Grateful to Maxie, one of my “walking bubbles”, for agreeing to start our Sunday walk at the ungodly hour of 8.00 in order to avoid the crowds. Unfortunately, it meant that we did not see the sun till we were nearly finished with the walk. However, Maxie showed me a couple of features along the way which I had not noticed until today.
Here is the route on Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/tour/354516915.
I have posted several links with more information about Tempelhofer Feld in previous posts, but here is one I don’t think I have posted yet: https://www.slowtravelberlin.com/a-brief-history-of-tempelhofer-feld/.
Determined to get a better photo of the famous, but sometimes elusive, Tempelhofer Skylark, I went back and climbed one of the “viewing platforms” next to one of the large areas cordoned off to protect its breeding places.
Normally staying at home most weekends, I left home at about 07.00 in order to avoid the weekend hordes of retards who still do not know what 1,5 m looks like.
I always forget how strong, and cold, the wind gets there even if it did not feel particularly windy or cold on the way there. I nearly froze my t..s off and only saw a bunch of starlings and crows. I also took some photos of familiar buildings which I have never really noticed could be seen from the airfield.
Back down, teeth clattering, I started to walk towards the mosque exit and was lucky enough to spot a couple of skylarks, one of them doing what I interpreted as a “come-hither-I-love-you-and-I-want-to-have-your-baby” dance.
Other impressions from the former airfield now playground for young and old:
Made a detour into the adjacent cemetery: (more photos to come)
It was a great day for walking and pretending to be a tourist in my adopted city, and an OK day for nature and street photography. Only regret: That I wore shoes and not sandals.
The route on Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/tour/351138781.
Coming into the home stretch in the course, I feel completely not creative and it struck me that much of the photography I have done in cemeteries over the past three or four months might be categorised as a form of “found still-life” (although my original reason to frequent cemeteries was for the bird photography in places within walking distance so as not to have to use public transport).
If it is allowed, I will therefore submit the following (two are strictly speaking not from cemeteries: the one with the remains of a lampshade and the one with the two wheelbarrows):
I also considered these (some of which are not still-life, at least I don’t think they can be considered still-life when there are live animals in them, and two of them are not from cemeteries):
I am looking forward to attending this course on the art of street photography, starting shortly, despite the triple challenge I will be facing: 1) Covid19 numbers are going up and up so more than ever I have to avoid crowded streets and public transport; 2) the German paranoia resulting in reports of photographers being physically attacked, court cases, etc.; and 3) the fact that I don’t particularly like photographing people, at least not close up.
In preparation, we have been asked to submit five of our own street photography photos. At first, I did not really think I had done any street photography, but going through my photos, I think I may have taken quite a few that would qualify (for some of them, it is a bit of a stretch to call them street photography, and I have not yet decided which five I will submit). We`ll see how many of them I would still call street photography at the completion of the course :-).
Walk with Anne S, who is unfortunately in the process of leaving Berlin, to St. Marien und St. Nikolai Kirchhof I, to Kirchhof I. Der Evangelischen Georgen-Parochialgemeinde, and to Volkspark Friedrichshain. Back via Platz der Vereinten Nationen.
My route on Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/tour/334845778.
I have been here quite a few times over the years. It has changed a lot, and is still changing.
The route on Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/tour/328345222.
Halbinsel Stralau: http://stralauer-halbinsel.de/
Across the street from S-Bahnhof Treptower Park:
