2011 June 16 2011
Today, total lunar eclipse took place shortly before the summer solstice, and thus held in the shortest full-moon night of the year.
Unfortunately, it was very cloudy, so that we would not have come almost in the enjoyment of the spectacle. Shortly before the end of the "lunar eclipse" in the clouds but then pushed aside a little and gave a view of the spectacle.
2011 February 14 2011
It was icy and stormy, but the sky was wonderfully clear. So you could see the stars in the winter sky very well.
Impressed by the clarity of the night, which to me shortly after the new moon on February 6th February 2011 offered, I made my way this star shine capture photographically. On a hill near Wiggensbach Allgäu these two images were created from 0:20 clock.
Too bad that denied us the light pollution of our cities and settlements that most beautiful sight.
Thematically appropriate I found an older picture of the (full) moon, taken on 20.04.2008:
2009 Aug 17 2009
With a large fireworks display on Saturday was the opening of the 60th Allgäu festival celebrated in Kempten. Under the theme "Magic Moments" a pyrotechnic musical before the stylish backdrop of the Kempten Residenz and the Basilica of St. Lawrence was staged.
The Allgäu festival sees itself as fair and summer festival experience, and thus as a symbiosis of economic and trade fair. In the 19 halls and the outdoor area of the exhibition are advertised mainly products of and for the regional market. Not all residents are happy about the adverse effects of noise from the night of beer and wine tent in the middle of downtown and the legacies of its visitors. However, each year the organizers are trying a varied program around the festival on the legs to make.
Tradition has it been mentioned at the fireworks, which this year was extremely well worth seeing. After an introduction of a speaker of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and George Frideric Handel's "Fireworks Music" , performed by the Swabian Brass Ensemble enjoyed thousands of visitors at the Hildegard and Residence Square the colorful spectacle that skillfully to a soundtrack of various composers (especially titles by Hans Zimmer ) was staged.
The opening sequence with a front of St. Lorenz Basilica followed by a fireworks display over the Kempten Residenz.
2008 Jul 30 2008
Three moons this recording was created. I have photographed the Earth's natural satellite with a focal length of 800 mm (relative to 35mm) from a slightly elevated position (910.5 meters above sea level. NN.) Near Kempten with my Beroflex 500mm 1:8,0 . Despite the simple structure of the lens and manual focus, sharpness and image quality for this focal length is extremely good.
2008 June 08 2008
Large cities are the most beautiful at night. This has two reasons: one is to be by the many lights a special flair, the other hides the darkness so many want to see what you do not. Therefore I could not resist a few shots of London to do at night.
Among the most prominent buildings in London is certainly one of the Palace of Westminster, Houses of Parliament, or even mentioned. This, in the Gothic Revival-style building that meets the British Parliament. The oldest preserved part of the Palace of Westminster Hall is built in 1097th Originally it served as the residence of the kings of England, but since 1529 no monarch has lived there longer. Of the original building has been preserved very little, because there on the 16th October 1834 was destroyed in a devastating fire almost completely. Also in the Second World War the palace was damaged, but after 1945 produced almost unchanged. In 1987 the complex was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible, especially for foreigners to visit this building.
The picture is of the Palace of Westminster Clock Tower and the adjacent visible (also St. Steven's Tower) and the upstream Westminster Bridge. The building right above the Westminster Millennium Pier is the Portcullis House, the offices of the delegates are housed. The two towers in the background belong to Westminster Abbey.
One of London's most famous landmark is the bell tower of the north adjoining the Palace of Westminster. Today, the whole tower is commonly referred to as Big Ben, but this term is actually incorrect. Officially, the 96.3-meter high tower was built in 1858 as The Clock Tower (Clock Tower) or also called St. Stephen's Tower. The four clock faces have a diameter of eight meters. The minute hand has a length of 4.3 meters, 2.7 meters measure the hour hand. The Clock is round the clock by four technicians, the Keeper of the Great Clock (guardian of the Great Clock) kept running. Big Ben is the largest of the existing bells in the tower. It weighs 13.5 tonnes and was heard for the first time on 31 May 1859.
Opposite the Palace of Westminster on the other side of Westminster Bridge is one of the most recent landmark London: The London Eye or Millennium Wheel, also. Originally built to celebrate the year 2000, should the 135.36-meter-high and thus the time of construction of the world's largest Ferris wheel, only for a limited time (about 5 years) in operation. Due to the large crowds but this was rejected. The wheel consists of 32 fully air-conditioned, almost entirely made of glass cabins and rotates at 0.26 m / s. A complete revolution takes approximately 30 minutes. Since the 4th January 2004, the London Eye replaced by the "Star of Nanchang" in China as the largest Ferris wheel in the world (160 meters). Currently, the Singapore Flyer is at an altitude of 165 meters, the largest Ferris wheel in the world. The London Eye has, however, with its beautiful views of the sights of London's lost none of its charm. Especially at night, the Ferris wheel with its outdoor lighting also a real eye-catcher.
