Priseterweg

Sunlight and Shadows

Recently, a group of people and I who participate on the Berlin Ex-patriot website here (www.toytowngermany.com)
have started making weekly and bi-weekly photo-walks in and around the
city. We’re learning from each other and sharing ideas and best
practices. We’re even going to the extent of visiting famous exhibits
and art when it’s too cold or too wet to go out. (Is there such a
thing for a “true” photographer? Ahh… don’t ask.)

This week’s
trip started out going to a place in the city – where I snapped a few
images of an abandoned building, and a few pieces of random Berlin art
(and graffiti) which were “ok” (you can see them in the photostream on
flickr). but, in my opinion, not really worth posting to the blog.

What
was worth posting, however (the pictures that made it here in the
blog), was that we did a nice little trip down to Priesterweg Sbahn
before attempting the Cemetery in Stahnsdorf.

It
was there that the sky started blue up – and the sun came out for a few
short minutes (about an hour and a half) – as we walked along through
the nature walk and sculpture park.

It
really made the day great – and I got a few photos that I would call
“quality”. So, Berlin’s terrible gray, fog and clouds do still exist
in January – but for a few brief moments – in freezing temperatures –
the sun comes out – joy arrives in my heart – and I have to make a few
abstract memories.