Wassergspreng - tree portraits

Wassergspreng is part of Hinterbrühl, where I live (when I am not abroad). A hamlet with only about ten houses, but populated since 6000 years. Today it is a favored starting point for nature hikes in the surrounding Wienerwald. I took my Hasselblad 503CXi and a very sharp Carl Zeiss Planar CF 3.5/100 plus a light Gitzo tripod and started a short walk one this unusual warm winter afternoon, to portrait some trees.

Zielona Góra - some impressions

Zielona Góra has been known for its wines for centuries.The city is not so far from Gorzów, and on a Sunday in November I made a short trip to the former 'Grünberg'. Only few people in the streets, Sunday seems to be the day for family live at home. I visited a museum, shot photos, warmed myself in one of the few open café's and visited the famous Palmiarnia. And I did not taste the local wine, the promille limit is 0.0 for car drivers in Poland.

Otto Julius Bierbaum, from whom I own some wonderful books and read them with great joy many years ago, was born there in 1865, but I did not find any traces of his live in the city. 

All photos with Hasselblad 205FCC, Distagon CFE 4.0/40 and Planar CFE 2.8/80.

Maybe this lonesome freecing automobilist could be a hint to Otto Julius Bierbaum, who wrote the novel 'Eine empfindsame Reise im Automobil' in 1903. This was the first German book on a car travel.

A cinematographic faun

Bronce statue of Klem Felchnerowski, famous painter of Zielona Góra in front of the Muzeum Ziemi Lubuskiej.

Palmiarnia

View over the city from the Palmiarnia

In the Muzeum Ziemi Lubuskiej I found besides the historic collections and a wine museum an exhibition of the Polish artist Franciszek Starowieysk (1930-2009). He specialized in poster, drawing, painting, stage designing, and book illustration. Many of his impressing posters are in the exhibition and I think they are great. 

All following photos by Samsung S6 edge smartphone. To avoid too much reflections, the poster shots are taken from a strong angle.

Ticket of the museum

A room of the wine museum

Music room in the museum

Further information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zielona_G%C3%B3ra

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciszek_Starowieyski

Jazz Club Pod Filarami Gorzów - Jacques Kuba Séguin 'Litania Projekt'

As part of the 'Jazz Celebrations Gorzów' on 25th of November 2016 the Jacques Kuba Séguin 'Litania Projekt' performed at the Jazz Club Pod Filarami.

Jacques Kuba Séguin is a Montreal trumpeter and composer. His quartet features normally Frédéric Alarie bass, Kevin Warren drums and Jonathan Cayer piano, but in Gorzów he played with different musicians. 

All photos with Canon 5D III and EF zoom lens 2.8/70-200 L IS II USM. This lens is ideal for the Jazz Club, with 70 mm a total of the whole stage from the back of the audience room is possible, with 100 to 200 mm portraits of the musicians.

Adversiting postcard for the 'Litania Projekt'

 

Jazz Club Pod Filarami Gorzów - Oz Noy Trio

The Gorzów Jazz Celebrations started this year with the competition of three young Polish jazz bands, I will report later. On Saturday 19th November the Jazz Club Pod Filarami was full of an audiance full of expectations and the 'Oz Noy Trio' was on stage.

Oz Noy is a Israeli-born, since 1996 New York-based guitarist and composer. Since 2005 seven own albums, his actual Trio consists of Oz Noy - guitar, Jimmy Haslip - bass and Keith Carlock - drums.

Poster and CD photo with Samsung S6 smartphone. Concert photos with Canon 5D III and EF 2.8/70-200 L IS II USM lens.

The poster of the event

 

 

 

Actual album, signed by Oz Noy

Further information:

http://www.oznoy.com/biography/