Ampelmännchen

July 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Canon EOS 40D, f/7.1, 1/200 s, ISO 250, 24-105@105mm, handheld.

The old East German Ampelmännchen (or “little cross walk man”). It’s now used at crosswalks all over Berlin and is one of the few modern holdovers from the former communist regime. Love his little hat.

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The Monkey Uprising Has Begun!

July 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Canon EOS 40D, f/5.6, 1/2000 s, ISO 320, 24-105@105 mm, handheld.

This young baboon from the Berlin Zoo somehow got his hands on a knife… probably one that is used to chop up their food.

Canon EOS 40D, f/5.6, 1/2000 s, ISO 320, 24-105@105 mm, handheld.

Sharpening.

Canon EOS 40D, f/5.6, 1/2000 s, ISO 320, 24-105@105 mm, handheld.

Inspecting his blade… by chewing on it.

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Berliner Dom

July 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Canon EOS 40D, f/8, 1/500 s, ISO 400, 10-22@10 mm, handheld.

The sun setting behind the Berlin Cathedral (aka, Berliner Dom in German) on Museum Island in Berlin.

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Currywurst

July 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Canon EOS 40D, f/7.1, 1/500 s, ISO 250, 10-22mm, handheld.

A view of the ruins of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin (you can see where the top of the steeple as been broken off) , with a sausage stand in the foreground. Like many such stands we saw all over Berlin, this one sells “currywurst”, which is, as far as we could tell, chopped up bratwurst with curry powder and some sort of sauce poured all over it.

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