Credit to Stephen Lee Davis/Transportation for America

Images from a few days spent exploring the beauty of the Slovenian countryside in spring.

All images by Alex Berger, please reach out directly for licensing or usage requests.

Leidseplein

youtu.be/mS2YaGLmhL8?si=z2wxScsXcda1ATEe

Greys Monument Newcastle City Center

Reflection of the carousel on Boston Common, near the Frog Pond.

Just some ugly Stuff reflected in dirty Water (sorry Puddle!) :)

This week the APEC conference was held in San Francisco (I guess Biden was in town). As a result, the city was spruced up and way too many police were brought in. Back during Pride month, an art installation by Illuminate had been set up, which shined a rainbow of lasers down Market Street towards Twin Peaks. They decided to dust off the installation for the conference, but instead of a rainbow, the lights continually changed patterns and colors. It is a very interesting sight and makes for some good photo opportunities. On Wednesday I threw my compact camera in my bag before heading to my office. It also happened to rain a little that day, so when I went walking down Market Street after work, there were plenty of puddles to catch some reflections of the lasers! As you can see in the last photo, there were plenty of other photographers out that night, too. These were actually shot handheld, just with a high ISO, as I didn’t bring my tripod with me that day.

This building was really neat. It stood on a corner in Brooklyn. I wanted to document what I saw but not with a standard snapshot.

Shop window on the Damrak, reflected in a puddle

Puddles are Fun

The famous giant 'Iamsterdam' thingy, behind the Rijksmuseum, reflected in a puddle...

Cyclist on the cycle path alongside the Aire and Calder Navigation, Holbeck, Leeds with Tower Works in the background. Tower Works is a former factory producing steel carding pins for the textile industry, Tower Works was built between 1864-66. It features three towers all built in the Italianate style. The factory closed in 1981. Yorkshire Forward acquired the site in 2005, as part of the regeneration of Holbeck Urban Village.

this guy introduced me to the music of Dave Brubeck and the benefits of a "realistic" philosophy.

It had rained earlier. So, on my way to Vatican City, I was hoping to find some puddles and found this little one. Always fun to shoot something that's been photographed a million times from a different perspective.

Puddles are Fun

....in neukölln

Puddle play...couldn't decide which shots I liked best so here's a whole bunch :)

These pictures are almost unedited, just a touch of contrast here, some slight saturation added there...I heart my Mobile :)

All 4 shots are dedicated to Miss Marta :)

Reflection of trees in the puddle, spring city park filtered.

I have always loved the work of M.C Escher, it's not very easy to emulate though!

IF YOU'RE NOT BIG INTO AMERICAN FOOTBALL this is possibly as good as it gets in the city of Green Bay.

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In downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin, on May 23rd, 2024, was a view to the south from the East River Trail, north of Utility Street.

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Puddle Play :)