Monthly Archives: February 2011

Life through another’s eyes

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As you are probably aware, Photography is a passion of mine.  I love finding random photographs on the internet and digging through collections.  Flickr is a great resource for doing this.  In one location you can find amateur and professional side by side.  Right now there is a picture of a lonely yellow flower growing along side a curb on the front page of flickr.com.  Even though this picture was taken in 2004, it is still interesting and a glimpse into the photographers life at that moment.

A while ago I heard about Vivian Maier through a Photography podcast called This Week in Photo.  I know very little about her, but the images she captured are amazing.  She was born in 1926 and passed away in 2009.  She spent time as a nanny in Chicago.  Judging from the photographs, I would guess she was actively taking pictures in Chicago in the 1950′s and 60′s.  I recommend watching the CBS Evening news report about Vivian and John Maloof.  John discovered Vivian’s work after buying a box of her pictures at a furniture and antique auction.  Her view of street life in Chicago is individually unique and she captured an era I can only experience through pictures.

I guess this leads back to my post a couple weeks ago about my digital life.  You never know what will happen with the story of your life, or who will be interested in seeing where you have been.  This morning I took the 10,000th picture with my Canon T2i.  Nothing worth winning an award for, but being passionate about something does not always mean being amazing at it.

Hopefully the weather corporates soon and I can get back outside and shoot again.  I find landscape photography to be my favorite subject, but I do not enjoy this cold dreary weather right now.  Not surprisingly I have been taking a lot of pictures of the cat recently.

I have heard from many of you recently and your support has been amazing.  I really appreciate the kind words and encouragement you have given me.  Life in Germany can be hard for someone in my position, but with your support it makes everything just that much easier.

Fleischsalat (Meat Salad)

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In many ways I eat differently in Germany than I did in the United States.  For starters I rarely eat out.  Specifically, I rarely eat fast food anymore.  I had a burger from Burger King yesterday, but I cannot remember the last time that happened.  Maybe 2 or 3 months ago.  Just because I rarely have fast food does not mean I eat healthly.  There is a running joke around my cravings for pizza and cheese.  Which is pretty easy to make since they are the staples of my “German” diet.

Fleischsalat mit Paprika (Beginning)

Fleischsalat mit Paprika (Beginning)

Last Thursday Anni and I were at the grocery store and picked up some Fleischsalat (Meat Salad) and Kirsch-Paprika (cherry peppers) stuffed with cream cheese.  For me, it seems both of these are common German dishes.  Not because I have ever actually seen anyone eating them, but because it is available in every grocery store.  We have gotten Kirsch-Paprika stuffed with cream cheese before, but never the Fleischsalat.  It made a great break from my stereotypical frozen pizza.

Fleischsalat mit Paprika (Finished)

Fleischsalat mit Paprika (Finished)

I am not sure how most people would eat Fleischsalat, but I figured nothing could beat a sandwich.  Plus, a sandwich makes a great subject for photography.  When I opened the package I was a little concerned.  Sitting in the container it did not look that appetizing, but I was pleasantly surprised with the results.

I just received a cookbook written in German from Anni’s parents.  We bookmarked something I will try to make on Tuesday.  If it turns out well I will post pictures online.  Hopefully it does, but I will let Anni be the judge of that.

In Other News…

The reason there was not a blog post last week is because I was consumed with creating a new website for myself.  I have owned Titan Evolution for a long time and it needed a new design.  While most of the website is not really relative to this blog, I thought you might enjoy the photography section.  I have picked 15 of my favoriate pictures and posted them at http://titanevolution.com/photography/.  All but one photography were taken within the last year and most are from Germany.  Let me know what you think about my photography in the comments.