When I came back with my son from an evening excursion to the west coast and I saw the church beautifully illuminated outside the village, it was clear to me that I wanted to go there again. On the last evening … read more or write a comment …
It couldn’t have been any different, but during a stay of several days on Sylt the time of the sunset on the west coast is also part of it. Moreover, with mixed clouds over the day promised to become an … read more or write a comment …
During the days on Sylt in the morning hours I was always drawn to the mudflat side in Keitum — mostly on my way to the bakery. Every morning there was a different light atmosphere. The special thing about the … read more or write a comment …
It is too beautiful to simply walk through this old Frisian village with a camera and one lens. Until the 18th century many whaling captains lived in Keitum and built beautiful houses. They stand today still quite closely together, because … read more or write a comment …
At the morning after the storm day I was drawn to the mudflat side of the island Sylt. At sunrise it still rained, but a short time later the rain area had moved over the island and the sun came out … read more or write a comment …
A completely different view of the rain area than my recently published picture of the surf showed. Now taken with a wide angle lens, you can see the rain area approaching from southwest. Not yet the whole sky is grey, … read more or write a comment …
On Friday the first autumn storm raged over Germany and I was with my family at the beach of Kampen on the island of Sylt at the storm hood. On that day a few rain showers pulled over the island, … read more or write a comment …
Kampen on Sylt, below the Red Cliff. I am always fascinated by the rust-red clay edge of the cliff, which is up to 30 metres high, especially when the sunlight intensifies the effect of the colour at the golden hour. … read more or write a comment …
The ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name arenaria derives from arenarius, »inhabiting sand, from arena, »sand«. The specific … read more or write a comment …
In the early hours of the morning it is almost mystical, when large parts of the beach are still in the blue shade and the sun came down to the ocean waves. This morning, two days after the wonderful Biike … read more or write a comment …
At last the weather was good! After we were completely lost in the rain two years ago during the Biike Fire on Sylt and I brought only one picture home (because my front lens was full of water drops!), we … read more or write a comment …