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Broad Street Tunnel, Birmingham

by Marc 01/18/2025 | 1 BILD IM BLOGBEITRAG | No Comments

Depending on whether you see the tunnel from the canal or walk or drive over it on the built-up bridge, this structure has two names: Broad Street Tunnel or Black Sabbath Bridge. This bridge was recently named in honor of the Birmingham band Black Sabbath.

That morning at the blue hour, I also enjoyed the light here, which draws the viewer into the tunnel with the lamps on the canal path or the street “The Warters Edge” above. Behind the bridge begins the Gas Street Basin, which I showed earlier.

The Botanist Restaurant, Birmingham

by Marc 01/11/2025 | 2 IMAGES IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

Today it is a popular restaurant on the edge of Birmingham’s entertainment district. It was probably originally built as a warehouse on the famous Gas Street Basin, the main canal in Birmingham city center.

I was once again traveling on business, this time as a speaker at the SAP User Congress of Great Britain and Ireland (UKISUG). The congress actually lasted three days, but as a speaker I only had access on the day of my presentation. In addition, the travel times were not exactly ideal and so I was able to enjoy the blue hour at Gas Street Basin on the morning of my departure. It was only a 5‑minute walk from the hotel and just as far to the congress center, which is also located directly on the old canal bank.

The restaurant was also brightly lit in the early hours of the morning, giving the whole picture that warm tone. There was no wind in the morning, so the water lay smooth as a mirror in front of me. Unfortunately, downtown Birmingham is full of skyscrapers, so it’s almost impossible to capture the old architecture on its own. Only in the centered view in the picture above was it possible to hide the skyscrapers. An equally beautiful side view shows the surroundings all the more:

Castello San Sebastiano Po and the Alps

by Marc 12/21/2024 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | 2 Comments

The morning of our departure began with the Alps glowing, which could be seen quite clearly from the Castello. After the glow had slowly subsided, but the Castello itself was still in the shade, I made sure to get my drone again and let it take off. It took a few more minutes until I saw this beautiful picture on the display: the Castello illuminated by the morning light and the glowing, snow-covered Alps behind it.

I couldn’t have wished for a better farewell to Castello San Sebastiano Po.
Afterwards, we went to breakfast to meet up with our colleagues one last time before we were to scatter across half of Europe again.

Alpenglow

by Marc 12/14/2024 | 3 IMAGES IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

The sunrise was beautiful on the last morning on the Castello San Sebastiano Po. Clouds glowed above me as I set off with my camera before heading for breakfast. I had walked along the castle wall to the eastern end of the castle when other guests drew my attention to the alpenglow.

In front of us, the Po Valley was still in the shade and behind it rose majestically the Alps, which had been covered in snow since the morning. The sun, just above the horizon, did the rest. The Alps were glowing!

Welcome to San Sebastiano Po

by Marc 12/08/2024 | No Comments

Here I show a few details of the Castello San Sebastiano Po, which I was able to photograph in the fog on the first morning. The cover picture shows the entrance to the castle’s former winery. The utensils are also suitable for transporting us back to that time.

Castello San Sebastiano Po in the fog

by Marc 11/30/2024 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | 1 Comment

When a work trip takes me to an old Italian castle for a team workshop, I naturally take my drone with me. The SERgroup product management team meeting took us to this beautiful place. Not far from Turin, just off the Po Valley. As we only got everyone together in autumn, we were in the middle of the foggy season. But I liked that all the more. Especially when the fog was just settling over the castle and I could fly above it with the drone.

Here you can clearly see the fog drifting over the mountain peak from the south. A wonderful atmosphere!

Aurora over Buchholz!

by Marc 10/11/2024 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

It is clear to see that we are back in the active solar cycle that occurs every 11 years. Auroral sightings from German latitudes are also becoming more frequent on social networks. On October 10, I was also lucky enough to see a very strong aurora right next to my house with a view over the Meilsen fields. The green and red/pink glow in the sky was visible to the naked eye. As was this projector pointing down at the tree in my picture.

What a great scene, with a view to the hotel Hoheluft!

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