Detail of an old lock of the Wilhelminacanal in Helmond
Category: Architecture
Flower mill
The Bossche mill is one of the biggest flower producers in Europe. They produce flower for the daily bread of 40 million Europeans. Every year 24000 trucks bring their product from the port in Rotterdam to the customers.
The whole story can be found on my blog:
https://eisstahl.blogspot.com/2023/07/annals-of-architecture-2-dossche-mill.html
Bauhaus
Die modern anmutende Siedlung “Italienischer Garten” in Celle wurde vom Architekten Otto Haesler bereits 1924/25 entworfen und gebaut. Er war ein Vertreter der Bauhaus-Architektur.
The modern-looking estate “Italian Garden” in Celle was designed and built by the architect Otto Haesler as early as 1924/25. He was a representative of Bauhaus architecture.
Strukuren
Eigentlich ein sinnfreies Foto. Es ist nur eine Wendeltreppe, die ins Untergeschoss führt. Trotzdem hat mich das Ganze mit seinen Farben und Strukuren zu einem Foto animiert.
Actually a meaningless photo. It is only a spiral staircase that leads to the basement. Nevertheless, the whole thing with its colors and structures animated me to take a photo.
Lost places
Derelict industrial sites are one of my favorite objects. As a preview to next month’s topic here some pictures of a former railroad shed in Ponferrada, Spain. Even though the time of steam engines is gone for at least 50 years, a smell of grease and cinders still blends into the smell of spring flowers.
Winter light
February and March are my favorite months for taking pictures. The leaveless trees offer unimpeded view of what is hidden in summer. In addition the barren branches add some drama to the pictures. The light is still low, weak and usually there is some haze in the air. Together with the long shadows this hopefully makes the pictures more interesting. The hazy streets and long shadows remind of the black and white pictures taken in the time between the wars.
Einmal (Once)
I had a lot of inspiration from the discussion we had in the short lived photo book club. We were talking about pictures in the Wim Wenders’ book “Einmal” (Once). Wenders is a famous movie director – I assume many of the photos were taken while scouting for moving locations. Main aspects for the selection are dilapidation, ruin and desertion. We were discussing aspects of the composition of the photos. Wenders is not afraid of empty spaces in his pictures. Many are structured by straight lines from roads, edges of buildings. Fragments of cars, buildings, rails or signs give hints to what is happening outside the obvious. Parts of the pictures are out of focus. Masts are included to give significance to disruptive elements, well known sights are disfigured by objects which normally do not show up in tourists shots.
I went into the most unattractive parts of town and tried to take pictures following these instructions. Each picture has a spot for the actors.
Soap Opera at the Opera House in Frankfurt
Dem Wahren Schönen Guten
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Abendsstimmung
Die Stadtbrücke in der Abendsonne
City bridge in the evening sun