The flowers

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cape arkona, flowers, germany, kap arkona, photography, purple, rügen, small flowers, travel

From the top of the lighthouse, I could see the beautiful purple bed of flowers. My first guess was lavender, but I was wrong. These are flowers!

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/2000, f/4, focal length 24mm, ISO 400

 

 

View from the top

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bird's eye view, cape arkona, flowers, germany, map arkona, panorama, photography, rügen, travel

View from the top of the lighthouse. You can see the Peilturm in the second photo.

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

From a distance

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blue sky, building, cap arkona, cape arkona, germany, light, panorama, photography, rügen, schinkelturm, travel

The beautiful view of Schinkelturm and the light house from a distance.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/1000, f/4, focal length 35mm, ISO 400

 

 

Peilturm

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building, cape arkona, germany, kap arkona, lighthouse, peilturm, photography, rügen, travel

Built in 1927, this old navigation tower act as a marine navigation beacon.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/2500, f/4, focal length 65mm, ISO 400

 

 

The lighthouse of Kap Arkona

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building, cape arkona, germany, historical building, kap arkona, lighthouse. photography, rügen, travel

The smaller (19.3 meters high) light house was built in 1826 and started its service 2 years after. Also called Schinkelturm (Schinkel Tower), this light house has a focal height of 60 meters above sea level.

It was taken out of service in 1905, replaced by the larger tower standing next to it, which was started to be built in 1901. It is 35 meters high and has a focal height of 75 meters above sea level.

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

On the beach

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animal, beach, bird, germany, photography, travel

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/5000, f/4, focal length 105mm, ISO 500

 

 

Taking off

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animal, beach, binz, bird, blue sea, blue sky, germany, photography, sea, seagull, sky, travel

Standing on the bridge by the beach, I can’t get enough taking pictures of the birds surrounding me. It turned out to be not an easy task.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm 4L, shot in AV @ 1/4000, f/4, focal length 105mm, ISO 500

 

 

From where I stand

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beach, binz, blue sky, bridge, germany, people, photography, sea, sky, summer, travel

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/4000, f/4, focal length 24mm, ISO 500

 

 

Outside

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berlin, concentration camp, germany, history, holocaust, photography, prison, sachsenhausen, travel

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM

 

 

The prison

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berlin, germany, history, holocaust, leading line, photography, prison, sachsenhausen, travel

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM

 

 

The prison gate

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berlin, gate, germany, history, holocaust, photography, sachsenhausen, travel, wall

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in AV @ 1/1000, f/4.5, focal length 22mm, ISO 1600

 

 

The memorial

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berlin, germany, history, holocaust, memorial, photography, sachsenhausen, travel

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in AV @ 1/1600, f/4.5, focal length 10mm, ISO 1600

 

 

The kitchen

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arts, berlin, germany, history, painting, photography, sachsenhausen, travel

The well-preserved mural painting inside the kitchen

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM

 

 

Inside, after the gate

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berlin, building, germany, historical building, history, holocaust, old building, photography, sachsenhausen, travel

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM

 

 

The slogan

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berlin, building, germany, historical building, history, holocaust, old building, photography, sachsenhausen, travel

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM

 

 

Sachsenhausen

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berlin, building, germany, historical building, history, holocaust, museum, photography, sachsenhausen, travel

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM

 

 

The peace wall

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arts, berlin, boy, children, germany, kids, mural, peace wall, photography, travel, wall

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in AV @ 1/200, f/4, focal length 17mm, ISO 400

 

 

Speechless

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berlin, boy, children, history, kids, photography, Street Photography, travel, wall

My son was utterly speechless when our guide showed him the bullet holes on the wall, somewhere in Jewish quarter in Berlin.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in AV @ 1/40, f/4, focal length 22mm, ISO 400

 

 

Welcome

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berlin, building, church, germany, historical building, history, old building, photography, travel

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in AV @ 1/800, f/4.5, focal length 18mm, ISO 400

 

 

Somewhere in Jewish Quarter

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berlin, germany, pedestrian, photography, Street Photography, travel, walking, woman

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in AV @ 1/320, f/4, focal length 17mm, ISO 400