0402 - oversized

February 04, 2013 in 8, b+w, branch, brown, fisheye, forest, germany, landscape, markdorf, nature, nex 7, old photo, sepia, sony, symmetry, tree, walimex samyang rokinon, wood

oversized - sony nex 7 | walimex pro 8mm f2.8 | f5.6 | ISO200 | 1/125

on some days everything seems to be too large. although i really don't know if the reason for that is my littleness or the tremendous size of my surroundings, the impact is always the same - regardless of where i'd been before, these days bring me back down to earth.

0302 - waving the tv

February 04, 2013 in 8, b+w, fisheye, fun, germany, home, indoor, living room, nex 7, night, party, people, public viewing, sony, sport, superbowl, tv, walimex samyang rokinon

waving the tv - sony nex 7 | walimex pro 8mm f2.8 | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/15

it was the third superbowl of my life and the first one with a huge party at our place. how should i put it? the night was simply gorgeous.

sb47 - sony nex 7 | walimex pro 8mm f2.8 | f2.8 | ISO1600 | 1/15

the foundation was laid by having all the drinks and the american food on hand. the epic match itself with the almost-turnaround after the break, the blackout and not least beyonce's performance will always stick in our minds anyway. together with the tons of fun all ingredients for a nice evening were present. thank you all for coming, i enjoyed every minute!

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.

3101 - fifth season of year

January 31, 2013 in 50, bermatingen, blue, car, carnival, colour, decoration, germany, nex 7, night, orange, pattern, people, sel, sky, sony, street, street lamp, sunrise

fifth season of year - sony nex 7 | sel50 f1.8 | f5.6 | ISO400 | 1/25

now time has come again. the fifth season of the year, like people say in germany for carnival, is dawning. all the coloured rags hang across the streets of the small towns and villages again. it won't be long until the party reachs our village bermatingen and instead of three kids on their way to school in the morning, a whole parade with more than 200 crazy, already drunken guys will march through the village. for me this hubbub is a pain in the a***, but of course i respect the people who conduct this tradition year after year. and sure, this too will pass, in the middle of february everything will be over again.

3001 - stickyfridge

January 30, 2013 in 35, art, blue, colour, fridge, germany, home, kitchen, mood, nex 7, night, personal, sel, smartphone, sony, stickygram, yellow

stickyfridge - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO800 | 1/25

every now and then i use my mobile phone cam for a snapshot, probably like everybody of you does, too. funnily enough, at the end of december i received nine of them printed on fridge magnets as a christmas present from tina. for me these nine stickygrams are a really cool way to remember nine great moments of our lives.

2901 - turning point

January 30, 2013 in 35, 50, alps, b+w, blue, colour, contrast, friedrichshafen, germany, harbour, lake, lake constance, landscape, nex 7, seagull, sel, shadow, sony, sunset, winter

front row - sony nex 7 | sel50 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/100

we seem to reach the turning point of winter: at the latest the day after tomorrow the cold of the last days will give way to the thaw and indeed temperatures above 10 degrees. therefor the seagulls had ensured that they would be able to enjoy the best view over the still icy lake at the säntis, the highest peak in the lake's alp panorama.

attached shadows - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/2000

in a few hours when both the sun and the column of mercury will be rising again the ice and as a consequence also the dark shadows will suddenly disappear.

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.