Lumenatorial: The golden fruit

Lumenatorial: The golden fruit

In the last months I have been struggling to deliver content on a weekly basis. Time is short and blogging takes time. So I decided to start a series of shorter entries called “Lumenatorials”. In these posts I will show a photo I made and deliver some...
SPAM

SPAM

SPAM. From me. For you. I was too lazy busy to write a full-blown blog entry, therefore I am posting an image which I entered into the bi-weekly photo contest of the German photo podcast Happy Shooting. The topic of the contest was “Konserve”...
Squirrel

Squirrel

Two weeks ago I hung some birdfood in the tree right in front of out kitchen window. That gave me the opportunity to deposit the camera right in the kitchen and wait for the moment to make close-ups of animals feeding there. One morning I was rewarded with a squirrel...
New Wallpaper: Fish tank

New Wallpaper: Fish tank

Time for another wallpaper ! The following image was shot on the island of Tenerife, Spain. They have a famous park with aquatic animals and birds, the Loro Parque. In one building they have a giant spiraling ramp which winds around a large fish tank. The image is...
Flower wallpaper in soothing colors

Flower wallpaper in soothing colors

Recently I made this image of a yellow flower. It popped up quite high above the bush it protruded from so I was able to get the flower nicely sharp with a pleasantly blurred background. Also I like the colors, so I decided to make a 2560×1440 desktop wallpaper....
Summertime insects

Summertime insects

Insects never fail to mesmerize. They are everywhere around us and nobody realizes them (if they are not of the bloodsucking kind). But once a macro lens is pointed at them the intricate beauty is revealed. Here are some macro shots I took with my Nikon D610 and the...