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  • Animals & Plants

    Finding Mushrooms

    Mushrooms in the forest

    Autumn invites you to take photos in many ways – not only with colorful leaves, but also in the shade under the trees, where the mushrooms slumber.

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  • Night & Light

    Stars over Arizona

    Milk Way and setting moon

    Arizona, especially the area around the Grand Canyon, not only impresses with its landscapes during the day, but also at night with an incomparable starry sky.

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  • City & Country

    The Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

    A business trip to Phoenix, Arizona in September 2023 provided the perfect opportunity for a day trip to the Grand Canyon.

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  • Animals & Plants

    In the Nature Reserve

    Swan

    Vacation on a farm with a nature reserve right on the doorstep – luckily, I had the new telephoto lens with me…

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  • Night & Light

    Lighthouse and Milky Way

    Lighthouse with Milky Way

    Sometimes, the finished image exists in your mind long before you’ve actually taken and edited it. The photo of the lighthouse with the Milky Way is just such a case.

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  • Night & Light

    An Evening in Hamburg

    Hamburg Warehouse District

    One shall always combine business with pleasure, as the saying goes. Thus, when I had to go on a business trip to Hamburg for several days, it was clear that…

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  • City & Country

    Winter Forest

    Winterwald

    When it’s snowing in winter and you have time off, there’s really only one thing left to do: grab your camera (and your dog) and get out into nature! All…

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  • Technology

    Blacksmithing: The Black Art

    Anvil, hammer, and forge with burning fire

    A good friend of mine, who is a traditional blacksmith in South Carolina, had asked me to take pictures of his shop and of him working. A photo opportunity I…

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  • Animals & Plants

    Butterflies: Flighty Fellows

    Butterfly, Silver-studded Blue

    Wherever it blooms in spring and summer they are not far off, butterflies. They flutter around in all sorts of colors and patterns, rarely staying put long enough to get…

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  • City & Country

    Autumn Forest along the Neckar

    Colorful autumn forest reflected in the water

    Trees with colorful foliage are probably the most classic subject in autumn. However, capturing this photographically is often easier said than done, because beautiful pictures require being at the right…

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  • Night & Light

    Andromeda Galaxy

    Andromeda Galaxy

    Since we moved in summer, the low light pollution and the clear air in the Odenwald region grant us a fantastic starry sky literally in our backyard. So, now it’s…

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  • Technology,  Night & Light

    Night at the Museum

    Steam Engine at Night

    Even after many years of active involvement at the Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum, there is always something new to offer. For example, the “Blue Hour” photo event in September 2018 on…

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The best time to photograph bumblebees is on a col The best time to photograph bumblebees is on a cold morning before they had their first coffee and actually sit still. They do look a bit grumpy when it rains, though.

Hummeln fotografiert man am besten früh morgens bevor sie ihren ersten Kaffee hatten, denn dann bleiben sie ruhig sitzen. Wenn es regnet sehen sie allerdings ein wenig zerzaust aus.

#bumblebee #bumblebees #hummel #hummeln #nature #nature #lavendel #lavender #makro #macro #closeup #nahaufnahme #details #focusstacking #canonr6markii #canonrf100macro
Da ist doch was im Busch… in diesem Fall eine Blau Da ist doch was im Busch… in diesem Fall eine Blaumeise.

A blue tit resting for a few seconds

#bird #birds #birdphotography #vogel #vögel #voegel #vogelfotografie_deutschland #vogelfoto #meise #blaumeise #tit #bluetit #canonr7 #canonr7wildlife #canonrf100400 #heimischetiere @chriskaula
Got about 25% off on the sunset the other day - wh Got about 25% off on the sunset the other day - what a great deal!

#solareclipse #solareclipse2026 #sunset #silhouette #goldenhour
Sonnenfinsternis 2026 im Detail #sonnenfinsternis Sonnenfinsternis 2026 im Detail

#sonnenfinsternis2026 #solareclipse2026 #sonnenfinsternis #solareclipse
Solar Eclipse at a glance / Sonnenfinsternis - Kur Solar Eclipse at a glance / Sonnenfinsternis - Kurzzusammenfassung

#solareclipse2026 #solareclipse #composition
Monduntergang in Bresewitz - Moonset in Bresewitz Monduntergang in Bresewitz - Moonset in Bresewitz

#moon #sky #clouds #colors #stars
Stare mit Star-Allüren Star(ling) Fighter #bird Stare mit Star-Allüren

Star(ling) Fighter

#bird #birds #vogel #vögel #birdphotography #birdsinflight #birdfeeder #starling #starlings #star #stare #vogelfutter #canonr6markii #canonrf100400
Fraktales Kunstwerk der Natur Fractal art made by Fraktales Kunstwerk der Natur

Fractal art made by nature

#herbst #fall #autumn #farn #fern #blätter #leaves #yellow #gelb #nature #natur #pflanzen #plants #colorful #leuchtendefarben #canonr6markii #canonrf24105
Rotkehl-Hüttensänger beim Start. Jedes zweite (7 v Rotkehl-Hüttensänger beim Start. Jedes zweite (7 von 14) Bild, in Photoshop übereinander gelegt.

Eastern Bluebird taking off. Every other (7 of 14) frame superimposed in Photoshop.

#bird #birdphotography #easternbluebird #vogel #vogelfotographie
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