Garden work

Garden work

No deep story today, just two shots I like. I did some garden work and noticed the ladybug (yes, another one after this one and this one). The other picture is a … what’s it’s called again… never mind, pretty plant which sprouted on the patio....
Historic steam engine (Lightroom filter presets)

Historic steam engine (Lightroom filter presets)

Two weeks ago I was in the Frankfurt region. At a small town called Königstein there was a celebration at the train station with historic trains. Yes, one of those big black monster trains which were built during the first half of the 20th century. While riding the...
Shooting a Porsche GTS

Shooting a Porsche GTS

Last week I got the opportunity to shoot a Porsche GTS. I never shot cars before and this was quite a challenge. I practiced on our car at home, shooting it in the carport. Finding a pleasantly looking perspective did not prove to be a challenge but I experienced that...
Another ladybug post

Another ladybug post

With the insects coming out in spring the temptation to shoot bugs of all sorts is high. Especially ladybugs are crawling around a lot these days as you might have realized from my previous post. Today I got the opportunity to shoot another ladybug. Both images were...
Ladybug and Duplos

Ladybug and Duplos

Spring has finally reached us and last Sunday I could spend the first afternoon on the terrace. While my daughter was playing with her Duplo bricks a ladybug crawled around. I grabbed my D300s with the 105 mm macro lens and was able to take some shots of this insect....
Chocolate Romeo (high speed flash sync)

Chocolate Romeo (high speed flash sync)

A few weeks ago my wife presented me with a Chocolate Romeo, which is a chocolate frog holding a big heart. Before munching this sweet sweet treat I took some photos of it. I shot the images with my Nikon D300s and the Nikkor 105 mm VR macro lens using an SB-700...