A grimly looking snowman

that made me laugh. 

Hungry II

Snow!

Hungry

Visitor at the balcony - still no snow.

Fun with Close-Ups

Indoor-Orchid-Shooting with a tele- and a macro-lens. With the tele-lens i can not get closer than 1,20 m. With the macro-lens the closest focusing distance is 20 cm.

Post-Xmas-Greeting

Presents successfully distributed. Time to relax ;-).

Pre-Xmas-Greeting

"Minimalism is living with what you need an what you love. That´s it."

Website-Makeover

Hi Fotofolks (i like the F more than the Ph),

my tiny website got a makeover. Check it out, if you like: www.capkira.de. Feel free to leave a comment, in case you spot something odd and well in any other case feel free too. ;-)

Foto-Bucket-Liste 2015

Hi Fotomaniacs,

da ich gern mit der Kamera in der Natur unterwegs bin, soll 2015 ein fotografisches Outdoor-und-Wildlife-Jahr werden. 

Thüringen ist facettenreich und hat einzigartige Motive zu bieten, die entdeckt werden wollen. Wer auch Spaß an derartigen Foto-Trips hat, ist herzlich eingeladen mitzukommen. Fotoevents dauern 2 bis 3 Stunden. Fototrails sind Halb- oder Ganztagestouren.

Wenn alles klappt, werde ich im August meine Freunde von DBC in Griechenland besuchen, um Delphine zu beobachten. Wer daran interessiert ist, kann gerne eine Expedition auf der DBC-Website buchen. Absolut empfehlenswert!

Euch einen schönen 1. Advent. ;-)

Riechheimer Berg

Today´s sunset on top of the Riechheimer Berg was almost like in a fairy tale.

before & after

That´s why i love Photoshop ;-).

southwards

Heading to the south would be a great idea right now. ;-)

indoor

Today it was definitely more pleasant to stay inside, light some candles, have a hot chocolate and some music. 

Novembermorning

Considerung that it was the 1st of November, the morning light was just amazing. The photo was taken on the Kyffhäuser-Fototrail. More pics of the trip can be seen on youtube. 

Die Kraniche von Kelbra

Traumwetter! 

Da lohnt sich ein Abstecher nach Kelbra. Die Kraniche, die dort am Stausee zwischenlanden, sind garantiert noch da. Weitere Infos gibt es hier:

Fototrail Die Kraniche von Kelbra

Kyffhäuser - Ein Fototip zum Wochenende

Hallo Fotomaniacs,

am Wochenende scheint die Sonne und wer noch nichts vor hat, dem kann ich einen Fototrip zum Kyffhäuser wärmstens empfehlen. Details zur Tour könnt ihr als pdf-Datei unter folgendem Link downloaden.

Fototrail Kelbra - Kyffhäuser Denkmal

Allen, die sich tatsächlich auf den Weg machen, wünsche ich viel Spaß und gutes Licht. Wanderkarte und Verpflegung nicht vergessen!

Fototrail1 #Kyffhäuser

A couple of days ago, i had the idea to undertake longer photo walks through Thuringias nature. I was on a 15km-trip yesterday and it was great! The weather god was in a super mood and fortunately i (nearly) did not get lost in the forest.

Stay tuned, if you are interested in a more detailed tour description, which will follow soon.  

  

L & L

Great girls - great shooting - 1000 thanks! 
Euch beiden ein wunderschönes Halloween-WE.
;-)

delicious

;-)

autumn special

Hi Fotomaniacs, today i have some colourful pics for you on youtube. Just enter the woods and enjoy. ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-oPpTn7O_A

where the pencils grow

After hiking through the woods, i now finally know, where pencils come from.

Blog Break

Some renovation work needs to be done, to make my BonsaiPhotoStudio even nicer ;-).

Autumn Sun

Backlit scenes are fantastic but a bit tricky. They nearly always lead to underexposure of the main subject. Fortunately nobody has to sit in the darkroom anymore, surrounded by toxic chemicals, nearly driven mad by exposure errors. Just enter the amazing world of Lightroom, adjust some exposure sliders and enjoy the advantages of the digital age while having a coffee. Yum! ;-)

Special thanks to Petra. 

Kuchels Warte - Zerbst

Kuchels Warte is an old fortification tower, that belongs to the Zerbster Town Wall. i´ve taken this picture during an e-bike-trip (which was fun) around the 4,2 km long ancient wall. The mighty round tower, totally immerged in the rays of warm evening light, appeared especially beautiful.  

urban strucure #8

Minimalism is an option.

Zum Thema Minimalismus siehe auch hier:
http://sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/42202

Jim Rakete - WDR 2 Mon Talk

cooles Interview

findet ihr hier: 

http://www1.wdr.de/radio/podcasts/wdr2/montalk234.html

urban structure #7

It´s like an Easter egg hunt in Erfurt City. Today i was lucky and found another one of these window-shutter-figures. 

Take your cam and hit the streets ;-).

sunset

Although at first glance silhouette photographs appear somewhat antiquated, almost kitsch, they draw me over and over again into their spell. This one was taken last summer with an Olympus OM-D EM-10. 

The exposure was set by pointing to the bright parts of the sky but not directly into the sun. At the OM-D the exposure value can be locked by pressing the Fn1 button. The focus was adjusted separately to one of the persons in front.

Before actually taking the photo, it is useful to check the brightness of highlights and shadows by using the live view.

Enjoy the light!

en vogue

When i was looking for some cool color combination in Erfurt, i encountered this crazy shoe. It was gently placed in front of a door, waiting for what? St. Nicholas Eve?

creamy water

Hi fotomaniacs ;-),

guess where this picture was taken. 

The Plitvice Lakes in Croatia are the perfect place to be at a sunny autumn day. The pretty indian summer like colors are just overwhelming. However, when i was there, no sun appeared. It was a rainy, foggy day with poor light conditions. Just perfect to obtain waterfalls, that look like milk. With the aperture set to 22 it was possible to reach an exposure time of 1 sec even without a ND-filter. Of course a tripod was necessary. The camera was triggered by the self-timer to prevent shaking.

Keep on shooting!

CU

urban structure#6

Erfurt again. 

urban structure#5

good time for a hot chocolate ...

urban structure#4

Any examples ...?

schwarz-rot-gold

a super-German biker :-)

urban structure#3

colors of Erfurt

urban structure#2

After all the grey yesterday, it´s time for some color.

all grey

Today is not the day for good cloud pictures. 

urban structure#1

Being back to the city, i´m looking for structures and nice color combinations right now.

[olympus om-d em-10, 17mm lens]

Dolphin Biology & Conservation

My time as assistant at DBC is over now. The eventful days in Galaxidi just flown by. Over all i´ve taken 1158(!) photographs. Some late-night-editing-sessions where necessary to obtain a reasonable number. It´s done now! 85 images are left, which i really like, including some beautiful pictures of dolphins. However, i decided not to post them on my blog, because the (virtual) home of the dolphins is here: 

Dolphin Biology & Conservation Blog

Without the expertise of Gio and Silvia, i could not have taken a single good dolphin shot. Thank you so much for being patient with me and explaining the „Non-1/1000-rule“. ;-) We spent an amazing time together, facing a reality, that was like a dream.

See you next summer!

Galaxidi - Greece

... just love it! :-)

Happy beetle

Sollte jemand wissen, was das für ein Käfer ist, bitte mal posten.

Early Morning

Nearly sunrise at the Gulf of Corinth.

[on the way with Silvia B., DBC)

Gulf of Corinth - Greece

10 Stunden auf dem Meer! :-)

[unterwegs mit DBC]

Wach?

Dafür stehe ich liebend gern zeitig auf.

Surprise!

Just to say THANKS, Nina :-).

How to carry a "Coffee-to-go"?

Erkenntnis des Tages:

Sollte nur eine Hand verfügbar sein, den Kaffeebecher nur wie abgebildet wegtragen. Die kleine Öffnung mit dem Daumen zuzuhalten, ist auch eher eine schlechte Idee.

Ansonsten:

Schmecken lassen!

Schön festhalten!

Danke an Petra für´s Foto.

Reh-Ohren

Abtauchen in den Sommer. :-)

Amazing Couple

Es ist gar nicht so einfach, fremde Menschen auf der Straße zu fotografieren. Dieses außergewöhnliche Paar war für mich ein spannendes Motiv und ich war mutig genug, um eine Aufnahme zu bitten ... mit Erfolg ;-).