Always a topic: weather

As opposed to Spain or Italy, the weather here is everchanging and so we always have a reason to complain.

It's raining:


Foggy:


Or it won't stay that nice for long:

Ray Wilson And Acoustic Band

Almost a year ago, C., M. and I went to a concert in Rodgau, the first one where I took photos. I didn't know the rules, I partly made it difficult for the musicians, partly for myself, and I want to think that I have improved since then.

But be that as it may, we enjoyed big time - thank you,

Ray Wilson and acoustic band!!!

Singer Ray Wilson




Keyboardist Filip Wałcerz

Guitarist Ali Ferguson


Guitarist Steve Wilson


My favourite song of the night? Hard to say but this one was certainly one of them.

Glowing Glass

On a stage, there are always two things, even before the artist appears: glasses/bottles and interesting but difficult lighting. Here a combination of both:


The PP I did here was brightening the photo in several little steps, slightly increasing contrast, cleaning with NeatImage (I had to use ISO 1600 since flash was not an option) and finally sharpening for the net.

Kieran Goss

Kieran Goss, a Northern Irish singer and songwriter, was the supporting act of the concert I went to last Friday. He was extremely entertaining, spoke very good German (he had been living in Cologne 20 years ago) and his voice is very strong and full. He may not be a beauty but what a personality:




PS: I didn't know his music before but now one of my favourites is Reasons To Leave.

Bad Moon Rising

After a long while here another time lapse video that I made several months ago in Apolda. I had taken hundreds of pictures for two previous videos and so in the making of the last one, the moon, my camera's battery let me down - hence a very short little film.

Sore Throat

And that's how that feels:

Nightlife Reloaded

This portrait of the city at night was taken on the last day of Luminale, hence in spring. I wonder if it looks any different from those taken in winter. Does it?

Luminale VII (the end)

Everything is bigger in a big city...

Luminale VI

Firefighters - people who fight fire or those who fight with fire? Make up your mind now...

Luminale V

And this is the sycamore alley on said museum embankment at that night:

Luminale IV

One side of the river Main in Frankfurt is called Museumsufer ("Museums embankment") because obviously, it is paved with museums. This statue of light was standing in front of the Museum für Kommunikation and you have to admit that it could be a good conversation starter ;-)

Luminale III

I have to be immodest here but I think this picture is poster material again - the perfect composition of fountain, moon above and photographer+camera silhouette in front of it...

Luminale II

The name of this Statue, erected in 1985 in the park between Old Opera and ECB tower is "Aufforderung" (invitation or calling). You can use your imagination to figure out what it is inviting you to... Lit in green during Luminale.

Luminale I

This picture is the start of a new short series (a week at the most). Yesterday, Luminale 2010 ended and I grabbed the opportunity to take a lottt of pictures. I'll start by showing you the installation in front of the stock market.

Good morning starshine

Even though this is evening and another example of my experiments with street lights shot through self-made bokeh lenses, in the shape of little stars this time...

Lichtblumen

I made some "bokeh lenses" yesterday and tried them out with the lights of the night. Now I just need to work on the foreground...

Night Life

Yesterday was a fruitful photo day in Frankfurt and this was the last picture, a nocturnal HDR:

The full hour

Always at the full hour after 10 p.m., thousands of little lights start flickering all over the Eiffel Tower.
I captured this spectacle with my Nikon 2200 (in pre-SLR times), without a tripod and holding my breath...

The joys of Belgian motorways

Seen from within my car .. from the passenger's seat of course.

Light Show

What you can see here is the famous (well..) Frankfurt Museumsufer at night.

First the way you would normally see it if you don't squint:


And then, if you do squint, you will see nothing but little light circles and stripes: