Friday, March 20, 2015

Solar Eclipse 2015

🌓 Despite the cloudy skies ⛅️☁️, the solar eclipse 🌖 could also be observed for a couple of minutes in Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. 🌗

Solar eclipse in Groningen, the Netherlands. 20 March 2015.
Solar eclipse in Groningen, the Netherlands. 20 March 2015.

Friday, March 6, 2015

Old and New in Varna Bulgaria

Picture of Cherno More Hotel / Black Sea Hotel in Varna, Bulgaria.
A mixture of old and new buildings in the center of Varna, Bulgaria.
Old and new in the center of Varna:
A colorful old building and the Cherno More Hotel (Black Sea Hotel).

Varna Bulgaria

The Festival and Congress Center in Varna, Bulgaria.

Picture of Festival and Congress Complex Varna, Bulgaria.
Varna, Bulgaria. December 2014.

Spring

Testing the camera of my new iPhone 6 Plus in HDR mode with normal day light. The bluebell shot has not been edited at all. I've slightly enhanced the brightness and color saturation of the second photo.

Photo of bluebell flowers.
Tiny bluebell flowers.

Photo of a hyacinth.
Hyacinth

Varna City Center

Photo of a corner building in Varna, Bulgaria,
The main shopping street in the center of Varna, Bulgaria.
Corner building in the city center of Varna, Bulgaria.

Bright Yellow Building in Varna, Bulgaria

Most of the buildings in the center of Varna date back to the first half of the 20th century. This one has been beautifully reconstructed with a facade painted in bright yellow and blue. The building houses a bank and various offices.

Photo of a building in Varna, Bulgaria.
Bright yellow and blue building in the center of Varna, Bulgaria.

Varna Bulgaria

A small park in the center of Varna, Bulgaria.
The park lies just right behind of the theater building in the city center.

Photo of a park in Varna Bulgaria.
In the center of Varna, Bulgaria. December 2014.

Varna Bulgaria

Street view and a beautiful old building in the center of Varna.

Photo of a street and building in Varna, Bulgaria.
Beautiful blue building on a street corner in the center of Varna. Varna, Bulgaria 2014.