early morning at minus 8 degrees celsius

January 20th, 2012 by babaoskar

Cycling and walking allow enjoying such morning views. By coincidence, my old Canon G3 was in my bag. Not the most suitable camera for such moments, but it gives a glimps of how great the aurora looked – even in an technical-urban setting.

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Müllheimer Brücke

visible history 2

January 13th, 2012 by babaoskar

Mal schaun, ob er es merkt:

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visible chimneys

periurban monument

January 11th, 2012 by babaoskar

Absolutely unspectacular monument in a periurban landscape.

 

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periurban monument

urban dwellings

January 10th, 2012 by babaoskar

“Magpies are believed to be one of the most intelligent of all animals” (wikipedia) since they are one of few animals recognising themselves in a mirror.  This could be the reason for having a magpie nest in front of my large office window. And it seems that they feel comfortable in-midst the highly urbanised setting.

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urban dwellings

nice Rhine view

January 6th, 2012 by babaoskar

And here the nice view overlooking Father Rhine:

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Rhine view

unidirectional urban beauties

January 2nd, 2012 by babaoskar
In Cologne, the most attractive flats are the ones overlooking the river Rhine. The views from the flats are stunning, while the views towards the flats adhere a certain degree of bleakness, particularly during this ‘dark’ winter season without brightening snow cover.

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urban beauty

 

 

 

 

Happy New Year 2012

January 2nd, 2012 by babaoskar

water under the bridge

December 23rd, 2011 by babaoskar

(due to lack of snow)

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Snowman

climate talks vs consumerism

December 11th, 2011 by babaoskar

Sad, sad, sad. No, not the talks about the new legal deal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions coming into effect in almost 10 years – after tough negotiations between the EU and India on  wording. No, it is about the dead mobile phone battery which I wanted to replace during the weekend. Cologne’s largest retailer for consumer electronics doesn’t stock such batteries anymore. Not cost effective, the salesman said. New mobile phones are cheaper than a battery. And the cheaper phone contains an even better battery than the one I asked for, plus a headset, worth the price of the phone. Well, the phone is now produced in India, not anymore in the EU. Must be the transport which makes products cheaper, I guess.

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Consumerism

precious urban space

December 5th, 2011 by babaoskar
Click to enlarge: parking

Parking