Light Distillery

Two more shots from tibet, again some praying pilgrims. Regular visitors might have noticed a change on my blog…. 1. “Colors Inc” is now “Light Distillery”, a name I had in mind for a while… you can reach the blog … Continue reading →

Another capture of “The Egg”, this time by night. Though it is not perfectly aligned, and though I cannot get rid of the artefacts in the night sky (due to compression to jpg format), I like this shot, because it … Continue reading →

Inside the dome of the german Reichstag in Berlin, a truely fascinating piece of architecture.

Another fantastic landscape seen on my trip through the Death Valley: the so called Devil’s Golf Course is a big field of crusted salt formed in bizarre ways.

Dante`s View provides a great view over the Death Valley. It is named after the italien poet Dante Alighieri, who described the 9 areas of hell (among others) in his “Devine Comedy”. The viewpoint is around 1700 meters high and … Continue reading →

The Mesquite Sand Dunes, with the mountains in the background, located in Death Valley, CA

Two dragonflies of the species Sympetrum vulgatum (english: “Vagrant Darter”, german: “Gemeine Heidelibelle”) during pairing. The male is in front, after hooking up the females neck during flight, then copulation is performed while flying and/or sitting close to the water. … Continue reading →

Rush hour in Tokyo – a security guard is blocking people from coming to close to the train leaving the station.

Should I stay or should I go?

seen from Galata-bridge.

Silbergrüner Bläuling (Lysandra coridon), male

A juvenile monkey (Macaca fuscata) taking a bath in the hot spring of Jigokudani yaenkoen which is situated close to Nagano, Japan. A group of monkeys is coming down from the snowy mountains every day to have a bath in … Continue reading →

Enjoying a warm bath during winter times…