
Two 3-months-old French Bulldogs get drowsy as they are being held for a photo at an animal shelter in Oberursel, north of Frankfurt, July 2.

Two 3-months-old French Bulldogs get drowsy as they are being held for a photo at an animal shelter in Oberursel, north of Frankfurt, July 2.

A pidgeon stretches to pick one of the red fruits from an amelanchier or shadbush in my neighborhood in Frankfurt, May 26.
(This is one of the photos that required the least effort ever – I was working on my computer when I saw the bird through the window. I just picked up my camera, still seated, and took a few shots…)

A French Bulldog named Anton reluctantly has his photo taken in Karben, north of Frankfurt, May 15.

A bee in search for pollen among crocuses at Frankfurt’s Palmengarten park, March 7.
(Canon 5dIII, Ef 2.8, 15mm, 1/1000 sec, f22, ISO160)

A bee flies past blossoms of an ornamental cherry and the sun, downtown Frankfurt, March 4.
(Canon 5dIII, EF 2.0 135mm (one of my favourite lenses, by the way), 1/8000 sec, f 5.0, ISO100)