Black and white

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Germany, Munich, parc, Jun 2023

Summer is here.

It's hot outside and sunny.

In the parks the predominant color is green. Green is not so my color. Then I prefer a black and white picture. It is more expressive.

This could be the beginning of a project: 30 days of black and white pictures. When the color is gone the light, the composition and the contrast is even more important.

Staying curious is important........

Wednesdays in Munich

Munich downtown, July 2022

Since more than 2 years people demonstrate for their basic rights of physical integrity. They demonstrate for the right to decide on their own which medical treatment they want and which not.

Thousands joined the protests everywhere on that globe.

The smoke in the picture is fun and it smelled of strawberries.

Walks

These pictures were taken during the last week. I take long walks with my camera almost every day. The walk is often the same, yet the weather changes every day, my mood is different, the time of my walks change, so do the pictures.

Green is not so much my favourite color, so I changed the picture into black and white ones.

On the road again

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Berlin, Dorint Hotel, April 2022

It’s possible to travel again. I went to Berlin for a couple of days in April. I saw friends and walked around a lot. I like hotel rooms as a background. I was alone there, but I didn’t feel lonesome.

A Saturday in April 2022

Happy and exhausted I’m sitting at my desk.

Today was another demonstration against mandatory vaccination. On Thursday will be the final vote at the parliament. So many people went out to demonstrate against this law that would violate our basic right of physical integrity. It was cold today. snow flakes fell from the sky. The atmosphere was fantastic. Drummers gave the rhythm. Many had whistles. The organisers played music.

At 2am the demonstration should start, yet the beginning was postponed. The organiser were still looking for security guards. They had to control that people wore masks. Finally everything was OK and we could go. The tour was great, it went through Schwabing. One must be fit. To walk two hours can be exhausting, but it’s doable. And it’s also fun to meet so many well-informed people. It’s easy to get in contact and to chat.

Thank you to everybody who joined today.

A meditative practice

Germany, March 2022

Times are turbulent, almost revolutionary.

People fear infections. There is war at many places on that globe. Poverty is a huge issue. Times are unstable. I read the news every day for hours. Journalists are often inflamer. Conflicts is the business.

In order to relax I take long walks. My camera slows down my walks. I’m looking for atmosphere. Taking picture takes me out of my head into reality.

Walking around with a camera is an almost therapeutic practice.

Sunday excursion with camera and 35 mm lens

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Germany, Starnberger See, February 2022

It felt like spring today.

The sun shined the entire day. To get to the Starnberger See was not only our idea. It was crowded there. I had my camera with me.

Last year I shot almost all my pictures with my lens ‘lens baby’.

This year I want to use maniy the 35mm lens. It’s rather heavy, but I don’t care. To strive for laziness often means to get lazy results.

Strolling around

Germany, Bavaria, Jan 2022 - Landscape

I love to walk.

Usually I have my camera with me.

Being in nature calms the mind.

I always see beauty in nature. Everywhere.

When nothing seems possible, to walk around is always possible.

Happy New Year

Germany, Dec 2021, last sun set

A new year, a new beginning.

Questions to answer:

  • What will be my topic for next months?

  • Which lenses will I use?

  • What will be the underlying atmosphere and feelings?

There is always something to discover.

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Munich, Germany, November 2021

This picture was taken today during my daily walk. Sometimes I think that I’ve seen already everything so close to my home. Yet nature is changing permanently. Weather is changing day by day. This changes also the atmosphere. On a rainy day the mood is different than on a sunny day. I go out at different times. It’s impossible to create the same picture twice.

It’s possible to see the world with a fresh view every day.

Exploring the residential area

I know already that I’ll enjoy the autumn and winter.

There is much to discover around the corner.

No need to travel around the world.

And eating in restaurant makes fat.

I see possibilities.

Rain

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Woman in red, Munich, Germany, Nov 2021

Today I went out with my camera. I wanted to do an exercise that I heard on YouTube. The task was to get to a location. Without further moving one should take 24 pictures. I did this exercise twice at different places that I considered interesting. Despite the trees and buildings, flowers and people walking around, the results were not very exciting. I couldn’t created a series that I liked to publish, nor could I pick one single picture that was outstanding.

I guess the intention of this exercise that I found on YouTube was not to give up too early. Indeed it makes sense to look up and down and sidewards. I slight different frame might be more intensive.

Perhaps I was not at the right places. One can only find out if an exercise is useful when trying it out.

Then it started raining. It got colder. People used their umbrellas. I kept walking around and took pictures here and then. People with umbrellas is a motif that I like. It got even colder. It didn’t stop raining. I returned to my cosy home. My hands were icy already, my trench coat was wet and I was exhausted.

Doing anything is always fulfilling.

I had a cup of tea and couldn’t wait to check my creations………

Black and white

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These pictures are impressions of the winter 2020/2021.

What is worth doing at all, is worth doing on a daily basis.

My walks with my camera are precious.