Yes, admitted, it looks not that similar...but nevertheless somehow strange...
July 29, 2008
The solitary tree
Another homage to the great Caspar David Friedrich: The solitary tree with it's grazing animals around...
Yes, admitted, it looks not that similar...but nevertheless somehow strange...
Yes, admitted, it looks not that similar...but nevertheless somehow strange...
July 27, 2008
Italian hills
A pretty cool tool: Photomatix for HDR-Rendering. For a try I used pictures I made in the Cilento, a view from Monte Crivo.
July 25, 2008
Office view
View from my new office on the 3rd floor...not much to see though. Just to test the video feature.
July 24, 2008
Beach club
Even if it's not the South Seas:-) to spend a warm summer days evening at the local beach volleyball club, playing a couple of hours, enjoying the barbecue and a cold beer at sunset is my favorite summer evening pastime this year.
July 23, 2008
Station series: Königstein
A rather tiny station, but beautifully located next to the river Elbe.
Nowadays every ordinary regional train looks like a space ship, much more futuristic than some 80's science fiction movies...
Nowadays every ordinary regional train looks like a space ship, much more futuristic than some 80's science fiction movies...
July 22, 2008
Along the way
One day, again on the way from one of the several steep rocks to one of the several small lovely villages....
...we came across sheeps. One of them was the black sheep of the family.
We made eye contact...I was not quite sure if it was meant friendly...maybe just curious...?
...we came across sheeps. One of them was the black sheep of the family.
We made eye contact...I was not quite sure if it was meant friendly...maybe just curious...?
July 17, 2008
Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer
A famous painting of Caspar David Friedrich, my favorite landscape painter, is the Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer (Wanderer above the Sea of Fog).
As it happened I spent a couple of days in the area where he painted it. The weather played its necessary role so I tried to re-enact the scene, as a small and humble homage.
It wasn't as easy as it looks, a rain storm was blowing me almost over the railing....500 meters vertical down to the ground...I was barely able to steady myself with one hand after several hours of hard mountain climbing to reach the peak... ;-)
Pictures were taken on top of the Schrammsteine, Sunday afternoon...
As it happened I spent a couple of days in the area where he painted it. The weather played its necessary role so I tried to re-enact the scene, as a small and humble homage.
It wasn't as easy as it looks, a rain storm was blowing me almost over the railing....500 meters vertical down to the ground...I was barely able to steady myself with one hand after several hours of hard mountain climbing to reach the peak... ;-)
Pictures were taken on top of the Schrammsteine, Sunday afternoon...
July 08, 2008
Cilento Final Day
Don't know why but I just took a single picture on the final day: the moon. Maybe that has some deeper meaning - maybe not :-)
Cilento Day 14
Main activity today was to hang out in the sun, only interrupted by a short stroll in the neighborhood. 
Last pics of the incredibly dense packed old houses of Maratea.
..a boat in the gulf...
...and a couple of animal friends...
Last pics of the incredibly dense packed old houses of Maratea.
..a boat in the gulf...
...and a couple of animal friends...
Cilento Day 13 - Part 2
A couple of hours later, in the meantime in shorts and sunglasses on the terrace of the house, the peak of Mt. Crivo looked more friendly but still high. From here it seemed unbelievable that we were there on the top just some hours ago...
After such a hard adventure the dinner was especially tasty....fresh tomatoes with equally fresh onions...
..a rather strange looking but nevertheless great seafood Risotto...
...accompanied by fresh (of course!) local bread..to dip in olive oil. Not to mention the red wine... :-)
After such a hard adventure the dinner was especially tasty....fresh tomatoes with equally fresh onions...
..a rather strange looking but nevertheless great seafood Risotto...
...accompanied by fresh (of course!) local bread..to dip in olive oil. Not to mention the red wine... :-)
Cilento Day 13 - Part 1
The last of the major events of this Italy visit was the climbing of Monte Crivo. Since this bluff loomed almost vertically over our house all the time it was a special challenge to us. So we started right after an Italian breakfast on an overcast day.
Within minutes the easy-looking trail became steeper and steeper, the wind increased and we got almost lost. So we decided to stop looking for any signs but just go straight uphill. We were rewarded with a breath-taking vista. Unfortunately the pictures are unable to deliver the full sclae of light and colors...
After two hours, near physical exhaustion, considering crawling on all fours, we came across a lazy cattle herd. They almost looked compassionate.
Then, finally, we reached the peak at 1277 meters. The wind was very strong and the cross is really near the edge, so my grip was pretty tight :-) 
Again the pictures look dull compared to the real view, sorry.
Even with the zoom lens the bay and the old city of Maratea were still in a distance...
On the way down we had the leisure to admire the Italian spring blossoms.
Must be fun to sled downhill in winter :-)
Within minutes the easy-looking trail became steeper and steeper, the wind increased and we got almost lost. So we decided to stop looking for any signs but just go straight uphill. We were rewarded with a breath-taking vista. Unfortunately the pictures are unable to deliver the full sclae of light and colors...
After two hours, near physical exhaustion, considering crawling on all fours, we came across a lazy cattle herd. They almost looked compassionate.
Then, finally, we reached the peak at 1277 meters. The wind was very strong and the cross is really near the edge, so my grip was pretty tight :-) 
Again the pictures look dull compared to the real view, sorry.
Even with the zoom lens the bay and the old city of Maratea were still in a distance...
On the way down we had the leisure to admire the Italian spring blossoms.
Must be fun to sled downhill in winter :-)
July 04, 2008
Rainy Day
Strange: the first grey and rainy day after several sunny weeks was a welcome and awaited change somehow. Very strange. Another proof of the theory that we humans always long for something different from what we have...
July 02, 2008
Cilento Day 12
Day 12 was a rather calm day.
The only points worth mentioning were a visitor for dinner.....
... and a colorful evening sky over the gulf of Policastro.
The only points worth mentioning were a visitor for dinner.....
... and a colorful evening sky over the gulf of Policastro.
Dream Jobs Series
Lately I contemplate my place in business life in the future. I still look for the perfect kind of job. Every time I come across a potential option I'll post it here (to help my memory).
Today: piano player on a luxury cruise ship. Just saw one on tv, who is 24 years in this business. Good choice mate!!!
Today: piano player on a luxury cruise ship. Just saw one on tv, who is 24 years in this business. Good choice mate!!!
July 01, 2008
Cilento Day 11 - Part 2
Finally the European football championship is over...time to resume blogging...
As I already mentioned, the ancient place was crowded like a modern city center. Sometimes this was annoying...
but eventually we melted in and even enjoyed the refreshment facilities, in this case to indulge in a tasty Italian cappucino, on a stone which certainly saw a lot of visitors over the last couple of millenniums.
Some places like the central Forum looked a bit patched together, it was not so easy to imagine a real city here.
On other parts of the city these imagination became quite easy. While looking at these findings I almost smelled wine or olive oil kept within. 
The most gripping and touching items were the statues, which were casts of the hollow spaces the victims left behind in the volcanic ashes. 
Many of them are in a position which hints to the agony of their final minutes. I hesitated to take pictures, at last they are dead people. Hope they'll forgive me..may they rest in peace...
This is a typical road of Pompeii, there are many like this one.. Some of them, like this, are closed on one end because of works in progress (at least the signs say so), so one has to turn and try the next. For some time it felt more like a maze than a touristic attraction.
But there are many highlights as well. One of the most famous is the Villa of the Mysteries with its famous wall paintings where the meaning is still unresolved. I resolved it neither, it's still up for guessing...
Another highly frequented house is the House of the Vettii, which it mainly known for the painting on the upper right side of the entrance room (click on picture for a large version).
Yes, someone was working on the site as well, although we didn't see anyone else besides these two young Italian female students-I guess they were. (the picture is not really close, they were even more attractive than the old city ;-) 
And for the rather large facilities: the area for the Gladiators....
...the theater...
...and the local sports stadium.
Between the impressive buildings were no less impressive trees, a hundred meters tall (well, 50 meters:-). I don't know the names, but they gave the place a fascinating background. 
As I already mentioned, the ancient place was crowded like a modern city center. Sometimes this was annoying...
but eventually we melted in and even enjoyed the refreshment facilities, in this case to indulge in a tasty Italian cappucino, on a stone which certainly saw a lot of visitors over the last couple of millenniums.
Some places like the central Forum looked a bit patched together, it was not so easy to imagine a real city here.
On other parts of the city these imagination became quite easy. While looking at these findings I almost smelled wine or olive oil kept within. 
The most gripping and touching items were the statues, which were casts of the hollow spaces the victims left behind in the volcanic ashes. 
Many of them are in a position which hints to the agony of their final minutes. I hesitated to take pictures, at last they are dead people. Hope they'll forgive me..may they rest in peace...
This is a typical road of Pompeii, there are many like this one.. Some of them, like this, are closed on one end because of works in progress (at least the signs say so), so one has to turn and try the next. For some time it felt more like a maze than a touristic attraction.
But there are many highlights as well. One of the most famous is the Villa of the Mysteries with its famous wall paintings where the meaning is still unresolved. I resolved it neither, it's still up for guessing...
Another highly frequented house is the House of the Vettii, which it mainly known for the painting on the upper right side of the entrance room (click on picture for a large version).
Yes, someone was working on the site as well, although we didn't see anyone else besides these two young Italian female students-I guess they were. (the picture is not really close, they were even more attractive than the old city ;-) 
And for the rather large facilities: the area for the Gladiators....
...the theater...
...and the local sports stadium.
Between the impressive buildings were no less impressive trees, a hundred meters tall (well, 50 meters:-). I don't know the names, but they gave the place a fascinating background. 
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