August 2022 – Page 2 – Passion for Photos

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Ja, so ein Mittelalter-Spektakel ist, wie man sieht, ziemlich anstrengend.

Yes, such a medieval spectacle is, as you can see, quite exhausting.

The Erzberg has provided the Habsburg empire and later Austria with iron ore for a 1000 years. They keep on digging. In 1890 they built a cog railway to bring the ore across the pass directly to the smelters in Leoben. It worked until 1978, mainly with the original engines. The old railway shed is still there, and the area is full of abandoned mines, foundries and towns so desolate that it took me a drive of 50 km to find a place to stay.

*The old town of Eisenerz, the bell in the tower above town used to announce begin and end of the shifts in the mine,*

*Today a modern and automatic loading facility dumps the ore into modern trains*

*A wreck of one of the old engines of 1890 has survived in the old shed*

*The Erzberg looms over town and station with one of the modern trains*

On The Road Again

After seven days on the road, we reached Mile 0 of the Alcan Hwy in British Columbia. My husband wanted to see this Highway, as his uncle was in the building crew during WWII.
It is an amazing feeling to be here and be able to drive the roads so far north.

High Above

I recently went on a hike and captured this image of a hawk soaring high above in the air. I thought this image was interesting because the tree branch on the right side acts as a frame, and you can see the bird with a bit of the valley in the background. Hope you enjoy!

Busy Bee

A bumble bee courts a mountain Bachelor Button

Pole Barn

Just an old fashioned pole barn in the Scott Valley, Northern California

Nur eine altmodische Stangenscheune im Scott Valley, Nordkalifornien

Beauties of the Past, again in the Spotlight

Leaves – Double Exposure

My photo journey photographing in black and white continues. This is a classic in camera double exposure. Enjoy!

Kunst im Schlossgarten

Moderne Kunst in und um alte Gemäuer, so könnte man das Motto vom Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg (nahe Hildesheim) nennen. Anke und ich waren Anfang des Monats dort und haben uns mal die Ausstellung rund um das Schloss und im Schlosspark angeschaut. Mich haben die Glasstelen des Künstlers Jeppe Hein besonders fasziniert.

Modern art in and around old walls, so you could call the motto of the art museum Derneburg Castle (near Hildesheim). Anke and I were there at the beginning of the month and have looked at the exhibition around the castle and in the castle park. I was particularly fascinated by the glass steles of the artist Jeppe Hein.

Month: August 2022