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“Can my smartphone really do what I usually unpack my DSLR for?”
Picture above: how good that I at least had my smartphone with me. Otherwise I would have missed this reflection. Can you really photograph everything with your smartphone?Or do you need a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) with all the accessories? A question that keeps coming back to me – and which I like to…
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Hiking on the path of the gods
A Sunday hike on the path of the gods near CoppenbrüggeStarting point: Parking lot and caravan site at the Coppenbrügge outdoor pool Time: Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Tour: Steep ascent – Friedas Ruh – Teufelsküche – Fahnenstein – Kammweg – Adam & Eva – descent via FelsenkellerDeparture from the outdoor poolWe start our hike at around…
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Unique creatures! – An update
What is that? Monsters of the deep sea, dragons or mythical creatures, what do these bizarre creatures remind you of? From March 8, 2025 in the exhibition by Magdalena Hohlweg. In fact, it is the abandoned cocoon of a butterfly. They are the remnants of a complex biological development and transformation process. This is what…
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Helmstedt / Marienborn border crossing
German division Marienborn On a trip to Berlin, I visited the Marienborn German Partition Memorial. Some of you will still remember. Before 1989, the way to West Berlin by car was via a so-called transit highway to West Berlin. The border crossing point on the western side was Helmstedt. The Marienborn checkpoint was controlled by…
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Sunrise over the Müritz
Quarter past seven in October. The brisk westerly wind drives warm and humid air over the Müritz, the “little sea”. Today could be another late summer day. The vastness of the Müritz invites me to explore the lake on the water. Röbel is about 12 km away, Waren is just over 6 km away and…
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The next step
A sunny afternoon at 30° C. In the shade behind the department store on the banks of the Weser, the puddles from the recent heavy rain are only slowly disappearing.