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.

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.

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.

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.