Landscapes

Morning Clouds

Do you know the moment, just before sunrise, when the clouds are already enlighted from the sun, but you do not see the sun? That's the moment when this picture was taken. I was completely alone on the beach, just the morning clouds and me.

Morning Ahead

During our Family party last year in Sweden, I went up very early on the last day to take some pictures of the sunrise. Luckily I could scout the location the day before, as the beach was next to our hotel. But there so many cool spots that it was hard to jump between them during the sunrise. I like the time just before the sunrise when all is still calm and you are alone out there. You can make your thoughts without being disrupted by a stressful life.

Pier to Nowhere

During our Family meeting last year in Sweden, I took the chance to stay up early in the morning and take some sunrise shots. Directly behind our hotel was the beach together with a wonderful small pier. During sunrise and from a very low point it looks like the pier goes into the Baltic Sea. It was quite tough to take some good pictures, as the time goes by very fast and the spot had some good places and wanted to catch them all.

Waiting for the Morning

After staying up early and drive to the Nordpark in Wuppertal and searching for the Skywalk (I should prepare such visits before actually going) I was able to take this picture. Staying on top of the roofs of Wuppertal and waiting for the morning. It was awesome to see the city waking up and the sun breaking through the clouds.

Frozen Water

Even frozen water can have wonderful reflections. I found this wonderful little pool while waiting for the sunrise, which never really came due to the clouds in the sky. But I could take some cool shots of this little pool which gets frozen during the morning when the temperature drops just before sunrise.

Cold Foggy Morning

I was looking for some good places to take sunrise pictures here in Haan and found this place. Especially the fog on the grassland created a wonderful atmosphere. I was just enjoying the cold foggy morning.

Rush Hour

Even during the dark hours, you can take pictures with much light. This one is during the rush hour on a local motorway. The main problem, during rush hour we have traffic jams most of the time and it was not so easy to capture light beams of cars staying nearly still during a traffic jam.

Sunset above Düsseldorf

After waiting for more than an hour in the cold I finally got the sunset above Düsseldorf. I got the moment right after the sun comes above the roofs of Düsseldorf. It was a magical moment when the first sunbeams got through the clouds and touch the area around me.

Early Reflections

I went up very early to get a shot of the sunrise above the town of Düsseldorf. I have chosen a spot on the other side of the Rhine to have a good view of the old city of Düsseldorf and before the sunrise, I could take some pictures of the early reflection on the Rhine from the lights of the old town of Düsseldorf. Not to mention, it was freezing cold this morning.

Autumn View

Autumn view to the Wupper valley. View from Solingen Fauna park on a shiny day while having a walk with my family. We like those walks in nature and it doesn't matter which season we have, nature is unbelievable during all seasons.

Colourful Leaves

When the sun goes down and the colorful leaves starting to glow it is the perfect time to take pictures. The leaves on the trees are still green, but the leaves on the ground are colorful. With the sun being low, only some parts of the leaves are in the sun and it looks like they glow.

Shadows on Leaves

Just some minutes next to our home, we have a wonderful wood around the river Wupper. Especially during autumn, it is awesome there. Leaves on the ground and the sun is shining through the trees creating wonderful shadows with the colorful leaves on the ground.

Leaves on the Ground

Another picture of leaves on the ground. I love those warm autumn days with the sun shining and wonderful colorful woods.

Autumn Wonderland

Even if nature just starts to grow we all know, autumn will come. I did this picture during a wonderful autumn day during a walk with my family. We found this little lake and with the sun and all the leaves on the water it made an autumn wonderland.

Dark Lights

Last picture from Venice. On our way back to the hotel I tried some pictures during the night. It was interesting to see the lights from the boats and ships on the channels.

Sunset Over Venice

On our last evening in this wonderful town, we searched for a calm place to enjoy the sunset together. We found one next to the Grand Canal. We sit there for at least an hour and just watched the water and sun going down over the roofs of the city. It was an amazing last evening, watching the sunset over Venice.

Lonely Beach

On the next day, we went over to Lido, which is an island between the Mediterranean Sea and the town of Venice. There is a wonderful beach and we took the time to have a long walk there. We were nearly alone, as the season was over, but the weather was awesome with a blue sky. All over the beach, you could find shells and sometimes those pieces of wood.

San Marco Sunset

While walking around San Marco during sunset time, together with thousands of other tourists, we could see one of the colorful sunsets I ever saw. The whole sky was orange, like the whole sky burns. It was awesome. I tried to capture the moment, but you cannot capture the whole beauty if this moment.

Grand Canal

While waiting for the sunset at the grand canal in this city, my wife and I enjoyed the scenic view. If you visit this city, I can recommend to find a place near the water and just relax to let the wonderful views inspire you.

Water Station

As the town is built on water, the main means of transportation is the water bus. There are many stations around the city and you simply wait there for the next water bus and jump on the bus. Even if you can walk the whole city it would be my advice to get this ticket.

Take a Deep Breath

After we visited the Basilica of Saint Mary of Health did a break at the quay wall to take a deep breath and to enjoy the wonderful skyline of this town. We saw the boats passing by and after a while, we realized, that we have forgotten the time. It was so wonderful, just sitting there and watch the water.

Defensive Wall

This massive defensive wall belongs to the Arsenale di Venezia. Unfortunately, you cannot visit the Arsenale but walking along the defensive wall is very impressive. And you find a lot of canals here as well. I'm still totally impressed by how fast the people go by boat in these tiny canals.

Orange Clouds

My wife and I found a place near the breakers and enjoyed the sunset together. And of course, I took pictures. After we sit there for a while, the whole sky turns orange and the clouds started to glow. It was just a wonderful moment together with my soulmate. Moments like this you will never forget, because of the people around you and because of an empty battery.

Foggy Morning

On another day, I went in the dark to place in the Itter valley. My goal was to catch the sunrise and luckily it was a foggy morning. with good hopes of a great sunrise, I waited for several hours in dark and started taking pictures. This was my luck this morning, as the sun came very late and the fog was gone by that time. But I took this picture before the fog was gone and I love it.

Cold Morning

On the first cold morning last year, I left home together with my wife. She was heading to work but I had a different goal. Just behind our city, I left the road. I found a good place to take a picture of the sunrise. In the background the Itter valley. It was a wonderful moment, sitting there, waiting for the sun, but it was damn cold as well.

Morning Has Come

After a long evening and a short night, I was up early in the morning, while my wife was still sleeping. I went down to the beach. I found a place with some black stones and small tide pools. The weather was not perfect, but the morning has come and I could make some awesome pictures. This place was directly below our hotel room, so we could hear the sound of the sea the whole night. It is wonderful if you like to sleep, but not for staying up early to make some pictures.

Straight

From the Playa de Famera we were going to the east side of the island. We were driving through a landscape like a dessert. In the background Mountains and Vulcanos. And the road was just straight. If you are from other parts in the world, where roads are always twisting, this is really amazing, to have a road until the horizon. We did a stop to take this picture and as there were very few cars on the road it was quite easy. But always remember. Take this kind of pictures always with a partner, who is looking at the traffic, as you are concentrated on taking pictures.

Beach View

After a dangerous downhill track with our car on a track, I would only use with my mountain bike we reached the famous beach of Playa de Famera. First, we thought it is a normal beach, but after we reached the water line we saw the beauty of the beach. You could go in the warm water and far in the ocean, as the beach is very smooth. It is a wonderful place to visit to get a fantastic beach view.

Outlook

After we have visited the cave Cueva de los Verdes we were just driving over the island of Lanzarote. We discovered a way through the mountains to go to a beach on the other side of the island. While driving through the mountains we found a small picnic spot next to the street. We took some couple picture because of the amazing outlook. Here is the outlook without me, staying in the picture.

Cueva de los Verdes

What a picture. I took this one on Lanzarote in the Cueva de los Verdes. When you arrive at the cave, it is just a hole in the ground. But as soon as you enter the cave you are caught by the beauty of the dark world below the ground. The Cueva de los Verdes was being formed by a huge volcanic eruption, more than 3000 years ago. On every step in the cave, you can feel the power of this event. And you can also see it :)