leaf camouflage.
in late october i've been visiting a friend in bingen, a city next to the river rhein. we had her niece with us, which made our walk a lot more fun as that's the perfect excuse to be a bit more childish and playful as well. we made our way to a park situated along the river where we built leaf hills to jump into and participated in some wild leaf fights. autumn is just so perfect, especially for a child - at least in my opinion.
since we've been such a playful group that day i decided to experiment with the way on how to take pictures. i have several programs installed on my camera that i rarely use, but this time i felt like i needed to test those waters out a little more. my friend loves to take photos as well, so she never exerted pressure on me to move on, but instead i could take my time, since she herself also was shooting things and stopping from time to time. i'm often a little sad that we both meet up only once in a while, because whenever we are out and about and explore our surroundings it's great fun. especially since we both never stop each other from taking photos, but instead elaborate on it. i miss the time she still lived in wiesbaden, some of our pictures from back then are still my favourites today.
anyway, i hope we get to explore bingen more in the future, it's such a cool town and i have the feeling there's still so much waiting for us to get discovered and take cool photos of.
this picture cracks me up a million times 😂 little m. is such a joy to be around ( especially when she's not 'teenage-ing' - which she often does these days, on the cusp of childhood to adolescence. )
the vineyard hills on the other side of the rhine ( with niederwalddenkmal high above ). oh, i love the weeping willow on the right.
the yellow leaves of the vines are such a precious sight in autumn.
ms germania in the port.
i love these views of the rhein river so much. it calms my heart just looking at the landscapes and feeling the breeze of the wind on your face.
this is the first of the experimental pictures i shot that day. the effect is HDR, which basically oversaturates colours and contrasts and makes the pictures look a lot more dramatic. this sculpture can be found at another favourite place of mine, the area where the nahe river flows into the rhein. in the back you can see the entrance to the middle rhine valley and also the mouse tower (white building in the middle of the picture.
crossing the bridge that leads to the bingerbrück district and the park at the mouse tower.
this graffiti train greets you right at the entry of the park. the park at the mouse tower was part of the state garden show in 2008, and it upgrades the cityscape immensely. there are extended areas of lawns and meadows where you can take sunbaths in the summer, a really cool activity playground for children and several other little knickknacks. if i'd live in bingen, this would probably be one of my main hang-out places.
the graffiti on the train were so colourful and well-made!
this picture didn't work out well in bright colours, but as a moody black/white autumn picture it was actually perfect.
contrary to what the black & white picture wants you to believe, the sun was shining very brightly for quite a while. perfect for capturing the golden crown - a sculpture by stephan balkenhol. i upped the brightness of the colours a bit, because it needed to happen with such a happy yellow.
the big chestnut tree in the background was the perfect addition.
another sight on the other side of the river is the ruin of ehrenfels castle.
wagon repair hall. the park at the mouse tower was formerly part of train related grounds - the railroad was very important in the history of bingen. but as time passed the building lost its meaning & purpose and the hall was closed down in the late 70ies. nowadays it's used as an event venue from time to time. the empty hall has a bigger influence on me, though, probably because of the desertion aspect. i love its big windows, it's probably suffused with light when the right time comes around.
peeking inside.
reflections of the sky.
right next to the hall there was a little beachy area with driftwood. oh, and also the mouse tower. did you know that this tower is part of an old legend involving an evil bishop & lots of heroic little mice? it's the old story of the rich being assholes to the poor, but nature ( or rather animals ) striking back.
on another note, we didn't see any mice, but instead encountered a black squirrel rummaging around the driftwood. it was a cute sight and i was so mesmerized that i forgot taking a picture. sometimes things just have to be enjoyed.
the inside of the hall. i love the sky effects on the window glass. it's like double exposure.
tried out HDR again. probably a very good idea in this instance.
my friend and her niece piggybacking. i love this picture ❤
another inside/outside picture slash double exposure image.
the mouse tower from a different angle.
hell yeah at the vibrancy of these acorn leaves 😍
it's probably a little too bright for your eyes, but do i care? no. this is worth risking eye cancer.
a look back towards the repair hall.
dreamy former gantry-style signal tower.
by the train tracks.
i switched back to taking normal photos. toot-toot, train's a-coming!
the signal tower in its entirety. pretty cool building.
the sun made a perfect appearance and shone a light onto ehrenfels castle. talk about dramatic effects to end a nice day.
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