St. Nikolaus, Bad Reichenhall

it was quite dark in this church - 0.5s on a monopod is long, even with internal stabilization.

i love the scenery with that single woman adding scale to this big hall.

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salzburg, cupola of the cathedral

heavily clouded sky alternating with drizzle provided extremely soft light during yesterday's walk through salzburg, austria. Inside the cathedral it was amazingly bright.

without any tricks or excessive processing, the b&w conversion of this picture already achieved highly graphic and abstract quality. this photo may give an hdr-like impression or a change between a positive and negative form, and that's why I like it.

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incense in the chinese temple

after two days of sitting in dimly lit conference rooms in a hotel in Jakarta, I finally had 8 hours to see where I really am after < 30 hours of traveling from europe. the chinese have a vibrant quarter in the center, and there i met this man sacrificing probably alcohol in his temple.

and if I had not forgotten the cable for my gps, I would even have coordinates to find that temple again on a map. so I will have to wait until I return home.

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