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Lyon

Fred — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:16:32 +0000

A week ago, Tara and I took a trip to Lyon, France, and spent a few days basically eating the most delicious food in the universe all day (did I mention the Lyonnaise are the undisputed masters of cooking with shameless amounts of bacon?).

While we were there, I also took a bunch of pictures, such as this HDR image of the Basilica of Fourvière:

(larger size)

Another experiment I made is this wide-screen panorama of the city of Lyon that I later stitched together with Hugin.

(you must see this one in the original size.)

Also, this one is really funny:

If you want, check out the whole photo set . Hope you like it!

A Namesake

Fred — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:45:43 +0000

Coincidence? I let you be the judge

From Leech, John (1817-1864), Drawings. In the Public Domain. Via: The Internet Archive.

D-Day

Fred — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:02:39 +0000

I am two days late for this year’s anniversary, but this is just too impressive: Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944.

Make sure to click on the picture to see bigger versions.

(via Justin, thanks! Source: US or Canadian National Archives, via Wikipedia. Public Domain.)

Dog Content

Fred — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:30:25 +0000

On occasion, people claim I blog about too much geekery, so here you go with some dog content:

Yup, that’s Lizzy, playing with her brand-new rubber chicken. She picked it herself at the store and oh-so-appropriately, it is a Bavarian chicken sporting Lederhosen.

Given her usual aversion to having photos taken of her, I was impressed that I got a set of four pictures before she bailed.

Objet d’Art

Fred — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:21:29 +0000

Our dog has started her career as a famous artist just yesterday. She’s into sculptures.

Sadly, she used my wife’s glasses for a raw material:

Noooooooooooooooooo…!

Meet Lizzy

Fred — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:14:29 +0000

Lots has happened since the last time I posted — I got married, for example. Once the professional photographer gets back to us with the pictures, I might even share some

Today, however, I am able to introduce someone else to you, dear readers: Meet Lizzy!

Lizzy is a mixed breed, part (Miniature) Schnauzer, part unknown. The young lady is about 1 year and 3 months old, and Tara and I got her from an animal protection association, where she was dropped off by a family that suddenly decided they didn’t want a dog anymore… She is very well behaved, hardly ever barks, and after a few moments of shyness, loves just about anyone she meets.

Tara and I are very happy to have adopted her and are gladly sharing our apartment now

Multnomah Falls

Fred — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:18:22 +0000

Browsing through the Oregon State University Archives on Flickr, I found this cool 1940 photo of Multnomah Falls, by the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon:

Click on the picture to see a larger version.

I totally dig the old American cars, and the overall “family day trip” vibe. Also, I just love the color of this Kodachrome color picture.

The falls, by the way, were still as gorgeous as they are in this picture when I went there 65 years later.

From Pig to Man and Back

Fred — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:54:32 +0000

Sean took this snapshot yesterday:

He says: “Okay, this swine flu nonsense has officially gone too far.”

Oh, how right. I couldn’t help but laugh at this picture. Ethically speaking, it would probably suit Californian farmers better to be concerned about their employees dying rather than their pigs. Just saying.

Happy Birthday, Oregon!

Fred — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:37:54 +0000

This past valentine’s day a few days ago was not only even cheesier than last year’s (on the radio, they were making up a “Valentine’s Eve” on the 13th already — how long until Valentine’s week, month or year emerge?), it was also the 150th birthday of the State of Oregon. If I had to choose what American state I’d like to be a Citizen of, Oregon would rank pretty high on the list.

Just in time for the big one-five-oh, Oregon State University’s archives joined the flickr commons, publishing some nice photos from the state’s past for everybody to enjoy. I am delighted! Needless to say, the pictures are in the public domain (or so they assume).

Before the OSU Archives joined the “commons” project, they had already added another flickr account on their owns, publishing other gems from their vault, such as these great, historic football programs:

(Thanks for the link, Jean Pierre!)

Vintage Photographs of Karlsruhe

Fred — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:07:12 +0000

Searching for “Karlsruhe” on Amazon.com, I found a few sellers that reprint old photochrom (sic) photographs from the collection of the Library of Congress. Among them, these three beautiful old photos of my university city Karlsruhe (Baden), dated somewhere around the turn of the last century:

First, the “General View of Karlsruhe” as seen from the residence castle, facing south.

This one, “Lake in Public Garden” shows the Stadtgartensee, which is now inside the Karlsruhe Zoo.

At last, the Vierordtbad — a public, in-door pool, that’s been built in the 1870s. Completely renovated in the early aughts, it has now as “young” a look as ever. (Side note: The picture title is, incorrectly, “Vierortsbad” = “four city bath”, but it was actually called after a gentleman named “Vierordt” who donated some 40 % of the original building costs back in the day).

Very nice photos! But, while this makes the city look “old”, Karlsruhe is actually quite the kid, compared to other German cities. It was not founded until 1715, when the Margrave of Baden-Durlach decided to build a new residence — and a nice little city to go with it.