Winter Nights in my Hometown (pictures)

[Kirsten]

Thank you, pomtzu! And yes, tourists usually say it's a nice area, so I guess it is...

Karen, you're right about the snow reflecting the remaining light, this is why I was waiting for it to take these pictures. Had to work with exposure latitudes, though. The longest exposure time in some of the pictures where 2 minutes and 20 seconds! Of course it's impossible to do this without a tripod. I used mine a lot lately!

[phesina]

Kirsten, your new pictures of Lily and Luna in your sig are beautiful, too!

Pat

[cassiesmom]

Wow, Kirsten! I'd like to step through the monitor and be there right now! I love the one with the white lights - each light is a tiny star shape. And the one Freckles already wrote about, with the pink. Just beautiful!

[robinh]

Kirsten - your photos are extraordinary!! I have copied a couple from here and some from your website to use as desktops here at home and at work. People always comment on how beautiful they are.

[Scooter's Mom]

Kirsten, these are stunning. They literally made me stop and say, "Wow" and my husband even said they were stunning.

Also, your new pictures for your signature are beautiful! Luna & Lily have never appeared lovelier!

[chocolatepuppy]

It's beautiful where you live. Great pics!

[Lady's Human]

Kirsten,

You are now responsible for a few workers spending 20 minutes just looking at your photography and wasting valuable time doing so.



Beautiful pictures, as always. It also reminds me of why I want to go back to Germany without the funny green suit and visit a few places at my leisure.

[Sowa]

Beautiful shots!

[Randi]

Outstanding photography - and what a lovely town to live in.

[Karen]

Snow falls on the ancient city
Lit now by modern electric lights
And every flake reflects that light and more
All hard edges are gone, softened by snowfall and time
Winter branches just black silhouettes
Stark against the scene below.
No artificial snow globe could capture
The beauty of timeless structures
Sprinkled with modern lights and merry brightness
Punctuating the swirling softness of snowfall
A winter night at its
Most picturesque

Disregard the cold,
Sparrows, doves are sleeping
The finches fluffed and nestled trunkside
Deep within sheltered nooks, and evergreen coves
The house cats are curled for the night
Cozy and warm inside
Homes whose windows glow golden with warmth from within
In the cold city night
And a stillness descends over the scene
The only sound the shushing of snow
As it falls steady
Drink in the beauty, and hold it inside
A treasure of German winter
A priceless instant
Captured forever

[Alysser]

These are absolutely beautiful, as always, Kirsten!! The first few pictures look like a christmas card! Beautiful, thank you so much for sharing!

[Taz_Zoee]

I seriously do not understand why you are not a professional photographer. These photos should be on calendars, post cards, greeting cards and even blown up and framed!
I was also going to comment on your siggie pics of the girls. And I think I will also use some of these photos as my desktop here and at work!

[Miss Z]

I saw some of these on Facebook - your photography is just stunning, Kirsten! You should make Christmas cards out of these and the bullfinch photos.

I have a little, fibre-optic, Christmas ornament of a snowy village scene, I think your beautiful town might be the real version it was based on!

[cassiesmom]

Kirsten, I would love to see one of these as the daily Bing photograph that people see when they first go to the Bing site! I'm with Tracey - I don't think you could ever take a bad picture of anything. Your new Luna and Lily photos are so sweet!

[redbird]

My goodness, they are all so beautiful to look at...I can't pick one. These were just breath taking.