#328 - TIE THE KNOT (116 of 365)

My grandparents tied the knot on July 25, 1959. This is them 50 years later, sitting in front of an altar again, waiting for their golden anniversary commemoration service to start. What an emotional and fun day!

Picture taken on 07/25/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#047 - CHILDHOOD ANTICS (115 of 365)

This is me and my godchild, having some fun while reading a book. :)

Picture taken on 07/25/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#106 - FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! (114 of 365)

Yummy buffet!

Picture taken on 07/25/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#073 - CUTLERY (113 of 365)

The table setting at my grandparents' golden wedding celebrations. And that's my dad's first name on the card. :)

Picture taken on 07/25/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#359 - WHEELS (112 of 365)

This is the car that brought my grandparents to their Golden Wedding Anniversary service at our cathedral. It's a vintage car from GDR times and my grandpa used to have one like this. He was so thrilled to be riding in that car. :)

Picture taken on 07/25/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#257 - REGAL (111 of 365)

Castle Sanssouci in Potsdam.

Picture taken on 05/24/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#233 - PHOTOGRAPHER (110 of 365)

Meet Christin, the blog owner. ;)

Picture taken on 04/12/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#170 - LEGS (109 of 365)

My legs. :)

Picture taken on 03/12/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#158 - INDUSTRIAL (108 of 365)

Cranes in Berlin, looking very industrial.

Picture taken on 03/09/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#065 - COOKERY (107 of 365)

Frying the chopped pork for chopped pork Zurich style (with mushrooms, cream and rice). Yum!

Picture taken on 02/15/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#150 - HOLES (106 of 365)

This sky is mostly grey but there are a few holes here and there where the blue sky shines through. And the blue sky from the big hole in the middle is reflected in the water of the river Elbe.

Picture taken on 02/17/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#121 - GO FISH! (105 of 365)

I'm going with the literal meaning of the words, fully aware of the fact that it is usually associated with a card game. But I liked this fish and I'm glad about every picture that I can fit to a theme, so here it is. :D

Picture taken on 03/09/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#360 - WHO PUT THAT THERE? (104 of 365)

A giant ice cream cone in the middle of the street. I really do wonder who put that there...

Picture taken on 02/17/2009.
Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#314 - SWIRLS (103 of 365)

Moving hands in dim light make for a pretty swirly image.

Picture taken on 02/22/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#245 - PUMPKIN (102 of 365)

Not the most creative theme picture but it's the only one I have of pumpkins, and only by accident. :D

Picture taken on 02/22/2009

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#250 - RAINBOW (101 of 365)

A very up close rainbow in a fountain in the park of Castle Sanssouci in Potsdam.

Picture taken on 5/24/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#001 - ONE HUNDRED (100 of 365)

I really like this picture and wanted to post it here, especially since it's about this whole project: taking pictures and trying to be creative while doing so. But I didn't know which theme to fit it with, so I decided to use for #001 because this is - indeed - my 100th theme post in 2009! Still a long way to go...

Picture taken on 5/22/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#281 - SHOW US YOUR BOKEH (99 of 365)

Dresden by night.

Picture taken on 5/12/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#051 - CITY LIGHTS (98 of 365)

Dresden by night.

Picture taken on 5/12/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#311 - SUNRISE, SUNSET... (97 of 365)

Dresden and the Elbe at sunset.

Pictures taken on 5/12/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#353 - WATER (96 of 365)

Berlin Wannsee

Picture taken on 5/24/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#037 - BUILDING (95 of 365)

Magdeburg Cathedral - my favorite building in the whole wide world!

#324 - THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME (94 of 365)

My hometown Magdeburg from its best side.

Picture taken on 5/23/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#055 - CLOSELY CROPPED (93 of 365)

The towers of Magdeburg Cathedral as seen from the cloister of the cathedral.

Picture taken on 5/23/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#035 - BRIDGES OR TUNNELS (92 of 365)

This is the Sternbrücke (Star Bridge) in Magdeburg. After having been destroyed in the last days of WWII, it's been reconstructed between 2002 and 2005.

Picture taken on 5/23/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#043 - CELESTIAL BODIES (91 of 365)

If I remember correctly, the people who helped rebuild the bridge from theme #035 are eternalized in little silver stars on several stones on one end of the bridge.

Picture taken on 5/23/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#248 - QUAINT OR QUIRKY (90 of 365)

This is a building designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, which caused quite a fuzz in Magdeburg prior to its construction.

Picture taken on 5/23/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#330 - TIME (89 of 365)

This sculpture / installation or whatever one may call it is all about time.

Picture taken on 5/23/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#100 - FIRE OR FLAME (88 of 365)

A fire in a little garden oven in my family's garden in Magdeburg.

Picture taken on 5/23/2009.
Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#181 - MECHANISMS (87 of 365)

The inside of an old automobile motor.

Picture taken on 5/22/2009.
Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#234 - PINK (86 of 365)

The pink-lit dome of the Sony Center in Berlin.

Picture taken on 5/22/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#283 - SILHOUETTE (85 of 365)

Helen and I wandering around Castle Sanssouci in Potsdam and taking picures of our silhouettes on the ground. :D

Picture taken on 5/24/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#074 - DANGEROUS (84 of 365)

Beware! Sniper on the roof!

Picture taken on 05/22/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#011 - ANGELS OR DEVILS (83 of 365)

I couldn't decide on one picture for this theme so I posted two. Two completely different takes on the theme - an angel made entirely out of chocolate in a chocolate shop in Berlin and the movie poster for Angels & Demons. :D

Pictures taken on 05/22/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#356 - WHAT AM I? (82 of 365)

What am I? A lonely Storm Trooper. Where's my Death Star?

Picture taken on 05/22/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#326 - THINGS WITH WINGS (81 of 365)

My favorite birds: snow owls. *lovely*

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#221 - OUTDOOR SEATING (80 of 365)

A baby goat, sitting in one of the herd's mangers. :D

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR.

#119 - GATHERINGS (79 of 365)

Three owls, gathered and all snuggled up in a corner of their cage.

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#096 - FEATHERS OR FEATHERED (78 of 365)

A young stork.

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#258 - RELAXATION (77 of 365)

A racoon, lounging around in his favorite home on a tree. :)

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#115 - FURRY (76 of 2009)

A furry fox, lounging around in the sun. Relaxation and sleeping seems to have been the theme du jour... :D

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#098 - FENCES (75 of 2009)

Well, in a zoo the animals are usually fenced in. Luckily, cameras can be set to not focus on the fence and instead focus on the animals behind them. :)

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#288 - SLEEPY OR SLEEPING (74 of 365)

A wolf, sleeping away under the trees. I like to call him Jake. ;)

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#229 - PAWS (73 of 365)

Big, brown bear looking down at his equally big, brown paws. :D

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#127 - GRASS, TURF, LAWN (72 of 365)

A pheasant, watching and reigning over his turf!

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#230 - PEAKS OR VALLEYS (71 of 365)

Looking over the peaks and valleys of Thale and its surroundings.

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#344 - UP ON TOP (70 of 365)

On top of the mountain in Thale, looking to another top across, which is a little lower than the one I'm standing on...

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR

#262 - ROAD/STREET (69 of 2009)

A pretty rocky and root-y road up on top of the mountain in Thale.

Picture taken on 05/01/2009.

Camera: SONY A300 DSLR