When horses are about to throw up…

When horses are about to throw up…

…it might look like this.               There is a German saying which goes “Ich habe schon Pferde vor der Apotheke kotzen gesehen”, which translates roughly to “I have seen horses throw up in front of the...
Xanten and

Xanten and

Three weeks ago we spent an extended weekend in Xanten at the river Rhine. Xanten is about a 1.5h drive from Aachen and has, like Aachen, a rich history connected to the Romans. Xanten was a thriving Roman city of strategic importance its roman name was Colonia Ulpia...
I am a photographer, not a camera salesman

I am a photographer, not a camera salesman

I expect that everybody who is into photography will encounter this situation once in a while. You receive a message, a phone call or an email which goes roughly like this: “Hey, I want to buy a new camera because my old one broke. Can you recommend one ?”...
New batteries for the D300s

New batteries for the D300s

I got two additional original Nikon batteries. This alone is not worth a post, so I would like to reference to a very early post on this blog. I experienced an annoying effect when using third party batteries with the MB-D10 battery grip. The effect only occurs when...
Nikon D300s shutter sounds

Nikon D300s shutter sounds

The Nikon D300s offers several modes in which you can shoot. Here one can see the difference between a consumer camera and a pro camera. The consumer cameras have those cute settings like “portrait”, “landscape” and “macro” in...