I have posted several links with more information about Tempelhofer Feld in previous posts, but here is one I don’t think I have posted yet: https://www.slowtravelberlin.com/a-brief-history-of-tempelhofer-feld/.

Determined to get a better photo of the famous, but sometimes elusive, Tempelhofer Skylark, I went back and climbed one of the “viewing platforms” next to one of the large areas cordoned off to protect its breeding places.

Normally staying at home most weekends, I left home at about 07.00 in order to avoid the weekend hordes of retards who still do not know what 1,5 m looks like.

I always forget how strong, and cold, the wind gets there even if it did not feel particularly windy or cold on the way there. I nearly froze my t..s off and only saw a bunch of starlings and crows. I also took some photos of familiar buildings which I have never really noticed could be seen from the airfield.

Back down, teeth clattering, I started to walk towards the mosque exit and was lucky enough to spot a couple of skylarks, one of them doing what I interpreted as a “come-hither-I-love-you-and-I-want-to-have-your-baby” dance.

Other impressions from the former airfield now playground for young and old:

Made a detour into the adjacent cemetery: (more photos to come)

It was a great day for walking and pretending to be a tourist in my adopted city, and an OK day for nature and street photography. Only regret: That I wore shoes and not sandals.

The route on Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/tour/351138781.

Or: My “cemetery series” 🙂

Coming into the home stretch in the course, I feel completely not creative and it struck me that much of the photography I have done in cemeteries over the past three or four months might be categorised as a form of “found still-life” (although my original reason to frequent cemeteries was for the bird photography in places within walking distance so as not to have to use public transport).

If it is allowed, I will therefore submit the following (two are strictly speaking not from cemeteries: the one with the remains of a lampshade and the one with the two wheelbarrows):

I also considered these (some of which are not still-life, at least I don’t think they can be considered still-life when there are live animals in them, and two of them are not from cemeteries):

I am looking forward to attending this course on the art of street photography, starting shortly, despite the triple challenge I will be facing: 1) Covid19 numbers are going up and up so more than ever I have to avoid crowded streets and public transport; 2) the German paranoia resulting in reports of photographers being physically attacked, court cases, etc.; and 3) the fact that I don’t particularly like photographing people, at least not close up.

In preparation, we have been asked to submit five of our own street photography photos. At first, I did not really think I had done any street photography, but going through my photos, I think I may have taken quite a few that would qualify (for some of them, it is a bit of a stretch to call them street photography, and I have not yet decided which five I will submit). We`ll see how many of them I would still call street photography at the completion of the course :-).