Flying foxes, silence and a bygone era: pictures of the week

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The first flowers are blooming and life is slowly returning with the warmer temperatures. But while in some places the colors of spring are already shining, in others thick clouds of fog still hang over the lakes and immerse the landscape in an almost desolate mood. Elsewhere, time seems to stand still, as if the moment will last forever.

Hyacinth 9

Hyacinth 9 glows magnificently and in intense color in the macro shot by metapix. The dark, blurred background directs the focus entirely onto the flower, while the lighting mood impressively brings out its fine details in the intense blue.

Through the night

"A woman walks quickly through the night of València," is how NilsSch describes his picture. The reflection in the surface of the water repeats the scene, creating symmetry in the picture. The color of the architecture conveys calm, while its form appears dynamic on the one hand, but at the same time suggests stability and strength due to the many surfaces and the solid construction.

Coming Home

An Australian flying fox glides gracefully through the twilight, while its conspecifics rest peacefully against a tree. In "Coming Home", Jannis Baumgarte captures the scene as a silhouette – a choice that perfectly suits the world of flying animals and depicts them from the human perspective, somewhat removed from the ground.

r a i l w a y s

A worker walks along the stationary train cars in a New York train station. The perspective makes him appear tiny in contrast to the massive trains. The evenly arranged carriages create a strict symmetry that elevates the worker with the safety vest to the main motif of the scene. Joachim Kiner captures the "r a i l w a y s"from this particular angle in a successful and timeless way.

Fischer

In the early hours of the morning, a fisherman is already casting his nets, while wafts of mist drift mysteriously across the water. The central jetty, the pale colors and the perspective lend Rainer Lüdecke's picture a minimalist and calm atmosphere.

Ringing in summertime

Colorful pansies, daffodils and crocuses herald the arrival of summer. The flowers arranged by vicia-faba look like a small work of art, the black background intensifies the focus on the delicate plants and makes their colors shine.

Between the times

"A touch of eternity rests between half-timbered houses and faded light," is how Antonio Giovanni Galle describes Nuremberg's old town. The Maxbrücke spans the Pegnitz in three stone arches between historic stone and half-timbered houses. The soft light immerses the moment in timelessness – as if the city were holding its breath for a moment in memory, as if one were between times.

You can find an overview of all the pictures from this week here:

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Die Bilder der Woche KW 13 (7 Bilder)

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