Miami International Airport (MIA / KMIA), March 2010.
Centurion Cargo, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, N985AR.

It’s “Cargo Three-Holers at Miami” week. Like the last two, this one was taken from the Eldorado Furniture spot, so the aircraft is on short final for runway 09.

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Miami International Airport (MIA / KMIA), March 2010.
Arrow Cargo, McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F, N526MD.

Bye bye, Arrow… you will be missed!

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Miami International Airport (MIA / KMIA), March 2010.
Cielos del Peru Cargo, McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F, N305FE.

Petete IV turning onto Miami’s runway 09 for takeoff.

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Near Manchester Ringway International Airport (MAN / EGCC). July 2010.
Taken out of Singapore Airlines, Boeing 777-312/ER, 9V-SWJ.

Leaving Manchester towards Munich. It was a fantastic weekend, hope to be back there soon!

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Munich Airport Franz Josef Strauss (MUC / EDDM). July 2010.

Thanks a lot to the friendly folks of the Munich Airport Fire Department, for the interesting tour and the awesome demonstration of their Ziegler fire truck.

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Manchester Ringway International Airport (MAN / EGCC). July 2010.
AirBlue, Airbus A321-231, AP-BJB.

Sadly, this aircraft crashed near Islamabad in Pakistan on 28 July 2010, with 152 people on board. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.

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Manchester Ringway International Airport (MAN / EGCC). July 2010
World Airways, McDonnell Douglas MD-11/ER, N278WA

Taking off towards Leipzig, after a fuel stop in MAN.

My editing backlog is growing and growing – I still haven’t edited a fragment of my Florida shots from March. Somehow, I feel more like travelling these days, and not like editing shots. But I will see to post some more soon.

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Miami International Airport (MIA / KMIA), March 2010.
Iberia, Airbus A340-313, EC-KOU.

Approaching runway 30 in the early evening, shortly before sunset. More pictures from my Florida trip in March will follow soon.

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Hamburg, Germany. May 2010.
Cunard Line – “Queen Mary 2″
IMO No. 9241061

Years ago, Hamburg has “adopted” the QM2, when a million people came to greet her upon her first arrival here. Ever since, Cunard sends her for regular visits, and of course she is the guest of honor at the Hamburg Port Anniversary (Hafengeburtstag) every year.

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Opa-Locka, Florida / USA (OPF / KOPF). 23 March 2010.
Douglas DC-3A, N12BA.

Always aim for the sky!

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Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel (HAM / EDDH). 09 April 2010.
Antonov Design Bureau, Antonov An-225 Mriya, UR-82060.

A spotter’s dream come true – caught the Mriya. Granted, a bit of sunshine would have been nice – like 5 minutes before, and 1 minute after the landing.

Anyway, just seeing this awesome aircraft was a fantastic experience – goosebumps all over. And maybe I’ll catch her in the sunlight when she’ll leave Hamburg tomorrow.

More updates to follow soon – I have tons of new photos, from sunny and snowy days in Hamburg, and sunny and warm days in Miami. Stay tuned!

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. February 2010.
AeroVis Airlines, Antonov An-12BP, UR-CEZ.

First sunshine in weeks, came out just in time for the arrival of this beauty. The reflections from the still snow-covered ground made the light perfect.

Sandlake Dunes, Oregon / USA. September 1995.

We reached Sandlake Dunes in foggy weather. Strolling through the sand towards the Pacific Ocean, all we heard was the everlasting swell of the surf. I tried to capture the atmosphere before my friends vanished in the fog.

Pacific Coast, Oregon / USA. September 1995.

Third and last picture of the Pacific Coast series. Next stop on our journey will be foggy Sandlake Dunes.

Pacific Coast, Oregon / USA. September 1995.

Another reworked picture of the beautiful Oregon Pacific Coast. But as with the first one, I cannot name the exact location where it was taken.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. January 2010.
Iran Air, Boeing 747SP-86, EP-IAD.

Spotting at -12°C. It was freezing cold, but it was definitely worth it. EP-IAD seen here on short final, photos taken from Nordport-Bogen.

Pacific Coast, Oregon / USA. September 1995.

This one, I uploaded earlier already, but reworked it since. Still no idea where exactly this picture was taken. Any helpful hint would be welcome.

Portland, Oregon / USA. September 1995.
Park at the Rose Garden.

Next stop on our journey was Portland, with its beautiful Rose Garden. Something tells me that Claude Monet would have liked this scene…

Seattle, Washington / USA. September 1995.
View from the Space Needle.

Evening view on Downtown Seattle. Above the old Kingdome, former home of the Seattle Mariners baseball team, you can see a faint image of Mount Rainier.

Seattle, Washington / USA. September 1995.
Space Needle Silhouette.

Our trip started in Seattle, which we reached via Chicago. Of course, we had to visit Seattle’s landmark, the Space Needle.

I wish you a Happy New Year, and hope that it will bring you health, luck and prosperity! Thanks a lot that you still follow my site!

Unfortunately, as you can see from the lack of recent uploads, I did not have too much time to take photos over the past months. The lack of light during fall and winter did not help, either.

But 2010 looks better, as there are several trips coming up, which should be good for new photo material. In the meantime, I took the time over the holidays to review and re-edit shots from earlier journeys.

I started back in 1995, when I traveled the US West Coast along with 3 friends. It was my first serious attempt at photography, with a borrowed Leica CL. I had uploaded a few shots from that trip earlier already, but I did complete re-edits that I will upload during January.

Hope you will enjoy them!

All the best
Stefan

Berlin, Germany. October 2009.

Night view of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom), with the television tower at the Alexanderplatz in the background.

Despite of commonly being referred to as Cathedral (or ‘Dom’ in German), it is actually a Protestant church, that has never been the seat of a Catholic bishop. It was built between 1894 and 1905 after plans of Julius Raschdorff.

Potsdam, Park Sanssouci, Germany. November 2009.

Beautiful evening light at the New Palace (Neues Palais) in Sanssouci Royal Park. Completed in 1769, it is the last great Prussian baroque palace.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. September 2007.
Airbus Industrie, A380-841, F-WWOW.

A380 reflecting. Hamburg Airport Days 2007.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. September 2007.
KLM / Air Atlantique, Douglas DC-6A, G-APSA.

The Flying Dutchman on display at the Hamburg Airport Days 2007.
As seen here from the other side.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel (HAM / EDDH). 23. August 2009.
Antonov Design Bureau, Antonov An-124-100 “Ruslan”, UR-82027.

If you would ever need an Antonov – here’s the number to call

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel (HAM / EDDH). 23. August 2009.
Antonov Design Bureau, Antonov An-124-100 “Ruslan”, UR-82027.

For so long , I had dreamed about getting the Antonov. And there it is. At the right time, right place, right light. Got it. Yes. Strike!

And now I feel like a child in the night after Christmas. Sure, I got what I wanted – but now that I have it, there is a certain emptyness inside…

Anyway, hope you like the shot.

Hamburg, Germany. August 2009.
Cunard Line – “Queen Mary 2″
IMO No. 9241061

QM2 being fuelled at Hamburg Port.

Hohwachter Bucht, Germany. June 2009.

It’s a new day,
it’s a new dawn,
it’s a new life…

Taken at 4:30 am. It was an incredible moment.

Hamburg, Germany. June 2009.
Höegh Autoliners – “Höegh Toyko”
IMO No. 9285483

Höegh Tokyo is passing the Burchardkai, on its way out of Hamburg Port.

Stemwede – Oppenwehe, Germany. May 2009.

The old ‘Bockwindmühle’ (Post Mill) in Oppenwehe was built around 1700, and moved to its current location in 1873. It is one of 43 restored windmills along the “Westfälische Mühlenstraße” (Westphalian Mills Route), located in the county of Minden-Lübbecke.

Check out this post as well: Kolthoffsche Mühle, Levern

Bohmte – Bad Essen (EDXD), Germany. 01 May 2009.
SIAI-Marchetti SF-260MB, D-EDUR.

Air-to-Air encounter with Ralf Niebergall’s Marchetti. Taken from a Classic Wings Antonov An-2, during a roundtrip flight.

Wild Iris Versicolor, growing next to the pond in our garden.

Touching down on rwy 15.

Bohmte – Bad Essen (EDXD), Germany. 01 May 2009.
Classic Wings, Antononv An-2, D-FONC.

Thrust Levers of an Anotonov An-2, taken during a roundtrip flight from Bohmte airfield.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel (HAM / EDDH). 19. April 2009.
Air Berlin, Airbus A319-112, D-ABGS.

Caught this brand new A319 during an Apron bus tour with Aviation Community Norddeutschland. It was a really beautiful day.

Bohmte – Bad Essen (EDXD), Germany. 01 May 2009.
Yakovlev Yak-11, D-FYAK.

Another shot from the open day at Bohmte airfield. This Yak-11 showed some amazing fast low passes.

Bohmte – Bad Essen (EDXD), Germany. 01 May 2009.
Stephens Akro Laser Z200, G-VILL.

Solo display on the open day at Bohmte Airfield. A terrific day it was.

But now I am back. And the good news is: with tons of new photos. So there will be plenty of updates for the weeks to come.

Most of them will be aviation related. Indeed, spotting and aviation is playing a larger and larger role in my life. This will show also in my photos. Not that there ever was a significant lack of aircraft motives anyway…

Speaking of aviation – with great pleasure, I would like to introduce a new venture: netAirspace.com. As some of the aviation communities I joined earlier were not doing too well lately, two friends and myself decided to start an own. Well, basically, we didn’t start it. It was there, anyway. We just gave it a new home.

Right now, that’s still a temporary home, which can be found on the very same server as this homepage. You can find the forum under http://netairspace.gebenus.com/

Soon, we will move to an own server, though, and start a complete aviation community website there, including a photo database. I’ll keep you posted – hope to see you there as well.

But enough talk – time for the first new photo posts. Thanks for still checking this site!

Stefan

Hamburg-Blankenese, Germany. January 2009.

After the last posts were all focused on aircraft, I thought it was about time for something different again. So here is a shot from one of Hamburg’s most beautiful spots, Blankenese. Taken from the lighthouse in the river Elbe, on a glorious sunday afternoon in January.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. February 2009.
Lufthansa, Airbus A320-211, D-AIPW.

And yet another A320 – but the last one for the moment, promised! This time a Lufthansa bird, taking off from runway 33 in glorious morning sunshine.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. February 2009.
Rossiya, Airbus A320-212, EI-DXY.

Next Russian A320 in Hamburg. Not that I would not like the A320, but from the aviation enthusiast’s point of view, I find it rather sad that we hardly see any Tu154 here anymore.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. February 2009.
Aeroflot, Airbus A320-214, VP-BME, “N. Miklukho-Maklai”

About to touch down on runway 23. Named after the Russian ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist Nicholai Nicholaevich Miklukho-Maklai (??????? ?????????? ???????-??????, 1846-1888).

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. February 2009.
Air Berlin, Airbus A319-112, D-ABGN.

Thundering away from runway 33.

You may notice the faint watermark in the picture. It is an experiment, and I will probably not use it for all pictures. Still, as picture theft is an issue for every photographer, certain measures of protection will be inevitable, at least for some pics.

Showing a picture in a non-commercial environment (such as a private forum etc.) is okay, as long as you mention my copyright and provide a link to my website. But it is not okay to use my photos for commercial purposes, or to include them to a picture collection (like on Flickr etc.).

If you want to use a picture in such a context, please do contact me inforehand. A friendly request does not hurt. I’ll not ask you to sign long contracts or demand any rip-off fees. After all, I want my photos to be seen – else I would not maintain this website. But, like probably any other photographer, I just don’t like my photos to be used without my consent.

Thanks a lot for your consideration. And, as always, thank you very much for visiting my humble website! I am absolutely amazed to see that this site meanwhile has over a hundred individual visitors each day, and several thousand each month. I’d never have dreamt of such figures – you gals and guys are awesome!

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. February 2009.
Lufthansa Italia, Airbus A319-112, D-AKNF.

Ex Germanwings, flew in Park Inn colors. Now to be delivered to Lufthansa’s new venture, Lufthansa Italia. Seen here taking off from rwy 33 today, bound for Milan Malpensa, LH Italia’s hub.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. February 2009.
jetBlue Airways, Airbus A320-232, F-WWID.

This new A320 for jetBlue diverted to HAM yesterday (16 Feb 2008), due to fog at XFW (Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Airbus plant). The final registration will be N779JB.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. September 2007.
Airbus Industrie, A380-841, F-WWOW.

Making a low pass over runway 05 before landing on 33. Arriving as visitor to the 2007 Hamburg Airport Days.

Chania, Crete / Greece. May 2008.

I have no idea why it is called Ice Plant – after all, it looks more like summer sunshine. And the other nicknames of this Carpobrotus Edulis are actually not much better: Pigface, or Hottentot Fig. In German, they are called ‘Mittagsblume’ (Lunch Flower), and I somewhere read that they are edible.

Well, I prefer to take photos of them…

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. December 2008.
Cimber Air, Canadair CRJ-100LR, OY-RJH.

Okay, I admit – the title does not match the picture, as Cimber Air’s regional jet is about to touch down on Hamburg’s runway 15. Anyway, I chose it to launch this website into 2009.

Thanks again for all your visits. I will continue to take care of the site, regularly add new shots, and occasionally make some enhancements. Hope you will keep enjoying it!

Take care, and all the best for 2009!
Stefan

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. August 2008.
Aeroflot, Airbus A320-214, VP-BRX, “V. Surikov”

Named after the Russian painter Vasily Ivanovich Surikov (1848-1916). Flying as SU126 to Moscow-Sheremetyevo.

Near Hamburg, Germany. April 2007.

Valentina and her sister are not yet ready to sail the Seven Seas. The sky gives them an impression already that times ahead may not always be easy. In Germany, we use to wish them to always have a hand’s breadth of water under their keel.

Flensburg, Germany. February 2007.

It was a cold and overcast day in Flensburg, but when my wife and me were down at the pier, the sun peaked through the clouds for a few seconds, to create a magic athmosphere. It lasted just long enough for me to take this picture.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. March 2007.
Iran Air, Boeing 747SP-86, EP-IAB.

You may remember my earlier Spotter’s Story post. That day, the photo conditions were certainly far from being optimal – full backlight, lots of reflection and spray. As you saw earlier, the photos were thus lacking contrast, and the aircraft looked flat.

Now, over the past days, I have been experimenting with a HDRI-like workflow for single RAW shots. And here’s the result. More to come soon.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. October 2008.
Jet Kontor, Cessna 525 Citation CJ1, D-INCS.

Jet Kontor’s Citation taxiing after landing in the beautiful afternoon sun. Jet Kontor offers executive and express flights, including transfers of donor organs. Always great to see them around!

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. October 2008.
Lufthansa (Berlin-Stiftung), Junkers Ju-52/3m, D-AQUI (D-CDLH).
OLT – Ostfriesische Lufttransport, Fokker 100, D-AOLG

Two aircraft from different generations parking side by side in the late afternoon sun.

Disclaimer: I am not liable for the content of external websites.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. July 2007.
Lufthansa, Airbus A321-131, D-AIRX.

Lufthansa’s retro jet on short final for rwy 23.

Hamburg, Germany. May 2008.

This is an aerial view of the 819th Port of Hamburg Anniversary. I took the picture out of the Condor B757 that brought us back from our Crete vacation. The pilot circled twice over the port, offering us a most spectacular view. In this picture, you can see – among others – the cruise ship “Brilliance of the Seas”, frigates “Blas de Lezo” and “Vasco da Gama”, and the Russian clippers “Kruzenshtern” and “Sedov”.

These days, I am obviously more focused on reworking older shots, but I promise there will be new ones soon, too. However, I feel that the changes with my editing workflow have significantly improved the quality of the pictures, that’s why I am so keen on reworking the old ones.

I will occasionally publish some before/after mashups, to illustrate the difference the new workflow makes. And I am also working on an illustrated workflow guideline, though that may easily take a few more weeks before it is ready.

Anyway, in a nutshell, the message is: I am still alive, and so is the site. So stay tuned

All the best
Stefan

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. July 2007.
Rossiya – Russian Airlines, Tupolev Tu-154M, RA-85695.

Touching down on runway 23. Arriving from St. Petersburg-Pulkovo.

Grand Canyon, Arizona / USA. September 1995.

Scanned from print.

Hamburg, Germany. March 2007.

Warm colours on a cold March day.

Hamburg, Germany. August 2008.

Hamburg’s landmark, the ‘Michel’ church, with it’s bluely illuminated bell tower during the Hamburg Cruise Days 2008.

My Garden, October 2008.

Again, apologies for the lack of uploads. I am still refining my editing skills. But I took this rose dew picture in my garden last saturday, and thought it would make a good “I’m still alive” post…

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. May 2007.
Emirates, Boeing 777-36N/ER, A6-EBY.

With a huge roar, this mighty beast came out of the woods right in front of me. In 2007, Emirates served Hamburg with 2 Triple-Sevens daily, from New York and Dubai. They were later replaced by A340s, and the New York service was completely cancelled this year. Quite sad, as there are not that many widebodies serving HAM anyway.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. August 2008.
Air Berlin, Airbus A319-112, D-ABGK.

Taking off from runway 33. The crew is visible in the cockpit.

Thus, I decided to do a little “housekeeping”. I will check all shots I uploaded so far. Most will be reworked, and a few will probably leave the site. The process will take a couple of days. In the meantime, I will upload a few shots from earlier travels, including pictures from Mauritius, South Africa and Kazakhstan. Don’t expect too much in terms of quality, though – they were all taken with a rather mediocre 3 Mpxl compact camera.

Then, as the site has grown, I am working on proper gallery pages. The blog will stay, though, so that you can keep track of the most recent uploads.

Thanks a lot for the constant support you show by visiting this website. I am amazed that this small hobby project that is featuring no more than my own humble photos is nowadays regularly attracting over 500 individual visitors each week.

All the best
Stefan

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. August 2008.
Germanwings, Airbus A319-112, D-AKNI, “Hamburg Shopper”

On a hot August day, Hamburg’s own logojet is taxiing for takeoff from runway 33.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. August 2008.
Lufthansa, Boeing 737-530, D-ABJI

Short final to runway 15.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. August 2008.
HapagFly, Boeing 737-8K5, D-ATUD

Belly shot from under the approach path to runway 15.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. August 2008.
Aer Lingus, Airbus A320-214, EI-CVC

Short final to runway 15. I went for a nose shot seconds later, but got a bit of the perimeter fence in the way. Shame on me, but I’ll include it anyway.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. August 2008.
Lufthansa Regional (Contact Air), ATR-42-500, D-BTTT.

Another shot from the 31 August Ohemoor session. More to follow.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. August 2008.
Air Berlin, Airbus A320-214, D-ABDM.

On 31 August, I found a perfect setup in HAM. A nice and sunny afternoon, plus landings on runway 15, which is rather unusual. Thus, at the Ohemoor, you could get really close to the action. More shots from that session will follow throughout the week. Enjoy!

Redwood National Park, California / USA. September 1995.

Feeling really small under some really, really big trees…

Also, I have upgraded the WordPress software to the latest version, 2.6. Plus, I introduced a new picture category, Travel. This was done mainly to prepare the upload of a couple of photos from my 1995 US West Coast trip. I will upload them over the next days.

Also, there will be pictures from Crete, Mauritius and South Africa soon.

I hope you keep enjoying the site. It is my pleasure to welcome over 100 individual visitors each week already, and I hope it will become even more.

All the best
Stefan

Tierpark Hagenbeck / Hamburg, Germany. April 2007.

It’s not hard to tell that this bear really enjoys bathing.

Published with kind permission of Tierpark Hagenbeck.

Disclaimer: I am not liable for the content of external websites.

Altes Land, Germany. April 2007.

This bee is certainly enjoying the dainties that spring has to offer in the Altes Land area, which is one of Germany’s largest growing areas for apples and other fruit. It is located south-west of Hamburg. I would recommend to visit it in spring (mid to late April, depending on the weather). The sight of thousands of apple trees being abloom is just spectacular.

Hamburg, Germany. October 2006.

“Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity.”
- John Ruskin

Both Hamburg, Germany. April 2007.

Following a recent discussion in a photography forum tonight, I have been playing around a bit with some earlier attempts at creating HDR images.

The Town Hall picture is featured on Google Earth at:
53° 33′ 1.72″ N 9° 59′ 39.58″ E
Link to KML file

Near Hamburg, Germany. February 2008.

Gorgeous sunsets and fooling around with flashlights do go together sometimes…

Hamburg, Germany. May 2007.

The bumblebees just loved the huge rhododendron in our old garden. They came around for breakfast, lunch and diner every day. This brave guy sure did not leave hungry.

Near Travemünde, Germany. May 2007.

A tree on the cliffs near Brodten, at the German Baltic Sea coast.

Tierpark Hagenbeck / Hamburg, Germany. April 2007.

He looked me straight into the eyes. Yes, this picture was taken at the zoo. But there can be no doubt that this mighty beast was fully aware of my presence at this moment.

Published with kind permission of Tierpark Hagenbeck. Whenever you are in Hamburg, make sure to pay them a visit. It is one of the most beautiful zoos I have ever visited.

Disclaimer: I am not liable for the content of external websites.

Near Hamburg, Germany. March 2008.

Now, go ahead and call me shameless, but I had my camera set up already before this adorable couple decided to give me a very special show. I took this as their consent to publish this intimate picture for you to enjoy.

Update, 28 Aug 2009: The folks at Gizmodo.com found this picture and used it to promote a design contest for an alternative Apple Snow Leopard box. Check the result – it’s hilarious! Link

And speaking about being shameless: as this photo seems to enjoy quite a bit of extra attention these days, I would like to take the chance and advertise my latest project for aviation enthusiats:

http://www.netAirspace.com/

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. September 2007.

You do feel small in front of the mighty Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine of the A380.

Near Rethymno, Crete / Greece. May 2008.

Archway within the Arkadi Monastery, which is famous for the Cretan revolt against the Turks in 1866.

Tierpark Hagenbeck / Hamburg, Germany. April 2007.

There was a young lady of Riga,
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger.
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside
And the smile on the face of the tiger.
- Author unknown.

This tiger certainly has no lady inside. He’s just taking a rest to quench his thirst.

Published with kind permission of Tierpark Hagenbeck.

Disclaimer: I am not liable for the content of external websites.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. June 2007.
Germanwings, Airbus A319-112, D-AKNI.

Germanwings’ logo jet “Hamburg Shopper” taking off from 33. Lighting conditions were not optimal, so I played around and tried some panning shots. These are shots of fast-moving objects, taken with a longer exposure time than usual (here 1/125 sec., which is still rather short for panning).

While shooting, you don’t hold still, but follow the object with the camera. The result is a blurred background, while the moving object is supposed to stay sharp. The above result is far from being perfect, but for a first attempt, I am quite happy. Hope you enjoy it!

Near Hamburg, Germany. December 2007.

It was a freezing winter’s night, but the oak tree took the cold with an eternal grace. In the background, the everlasting glow of the city completed a very memorable atmosphere.

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. June 2007.

This little fellow and myself obviously share the same passion: spotting airplanes. But I really envied him for getting so much closer to the action than I could…

Hamburg, Germany. June 2007.

The port never sleeps. Daylight is replaced by thousands of lamps, so that work can go on for the night shift. Every day, every night.

Taken from St. Michaelis church tower (Hamburg’s emblem, the ‘Michel’) out of the hand with an exposure time of 1/2 second.

Near Ijmuiden, The Netherlands. April 2007.

“Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.”
- Ogden Nash

Hamburg, Germany. September 2007.
Lufthansa, Canadair CL-600 CRJ-100LR, D-ACJH

Visitor to Hamburg Airport Days 2007.

Chania, Crete / Greece. May 2008.

Really, what was this horse thinking!? The sign clearly reads: no parking! Does he think his fancy hat will help him? This is so wrong…

(Taken in the port of Chania – this picture is not ‘photoshopped’.)

Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany. March 2007.
Cirrus Airlines, Dornier 328-110, D-CIRC.

Taking off into a dramatic sky.

Keukenhof, The Netherlands. April 2007.

A field of golden tulips at Keukenhof Gardens.

Published with kind permission of Keukenhof Gardens.

Disclaimer: I am not liable for the content of external websites.

Chania, Crete / Greece. May 2008.

The variety of boats in the port of Chania ranks from brand new to… well, not that brand new anymore.

Near Prinias, Crete / Greece. May 2008.

The Agios Panteleimon Chapel is watching over the area around Iraklion. The chapel is located within the ancient Minoan ruins of Rizinia. Seems that the fascination of a stunning view worked already 4000 years ago.

This picture is featured on Google Earth at:
35º 10′ 11.56″ N 25º 0′ 29.94″ E
Link to KML file

Near Hamburg, Germany. February 2008.

The sky over my home was on fire that evening.