It is well known that the lakes in the Upper Engadine freeze at an altitude around 1800 metres in winter, and I wanted to experience this for myself. I travelled there in mid-February in the most beautiful weather - and it was far too warm for the time of year! But the Lake Sils was frozen and I - like many others - hiked across it to the mouth of the Aua da Fedoz. There, however, the lake was open and formed gorgeous ice sculptures. I just had to make sure that the ice under my feet was stable enough, a cold bath would have been a bit unpleasant...

Es ist bekannt, dass die Seen im Oberengadin auf rund 1800 Meter im Winter gefrieren, und das wollte ich einmal selber erleben. Mitte Februar bin ich bei schönstem Wetter hingereist - und es war viel zu warm für die Jahreszeit! Doch der Silsersee war zugefroren und ich bin - wie viele andere auch - darüber gewandert bis zur Flussmündung der Aua da Fedoz. Dort war der See allerdings offen und bildete wunderschöne Eisskulpturen. Ich musste beim Fotografieren nur gut aufpassen, dass das Eis unter meinen Füssen stabil genug war, ein kaltes Bad wäre etwas unangenehm gewesen...

... um im Kunstmuseum Bonn zu bleiben ...

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Credits

晨光沙灘.

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ET-AUA LMML 19-01-2023 Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-941 CN 103

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A stone wall I discovered at Auas Safari Lodge. The chairs are a bonus. :-)

For Wednesday Walls

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

ET-AUA LMML 19-01-2023 Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-941 CN 103

ET-AUA LMML 19-01-2023 Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-941 CN 103

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ET-AUA LMML 19-01-2023 Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-941 CN 103

ET-AUA LMML 19-01-2023 Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-941 CN 103

ET-AUA LMML 19-01-2023 Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-941 CN 103

It was difficult to resist another shot of the MD 87 against this backdrop this evening.

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MST/EHBK 25SEP21

Manchester Airport (EGCC)

Jungschwan - Cygnet

Ethiopian A350-900 18/12/20 BRU

Mission accomplished. Really wanted to catch the Ethiopian A350 arrive rwy 26 before they closed rwy 08/26 for two months of maintenance today. And lucky enough i watched it arrive this friday from Oslo in beautiful light.

Austrian A320- 214 Landing runway 27R From VIE

218 411-7 und 218 406-7 mit IC 2012 an der Illerbrücke in Fischen, Juni 2025

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Southend 22nd May 1999.

Avior Airlines Boeing 737-2Y5 YV2937T landing Aruba (AUA/TNCA) November 26, 2014.

ZS-AUA - Douglas DC-4-1009 - Dutch Dakota Association / Springbok Flying Safaris

at Moenchengladbach Airport (MGL) in 2003

c/n 42934 - built in 1946 for South African Airways (SAA) -

operated by the South Aftrican Air Force between 1966 and 1995 as 6901 -

to Dutch Dakota Association between 1996 and 2002 as PH-DDS / ZS-AUA -

to Springbok Flying Safaris Rand Airport (FAGM), wfu 12/2010 and donated to SAA Museum Society - now on display at SAA Museum Aircraft Park Rand Airport (FAGM)

scanned from Kodachrome-slide

Aua da Zeznina, Swiss Engadine

Closer to life-size with BlackMagic

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# Film: Ilford XP2

# Scanner: Nikon Coolscan 5000ED with VueScan Software

# Edited with Iridient Developer

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

EMBRAER 195

Aua da Zeznina, October

Venezolana Boeing 737-217 Advanced YV287T landing Aruba (AUA/TNCA) July 25, 2011.