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Creepy encounter with the Bogeyman. Or maybe the Boogie Man? Because who says abandoned sanatoriums must be creepy places haunted by the poor souls of the people who once had been treated there? The artists that have decorated a wing of one of the many buildings of this long abandoned lung sanatorium nearby Berlin must have believed the latter, because almost all of the art there is horror-themed, just like this enormous creature consisting of branches (Blair Witch, anyone?). But, wait a minute... There are branches, but there are also cables, and coloured light bulbs. Party lights! And seriously, can a creature who partly consists of colourful party lights be evil? Just imagine him all lit up like a Christmas Tree ;)
This reminded me of an anecdote my mother, magrit k., once had heard during a guided tour at Beelitz Heilstätten (another old, but no longer abandoned sanatorium also nearby Berlin). And that anecdote gives rise to doubts that these sanatoriums were per se sad places, places of pain and suffering: Back in the day (at the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century), as you might have guessed, men's and women's dormitories were strictly seperated from each other. But that didn't stop the patients from finding ways to visit each other at night. How? At one point, someone had found access to the underground logistic passages which connected the entire building complex. Those passages were off-limits for the patients, of course, but has "off-limits" ever stopped anyone? So, at least for some time, there there must have been quite a busy nightlife with regular, merry get-togethers among the patients, before the hospital's management noticed what was going on, and put an end to those "indecencies" by locking the passages for anyone except authorised personnel ;)
So maybe also this sanatorium isn't haunted by lost souls, but the spirits that linger there are of a good-natured, happy kind instead. And the creature in my photo isn't the Bogeyman, but DJ Boogie Man. So let the fun begin :)
HSS, Everyone!
Bi-Ba Butzemann
Gut, nachts im Dunkeln, womöglich noch ganz allein, möchte ich dieser schauerlichen Zweig-Kreatur (die Blair Witch lässt grüßen), die ich 2018 bei einem Fotowalk mit Flickr-Freunden in einem Gebäude einer verlassenen Lungenheilstätte bei Berlin (nicht Beelitz) gefunden hatte, nicht begegnen. Vielleicht ist sie aber gar nicht so furchterregend, wie sie auf den ersten Blick aussieht? Denn wenn man genauer hinsieht, merkt man, dass der Körper dieses Butzemanns nicht nur aus Zweigen, sondern auch aus Kabeln und bunten Glühlampen besteht. Und eine bunte Party-Lichterkette ist doch so ziemlich das Gegenteil von furchterregend, oder?
Und wer sagt eigentlich, dass in verlassenen Heilstätten auf ewig die verlorenen Seelen der armen ehemaligen "Insassen" herumspuken? Vielleicht spuken sie ja herum, haben aber ihren Spaß dabei? Das lässt zumindest eine Anekdote vermuten, die meine Mutter (magrit k.) mal bei einer Führung durch die ehemalige Lungenheilstätte Beelitz erzählt bekommen hatte: Zur Glanzeit von Beelitz, Ende des 19. / Anfang des 20. Jhdt., waren die Schlafsäle von Männlein und Weiblein natürlich brav voneinander getrennt, handelte es sich doch schließlich um ein anständiges Haus. Was allerdings die Patienten nicht davon abhielt, sich des Nachts gegenseitigen Besuch abzustatten. Wie? Irgendjemand hatte wohl mal die – fahrlässigerweise unverschlossenen, aber natürlich nicht öffentlichen – Versorgungsgänge unterhalb der Gebäude entdeckt. Beelitz muss also eine zeitlang ein recht reges Nacht- und Partyleben gehabt haben. Bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, als jemand von der Krankenhausleitung das bunte Treiben bemerkt und dafür gesorgt hatte, dass die Versorgungsgänge nunmehr stets verschlossen zu sein hatten.
Vielleicht ist also dieser Butzemann gar keine finstere Kreatur, sondern ein fideler DJ, der zur Geisterstunde die Platten zur allnächtlichen Sanatoriumsparty auflegt. Wie heißt es schon im bekannten, evtl. bis dato falsch interpretierten Kinderlied: "Es tanzt ein Bi-Ba-Butzemann in unserm Haus herum, fidebum. (...) Er rüttelt sich, er schüttelt sich (...), es tanzt ein Bi-Ba-Butzemann in unserm Haus herum." Vielleicht haben wir hier gerade wieder einen Mythos entzaubert ;)
Beautiful Siesta Lake on Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park at golden hour.
Some of the tree colors have been added in Photoshop.
Thank you very much for the views, kind comments and faves.
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7DWF, Crazy Tuesday: #Clouds
A storm was approaching, and this blackbird on the rooftop of the house across the street was singing his song. Please also see the first comment.
Sly & The Family Stone, Sing A Simple Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVCQIYMvOLs
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This view from St. Michael's Church / Hauptkirche Sankt Michaelis (Hamburger Michel) in Hamburg reminded me of my first architectural "masterpieces" from about 55 years ago :-))
Happy Sunday !
It was a dull day when I took this so I've had a play in the Nik Collection namely HDR Efex Pro 2. Hope you like the result!
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Museumsfest Salzgitter-Salder/Lowersaxony GER
Das Schloss Salder ist ein Renaissanceschloss in Salder, einem Stadtteil von Salzgitter in Niedersachsen. Der Bau im Stil der Weserrenaissance diente mit den Nebengebäuden als Fürstensitz, landwirtschaftliche Domäne und heute als Museum der Stadt Salzgitter.
... But does she really want to?
Lots of traffic here this time ;-) "Drive My Car" is not the song I actually wanted to do, but this photo turned out best. Since this is all very retro (vintage tiny figurine which I bought used years ago, the tiny VW-Käfer is a model of one of the very first Beetles "VW 1" with the famous "pretzel" rear window [known as "Brezelfenster" or "Brezelkäfer", admittedly not visible in this shot] which were built until 1953, old "Rubber Soul" LP) and a fun theme, I decided to give my photo a "full vintage treatment" in Nik's Analog Efex with frame and some extra light filter.
Happy Macro Monday everyone!
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It's weekend, so I invite you to take a seat in the golden comfy chair and relax :) And doesn't it look really super inviting and comfortable? I think this could even be one of those extensible multi-purpose armchairs that you can turn into an even comfier chaise longue in less than no time. Perfect. Just imagine all the possibilities :) How about a weekend full of binge watching your favourite TV series or movies, for instance? So bring on the delicious snacks, the full Monty (and did I hear anyone say "pandemic weight gain"? Must be a new torture method invented by the Spanish Inquisition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ncJ6ciGyM), and let the fun begin!
Wishing you all a safe and happy weekend :)
Probier's mal mit Gemütlichkeit
Endlich Wochenende, nehmt also Platz in diesem unglaublich gemütlichen Sessel, der sogar ein wenig so aussieht, als sei er zu einer noch viel bequemeren Chaiselongue ausziehbar. Perfekt also für zwei super entspannte (das Wort "faul" möchte ich in diesem Zusammenhang nicht in den Mund nehmen) Tage. Wie wäre es z.B. mit einem Film- oder Serienmarathon? Ich hole schon mal das Knabberzeug (und das Wort "Corona-Plauze" möchte ich an dieser Stelle auch nicht hören) und Ihr sucht das Programm aus :)
In diesem Sinne: Habt ein schönes WE, passt gut auf Euch auf – und lasst es Euch gut gehen.
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We walked passed this church and graveyard earlier on, and when I saw the gate, I knew what I had to do! Definitely got my square brain on.
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Nikon Z6, Nikkor 24-70mm f/4 S,
Exposure X7, Colour Efex Pro 4, Silver Efex Pro 3
El espectáculo natural de las Tres Cimas de Lavaredo es algo que no se puede explicar con palabras: es un paisaje sobrecogedor que te deja sin habla; una hermosa desolación.
Cuando me encontraba allÃ, recuerdo que se me pasó por la cabeza que ese sitio, o muy parecido, era lo que habÃa en mi imaginación cuando, leyendo por primera vez "El Señor de los Anillos", se describÃa el territorio de Mordor y el Monte del Destino.
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An older shot from Holywell Bay that I've reprocessed using the double-exposure feature from the Nik Collection.
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I was knocking around on my own on the Outer Banks and thought I would go out to Bodie lighthouse for sunrise. I drove half way there and decided that Avalon Pier would give the better shots that morning. I think the decision turned out pretty good, don't you?
©2016 AP Gouge Photography
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