Photographic views on things.
2015 Nov11
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Landmarks and architecture, Traditional, Urban, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: dracula, dxo optics pro, leica x1, romania, schässburg, sighisoara, transylvania

Sighisoara: At the origins of Dracula’s legend.

The dominant Mountain Church is one of the landmarks in Sighisoara where back in 1431 was born Vlad Tepes, later ruler of Valachia and literary model of Bram Stoker's "Dracula".
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2015 Aug15
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Landmarks and architecture, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: arges, church, corbi, monastery, romania

Short visit to Corbi rock church

If you manage to find the monk who is in charge to help visitors, you might find it an exiting place for available light photography.
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2015 Jun21
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Dine-outs and nightcaps, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: canon ef 100 mm f/2.8 l macro is usm, canon ef 50 mm f/1.2 l usm, canon eos 1ds mark 3, chef, fuji instax™, jakob hausmann, mica elvetie, predelut, romania

Haute cuisine and swiss coziness at “Casa Mica Elvetie”, Predelut

Top cuisine, high accommodation standards and Swiss hospitality amidst native Romanian mountainside create the particular charme and flair of Swiss chef Jakob Hausmann's "Casa Mica Elvetie" at Predelut.
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2015 Jun07
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Equipment, Nature, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: canon ef 100 mm f/2.8 l macro is usm, canon eos 1ds mark 3, carpathians, fagaras, kodak kodachrome™ 25, leica x1, mountain, outdoor, romania

Jeep farewell with wrong camera lens

Strange experience of shooting mountains with a macro lens on Kodak Kodachrome™ 25.
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2015 May23
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: fuji instax™, hermannstadt, leica x1, museum, romania, sibiu, tradition

Fantastic shots at Dumbrava Sibiului, Sibiu, Romania

One of Romania's best places to gain insights into traditional rural architecture, craftsmanship and habits.
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2015 Mar21
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Event, Traditional, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: curtea de arges, leica x1, pig, porc, romania, slaughter

“Pomana porcului” at Curtea de Arges, Romania

Slaughtering the pig and eating from its raw skin is one of my weaker skills, but very popular in Romania. They call it "Going to the sorici [shau|ridge]".
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2015 Mar20
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Dine-outs and nightcaps, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: bucharest, citronelle, dinner, fish, romania, tatar, tuna

Stylish seafood lunch at “Citronelle”, Bucharest

Good idea to consider "Citronelle" the venue for your next business dinner in Bucharest.
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2014 Oct24
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: hermannstadt, hotel, ramada, romania, sibiu

Unwanted room burglary at Ramada Hotel, Sibiu (Hermannstadt)

We have all been in this situation: You can't get open your hotel room because the key card is demagnetized.
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