Angry Bird

A while ago we made a bicycle tour and had a short brake in a small park. I watched three swans swimming in a small pool. Suddenly they disappeared from the pool and the “boss” … Read more

Does a mouse get high after eating a fly agaric?

I did ask myself this question when I took a photography of these fly agaric in my parents garden: And I’m not kidding, I’m really interested in this question. There must be a reason why … Read more

A hard fight in black and red

In addition to photography one of my major passions is the sport handball. Around where my parents live, three teams play in the highest German handball league. So we try to watch almost every game … Read more

Wandering along the Mittellandkanal

As long as the weather allows, we like to go on a daily outing. The Mittellandkanal is always good for an easy walk. (Unlike some trails out of the easy hiking book, describing “easy” walking … Read more

Autumn is coming

According to the calender autumn starts on September 22nd. At the moment you can actually SEE that autumn is coming. The days are getting shorter, it cools down in the nights, and flora and fauna … Read more

It’s a bugs life 2.0

While strolling through the Botanical Garden in Mendocino I tried to get different view of the garden. It’s not only the small critters who make macro photography interesting! People must have thought I’m a little … Read more

Botanical Garden Mendocino

I recently read a post on Herbert Bopp’s blog about high entry fees in the botanical garden in Montreal. Inspired by this article, I’d like to show you some photos from the botanical Garden Mendocino, … Read more

American StreetArt

You can see it almost everywhere – in Germany particularly in big cities or on noise protections walls on the Autobahn: StreetArt, Wallpaintings, or however you want call it. It can be plain annoying when … Read more

In the german jungle

Yes, even in germany we have some wildlife. Ok, I have to admit that we don’t have bears (the only bear seen in germany in the last 170 years was shot in 2006) or snowy … Read more

It’s a bugs life

The weather forecast isn’t to good for the next days; that was a good reason to go into the woods and grasslands just a few meters infront of my home to take some macro photos. … Read more