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!

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.

1412 - half

December 15, 2012 in 50, architecture, ceiling, contrast, exhibition, germany, glass, jet, munich, nex 7, pattern, people, plane, reflection, sel, sony, street, symmetry, texture, window

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO100 | 1/500

taking candid pictures of people in public is about catching the right moment. you already see the scenery but you still have to wait till another object or another boundary condition is completing your image.

in case of the photograph above the third person crossing the bright reflections of the sunlight was the key for an interesting composition. the lady - the person is carrying a handbag - causes exactly the amount of confusion i wanted to have in there.

sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | f5.6 | ISO100 | 1/400

(almost) perfect symmetry. even simple things can be so beautiful when you arrange them differently.

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.

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

1811 - temporary dormancy

November 18, 2012 in 50, bedroom, bicycle, germany, home, light, nex 7, night, portrait, racer, reflection, sel, shadow, sony, sport, technics, texture, timber-frame, wall, wood

setup: sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | 50mm | f4.0 | ISO100 | 4s | lightroom 4.2

during the cold season my racer is mostly parked in the bedroom. already in hamburg i'd convinced tina of the necessity to accommodate the gracile bike in a delightful surrounding - in this way one of my bicycles found its way into our bed chambers.

i've no clue why it struck my eye just today - i hadn't mind it since several weeks now. but when i entered the bedroom without switching the lamps on, it looked at me in the dark, only by the corridor lights illuminated environment as if it wants to claim more attention from me.

no fear, my darling, you are reserved for prime weather conditions. hopefully you are satisfiable with the starring of today's posting for now.

cu, trshptr

1111 - seeking wisdom

November 11, 2012 in 30, art, colour, contrast, deeper meaning, glass, light, macro, nex 7, panorama, portrait, reflection, shadow, sigma, snow, sony, sun, sunset, viking, water

setup: sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | 30mm | f2.8 | ISO100 | 1/400 | lightroom 4.2

solving problems could be deeply simplified by the possibility to apply superior wisdom. extremely rarely in life an insoluble appearing problem plants itself in front of you and presents you with trouble. in this case i feel like the viking in my snow globe who peers into distance and seeks after truth.

fortunately i'm not on my own and the snowstorm hasn't approached yet. despite the negative spin of the story hopefully not only the snow but also the future will be colourful.

cu, trshptr

0911 - options

November 10, 2012 in 50, b+w, crimmitschau, family, germany, grain, high iso, home, indoor, light, mirror, nex 7, personal, portrait, reading, reflection, sel, sepia, sister, sony

setup: sony nex 7 with sel 50 f1.8 | 50mm | f1.8 | ISO3200 | 1/13 | silver efex pro for lightroom

usually you have many options to watching tv in the evening: reading a book, surfing the web, talking to each other or playing games are only a few of them. unfortunately german television programmes are mainly of poor quality by this time. in fact most of the broadcasters have to be avoided completely, otherwise you risk your solid sense.

plainspoken with increased regularity watching tv isn't an option for me and us anymore. while my girls are resting on the couch and reading their stuffs i'm going to head off to meet my best friend here in homeland, the only thing that makes sense for me now.

as a technical note the pic above was processed without any noise reduction or additional grain again - not so bad after all.

cu, trshptr

0611 - autumnal breeze

November 06, 2012 in 35, autumn, b+w, family, fujian, germany, grain, mirror, multilayer, nex 7, old photo, personal, portrait, reflection, sony, sun, sunset, walk, water, werdau

setup: sony nex 7 with fujian 35 f1.7 | 35mm | f1.8 | ISO125 | 1/60 | silver efex pro for lightroom

some things in life lie below the surface. what do you see in today's pic? a girl in heavy snow storm? a double exposure? not at all.

the photograph shows my little sister that is illuminated by the setting sun and reflected in a puddle. moreover the autumnal hedge in the background finally leads to complete confusion.

cu, trshptr

2510 - in black and white

October 25, 2012 in 30, abstract, art, b+w, contrast, deeper meaning, germany, home, light, minimalistic, mirror, multilayer, nex 7, pattern, reflection, shadow, sigma, sony, texture, tripod

setup: sony nex 7 with sigma 30 f2.8 ex dn | 30mm | f11.0 | ISO100 | 1s | lightroom 4.2

there is no more time for me to waste - i have to blacken a lot of paper during the next years again. my study is finally on-going. dozens of lecture notes have to be read and dozens of scripts have to be implemented. i wonder how i'll manage all the stuff.

i want to apologise in advance for shorter texts with the daily posting - i've to shift my focus to the really important things. besides the most important points like the family the study will occupy the most of my time (besides work, of course). and instead of text i'll understandably concentrate on the photograph.

in today's pic you can see three sheets of paper on the reflecting cover of my laptop, illuminated by my desk lamp. they still gleam completely white but be sure - the blackening is not far off!

cu, trshptr