Taken about 40 seconds after this shot.

The end of the "silent street" is rather narrow. Any overweight person would probably be stuck there.

Due to the popularity of this shot, I added the remaining pictures of my walk through silent street to my photostream. The journey begins here.

After climbing up, you finally end up here, but first you have to continue the journey and climb up the stairs.

There were at least 4 gullwings standing next to each other...

Here's also a 300SL roadster, standing nearby.

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Taken a few seconds after the original 'Icecream' shot.

Yet another shot of this polar bear, showing his tongue to the visitors...

People fall out of the world sometimes, but they always leave traces. Little things we can't quite account for. Faces in photographs, luggage, half-eaten meals... rings... Nothing is ever forgotten, not completely. And if something can be remembered, it can come back.

All photos:

Camera: Hipstamatic

Lens: Hornbecker

Film: Cano Cafenol

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Spliced together with Diptic

In the shadow of the iconic Empire State Building is the seedy underbelly of New York City: live girls and adult DVDs!

Luckily, it's right within walking range of tourists bored by their wives endless need to shop and my place of work.

Strip clubs have the best lunch buffets! On one of their light days the live girls are great about giving me tips on my pole dancing. Plus, I can get rid of those $1 bills I hate carrying around.

Camera: Hipstamatc

Lens: Libatique 73

Film: DC

Flash: Off

Taken a split second before this shot.

More pictures of Wilbär.

One week later, another angle, another time of day...

When I took some photos of this eagle he started to make grimaces, so I was able to shoot some pictures which do not show the stereotypical majestic eagle facial expression...

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Same snake as in this shot. This time, I played a bit with Photoshop...

I wanted to lean against a tree for stabilizing my camera for another shot, when I suddenly saw these tiny mushrooms. They have a size of only a few millimeters (maybe 1/6"). I turned the original picture clockwise for better presentation.

It is really a strange micro cosmos out there ...

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Here's another shot and here is one taken in winter with frost crystals...

For those who didn't like my shadow on my "How to take pictures of a dachshund ...".

Probably the most beautiful car in the new Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart.

It's a cruel, cruel world, but there will be a lucky, lucky boy...

Camera: Hipstamatic

Lens: Tejas

Film: Ina's 1969

Flash: Laser Lemon Gel

...Don't say you don't notice them...

As a teacher I know it's wrong to play favourites, but these two students are members of my favourite class. Upon reading their survey I feel it's safe to say that I am their favourite teacher as they referred to me as "lovely, perfect, beautiful, and the best."

They aren't afraid to ask me questions, they help each other, they do their homework, and they are looking forward to their final exam...

In some ways I feel like I have become their adoptive mother. Almost every day one or all of them presents me with personal situations asking for advice, recommendations, or help.

Presently they are keeping me entertained with a game of twenty questions. Two of the students saw me outside of the classroom having dinner with a gentleman. I did not see them. Of course they did not recognize the man, but apparently I was "sweet" looking with him. Now they ask me yes/no questions trying to figure out who his is...little do they know it will be impossible...

As of late I feel like I've been putting up a really great front, but apparently not so good...one of the students looked at me with a sad puppy face and said, "it's alright teacher." When I questioned them he replied, "I know you're sad." It nearly made me cry.

In short, I love these darlings.

Camera: Hipstamatic

Lens: Tejas

Film: Ina's 1935

Here's the old camera in context (found in the the open air museum Beuren, Germany).

There exists a photo from Hermann Hesse (the german poet and literature nobel price winner), which was made in this studio in front of exactly the depicted background.

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Today, we met Sheila again. As usual, they were jumping around each other like crazy ;)

(I have some more pictures of this encounter which I will add within the next days..)

New Year's Day!

Notice the open drawers in the dresser as I was obviously looking for something the night/early morning before...

I am so terribly pale that I am visible even in the dark.

Leme Cam

Camera: Leme Leme

Lens: Fallen Angel

Frame: White Standard

Flash: Off

taken literally... ;)

(A follow-up to this picture.)

Another view of this mountain. According to the Bible, this is the place where Noah's ark landed.

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This picture was made on the same occasion as those two: Karate Dog and Dogs playing. They had a great time together on that day. ;)

New shoes.

So pretty.

Don't worry, naysayers, I wasn't on the clock when I took this picture...

Camera: Hipstamatic

Lens: Bettie XL

Film: Float

Flash: Off

Taken at the same occasion than this and this shot.

More pictures of Wilbär.

Here you can see him with open eyes...

The only modern car displayed on the "Retro Classics meets Barock"-event in Ludwigsburg. This car is a unique concept car, built for the tire company Fulda as a test (and marketing) car for their new high speed tires. The maximum speed is 351 km/h (218 mp/h).

side view

Exactly one year ago, I took some pictures of sheet lightning at the same location...

A closeup of this fence.

Late night dinner.

We shared a giant bowl of soup that was delicious. The water, however, was yellow and tasted odd. Thank God for beer.

There were still Christmas decorations up. One wreath had an Easter bunny eating a carrot stuck in the middle of it.

I love New York City.

Camera: Hipstamatic

Lens: Watts

Film: Big Up

Flash: Off

The collage of the things on my desk: a leftover candy cane from Christmas, peanut Ginger chews, a dime, a nickle, and a Snapple cap.

The Snapple cap reads: "In Ancient Greece throwing an apple to a woman was considered a marriage proposal." Ha! Men would be in so much trouble nowadays...

Camera: Hipstamatic

Lens: Chunky

Film: Blanko

Flash: Off

More pictures of Wilbär.

HDR from 5 pictures, handheld.

This is my lovely, stylish co-worker. I love how it looks like she's floating. It's sinister and enchanting all at the same time...

Camera: LemeLeme

Lens: Mojito

Frame: Inkjet

Flash: Off

Located a few minutes from my home, I often pass these trees when I walk my dog.

Taken a split second after this shot.

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Another angle on this frog...

Tears, making tracks. Tears, that are scared of the facts.

Running down corridors through automatic doors.

Camera: Hipstamatic

Lens: Loftus

Film: BlacKeys B+W

Flash: Off

This picture was taken together with this one.

Completely not a setup! I put out my clothes the night before to save some time in the morning. When I came out I thought it made for an awesome picture.

Very vintage...

Camera: Hipstamatic

Lens: Tejas

Film: DC

Flash: Off

Stuttgart's answer to the flat iron building.

Here's a closeup of the edge.

Another meerkat shot ....