God's eye ~~This is my entry to the #monomad contest, go check it out :) ~~ CategoryMonomad Settings70mm @ 1/1000s | f/2.8 ISO 100 CameraCanon Eos 50D LensTamron 70-200mm f/2.8 LocationGermany

NGC1499 - The California Nebula and surrounding dust This nebula is NGC1499 - an emission Nebula in the constellation of Perseus and also called California Nebula for its resemblance to California‘s outlines.

A touch of pink ... I just love that lens :) ~~This is my entry to the #monomad contest, go check it out :) ~~ CategoryMonomad Settings100mm @ 1/80s | f/6.3 ISO 320 CameraCanon Eos 7D LensCanon EF 100mm

Water Pearls One of my older shots, shortly after getting my Canon 6D. Took it out in the field after some rainshowers in the night to test the camera in combination with my 100mm L Macro lens.

Coexistence

A different magic The avid follower will probably realize that this looks rather similar to one of my earlier shots. And indeed it is! This is the same location, with a slightly different perspective.

Let's remember some warmth Temperatures are getting nasty again (at least in Germany) - time to remember some warmth from last year's summer :) CategoryGoldenhourphotography Settings67mm @ 1/60s | f/5.0

Let's keep it tidy. This is my entry for the #Monomad tuesday's street contest. CategoryStreetphotography Settings40mm @ 1/40s | f/5.6 ISO 100 CameraCanon Eos 6D LensCanon EF 24-105mm f/4 L LocationDiano

The Breach CategoryLandscapephotography Settings28mm @ 1/40s | f/13 ISO 400 CameraCanon Eos 6D LensCanon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM LocationGermany

Reality's Reflection But in the end, it’s only a passing thing… this shadow. Even darkness must pass. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers This is my entry to the #monomad contest CategoryMacrophotography

A magical place Sooo, I finally replaced my Nike Frees as my all-purpose shoes and bought some hiking shoes, which were put to test today. Started my hike at 06:30AM inside a pretty foggy forest and stumbled

This is my entry to the #monomad contest. Actually it's the first time I'm trying something colorsplashy like that - as mentioned elsewhere, I've not done much of B/W yet, as I've huge respect of the subtle

Fooling around with bokeh, shortly after getting my Canon 6D back in 2014. Since I wanted a nice and soft Bokeh, I shot this wide open at f/2.8 - the focal plane is quite short with that setup and my 100mm

This is one of my earliest Astrophotography attempts back from 2012. CategoryLongexposurephotography Settings15mm @ 180s | f/4 ISO 800 CameraCanon Eos 7D LensCanon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM LocationGermany

This is the nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld, Germany This is the nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld near my hometown in Germany. In 6th grade we had to read a novel in school, titled "Die Wolke"

Trees Tuesday - The Chapel Tree This tree stands next to a small chapel on a local vineyard. I encountered both during a walk in the freezing January of 2017. The scenery was quite dramatic, as there was

Untamed coast of Fuerteventura Taken on a vacation on Fuerteventura back in 2014. We basically walked across the whole breadth of the island across the desert to get access to a pretty remote location

Enjoying the sunset on an high plateau with some ancient rock formations, you can read more about the trip on my latest travel report. CategoryLandscapephotography Settings24mm @ 1/40s | f/14 ISO 200

NGC281 - The Pacman Nebula Lying in the constellation of Cassiopeia and about 9500 Lightyears distant, the area glows through ionization caused by the massive stars in the middle of the Nebula. Inside

This photo was taken with my old iPhone SE while driving home from work. It rained heavily that whole day and shortly before leaving work, rain stopped and the sun showed itself which produced this beautiful