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Park Sanssouci: Late winter impressions
These are not my usual photography subjects but I felt like being a bit more in nature. So here are some mostly detail shots from Park Sanssouci. In late February it already felt like spring. About time. Evergreen Old Leaves Splendor Meticulous Photographic Notes:All images were taken with a Fujifilm X-E4, the XF 27mm 2.8…
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Gärten der Welt, Hochhäuser der DDR
Dieses Foto entstand an einem für mich recht skurrilen Ort. Den Gärten der Welt in Berlin Marzahn. Das Gelände war ursprünglich als Parkanlage mit Spielplätzen für die neuen Plattenbausiedlungen Ost-Berlins geplant. Irgendwann in den 2000ern wurde das Konzept der Anlage geändert zu einer Art internationaler Gartenkunstausstellung in Dauerform. Das Ergebnis ist eine Mischung aus interessanten…
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Sommerregen im Volkspark Friedrichshain
Ein simples Foto ohne großen künstlerischen oder dokumentarischen Anspruch. Ich habe nach einem erfrischenden Sommerregen die abendliche Kühle genießen wollen und ein paar Bilder gemacht. Ohne den Regen wäre der Park während des Berliner Sommers voll mit Menschen gewesen, die sich dem Grillen und Feiern hingeben. Der Teil des Parks war damals schon “gekippt” und…
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Leere Baumkrone
Diese leere Baumkrone habe ich bei einem Parkspaziergang entdeckt. Die Gärtner schneiden die Bäume in diese Form, welche insbesondere im Herbst und Winter mit den Verästelungen sehr interessant aussieht. Der Park ist Teil der ehemals königlichen Schlossanlage und ich bin immer wieder über die scheinbare Verschwendung der damaligen Zeit fasziniert. Letztlich wurden Menschen dafür bezahlt,…
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Toxic Concrete Creek
This creek was artificially constructed with a concrete bed, regular cobblestones used for sidewalks and a couple of boulders. Behind me is a bigger boulder with sprouts which acts like a sort of fountain. The creek empties into the small artificial pond in the background. The water fountain gets water from the pond so it…
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Storm Damage
That is how my local park looked with rather severe storm damage. Heavy storms are not really the norm in mainland Germany but they do occur mostly in late autumn and early winter. The park was not very well maintained due to budget cuts and the storm took its toll. The whole area looked like…
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My life in cameras: Part 9 Sony RX100 review the pocket wonder
How to find more time for photography As much as I liked the Panasonic GM1 it was actually too big for being pocketable. Especially when I would add one of the other lenses. Especially in summer I would carry around a small bag anyway so what was the point right? So I thought about getting…
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Gardens of the World
This was taken in a very weird place (at least for me weird) in Berlin. The “Gardens of the World“. It used to be park with playgrounds for the people inhabiting the newly built residential areas of East Berlin. But at some point in 2000 they changed the concept and began to showcase gardening styles…
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Summer Rain
This is not an especially artistic or documentary picture. I just went out after a refreshing summer rain to enjoy the cool evening air. This park in Berlin would have been chock full with people having their barbecues and adding to the air pollution and garbage if it had not been for the rain. Instead…
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