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Week 52: X-mas dolphins / Santa's swimming reindeer as seen from cruise ship AIDAaura, Southern Indian Ocean (December 24, 2018)
Week 52 "add on 1": Christmas tree on top of mast of cruise ship AIDAaura, Southern Indian Ocean (December 24, 2018)
Week 51: Impression Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia (December 21, 2018)
Week 51 "add on 1": Impression Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia (December 21, 2018)
Week 50: Impression Melbourne, Australia (December 16, 2018)
Week 50 "add on 1": Welcome to Melbourne... early in the morning, Australia (December 16, 2018)
Week 50 "add on 2": Leaving Sydney with cruise ship AIDAaura (December 13, 2018)
Week 50 "add on 3": Find me..., @ Changi Airport, Singapore (December 12, 2018)
Week 47: My first attempt..., Bridgetown, Barbabos (November 22, 2018)
Week 47 "add on 1": Cruise ship AIDAperla in Fort-de-France, Martinique (November 20, 2018)
Week 47 "add on 2": Impression Fort-de-France, Martinique (November 20, 2018)
Week 47 "add on 3": Impression Fort-de-France, Martinique (November 20, 2018)
Week 47 "add on 4": Impression Fort-de-France, street is too narrow for the ship, Martinique (November 20, 2018)
Week 47 "add on 5": Setting Sun..., Fort-de-France, Martinique (November 20, 2018); high dynamic range
Week 47 "add on 6": Full Moon setting, St.Vincent & the Grenadines (November 23, 2018)
Week 47 "add on 7": Sunrise as seen from cruise ship AIDAperla, North Atlantic Ocean (November 18, 2018)
Week 47 "add on 8": Variety of vessels, Philipsburg, St. Maarten (November 19, 2018)
Week 47 "add on 9": Rising Sun, as seen from cruise ship AIDAperla close to Fort-de-France, Martinique (November 20, 2018)
Week 46: Sunrise as seen from cruise ship AIDAperla, North Atlantic Ocean (November 16, 2018)
Week 46 "add on 1": Crossing the Atlantic Ocean with CS AIDAperla; heading west, towards Caribbean, North Atlantic Ocean (November 14, 2018)
Week 46 "add on 2": Impression from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (November 12, 2018); high dynamic range
Week 46 "add on 3": Cruise ship AIDAperla in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (November 12, 2018)
Week 45: Cruise ship AIDAperla in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain (November 8, 2018); high dynamic range
Week 45 "add on 1": City hall, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain (November 8, 2018)
Week 45 "add on 2": A bakery in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain (November 8, 2018)
Week 45 "add on 3": Beach club of cruise ship AIDAperla; deck 15 (November 4, 2018)
Week 45 "add on 4": Early morning impression on cruise ship AIDAperla #1; Southampton, England (November 4, 2018)
Week 45 "add on 5": Early morning impression on cruise ship AIDAperla #2; Southampton, England (November 4, 2018)
Week 43: Impression @ Osterdeich near Cafe Ambiente, Bremen (October 27, 2018)
Week 43 "add on": Impression (close up) @ Osterdeich near Cafe Ambiente, Bremen (October 27, 2018)
Week 42: Cruise ship MS Balmoral; 218 m in length (Fred Olsen Cruise Lines) in Bremen-Getreidehafen; (October 21, 2018)
Week 40: Walnuts from my garden (October 6, 2018)
Week 32: Swan family, Werdersee, Bremen-Habenhausen (August 6, 2018)
Week 32 "add on 1": Swan family, Werdersee, Bremen-Habenhausen (August 6, 2018)
Week 32 "add on 2": Impression from Kirchweyhe, nearby Bremen (August 6, 2018)
Week 32 "add on 3": Sun behind leaves, Weyhe, nearby Bremen (August 5, 2018)
Week 31: Setting Sun, Holz- und Fabrikenhafen, Bremen (July 30, 2018)
Week 31 "add on 1": Setting Sun, Waterfront Center, Bremen (August 1, 2018)
Week 31 "add on 2": Sunset, Holz- und Fabrikenhafen, Bremen (August 1, 2018)
Week 28: Sunset, Europahafen, Bremen (July 15, 2018)
Week 26: Planet Venus and cruise ship MS Boudicca in Bremen-Getreidehafen (June 26, 2018)
Week 25: Wildlife @ Central Park, Manhattan, NYC (June 23, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 1": Impression Central Park, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 2": Times Square, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 3": Solstice yoga @ Times Square, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 4": Solstice yoga @ Times Square, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 5": Solstice yoga @ Times Square, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 6": Impression Broadway / 34th street, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 7": Empire State Building as seen from 34th street, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 8": Rockefeller Center #1, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 9": Rockefeller Center #2, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 10": Trump Tower @ 5th avenue, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 11": Impression 5th avenue, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 12": Impression 8th avenue / 57th street, Manhattan, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 13": Cruise ship AIDAvita in Manhattan, Hudson river, Pier 90, NYC (June 21, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 14": Impression Manhattan, NYC, as seen from 11th avenue / Lincoln tunnel (June 24, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 15": Becoming..., Impression Manhattan, NYC, as seen from 11th avenue / 37th street (June 24, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 16": Impression Charles river Esplanade, Boston, Massachusetts (June 19, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 17": Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts (June 19, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 18": Book your next cruise here..., impression from Bar Harbor, Maine (June 18, 2018)
Week 25 "add on 19": Impression from Bar Harbor, Maine (June 18, 2018)
Week 24: Mother goose with seven kids, Reykjavik, Iceland (June 11, 2018)
Week 23: Sunset as seen from cruise ship AIDAvita after leaving Invergordon, Scotland (June 7, 2018)
Week 23 "add on 1": What about whisky 5 and more? Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland (June 8, 2018)
Week 23 "add on 2": Just married..., Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland (June 8, 2018)
Week 23 "add on 2": Impression Invergordon, Scotland (June 7, 2018)
Week 21: Hungarian parliament building; Budapest, Hungary (May 21, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 1": Liberty bridge and Gellert Hotel Complex; Budapest, Hungary (May 21, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 2": Impression Budapest, Chain bridge, Hungary (May 21, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 3": Impression Budapest, Chain bridge & Hungarian parliament, Hungary (May 21, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 4": Esztergom cathedral as seen from cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Hungary (May 21, 2018), image #289
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Nikon (f=18-140mm); f=22mm; F/6.3; ISO 5000; T=1/4s
note: ship was in motion; Esztergom cathedral - on top of castle hill - is the largest church in Hungary
Week 21 "add on 5": Esztergom cathedral as seen from cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Hungary (May 21, 2018), image #308
Week 21 "add on 6": Approching Bratislava with cruise ship A-Rosa Mia (May 22, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 7": Impression Bratislava (May 22, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 8": Impression Bratislava (May 22, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 9": Impression Bratislava (May 22, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 10": Michael's Gate @ Michalská Street, Bratislava, Slovakia (May 22, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 11": Michael's Gate @ Michalská Street, Bratislava, Slovakia (May 22, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 12": Michalská Street, Bratislava, Slovakia (May 22, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 13": Impression Bratislava, Panska Street, Slovakia (May 22, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 14": Impression from Bratislava, Slovakia (May 22, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 15": Melk as seen from cruise ship A-Rosa Mia (no stop), Austria (May 23, 2018)
Week 21 "add on 16": In Linz today, Austria (May 23, 2018)
Week 20: Get your camera ready for sunset, cruise ship A-ROSA Mia, Danube river, Romania (May 16, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 1": Expert talk..., cruise ship A-ROSA Mia, Danube river, Romania (May 16, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 2": Sunset as seen from cruise ship A-ROSA Mia, Danube river, Romania to the right (May 16, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 3": Rising Sun @ Sulina canal as seen from cruise ship A-Rosa Mia (May 15, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 4": Impression from Sulina canal with cruise ship A-Rosa Mia (May 15, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 5": Old Sulina lighthouse, Sulina canal @ Danube river "zero km"as seen from cruise ship A-Rosa Mia (May 15, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 6": Impression Danuba river / Sulina canal, Romania (May 15, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 7": Approaching Sulina, Romania with cruise ship A-Rosa Mia (May 15, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 8": Impression from Sulina, Romania (May 15, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 9": Cruise ship A-Rosa Mia @ berth in Tulcea, Romania (May 15, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 10": With cruise ship A-Rosa Mia in Novi Sad, Serbia; fortress Petrovaradin on other side of Danube river connected via Varadin bridge (May 19, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 11": Impression from Novi Sad, Serbia (May 19, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 12": Impression from Novi Sad, Serbia (May 19, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 13": Impression from Novi Sad, Serbia (May 19, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 14": Impression from Novi Sad, Serbia (May 19, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 15": Impression from Novi Sad, Serbia (May 19, 2018); People in Novi Sad like colorful balloons...
Week 20 "add on 16": A-Rosa Mia in front of Žeželj Bridge, Novi Sad, Serbia (May 19, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 17": A-Rosa Mia leaving lock Đerdap I (Schleuse Eisernes Tor 1), Romania side of Danube river (May 18, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 18": A-Rosa Mia leaving lock Đerdap I (Schleuse Eisernes Tor 1), Romania side of Danube river (May 18, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 19": Moon and Venus during "Blue hour", river cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Danube river (May 18, 2018)
Week 20 "add on 20": Moon and Venus during "Blue hour", river cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Danube river (May 18, 2018)
Week 19: "Wish you were beer", Impression @ Belgrade fortress, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 1": Berth @ Save river, Belgrade, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
note: lower town area in the front; upper town area ( with St. Michael's cathedral) in the background
Week 19 "add on 2": Berth @ Save river, Belgrade, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
note: Park of Belgrade fortress to the left; old town area with St. Michael's cathedral to the right
Week 19 "add on 3": Impression, Belgrade, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
note: Park of Belgrade fortress behind; old town area straight ahead
Week 19 "add on 4": House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (parliament), Belgrade, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 5": Impression from Belgrade, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 6": Impression from Belgrade, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 7": Impression Danube river cruise, A-ROSA Mia, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 8": Impression Danube river cruise, A-ROSA Mia, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 9": Impression Danube river cruise, A-ROSA Mia, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 10": Impression Danube river cruise, A-ROSA Mia while heading Belgrade, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 11": A-ROSA Mia approaches Belgrade, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 12": A-ROSA Mia approaches Belgrade, Serbia (May 11, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 13": Impression Danube river cruise, Schlögener Schlinge, Austria (May 8, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 14": Impression Vienna, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 15": Impression Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 16": Impression Vienna, Praterstern, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 17": Approaching berth Handelskai with cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 18": View from A-Rosa Mia @ Berth Handelskai, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
note: St. Francis of Assisi Church @ Mexicoplatz in the background
Week 19 "add on 19": A-Rosa Mia & Crystal Mozart @ Berth Handelskai, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 20": @ Berth Handelskai and Reichsbrücke, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 21": Madame Tussauds @ Prater, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 22": Planetarium @ Prater, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 23": Coaster @ Prater, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 24": Impression from 2. Praterstraße, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 25": Impression from 2. Praterstraße, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 26": Griechenkirche zur Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit, Fleischmarkt 13, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 27": Stephansdom / St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 28": Stephansdom / St. Stephen's Cathedral, Stefansplatz, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 29": Graben, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 30": Graben, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 31": Kohlmarkt, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 32": Spanish Riding School, Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 33": Venus above Danube river after leaving Vienna with cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Austria (May 9, 2018; 19:12 UT)
Week 19 "add on 34": Stars and planet Jupiter over cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Danube river after leaving Vienna, Austria (May 9, 2018; 20:36 UT)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/3.5; ISO 5000; T=2s
Week 19 "add on 35": Impression Budapest, Chain Bridge & Buda Castle as seen from cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Hungary (May 10, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 36": Impression Budapest, Chain Bridge & Buda Castle as seen from cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Hungary (May 10, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 37": Impression Budapest, Buda Castle as seen from cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Hungary (May 10, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 38": Impression Budapest, Buda Castle as seen from cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Hungary (May 10, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 39": Waiting for the Sun, Katarakten heading Iron Gate / Eisernes Tor with cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Romania / Serbia (May 12, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 40": Here comes the Sun, Katarakten heading Iron Gate / Eisernes Tor with cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Romania / Serbia (May 12, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 41": About 1 hour after sunset heading Iron Gate / Eisernes Tor with cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Romania / Serbia (May 12, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 42": Approaching the Iron Gate / Eisernes Tor with cruise ship A-Rosa Mia, Romania / Serbia (May 12, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 43": With cruise ship A-Rosa Mia in Rousse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 44": With cruise ship A-Rosa Mia in Rousse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 45": A-Rosa Mia @ berth in Rousse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 46": Impression Ruse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018); Liberty place (Freiheitsplatz)
Week 19 "add on 47": Impression Ruse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 48": Impression Ruse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 49": Impression Ruse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018); Battenberg place
Week 19 "add on 50": Impression Ruse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018); Battenberg place
Week 19 "add on 51": Impression Ruse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018)
Week 19 "add on 52": Impression Ruse, Bulgaria (May 13, 2018)
Week 16: Sunset, Bremerhaven, North-Germany (April 21, 2018)
Week 16 "add on 1": Sunset, Bremerhaven, North-Germany (April 21, 2018)
Week 16 "add on 2": Borkum island or Helgoland island?..., Bremerhaven, North-Germany (April 21, 2018)
Week 16 "add on 3": Impression Bremerhaven, North-Germany (April 21, 2018)
Week 16 "add on 4": Impression Bremerhaven, North-Germany (April 21, 2018)
Week 16 "add on 5": Impression Bremerhaven, North-Germany (April 21, 2018)
Week 16 "add on 6": Sunset, Waterfront Center, Bremen, North-Germany (April 18, 2018)
Week 14: Leaving Alta by the sea, Norway @ ~70° north (April 1, 2018)
Week 14 "add on 1": Leaving Alta by the sea, Norway @ ~70° north (April 1, 2018)
Week 14 "add on 2": Cruise ship AIDAcara in Sortland, Norway @ ~68° north (April 2, 2018)
Week 12: Impression Norway, Sortland region, as seen from cruise ship AIDAcara (March 19, 2018)
Week 11: Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAcara; ~ 68° north, Norway (March 14, 2018; 21:32); 1500x1000
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/3.2; ISO 4000; T=1.6s
Week 11 "add on 1": Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAcara; ~ 68° north, Norway (March 14, 2018; 21:25 UT)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/3.2; ISO 4000; T=1.6s
Week 11 "add on 2": Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAcara; ~ 68° north, Norway (March 14, 2018; 21:52 UT)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/3.2; ISO 4000; T=1.6s
Week 11 "add on 3": Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAcara; ~ 68° north, Norway (March 14, 2018)
Week 11 "add on 4": Aurora Borealis above Tromsø / cruise ship AIDAcara; ~ 68° north, Norway (March 15, 2018)
Week 11 "add on 5": Aurora Borealis above Tromsø / cruise ship AIDAcara; ~ 68° north, Norway (March 15, 2018)
Week 11 "add on 6": Selfie with Northern Lights during cruise with vessel AIDAcara; ~ 68° north, Norwegian coast (March 14, 2018)
Week 9: Aurora Borealis and moon shine in Tromsø, Norway (March 3, 2018; 20:58 UTC); image #18
camera: Nikon D7100; optics: Sigma zoom (10-20mm); f=10mm; F/4.5; ISO 4000; T=0,62s
Week 8: Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAcara, Alta, Norway, ~ 70° north (February 18, 2018; 19:02; UT); image #71
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/2.8; ISO 5000; T=2s
note: ship was in motion; exercise: find the northern star
Week 8 "add on 1": Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAcara, Alta, Norway, ~ 70° north (February 18, 2018; 19:07; UT); image #93
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/2.8; ISO 5000; T=2s
note: ship was in motion; exercise: find the northern star
Week 8 "add on 2": Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAcara, Alta, Norway, ~ 70° north (February 17, 2018; 21:55; UT); image #11
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Nikon zoom (18-140 mm); f=18mm; F/3.5; ISO 3200; T=1s
note: ship was not in motion
Week 7: Sunrise by the sea, Norway (February 13, 2018)
Week 7 "add on 1": First sighting of aurora borealis from cruise ship AIDAcara this winter season; close to arctic circle (February 13, 2018; 22:27 UT)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=18mm; ISO 6400; F/3.5; T=2s
Week 7 "add on 2": Northern Lights Cathedral, Alta, Finnmark, Norway (February 17, 2018)
Week 7 "add on 3": Alta Church, Alta, Finnmark, Norway (February 17, 2018)
Week 7 "add on 4": Aurora borealis over Tromsø, Norway as seen from cruise ship AIDAcara (February 15, 2018; 17:02 UT)
camera: Nikon D7100; optics: f=10mm; ISO 3200; F/3.2; T=0.5s
Week 7 "add on 5": Aurora borealis over Tromsø, Norway as seen from cruise ship AIDAcara (February 15, 2018; 17:02 UT)
camera: Nikon D7100; optics: f=10mm; ISO 3200; F/3.2; T=0.5s
Week 7 "add on 6": Aurora borealis over Tromsø, Norway as seen from cruise ship AIDAcara (February 15, 2018; 17:08 UT)
camera: Nikon D7100; optics: f=10mm; ISO 3200; F/3.2; T=0.5s
Week 7 "add on 7": Aurora borealis over cruise ship AIDAcara heading north direction, Norway (February 14, 2018; 21:22 UT)
camera: Nikon D7100; optics: f=10mm; ISO 5000; F/2.8; T=3s
Week 1: Moon above cruise ship AIDAcara, Timor sea (January 1, 2018)
Week 1 "add on": Special event on deck 6, cruise ship AIDAcara, Java sea (January 3, 2018)
Last updated: September 29, 2022