Fotoblog - 26.12.2005 - 1.5.2011

Lake and Castle Garden

Just a series of pictures I took today while walking around the Aasee and to the castle. On May 1st, people usually go on an outing here in the area - and in the city, most outings end up on the meadows around the Aasee (and at the canal, but I wasn't there today), which is why the Aasee then turns into a giant barbecue party.

Handkerchief Tree

I believe I have photographed this tree almost every year in its bloom. But this time I was there quite early in the bloom, so the petals still look really beautiful. The handkerchief tree is in the Botanical Garden. The photos were taken with the Leica M8 and the C-Biogon 2.8/35.

Recently on Flickr

I have uploaded new pictures to Flickr. Here they are - unsorted and uncommented. Novgorod is actually Veliky Novgorod and is there because it was an important trading partner of the Hanseatic League - on the Salt Road in Münster, stones from various Hanseatic cities are embedded in the ground, with rings on which the origin is engraved.

Recently on Flickr

I have uploaded new pictures to Flickr. Here they are - unsorted and uncommented.

Münster declares its colors

In spring, colors explode in Münster - many cherry trees, rhododendron bushes, and magnolia trees in public areas and in front gardens (yes, in Münster many townhouses still have front gardens with real plants instead of concrete slabs!), even basement windows directly on the sidewalk get a few flowers. In winter, one almost forgets how beautiful the city can be. The title is derived from a regular planting action by the city gardeners - and can also be found as a planted area on the promenade at Aegidii-Straße.

Nature Conquers History

I just found it interesting how a cheeky shrub has settled on the monument.

Zwinger in Münster

The Zwinger in Münster is an old gun turret from the early 16th century, which, among other things, was used as a prison and execution site by the Gestapo during World War II. Today, it is part of the city museum. The Zwingerbezwingerin is a Ganesha statue in the garden of a house on the other side of the Promenade, opposite the Zwinger.

And because I'm writing about locks right now...

... it is currently being renovated (widened). And I fear that the very modern result will not excite me as much as the old lock. The old one at least had charm. The construction site itself is of course interesting just because of its size, despite everything.

Munster. In Black and White.

Oh well, silly title, but I just can't think of anything else. These are just a few corners that I really liked as black and white images. Someday I need to come up with a way to present photos in my blog without titles and text. Photos with the M8 and the C-Biogon 2.8/35. This is slowly becoming my favorite lens on the M8.

Why do I do what I do

If only I knew ... (Existentialism in the evening is best cured with Guinness. Dosage as needed.)

Men's Toys

And I don't even like driving a car ... (yes, yes, Münster, the Sylt of Westphalia)

USB Port

Uli Stemmler Band at the harbor. Do you see what I did? Haha. Ok, I'm already quiet. But the band makes nice Sunday afternoon jazz. Photo with the Sony NEX-3 and the Zeiss C-Biogon 2.8/35.

Miscellany from Hamburg

Was in Hamburg on Saturday again - why not enjoy the beautiful weather in one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. The pictures are all taken with the Leica M8 and the Elmar-M 2.8/50, except the last one, which is taken with the Ricoh GRD II. Nothing special, just a collection of what I looked at. And in color, because I want to show it to Juliana.

Pängelanton

The Karnevalsverein Pängelanton operates a small railway museum in Münster Gremmendorf and in front of it stands this black-and-red beauty built in 1902. I am a railway enthusiast and this little locomotive is indeed a rarity that also motivates visitors from farther regions to visit. Photo taken with the Ricoh GRD II.

Send in Münster again

In Münster, it's Send again. This time for a whole week because of the large rides - the Ferris wheel and the roller coaster are already quite impressive. One doesn't quite realize how big the Send actually is, only when you see the large rides during setup and then later at the finished Send, the whole surrounding area makes it clear. The Hindenburgplatz is also considered one of the largest inner-city open spaces in Germany. Photos, by the way, again with the M8.

Tuckesburg and the old zoo

The Tuckesburg is the old residence of the executioner in Münster - and later the retirement home of Prof. Landois, the founder of the Münster Zoo and the developer of the Aa Lake. I've already had this some time ago, but it's always a nice subject. Photos with the M8 and the Elmarit-M 2.8/50.

After Church Club

Finally managed to make it to the Hot Jazz Club on a Sunday again. Tom's introduction: "Today with me, so there will be blues. And only blues. You can't defend yourself against it."

Kiepenkerle (Kiepenkerls?)

The Kiepenkerle are kind of a landmark in Münster. These two were in front of the Lamberthi Church when I walked by. The one made of stone is always there, the other one gives city tours. Mainly photographed for Juliana - she already knows the Kiepenkerl at Spiekerhof. And yes, I know, they are not actually Kiepenkerle, because they don't carry a kiepe, they are just the guys.

Update: I've included the Kiepenkerl from Spiekerhof here.

Door Figures

These door figures were created by Berndhard Kleinhans and are located at the Überwasserkirche in Münster at the side entrance on the south side. Photos taken with the Leica M8 and the Zeiss C-Biogon 2.8/35mm.

Weekly Market in Münster

With the dreary winter weather at the moment, the weekly market is not only a good opportunity to get the food I want to prepare over the weekend, but also a real feast for the eyes. I need colors! (Pictures with the Sony NEX-3 and the 2.8/16mm lens)

Fairytales

Sometimes the differences between what we see, what the camera captures, and what we imagine are too fundamentally different. Digital enables the adjustment of the appearance to the imagination - because photography is not always just a simple representation of what the chip sees. Images taken with the Sony NEX-3 and the Leica Elmar 50/2.8. Edited with Lightroom.

Tom Otterness: Superwoman

And here are a few examples with the same M8 and the 2.8/50 Elmar - but in the use for which I bought the camera. Black and white, as photos should be. Straight out of the camera, just the standard "B&W with blue filter high contrast" preset from Lightroom. Normally I would spend a bit more time on it, but I just wanted to put a few pictures online. It's silly to only use cameras but never show photos ...

Organ Pipes

I just love the pattern of organ pipes. And hey, if you want to test a camera in Münster, organ pipes are always ready as a subject. And they won't run away if the photographer is too slow to focus again ... (Leica M8 with the 2.8/50 Elmar and yes, I have to get used to the parallax again, the M8 only shows a very small section in the viewfinder at greater distances, you have to mentally calculate)

Lenzig

Played around with the Auto-HDR of the Nex-3 in Cafe Lenzig, also used the Zeiss 50/1.4 via Novoflex adapter. Somehow, I really like this.

Ice Sculptures in Nizhny Tagil

Every year on New Year's Eve, ice or snow sculptures are built and exhibited in various places in Nizhniy Tagil. Here are a few that I really liked.

Steamroller

Found on the way to an appointment at a motorway service area.

Autumn

Just pictures from autumn. These are still from Papenburg, so a few weeks old. By now, it looks a bit gloomier.

HDR Test

HDR Test

Just a simple test with HDRTist, a free software for the Mac for HDR photography. Individual images were 7 JPG images in 2/3 aperture steps, taken handheld with the Panasonic GF1. What stands out: HDRTist aligns the images correctly but keeps the edge in the image file (clearly visible at the bottom and left). You should therefore crop again after the HDR processing (and due to the inevitable position changes in handheld series recordings, plan for some edge in the recording). Surprisingly, the tone mapping is very natural and in small comparisons the combination and tone mapping are much more pleasing than with commercial alternatives that I have tested.

It's only been a month ...

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Yes, that's in Russia.

At Night

Bei Nacht

Blue Hour

Blue Hour

Ho Ho Ho!

Ho Ho Ho!

Schnööööööö!

Schnööööööö!

I was then

Mir war danach

Hunger!

Hunger!

Colorful Vegetables

Colorful Vegetables

Light and Shadow

Light and Shadow

Lets have a smoke

Lets have a smoke

Münsterland Giro

Münsterland Giro

Just because I still find the picture of racing cyclists on the Prinzipalmarkt quite strange. I really should be used to it by now, it's been happening for several years.

Sunshine

Sunshine

Mystic Forest

Mystic Forest

The Comfy Chair

The Comfy Chair

Nobody expects the norwegian comfy chair ...

Frauenstraße 24

Frauenstraße 24

One of my favorite places in Münster - cozy pub, nice people, good music, good (Turkish) food and my favorite drinks: Beamish and Strongbow. And free Wi-Fi.

Radius Hornet

Radius Hornet

Recently acquired and purchased - my new bike. At the moment I'm still quite wobbly and unsure on it - it definitely handles differently than my old long recumbent (which was a replica of a Radius Peer Gynt). Let's see when I feel safe enough to commute to work with it. Anyway, today on a test ride I still had several mishaps, which wouldn't be such a great idea on narrow bike paths during rush hour among all the other cyclists ...

Magenta

Magenta

At the top, the #ED008C Magenta used by engadget. On the right, the RAL 4010 used by Telekom with the web code #E20074. At the bottom, the Magenta sometimes referred to as RAL 4010 with #BF1773, and on the left, the also used #C03F7D specification (e.g., Wikipedia). And now there is a dispute about this. According to www.telekom-cg.de, the specification RAL 4010 with "telemagenta" and the implementation on RGB with #E20074 is registered.

Think Gloves!

This will now be my go-to for overly complicated solutions in the future. Comes from the DailyWTF Archive.

Think Gloves

Think Gloves

Learning Curves of Various Editors

Learning curves of various editors

Colorful

Farbenfroh

I already had this image on hugoesk.de (the site no longer exists), but I converted it with Lightroom. The uploaded image (just click on the image itself, then it appears) is a 90% JPEG from the RAW image with simple post-processing using Lightsource.

Strelitzia reginae

Strelitzia reginae

Just in time for the Christmas season, one of the small Strelitzias has bloomed - actually a bit early, Jutta had expected this in two years. And due to the poor lighting conditions, the individual flowers have faded quite quickly. It's still beautiful, though.