exhibitions, art, science, history, museums, nature - anything/everything...

[japanesebaby]

that's nice. more graveyards (for any graveyard freaks ) here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36543214@N07/sets/72157619236230833/

this is alter johannisfriedhof in leipzig. very interesting place, it's been used since 16th century or so. most of the oldest stones are impossible to read anymore though. an interesting (and a new) thing for me was that most of the 18th and 19th century gravestones are not scattered here and there individually, but are attached to these long walls that slice the graveyard into sections.
at least i had never seen that anywhere else. perhaps it's been common in that area, i don't know. anyway, it was different. i really liked the atmosphere as it was more like a peaceful park with these ancient walls than a graveyard. there were some interesting birdlife there too, i made some recordings.


the rest of my leipzig photos are on flickr too, if anyone wants to have a look and/or comment:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36543214@N07/collections/72157619293364184/

i'm usually not inspired by visiting famous people's graves or "walking in their footsteps", but thomaskirche (st. thomas' church), where j.s.bach used to work as a cantor, was an experience to me. i also visited mendelssohnhaus which is the last home of composer felix mendelssohn-bartholdy turned into a museum. they still have some concerts there too, in the original music salon.   very nice trip back in time. and visiting these was a nice contrast to all the industrial and EBM sounds at the festival.

anyway, this one's definitely me after the festival.  
i've been dead tired all week!

[alwaysprayingforRAIN]

hey jb!!! thanks for all the pictures i really love them!! I've been looking at some pics from the WGT before, but that was mostly from people that had no idea what it was about and were just like wow he/she is dressed in black let's take a pic  .....  i would have loved to go there even without really being into the whole 'scene' if you can call it that just to feel the atmosphere.
your pictures are different though. more like how you saw it. i especially like the graveyard ones. it does look more like an ancient beautiful park than a graveyard. not sad more... thoughtful maybe

[japanesebaby]

hey jb!!! thanks for all the pictures i really love them!! I've been looking at some pics from the WGT before, but that was mostly from people that had no idea what it was about and were just like wow he/she is dressed in black let's take a pic  .....  i would have loved to go there even without really being into the whole 'scene' if you can call it that just to feel the atmosphere.
your pictures are different though. more like how you saw it. i especially like the graveyard ones. it does look more like an ancient beautiful park than a graveyard. not sad more... thoughtful maybe

hey thanks a lot 
it has happened to me when i'm out somewhere, that sometimes my friends ask me "why are you taking a pic of that?" or "you take pics of weird things". i never really end up having much pics of myself (if any) on any travels, i don't like posing in front of this or that.
and yes, the WGT atmosphere is really worth a visit! i plan to go there again for sure. besides, i like city festivals like this SO much more than standing out in some muddy field for 2-3 days anyway. :-P

i went to the botanical gardens yesterday, the "rhododendron valley" is at full bloom this time of year:
http://blog.curefans.com/japanesebaby/2009/06/14/blazing-colors/

the colors look good especially against black background: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/onblack.php?id=3626131206&size=large&posted=1

[fiction]

I just got through the pictures from Utklippan and I post You five here and if You want to see the others You can check in here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coj09/?saved=1

The pictures represents from top to bottom

The members of this years expedition

The Razorbills who were the reason for this trip

The only young Razorbill we found and banded

A redshank warning its young ones for the hazards of me and some gulls

The dried green algys create nice patterns of green and white at the waterline

It was a great trip, as always, but we were there one or two weeks too early. The bird were hatching allover so we couldn´t stay or else we might have desturbed the Razorbills in their hatching process. The sun was streaking its mercyless rays at our bodies and the sunblockers came handy.

[alwaysprayingforRAIN]

hey!!! glad to see your back, i hope you had a good time
thanks for the pics... i know this isn't a 'qualified' comment, but that little bird is pretty cute!!!

[fiction]

hey!!! glad to see your back, i hope you had a good time
thanks for the pics... i know this isn't a 'qualified' comment, but that little bird is pretty cute!!!

Well thanx RAINprayer. Glad to see that You´re still hangin´ around. And yeah those pully Razorbills are kinda cute. When it´s grown up it´ll look like those three birds in the picture above. Real Rock n Roll birds all black and white with sharp bills.

[Trust...]

For all who likes the history from Egypt, here some pics from my trip to Luxor.

http://picasaweb.google.be/Trustinimagination/Luxor2009#

[japanesebaby]

For all who likes the history from Egypt, here some pics from my trip to Luxor.

http://picasaweb.google.be/Trustinimagination/Luxor2009#

awesome! :eek:
lucky you! now you have to tell us more about the trip! 

[Trust...]

For all who likes the history from Egypt, here some pics from my trip to Luxor.

http://picasaweb.google.be/Trustinimagination/Luxor2009#

awesome! :eek:
lucky you! now you have to tell us more about the trip! 

Wonderful country and wonderful people. A perfect mix of nature, culture and adventure, all in one 

And JB, Egypt is 96% desert, we did a trip into the desert on a quad, awesome, nothing else but stones and sand 

If you want to know more, don't hesitate to ask me 

[Trust...]

If you want to see more:

http://picasaweb.google.be/Trustinimagination/Luxor200902#

[japanesebaby]

finally got myself a new camera   and i've been trying it out a bit. some recent visits:
natural history museum: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36543214@N07/sets/72157621977764264/





i'm especially happy about the luxurious 25mm wide angle and the 16:9 aspect ratio.   i might have been overexhausting it a bit lately but i think i'll calm down.

[japanesebaby]

another really interesting place recently, helsinki university museum: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36543214@N07/sets/72157621821447041/

the exhibitions display the history of the development of the scientific research and scientific tools/instruments that have been used during the university's history.
the sections for medical and veterinary science specifically thrilling - sometimes plain creepy, sometimes quite hilarious too.
there's also "mineral cabinet", a pretty section for minerals and stones, also meteors and fossils.
see the link above for full size pics.





besides, i realized that gustav klimt was a thief.

[crowbi_wan]

Nice pics.



Open up and say aaaahhhhhh...



You too 

[japanesebaby]

and the zoo with cute little furry animal and colorful fish. our zoo has an elephant baby and it's just precious.       http://www.koeln-lodge.de/img/fotoalbum/images/31-koelner-zoo-elefanten-ming-jung-cut.jpg

perhap i'm boring everyone with pics by now. anyway, i visited the local zoo some time ago after a really long absence.
i upped some zoo animal pics and made a little blog entry for them too.
(click mr parrot for the pics.)



i tried to choose just my favorite shots to be upped this time. this one was in my top three.

[Trust...]

A view from the Hintertux Gletcher in Zillertal Tirol (Austria)
You feel like you are on the top off the world  8)