Out & About

Empire State of Mind

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Some of my all time favourites! All of these photos were taken at the Rockerfeller Center observation deck - a typical tourist hot spot. Nonetheless it is a truly magical placce that not only gives you a breathtaking view over Manhattan but also has a very special atmosphere and creates that Empire State of Mind. When you stand there and look ...

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Hotel Interior

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Just a few shots of the hotel (interior) we stayed at when we went to Austria last week. Beautiful and cozy place!              

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Tungsten Mine

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We had a three days company outing this week and went to Austria. On Thursday we visited a huge tungsten mine which was quite an impressive experience. I had never visited an underground mine before and hadn't imagined how deep this actually goes below ground! (Several hundred meters!) It was warm and noisy and dusty and dark and kinda spooky ...

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Below ground

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Parking garages! Especially when they're (almost) empty. Don't you just love this this certain atmosphere? Cold, dark and almost creepy? Perfect for a spontaneous little photosession... These were taken some time ago - almost forgot to post them!  

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Stormy Skies

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I've wanted an ND1000 filter for absolutely ages! They are great for long exposure landscape photos with that atmospheric effect they create: They enable you to do long exposures during bright daylight which creates those magically flying clouds. These are my first attempts with the filter, I still need some practice... I would have loved to take some more photos but ...

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City Walk

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So, did everyone have a lovely Christmas?  - I did! Didn't take much photos though. These are from a city walk in my home town ♥, two days before Christmas Eve.  I just love how they decorate the streets and shop windows during Christmas time! We didn't have much snow this winter and not one single snowflake during Christmas. I don't ...

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Amanita Muscaria

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I always adored pictures of Fly Agarics - they look so pretty and photogenic with their red hats and white spots! Despite the fact I go shooting in the forest quite often I never came across a real Fly Agaric until yesterday. But yesterday I was crawling (literally!) across the floor of a small conifer forest, going for something entirely different ...

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Fall into Autumn

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Did I mention I love bright-and-warm-and-sunny autumn days? Today was one of these days and since I am such a lucky girl I live very close to a forest, so I took a walk with my camera to capture the mood of this day. So I can later remind myself that I actually do like autumn. Sometimes.    

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Fall is coming!

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Although I'm an absolute summer junkie and physically and mentally NEED the heat and sunshine and long days, I still like those early autumnn days when the leaves turn yellow and the sun is low during the day. This morning I went for a walk in the woods. Awesome light! And I could already sense that special autumn scent in the air...  

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