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.

2401 - lake venice

January 24, 2013 in 30, alps, architecture, blue, boat, bridge, colour, contrast, friedrichshafen, germany, lake, lake constance, nex 7, sigma, sky, sony, sunset, symmetry, yellow

lake venice - sony nex 7 | sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | f5.6 | ISO160 | 1/60

eh? venice, here at lake constance? not exactly. basically i discover the most beautiful places during aimless walks. although today's image shows just a part of friedrichshafen abbey and not a canal in the world-famous town in italy, in my opinion the scene is pleasing to the eye and worth the image.

2301 - welcome hour

January 23, 2013 in 30, alps, blue, colour, facility, factory, fog, germany, immenstaad, lake, lake constance, light, mist, nex 7, night, sigma, snow, sony, winter

welcome hour - sony nex 7 | sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/20

after two annoying days of illness i'm finally back to work. fortunately the company area received me with open arms again: a wonderful view over the lake and the alps during the blue hour motivated me for the whole of the day.

2201 - surprise

January 22, 2013 in 35, blossom, blur, colour, flare, flower, fujian, germany, home, indoor, leaf, nature, nex 7, partial coloured, pink, plant, purple, retrofocus, sony, winter

surprise - sony nex 7 with fujian 35 f1.7 | f1.8 | ISO125 | 1/60

in search of a minimum of colour in the last days the photographer's last hope is the winter bloom of a few indoor plants, if only during the grey season.

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.

2001 - helping stake

January 20, 2013 in 35, bermatingen, bokeh, colour, forest, germany, green, high key, nature, nex 7, sel, snow, sony, tree, winter, wire, wood, yellow

helping stake - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/125

out of the white these small trees are growing supported by the helping stakes in the middle of the forest. in some places nature needs our affirming devotion, as well as we are sometimes dependent on a refreshment by the pure and clear mother nature.

1901 - white socks

January 20, 2013 in 35, animal, b+w, cat, contrast, deeper meaning, feet, fun, germany, hair, home, indoor, kitchen, minimalistic, nex 7, night, nila, sel, sony

white socks - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/5

nila's white socks are only one, obvious display of her overall correctness. posture, expression, sequence of movements: simply everything points to her pride.

1801 - minor

January 19, 2013 in 35, architecture, b+w, boardwalk, deeper meaning, friedrichshafen, germany, lake, lake constance, minimalistic, monument, nex 7, people, sel, snow, sony, symmetry, water, winter

minor - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/400

currently we are chilled through by the returned winter's cold again. related to the vastness of our lake constance or an unwavering monument at the lakeside humans appear only unimportant and tiny again. additionally the constrained perception of our monochromatic, white surrounding amplifies this effect. that's the way i often look on our world and that hasn't hurt me yet.

1701 - T-istraction

January 19, 2013 in 35, art, b+w, bokeh, contrast, exhibition, friedrichshafen, germany, grain, light, macro, nex 7, pattern, sel, shadow, sony, texture

T-istraction - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f1.8 | ISO500 | 1/60

being home alone isn't easy for me, especially not if the affected span is longer than a few days. better being distracted by tina's attendance than being driven to distraction because of absolute loneliness. any way, tina causes T-istraction, even if she isn't at our place.

1601 - ifa kipper

January 17, 2013 in 35, blue, car, colour, contrast, germany, home, indoor, light, macro, mirror, model, motor, nex 7, night, red, reflection, sel, sony, truck

ifa kipper - sony nex 7 with sel 35 f1.8 | f2.0 | ISO500 | 1/60

today i like to give away something: my grandpa has no need for this brand-new model of a former, east german truck 'ifa h6 kipper'. so if there are any collectors of historic stuff between my readers, please don't hesitate to write me an email or comment below this post - i'll send you the miniature replica of this historic art of engineering from the gdr for free.