any way, today is a very good day.

0201 - pantheress vs. lion

January 02, 2013 in 35, action, animal, b+w, cat, colour, eyes, fun, germany, home, movement, nex 7, nose, pink, portrait, red, sel, sony, whiskers

rednose bite - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO400 | 1/320

stacation has at least one big advantage - finally i find the time again to take pictures of our pets here in the yard. paulinchen, the white pantheress of our neighbours, is nicknamed burglar cat by us, because she is so interested in every corner of the yard that no opened door or window is secure from her invasion.

well roar'd lion - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO160 | 1/60

our lion like cat nila is actually fond of paulinchen although i make her look like roaring at anybody in the image above. just for the brief moment while she was yawning i had the possibility to portray her lion like. basically time is definitely one of the most important points if you want to shoot animals of any kind (pets are by far the easiest subjects for an animal photographer, of course) - at the best your time is unlimited.

2512 - yoo-hoo smile

December 26, 2012 in 35, advent, blur, bokeh, candid, christmas, colour, eyes, face, fujian, germany, hair, home, nex 7, night, people, portrait, sony, tree, winter

sony nex 7 with fujian 35 f1.7 | f1.8 | ISO1600 | 1/20

although you might think that the pic of our today's (second) presents hand out looks a bit like a frame of a posed scenery, there was truly not more than a yoo-hoo by me to attract tina's attention for a short time, this one (almost) candid image. your eye for the details - colours, lights, atmosphere and so much more - is the key to success.

my enchantress tina and i wish you all the very best!

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.

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.

1712 - waiting spread-eagled

December 17, 2012 in 50, b+w, back, dinner, feet, floor, fun, germany, glass, home, kitchen, light, nex 7, night, pattern, personal, portrait, reflection, sel, sony

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO1600 | 1/50

sometimes tina doesn't realise when i watch her doing anything funny in daily life. she is a great, first-rate amateur chef, not just since she prepares our dinners with much more blood, sweat and tears than some years ago. on that issue she does not even flinch from surveying the food while it is stewing in the oven, not even if she has to wait spread-eagled on the kitchen floor.

fortunately my nex7 is always ready to shoot scenes like that one.

1312 - reasonable doubt

December 14, 2012 in 50, air safety, bokeh, deeper meaning, exhibition, germany, jet, light, munich, nex 7, pattern, people, plane, portrait, reflection, sel, sony, symmetry, war, window

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f1.8 | ISO100 | 1/250

till today tina hasn't completely taken to the things i'm concerned with. this stands to reason, since even i by myself don't feel certain with every detailed issue of this complex topic. all the things that are made for killing bring along a very negative connotation, regardless of whether the underlying engineering achievement deserves acknowledgement or not.

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f1.8 | ISO100 | 1/500

how much sorrow had this old jet brought upon the global population before it was retired? this is definitely the wrong question.

the evil itself isn't arising from the existence of weapons. quite the opposite, due to the incredible power, energy and force of tools like jets (today's dangerous, irregular) enemies can be thrown again and again. in the best case it's enough to deploy every weapon only in the context of show of force. i wish this could be the custom.