World Tour Part I - Darmstadt

Ta da! I am presenting you with the first part of a new photo series in which I am going to show places of the world, big or small, remarkable or not so much. We are beginning with a "not so much" candidate, Darmstadt.

In Darmstadt, you can always go for a walk:


whether you have four paws or two:


You can confess your sins:


or just admire the pretty colours and the beautiful architecture of the Russian Orthodox church:


Afterwards, you can have a quiet little chat in a secluded place:


And if you contemplate moving there, you should know that some of their houses, namely the Hundertwasser complex "Waldspirale", are not exactly straight:


but very colourful and royal looking:

Three songs, no flash: DGM

I have been to another concert, a feast for eyes and ears, and I would like to present one of my new favourite bands to you, the Italian progressive metal band DGM.

Singer Mark Basile:



Bassist Andrea Arcangeli:


Guitarist Simone Mularoni:


Drummer Fabio Costantino:


Keyboardist Emanuele Casali:

Mirrorland

There is Alice in Wonderland and then, there is me in mirrorland, seeing things from a different perspective:

Self-portrait for two:


Leuven with some added Gaussian blur:


Waldspirale in Darmstadt:


Definitely somewhere:


And another little self-portrait:

The new generation II

Some time ago, I presented the new generation - children. Well, guess what: there are lots more of them little ones outside there!

Discovering the world:



Taking big bites out of life:



Enjoying it to the hilt:




And sometimes, they throw a critical look at the world around them:



Because life is not always sunshine and roses:


Want to get your child's picture taken by me? Get in touch!

Holier than thou

Having to drive 60km for (really not that special) goat milk's ice-cream if you don't even like sweets? That's something that can only happen to me.. But if you add some culture to the ice-cream trip, spiced with interesting photo motives, I'm reconciled with the idea.

Here, it was the Abdij van Averbode (Averbode Abbey), where an ordination to the priesthood took place last Sunday:

The Abbey:


built in 1672:


It doesn't say anything about photography, so...


The "show" inside:




The procession:




And the end:

Watery Munich

What's the most important part of a city trip in midsummer? Water!

So at 34°C, everyone is looking for a refreshment:


be it humans:



or animals:



And even if you just want to look at it:

Wackennnnnn!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry! I'm sorry for having deserted my blog for the last two weeks .. but: I have a good excuse which is also the theme for this blog. From 2nd to 6th August, I was at the world's biggest heavy metal festival, Wacken Open Air!!! \m/

And although I didn't take my big camera(s) to the actual festival area (not because it would have been dangerous but because I couldn't have headbanged or been in a mosh pit while holding it... or even flirted for that matter ;-).

So anyway, I had my phone and my little Pixi (Nikon Coolpix) and want to show you some impressions in and around the concert. I didn't take pictures of the bands and gigs - same reason as above.

Here it is, Heavy Metal Town aka Wacken:


That's what you see first and foremost - the Wacken Logo in different versions:



"Hochalberne Bösesabwendgeste" (= highly silly gesture to prevent evil) or commonly referred to as "the metal gesture":




Oh yes, the metalheads..

They are: (impossible to treat)


but impossibly fun:


they headbang, mosh in pits, crowdsurf:


but like their comfort:


and are generally just very relaxed:




Oh yea, where are you from again?


I like everything that has the W:O:A logo on it, so I loooved the Full Metal Bag:


You wonder what my favourite place after the stage area was? "Wackinger Village" of course:


With games:



- wrong:
- right:
A little torture here and there ("He listened to Hip-Hop!" - "I saw him doing it!"):


and as all over the place, mead in its typical containers:


Isn't all that exhausting, you ask? You bet: