Copyright 2009 Ralph Husmann
Welcome 2009! It has been almost one full year for Dr. Matt's Blog and what a ride it has been. I want to say happy new year to all my friends across the globe. I hope this year is better than all the rest for each of you! I could not think of a better way to kick off the new year at Dr. Matt's than by posting some photos by my good friend Dutch photographer Ralph Husmann. On his frist visit to Berlin he really captured the feeling of the city with some compelling compositions.
Copyright 2009 Ralph HusmannThe image above is of course the Brandenburger Tor at night. Wow! I wish my visit to the gate would lasted until night; I would have loved to use my tripod and get some images for HDR manipulation! The bottom photograph is of a landmark that is maybe less familiar to most Americans. At least until recently, that is...Now people may recognize it as the backdrop for President-Elect Barack Obama's speech in front of a crowd of 200,000 people. This structure is Berlin's famous Siegessäule (Victory Column).
Copyright 2009 Ralph HusmannThe column was built to commemorate 19th Century Prussian military victories and originally stood in front of the Reichstag. Hitler and the Nazis moved the Siegessäule to the Tiergarten where it stands to the present day.
