Archive for the ‘Germany’ Category
Imaging from Berlin, Germany
Berlin - Images by Alex Timaios
I had the opportunity to take some images of Berlin. The weather was miserabily, so I could only take some pictures at night and only for a short period of time (unfortunately it was so cold that the the battery of my D200 was depleted very soon) Berlin looks great at xmas time and I will definitely visit this interesting city again. You will see in the slideshow the Brandenburger Portal, the majestic cathedral and the Reichstags Building
The memorial remembering the holocaust is an impressive place. It is difficult to say if the memorial is beautiful, it is probably not the goal of the massive concret blocks. It reflects the incredible number of deaths and suffering. cold, empty, senseless.
Speyer, ancient city of Emperors
Speyer - Images by Alex Timaios
The ancient city of Speyer is dominated by its impressive Dome, a marvelous piece of romanic architecture, containing the tombs of the former staufer emperors. In the city there is also an interesting fountain, with a defeated golden dragon. The city looks back to its more then 2000 year old history and offer several touristic attraction and interesting photo-themes.
The detail images of the dome have been taken with a 300 mm Nikkor lens on a D200.
The new Shopping Center “MyZeil” in Frankfurt
myZeil - Images by Alex Timaios
Frankfurt newest shopping mall has the name “myZeil”, where “Zeil” is the street where this new remarkable piece of architecture is located. The building is the latest work of the italian star architect Massimiliano Fuksas. The building has hardly any straight line and is built mainly by curved two dimensional planes built by triangles. It remember me to 3d-computer graphics or to the complex ceiling of the “Sagrada Familia” dome in Barcelona, Spain. For sure the futuristic building attracts hundreds of photograhers who discover always new angles from this master piece. I took most of the images with the 10.5 mm Nikkor, currently one of my favorites lenses as you may see in this blog.
Water Photography
This is an image I shot in Heidelberg. The water comes from the Fountain at the Adenauer Platz, a huge construction build from Steel. The image does not show the fountain, but the fantastic water flow coming from it.
At the evening, there is a time where the sun comes directly from behind. As there is plenty of light, it is possible to have very short shutter speeds. The image was taken on a Nikon FE2 on slide and digitized also with a Nikon scanner.
The Triberg Waterfalls in the Black Forest, Germany
The Triberg waterfalls in the Blackforest, Germany, are a very popular landmark for visitors and nature lovers. Dense vegetation, deep green colours and magic waterfalls create a unforgetable experience. As I took this image it was evening, some sun trays found their way through the intense forest and appeared just for few minutes in front of my camera.
