tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49452876543031097282024-03-14T09:51:53.454-04:00Potomac AdventuresPhotography from Maryland and Washington, D.C.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-38057508766230465182013-06-01T20:28:00.000-04:002013-06-03T09:12:34.283-04:00Farewell Potomac AdventuresOne of the reasons why I chose Zenfolio as my new provider was that they had a built-in weblog. <a href="http://www.gkruger.com" target="_blank">www.gkrueger.com</a> is now the only source that 99 percent of those interested in my work have to visit.<br />
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All future blog posts will be published on <a href="http://www.gkrueger.com/blog" target="_blank">www.gkrueger.com/blog</a>. For a smoother transition, I migrated the last 25 articles from Potomac Adventures.<br />
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Since its creation, Potomac Adventures has attracted tens of thousands of visitors from all around the world. Visitors from Germany, the United States, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, France, United Kingdom, and many more. Visitors who were interested in such diverse topics as <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2013/04/nine-days-after.html">The Boston Bombings</a>, <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2012/10/sandy-am-montag.html">Superstorm Sandy</a>, <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2012/02/hipstamatic-cat.html">Hipstamatic</a>, <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2012/05/living-with-art.html">A Funny Cat</a> or simply in <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-normal-eye.html">Good Photography</a> ;-).<br />
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55 % of the visitors used the Windows Operating System (only 10 %, however, used the Internet Explorer), 35 % the Mac, and about 10 % came from mobile devices. Among the top keyword searches were "Whites Ferry", "Top of the Rock", "Hipstamatic", "Cemetery Fence" and "Impressionismus Fotografie".<br />
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A big thanks to everybody who visited or came back. Stay tuned, folks, and visit the new blog at <a href="http://www.gkrueger.com/blog" target="_blank">www.gkrueger.com/blog</a>. Change your links accordingly and subscribe to the news feeds to get notified whenever new posts are available.<br />
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Guido, June 1st, 2013<br />
Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-25258560054035744652013-05-29T08:53:00.000-04:002013-05-29T13:15:32.880-04:00Moving out...Many of you already knew that I was going to give up Studio 306 in the Torpedo Factory. Actually, yesterday was my last day. Coincidentally, Jim, my good friend and studio partner, is also taking a leave, as well as Andra, my neighbor to the right.<br />
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That's how the studio looked yesterday morning:<br />
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The printer, tools, paper, mats, frames, etc. were all gone already, only the images on the wall were still there.<br />
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I had a sale on all stocked items which actually worked quite well. Therefore the wall looked a bit unorganized at the end, with the gaps not being filled up with matching pieces. <br />
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During the course of the day, I took down the remaining frames and posters, removed the picture hangers and detached the sale signs and my tiny german-american flag. <br />
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At the end of the day my side of the studio was shift back to neutral:<br />
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Will I ever move back into Studio 306? Most likely not. Will I ever have a studio in the Torpedo Factory? Probably yes. I have already received a number of subleasing request and will definitely take the chance if time permits. <br />
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Once again I would like to say thank you to everybody who visited me at the Torpedo Factory or bought one of my pieces. Most of my images are on display at <a href="http://www.gkrueger.com" target="_blank">www.gkruger.com</a>, and beautiful fine art prints can be purchased online. Quite a number of my images are also on display in the Torpedo Factory's Arts in Public Spaces Exhibition and in the Art League's Bin Gallery.<br />
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Stay tuned or send me an email, I'd love to stay in contact with you guys!Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-63689721093987858712013-05-28T08:19:00.000-04:002013-05-29T09:13:39.041-04:00Rolling Thunder 2013<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Thunder_(organization)" target="_blank">Rolling Thunder</a> is an organization to draw attention to the prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA) service members of the U.S. wars. Their annual event, held on Sunday before Memorial Day is a slow motorcycle ride through Washington D.C., starting at the Pentagon parking lot, crossing the memorial bridge, and riding along the National Mall up to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. <br />
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I'd guess that 99 percent of the motorcycles were Harley's, so believe me, it was noisy! <br />
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These are a few impressions from the 2013 event, all shot with the highly praised (by many) Sony RX1 full frame compact camera. The RX1 and I are still having a slightly difficult time with each other, but more on that later...<br />
Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-72214767061879628692013-05-13T19:57:00.000-04:002013-05-13T20:09:11.003-04:00Relaunching gkrueger.comDuring the last week, I have worked on relaunching my online photo presence. On <a href="http://www.gkrueger.com" target="_blank">www.gkrueger.com</a>, you can now see a nicely presented and professionally hosted portfolio of photographs with browsable and searchable galleries, customer and family&friends folders, guest book, a shop for fine art prints and other articles, a new weblog, and a number of information pages:<br />
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The previous content from <i>gkrueger.com</i> is now at <a href="http://www.gkrueger.info" target="_blank">www.gkrueger.info</a>. <br />
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Not all is finished, though. The biggest areas of construction are the shop (which needs products to be sold), the weblog (which waits for a migration solution), and <i>www.gkrueger.info</i> (which needs a few hours of polishing and tidying up). <br />
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Anyway, the new site has enough substance to be visited now, and is actually already being used in real world projects. Stop by on a visit and browse the galleries or leave a note in the guest book. Most important, spread the word ;-) If you find any bugs or issues, send me an email to fix the problem. Enjoy!Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-9530061537416622942013-05-10T20:26:00.000-04:002013-05-13T17:54:25.670-04:00"Nine days after" additionI created an addition to the April 25th posting <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2013/04/nine-days-after.html">Nine days after...</a> (about the Boston Marathon Bombing) that briefly discusses the issue which of the pictures are shown to us in the mass media and which are held back. See the paragraph at the end of the article and follow the links down there.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-56606559617926391492013-05-02T22:33:00.002-04:002013-05-04T14:19:31.456-04:00Princeton<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University" target="_blank">Princeton University</a> was a real surprise among the Ivy League schools we visited during our vacation trip. A huge and clean campus in a nice town, old "Harry Potter" style buildings, impressive sports arenas and a well-designed and pleasing overall architecture. Most of the buildings were accessible and the atmosphere was friendly and open.<br />
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More than with any other school, I felt it was impossible to do Princeton justice with a few pictures that were shot within a couple of hours. The campus is too big, offers too much and has too many hidden corners that turn into visual jewels when the light is right. The campus has enough potential to photograph for days, if not weeks. Anyway, the above pictures still might give a first impression to those who haven't been there.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-77836153809936090652013-04-30T22:31:00.000-04:002013-05-03T19:09:07.869-04:00The Glass FlowersAt Harvard University we visited the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Museum_of_Natural_History" target="_blank">Natural History Museum</a>, mainly to see the world-famous collection of highly-realistic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_Flowers" target="_blank">Glass Flowers</a>:<br />
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The glass models were created between 1887 and 1936 by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_and_Rudolf_Blaschka" target="_blank">Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka</a> in their studio near Dresden, to ease teaching and studying botanics at Harvard:<br />
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The level of detail and the accuracy with which the models were made are nothing more than stunning. Even after an hour of visiting we didn't really believe they were made almost entirely of glass. <br />
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Apart from the Natural History Museum, Harvard University didn't have much to offer for us. Most of the buildings were closed, and their architecture and integration into a coherent Campus Site was not as impressive as in Yale or Princeton. Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-81899976541996739542013-04-30T18:19:00.000-04:002013-04-30T22:40:37.485-04:00The MITThe <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" target="_blank">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> is one of biggest names in computer science. For any software engineer, it is on the same level as Stanford University and everything that has been invented in the Silicon Valley. No wonder the MIT was a must-see on our trips to Boston.<br />
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We couldn't make it into most of the buildings, but the most spectacular (and most controversial) building on the MIT Campus, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_and_Maria_Stata_Center" target="_blank">Stata Center</a>, designed by Architect Frank Gehry, is visible to everyone:<br />
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The Stata Center hosts the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_Computer_Science_and_Artificial_Intelligence_Laboratory" target="_blank">Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory</a>, which is inextricably linked to names like Marvin Minsky, John McCarthy, Richard Stallmann, Joseph Weizenbaum or Tim Berners-Lee. Its architecture is really fancy, everything is somehow slanted and looks a bit strange, with many different kinds of surfaces, textures and materials. I was totally amazed and I suppose this is a pretty cool place to work, think and invent.<br />
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PS. Sadly enough, but I didn't want to withhold it, the Stata Center is (very) close to the spot where the MIT police officer Sean Collier was shot to death after the <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2013/04/nine-days-after.html">Boston Marathon</a> bombings.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-30291232680484829642013-04-29T21:01:00.000-04:002013-04-30T22:24:22.192-04:00Martha's VineyardToday, we visited Martha's Vineyard, the famous "island of the rich" near Cape Cod:<br />
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The Obamas may want to stay here all summer (probably for good reasons), but I really didn't like it at all: not really beautiful, almost no public beaches, too many cars, too expensive, and so on. I might be wrong, but I don't see any reason to ever come back.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-39197658202734632762013-04-28T22:47:00.001-04:002013-04-28T23:20:35.284-04:00MagnifiedOf course, many of you know <i>who</i> that is, but any ideas <i>where</i> it might be?<br />
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Hint: You can see a small piece of the "IBM Mark I" computer in the background ;-)Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-30696794379714610782013-04-27T21:41:00.001-04:002013-04-28T22:50:35.155-04:00FishI saw this "fish" on a sidewalk in Woods Hole today:<br />
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Entirely made from light and shadow - I couldn't resist to photograph it:<br />
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Half an hour later, it was gone - most likely forever (feel free to send me a counterexample if you like ;-). Despite working on serious documentaries and visual stories most of the time, sometimes I just like to play around with my camera and take silly pictures. Do I have to worry about that?Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-35198954688098408322013-04-26T21:50:00.000-04:002013-04-26T22:30:47.578-04:00Plimoth PlantationNo stay in Plymouth without a visit to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plimoth_Plantation" target="blank">Plimoth Plantation</a>, a museum that shows the settlement of the Mayflower Pilgrims arriving in Plymouth in 1620. The museum features a re-creation of the 1627 English Village and the Wampanoag home site, both equipped with actors in old costumes, showing ancient techniques and speaking in ancient language. <br />
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We were afraid that the whole thing would be a little bit too entertaining, too colorful, too loud, too much fun - but it turned out to be quite reasonable. The actors were friendly and eager to answer all questions, and their costumes, behavior and language gave a good sense of that time. We wouldn't have wanted to pay the full 35 $ admission fee, especially as the Mayflower II couldn't be visited right now, but for the discounted price we got from coupons by our landlord the museum was well worth it.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-76354825782902290332013-04-26T09:54:00.003-04:002013-04-26T21:02:09.733-04:00Fox on the BeachI have never seen that before:<br />
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A fox walking the dunes, catching prey!<br />
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I wish I had a longer lens, but only brought the 2.8/12-35 (a 70 mm equivalent). Anyway, the resolution of the lens/sensor combi was good enough to learn that the little guy really was a fox:<br />
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Seen near Provincetown, Cape Cod.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-75232146824029333462013-04-25T21:48:00.000-04:002013-05-10T20:45:22.287-04:00Nine days after......the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon_bombings" target="_blank">Marathon bombings</a>, it would have been just unbalanced to show images of beautiful Boston without showing at least a few pictures that had to do with the terror attacks. Even though we're on a vacation trip (planned long before the bombings), leaving it out would have been against my photojournalistic instincts and would have made me feel dishonest.<br />
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Actually, if you're exploring the city, you cannot overlook the bombing sites. The region around Boylston Street is very busy and crowded with media teams and tourists. There are several spots that serve as makeshift memorials for the victims of the attacks. People gather at these spots and you can easily feel their sadness and their sympathy for those who were killed or injured. <br />
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PS. After the bombings, there was a discussion in the media about which pictures could be shown and which should be held back. With a few exceptions, the newspapers ran only cropped versions of the most graphic images, and there were also cases of improper manipulation (see <a href="http://nppa.org/node/60892" target="_blank">http://nppa.org/node/60892</a> for a discussion on the issues). For those of you who'd like to see a painfully realistic and detailed depiction of the devastation caused by the bombings, take a look at the image collection at <a href="http://cryptome.org/2013-info/04/boston-bombs/boston-bombs.htm" target="_blank">http://cryptome.org/2013-info/04/boston-bombs/boston-bombs.htm</a>. But be warned, the material is very graphic and hard to look at! Thanks to my friend for sending me the link.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-28729050544869234142013-04-24T22:22:00.000-04:002013-04-24T22:33:20.451-04:00BostonToday, we visited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston" target="_blank">Boston</a>.<br />
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We walked along the <a href="http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/" target="_blank">Freedom Trail</a>, which turned out to be a very clever idea to discover a city that you've never seen before. The weather began rather cold and cloudy, and changed to sunny and nice around noon.<br />
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Actually, I liked Boston a lot. In my opinion, it is a very "American" city, with a strong european flair. Boston is not overwhelmingly impressive, like Paris, Rome, London or New York. But overall, it was quite charming, with a lot of things to see and to do and a bunch of nice spots to be discovered. <br />
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Enjoy the pictures, we enjoyed the trip! <br />
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Of course, during these days, Boston is more than just beautiful pictures. But that is left over for another posting....Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-71577015151616310502013-04-23T20:09:00.000-04:002013-04-25T21:50:53.024-04:00Plymouth RockToday was rainy and cold, so we designated it as our lazy shopping day. I still managed to get a few shots of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Rock" target="_blank">Plymouth Rock</a>, taken with my lovely OM-D-Lightroom pinhole camera ;-) <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth" target="_blank">Plymouth</a> is called "America's Hometown", as the "Mayflower" with the first pilgrims arrived here in 1620. It's one of the oldest cities in the States and very important to US American history. <br />
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Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of the disembarkation of the pilgrims. The rock is placed at sea level and protected from souvenir hunters by a roman portico built around it.<br />
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B J told us that the image depicts a place on Cape Cod, somewhere near Nobska Lighthouse. At that time we had no idea where Cape Cod was, nor whether we'll ever make it there. However, since I liked the composition, I looked up the exact place in Google Maps and put it aside - just to be prepared in case we should ever visit it.<br />
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Today was the BIG day:<br />
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The conditions weren't exactly like in BJ's image: no sunshine, no blue sky, and no leaves on the bushes; it was cold and windy, and there were no telephone posts along the road.<br />
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However, the similarities are obvious, and I'm happy I was finally able to photograph that little lighthouse. For those who are curious, the <a href="https://maps.google.de/maps?q=woods+hole&hl=en&ll=41.517182,-70.65902&spn=0.006692,0.011201&geocode=+&hnear=Woods+Hole,+Falmouth,+Barnstable,+Massachusetts,+United+States&t=h&z=17" target="_blank">exact spot is here</a>, in the middle of the white beach, south of Nobska Pond, pointing the camera to the Southeast.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-72364626609877624382013-04-21T21:45:00.001-04:002013-04-23T20:11:49.928-04:00New HavenAfter many more hours of driving, we finally made it to Plymouth today. However, the major attraction was New Haven in Connecticut, home of the world famous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University" target="_blank">Yale University</a>. The campus is huge and is tightly connected to the historic district of New Haven. Students are everywhere, and behind each and every corner one of the university buildings pops up.<br />
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Old Campus<br />
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Inner courtyard of the Music Library<br />
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Ezra Stiles Buildings and Payne Whitney Gym (in the background)<br />
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Water Polo practicing inside the Payne Whitney Gym<br />
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Inside the Sterling Law Building<br />
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Law School Student Reading Room<br />
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Music Library<br />
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Sterling Memorial Library<br />
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South Main Street, Norwalk, CT.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-21341609091116482992013-04-20T21:21:00.002-04:002013-04-23T20:15:08.015-04:00ManhattanAs some of you know, Katja and I are on a vacation trip to the New England area right now. Our first day consisted of eight hours of driving, until we finally reached our overnight stay in Norwalk, CT. <br />
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After about six hours, we reached a service station at New Jersey Turnpike. A few miles west of New York City, we were able to see the skyline of Manhattan, though from a somewhat unusual perspective:<br />
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The tall blueish building in the distance is the Freedom Tower at the Ground Zero area in Downtown Manhattan. Also known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_World_Trade_Center" target="_blank">One World Trade Center</a>, and to be finished later this year.<br />
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Stay tuned, folks, I plan to post at least one picture per day (for the next 12 days or so).Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-8882831681321047422013-04-16T15:31:00.005-04:002013-04-17T07:43:30.265-04:00Two LadiesLong time no see, I know. <br />
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The US American income tax return took me more than two weeks to complete, and a number of other activities held me back from posting here. Could you imagine anything more complicated and tedious than a German tax declaration? Come to the US and you'll see!<br />
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I not only have to pay business tax and personal property tax in Alexandria, but also sales tax in Virginia, state income taxes in Maryland and Virginia, and finally federal income tax for the great country itself. All of them with their own forms and procedures. The main federal tax form ("the" 1040) comes with more than 200 pages of instructions. <br />
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Unfortunately, "Turbo Tax", the american equivalent of "WISO Steuer", is only partially helpful. It doesn't know, for example, what a "married non-resident alien" is, and which forms to use if you are a self-employed spouse of a German diplomat (who doesn't have and never will get the social security number that the software thinks is absolutely neccessary). Quite some fun to get along with that... ;-)<br />
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Anyway, here is a picture that I shot today:<br />
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Just playing around with the new 1.8/75mm on the OM-D. What a great piece of glass! The lens is a bit on the heavy side, but its optical qualities are fabulous. Nobody has ever posted a negative comment on Amazon.com - and neither will I. <br />
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Stay tuned, there'll be more on Potomac Adventures soon!Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-82664169978301685692013-03-21T07:34:00.003-04:002013-03-21T08:19:14.504-04:00Approaching Reagan NationalIt's one the pictures that I always wanted to have, but for quite some time haven't managed to get: an aircraft approaching Reagan National Airport from the North, flying so closely over the commuters at George Washington Parkway that they could almost touch it with their hands:<br />
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It's the same situation that has been featured in <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2012/08/gravelly-point.html">Gravelly Point</a>, just a few seconds earlier. The scenario is equally impressive, and it's difficult not to be too distracted while driving at 50 mph. <br />
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Another GW parkway shot that was difficult to get for similar reasons is showcased in <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-challenging-commute.html">A "Challenging Commute"</a>.<br />
Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-86176805184483714692013-03-08T19:19:00.000-05:002013-03-08T21:46:02.530-05:00SDN March SpotlightMy story of little Liam has been featured in SocialDocumentary.net's <a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs169/1102126628934/archive/1112645772328.html" target="_blank">March Spotlight</a>, a newsletter that is sent to about 6000 people world wide, including photographers, photo editors, photo buyers, publishers, curators, journalists, students, and the general public interested in documentary photography:<br />
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I really want to thank these folks for greatly enhancing the visibility of Liam's story! Whoever is interested in Documentary Photography should take a deeper look at SDN.net, I can highly recommend it.<br />
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Note: the original publication of "Family Portrait" was <a href="http://potomacadventures.blogspot.com/2013/02/family-portrait.html" target="_blank">announced here on Feb, 12</a>.<br />
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Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-947324548781224452013-03-06T19:17:00.001-05:002013-03-08T15:40:38.298-05:00Good JobCats and dogs love to be <i>destructive</i>:<br />
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This image shows Mestan after "decomposing" a little paper ball we made from a birthday gift wrap. Doesn't he seem to be very proud? The picture looks like a combination of <a href="http://brobo.blogspot.com/2008/05/emma-im-eismeer.html" target="_blank">Emma im Eismeer</a> and <a href="http://brobo.blogspot.com/2008/04/was-guckst-du.html" target="_blank">Was guckst Du?</a>.<br />
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PS. Yes, the "FujiXE1" label below is right ;-) After using Micro Four Thirds cameras for almost five years, the X-E1 now nicely complements my trustworthy E-M5. With the biggest advantage being the better image quality, and the biggest problem being the slower autofocus, I'm really looking forward to see how the Fuji compares to the Olympus. I keep you posted. Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945287654303109728.post-42017280927763487712013-03-04T12:33:00.000-05:002013-03-07T20:15:00.096-05:00The Sirin"The Sirin" is a piece that Torpedo Factory Artist and silk painter <a href="http://aniutik.com/" target="_blank">Anya Yakubovskaya</a> crated last fall for a couple's 50th wedding anniversary. The slavic Sirin is based on the Greek legend of the sirens, but unlike them, represents joy and happiness, instead of danger and death.<br />
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Over the course of roughly two weeks, I photographed the project and documented the creation of the piece. The images were featured in a <a href="http://torpedofactoryartists.com/2012/12/stories-in-silk-art-of-anna-yakubovskaya.html" target="_blank">Torpedo Factory Weblog Article</a> and finally lead to the creation of a <a href="http://www.gkrueger.com/photography/pf-picturepanels/index.html" target="_blank">Picture Panel</a>.<br />
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The images show the creative process:<br />
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They include some stills:<br />
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And, of course, they show the piece itself:<br />
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Since last November I had planned to create a <a href="http://www.gkrueger.com/photography/pf-picturepanels/index.html" target="_blank">Picture Panel</a> from the images. It was high on my list, but I never really found the time to do it. Last week, however, I managed to work on it and finally created the "Sirin" picture panel:<br />
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The panel has a simple and straightforward design and is 16" by 12" in size. It shows the creative process and some details of the piece. It is on display in Studio 306 of the <a href="http://www.torpedofactory.org/" target="blank">Torpedo Factory</a>. The panel is for sale.Guido Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010434623841318676noreply@blogger.com