About
The plan: For at least a year I will take photos every day and choose one to publish on this blog.
The camera: Canon EOS 450D
The gear:
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS lens
- Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS lens
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens
- Holga HL-C lens
- wide angle converter
- macro converter
- i-gotU GPS data logger
The skills: Close to none. I was always better with Photoshop than with the camera itself. One of my goals of this project is to change this.
Who I am: A 26 years old tango dancer and soon to be graduate of a wacky Computing MSc called Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems. I am interested in philosophy and art, all sorts of music – from batcave over old punk and new wave to classical tangos from the golden years – and of course photography! Before I started university I eagerly took pictures of just about anything, mainly out of boredom, but then I became so busy a student that I stopped. Now I just finished university and this blog is supposed to give me some external motivation to get back into what I so used to love. I am half German half Russian – although I don’t speak a word of the latter language – and I lived in Germany (22 years), in England (about 3 1/2 years) and in Spain (half a year). At the moment my temporary home is in Berlin which is a great place to dance tango argentino. However, my wonderful fiance and me are planning to go to Argentina soon – obviously it’s an even better place for dancing tango and maybe also for taking pictures!
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Thanks for the visit and comment.
Photoshop is a great tool to change what camera can’t change… use the camera to see the things as it is… use the photoshop to see things as you want..
Wish you a good day..
Ali,
Thanks to you too for the visit!
I agree about Photoshop. After all that’s part of the fun of having a digital camera!
Have a nice day too!
Verena
hi my name’s lianne. nice blog hope you continue your daily blogging:] i like art and photography as well. i like the feel of some of the shots you’ve taken:]
Thanks Lianne! I’ll definitely try to stick to the daily blogging routine. And it definitely helps to get such nice feedback
This Is IshootRAW from DPS, you defiantly have talent, keep up the good work.
Thanks Matthew! I really appreciate the encouragement
I like what you are doing here… beautifully done!
I have added you to my faves and I look forward to keeping up with your adventures!
PS thanks for you comment on my page
Badpand22
Thank you, I’m glad you like my blog! And I’m also glad that you plan on stopping by more often!
You have an interesting background, and I am in total admiration of anyone who can navigate the recesses of Photoshop. You must be smart. Coincidentally, I am reading In The Garden of Beasts now (non-fiction about the American Ambassador to Germany in 1933), and have lived a short time in Germany; a beautiful country. Thank you for visiting my blog. I am sure to return to yours and your amazing photography. Patsye
Oh, thanks for checking out my blog! And there is nothing smart about using photoshop. There are tons of tutorials online that explain everything nicely. it’s really easy to learn if you have a bit of time! What brought you to Germany then?
It was the early 60′s; a military assignment. I remember the little villages with feather ticks in the windows, beer gardens, and machines that dispensed cut flowers. And really good weather one winter. And of course our landlady, who was incredibly sweet to me, who made me a small loaf of bread every time she made bread, which was almost every day.
I took your advice and bought “Teach Yourself Visually: Adobe Photoshop CS5.” I have CS4, but I’m imagining there’s little difference. This book has solved the problem of showing me exactly where a button is and sequencing with numbers each step of a directive. I’m making good progress. Patsye
Thanks for visiting my blog
I enjoyed the creativity in your photos and look forward to more of them. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for having a look around and I’m glad you like my photos! See you soon!
Thanks for liking one of my posts! Your photography is wonderful, and I’m jealous you’re able to take tango lessons! I studied ballet for 10 years and miss dancing.
Hi Julie, couldn’t help liking your post and if that happens I might as well click the button
I’m glad that you like my photos. However, about the tango lessons: I haven’t really taken many lessons in the last few years. I mostly just go dancing after I learned it a few years ago. After an initial period lots of it is just learning by doing. Why don’t you start dancing again?
I would love to, but time and money keep me from picking it back up again. I had to drop dancing in high school for piano lessons, and now that I’m an adult I’m too busy with work, musical ensembles and chores!
i like your photographs, keep up the good work, i followed a link from DPS aboust photography being an addiction and found you to be a tango lover, and I thought where does this girl come from (I live in argentina, and as far as I know the only one in the DPS forum in my area, and I thought can there be somebody else from the forum nearby? great!..and reading your profile I come to find ur in Germany, whoa that´s so cool!!..I mean I know people like tango abroad, but I just never heard of anyone real, u know what I mean?? anyway so how did u get to like tango and photography? i´ve loved photography since I was young but just 8 or 9 yrs. ago that i am addicted to it!!) By the way i grew up in California 8) Cris
Hi Cris,
and you know what? I have no clue how I got into photography! I got a digital camera for my birthday when I was 18 I think and I just started snapping I guess. Before then film was just too expensive, especially getting the pictures developed, so it was difficult before the digital era. So, you grew up in California and live in Argentina now? How come? My fiance is Argentinian by the way 
Sorry that it took so long to reply, I was insanely busy finishing off my MSc dissertation! Verena
Yes, Germany has a really big tango scene. I think there was a big boom of tango in the 80′s and it came over here. We just stuck with it I guess. Especially here in Berlin it’s massive, we probably have the biggest tango scene in Europe. And yes, tango is quite surreal anyway, so real people dancing tango is a bit weird anyway
Hello! Thanks for “liking” one of my cat Sam’s blog posts. His huge ego dictated that he start his own blog a few months ago and we’ve enjoyed visitors stopping by and reading his slant on life with “cattitude”. Love the photo of the kids – nicely captured moment of joy. I’m a writer but also paint and do a tiny bit of photography – it’s wonderful to be able to capture “life” on film and you most certainly have a lot of talent for that. Best wishes!
Pam (Mom of Sam, One Spoiled Cat)
Thanks Pam! And also thanks for stopping by! I certainly love cats although I’m not settled down enough yet to get one myself. I sure know from experience about those huge cat egos though. They will punish you if they feel ignored, that’s for sure! You seem to have many talents, writing, painting, photography, that’s about as diverse as it can get in the creative arts! Best wishes to you too!
thank you for the recent visit and a bouquet of Likes! i love your new bicycle post!! great capture. cheers, y
Thanks also for stopping by! I had subscribed to your blog but somehow I wasn’t getting the emails. Sorted that out now. I really enjoy your pictures!
thank you so much!! glad that it’s sorted out! (smile)
Enjoyed looking at your photos and hope to see more of your vision. Never heard of ‘Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems’ before but it sure sounds very interesting. That along with dancing, music and photography makes for a very interesting person I think
and thanks for adding my blog to your link. I’m flattered !
Thanks
My course is a bit of a crazy thing. It’s all about artificial life and evolutionary robotics. The course was quite hard and stressful, so I’m glad it’s over now, but I sure got a lot of inspiration from it. I like your pictures so why not put a link here? 
Tango an der Spree:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizztext/4744599033/
Ach, schau einer guck! Da war ich auch schon ne Weile nicht mehr. Ich find’s echt unmöglich da nachts aus der Hand zu fotografieren. Zu dunkel!
Hi ! Found your blog in Digital photography school..very interesting shots! I also live in Germany!
A mother of 3 young boys & i love to photograph them & our everyday life & travels! Keep on posting!
Just checking out your beautiful blog… thanks for following mine. Photoshop is my friend, too.
Thanks for visiting my blog !
And from what I’ve seen in yours, you are doing great with your camera !
You can forget about Photoshop
Mathias
I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award!
http://outtakesontheoutskirts.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/the-versatile-blogger-award/
Great blog. I love the way the archive is and how it highlights the project more than the type. Keep up the great work!
Delighted to “meet” you, thanks to Otto. I’ll enjoy getting to see your progression through this project. And you inspire me to listen to more of that fabulous tango music, too! Happy photographing, blogging, dancing and adventuring!
Kathryn
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I really enjoyed viewing your site. You have a great collection of photographs and one thing I must say is that you are fearless to photograph someone you have no connection with whatsoever. I must say I envy that. I hope to learn something from you and your willingness to photograph anything and anyone. Thanks again for a great blog!
I love your photos. You’re very good.
What a fabulous idea!
Verena, I think you have a wonderful blog and I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Personally i think it is a silly thing to do, but fun too!
http://zarabu.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/a-note-of-gratitude-and-thank-you-i/
has more details
hello
happy march
David in Maine USA
Hello Verena,
I really enjoy your pictures and would like to let you know that I nominated you for the sunshine award !
Cheers
Mathias
Hello Mathias,
Awesome, thank you very very much! I have been away from the blogs for a while, so I only now had the chance to check out your newest work. I really like your pictures as well! Thanks again!
Verena
enjoyed looking. thanks
And thank you for stopping by!
hi! just came across your blog today. great photography and so interesting, the bilingual aspect. if you are interested, you are welcome to join an international online blog-based project, a blog carnival that focuses on language and place. here’s the main page: http://www.blueprintreview.de/lap – the next edition has the theme “Translation”
Hi, since your interested in ‘all sorts of music’ i thought I’d drop a few names you might or might not know, incase any of them take you as they have me. Here: elliott smith, sparklehorse, absynthe minded, belle and sebastian, ms.john soda, mum, paolo conte, spain, stereolab, the whitest boy alive, the xx.
good to meet you here, in the wizardy of blogastry.
Terrific blog! Great presentation of ideas!