image of the day

tags: Frankfurter Sonnenuntergang, Frankfurt Sunset, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, image of the day Sonnenuntergang aus Reidberg (Sunset from Reidberg) Reidberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: Bob O'Hara, 29 November 2009 [larger view].
tags: Suomenlinnan Taivas, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Suomenlinnan Taivas (Suomenlinna sky). Soumenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Suomenlinnan Käytävällä, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Suomenlinnan Käytävällä (Suomenlinna passageway). Soumenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Suomenlinnan Ikkuna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Suomenlinnan Ikkuna (Suomenlinna window). Soumenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Suomenlinnan käytävällä, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Suomenlinnan käytävällä (Suomenlinna passageway). Soumenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Suomenlinnan Ikkuna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Suomenlinnan Ikkuna (Suomenlinna window). Soumenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Suomenlinnan Sisäänkäynti, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Suomenlinnan Sisäänkäynti (Entrance to Suomenlinna). Photographed at the ferry terminus on Soumenlinna. Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Suomenlinnan Sisäänkäynti (Entrance to Suomenlinna). Photographed at the ferry terminus on Soumenlinna. Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) A look at the entrance to Suomenlinna .. it looks rather Edward Hopper-esque, don't you think?
tags: Suomenlinnan Linnoitusta, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Suomenlinna Linnoitusta (Suomenlinna Fortress). Photographed at the ferry terminus on Soumenlinna. Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Pieni Saari, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Pieni Saari (Tiny island). Photographed from the ferry on the way to Soumenlinna. Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) You can just barely see a large ocean-going Silja line vessel in the right side of the picture that was taller than the island when it floated by a few moments after I snapped this picture. Unfortunately, you can see the reflection of the ferry in the window glass that I was photographing through. Bummer.
tags: Purjelaivaravintola, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Purjelaivaravintola (Sailboat Restaurant). Photographed from the ferry on the way to Soumenlinna. Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) As far as I know, this is a fully functional sailboat that travels from one port to another, where it sets up as a restaurant for awhile, before moving on. Unfortunately, you can see the reflection of the ferry in the window glass that I was photographing through. Bummer.
tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Suomenlinna is one of my two favorite haunts in Helsinki. Suomenlinna is an island fortress was built from stone by the Swedes to protect Finland (which was a part of Sweden in the 1700s) from invasion by sea.
tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum. MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 29 December 2009 [larger view]. I love this photographing shopping center because it is so architecturally interesting. I plan to return often to snap more photographs to share with you.
tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum. MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 29 December 2009 [larger view]. I love this photographing shopping center because it is so architecturally interesting. I plan to return often to snap more photographs to share with you.
tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum. MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 29 December 2009 [larger view]. I love this photographing shopping center because it is so architecturally interesting. I plan to return often to snap more photographs to share with you. I already have planned a few images I wish to capture of the outside of this building during specific weather conditions.
tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum. MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 29 December 2009 [larger view]. I love photographing this shopping center because it is so architecturally interesting. This is the first of another series of images snapped shortly after Christmas.
tags: Tractor Track in Mud, Traktorweg im Schlamm, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day Traktorweg im Schlamm (Tractor track in mud). Reidberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 31 December 2009 [larger view]. New Year's Eve day was so misty that I could barely see out of the window of my flat, so I grabbed my cameras and went to a nearby farmer's field to photograph trees. Unfortunately, the fog was thicker 40 meters above the ground, so the trees did not appear to be as magical as I had hoped. In this image, I…
tags: Frankfurt Tree, Frankfurterbaum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day Frankfurterbaum (Frankfurt Tree). Reidberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 31 December 2009 [larger view]. New Year's Eve day was so misty that I could barely see out of the window of my flat, so I grabbed my cameras and went to a nearby farmer's field to photograph trees. Unfortunately, the fog was thicker 40 meters above the ground, so the trees did not appear to be as magical as I had hoped. In this image, I was trying to capture…
tags: Farmer's Field, Das Feld des Bauer, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day Das Feld von der Bauer (Farmer's Field). Reidberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 31 December 2009 [larger view]. New Year's Eve day was so misty that I could barely see out of the window of my flat, so I grabbed my cameras and went to a nearby farmer's field to photograph trees. Unfortunately, the fog was thicker 40 meters above the ground, so the trees did not appear to be as magical as I had hoped.
tags: Syngonanthus chrysanthus 'Mikado', plants, horticulture, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day Syngonanthus chrysanthus 'Mikado' cultivar. Image: GrrlScientist, 26 December 2009 [ Syngonanthus chrysanthus 'Mikado' cultivar. Image: GrrlScientist, 26 December 2009 [larger view]. This plant has dozens of tiny unscented flowers on the ends of stalks that are up to 35 centimeters tall. These flowers resemble shiny gold balls and when opened, have tiny, paper-thin cream color petals. Its long, narrow and slightly fuzzy leaves closely resemble grass. These…
tags: Frankfurter Sonnenaufgang, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day Frankfurter Sonnenaufgang (Frankfurt sunrise). Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 18 December 2009 [larger view]. Are you getting bored of looking at photographs of Frankfurt yet? Well, if so, you would have appreciated this morning's image because the snowclouds were so thick that the city had completely disappeared. I tried to get a picture of that for you, but realized that you would not be able to distinguish that photograph from one taken of…