Welcome to my weblog and thanks for stopping by! My most recent posts are all on this page, for older ones browse the archives or click the keywords in the sidebar. See Potomac Adventures for posts that I wrote between 2011 and May 2013 and Brobo Photo for those from 2006 to 2011. My weblogs contain hundreds of articles and photographs and are an essential part of my work. They show my never-ending passion for visual storytelling and the interaction of photography and text. For less volatile information about my work, see my Home Page.

Our last days in D.C.

June 30, 2014

I always wanted to write a blog post titled "Liberated". You know, the feeling that you get after your stuff has been packed into four hundred boxes, stowed into a container; after your house has been returned to your landlord, and after your cars have been sold. Actually, there was too much to do all these days, so I didn't really feel liberated. At least I had the opportunity to wander around D. Read the Full Post »

NEWSEUM Visitors

June 29, 2014

I've been to the NEWSEUM many times, and as everybody can image I love it. It's about journalism, media and the freedom of the press. It kind of celebrates the 1st amendment of the United States. It stands in stark contrast to the NRA museum, which in a somewhat unbalanced and incomprehensive way celebrates the 2nd amendment. Somewhat surprisingly, both rights claim to be the guarantors of individ... Read the Full Post »

Shooting wide open with the Fuji 1.4/23 mm

June 21, 2014

Recently, our A/C was replaced by a newer, more energy efficient system. All the work was carried out by two A/C technicians and was finished flawlessly within a day. I wanted to try out my new Fuji 1.4/23 mm lens and asked whether I could take a few pictures. Shooting in the dark basement demanded a bright lens and shooting outside required shallow depth of field. Both of which I hoped to get fro... Read the Full Post »

With the Fuji X-T1 at National Harbor

June 19, 2014

Today, I spent a few hours at National Harbor, playing with the Fuji X-T1. For me, National Harbor is superficially beautiful, but deeply inside, it's perfectly ugly. Everything is made-up, somewhat reminiscent of Las Vegas (with true gambling to arrive soon). None of the buildings, art pieces or other artifacts really fit together. Visually and photographically it's a nightmare. Acustically as we... Read the Full Post »

Point-And-Shoot #12: Der 9:30 Club

June 11, 2014

Ist man als Tourist zum ersten Mal in D.C., wird man sich zunächst einmal die National Mall mit all ihren Monumenten und Museen ansehen. Sicher auch das Weiße Haus, das Capitol oder die Library of Congress. Dann kommen der Arlington National Cemetery, Georgetown oder die nicht minder beeindruckenden Museen in der "zweiten Reihe" dran. Mit etwas Glück erlebt man die uniforme Geschäftigkeit von K, L... Read the Full Post »