Volker Birke

Experte · Wunstorf · Germany
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    Groß Labenzer See
    at or near an impressive evening and sunset in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a few kilometers east of Schwerin, in the Mecklenburg Lake District!
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      Redentin
      A pier on Wismar Bay, Baltic Sea, at sunset, in Redentin
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      01.11.2026, 12:48

      Rosa Rettich-Helmling (Mycena rosea)
      Der Rosa Rettich-Helmling ist eine nicht seltener, aber infolge seiner geringen Größe wenig auffälliger Pilz unserer Wälder.

      Stack aus 86 Einzelbildern.
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        01.11.2026, 12:33

        Valley of the World
        Aufgenommen zwischen Half Moon Bay und Salinas (Monterey), direkt am Highway #1, Kalifornien, USA.
        Dort wurde nicht nur der berühmte Film "Jenseits von Eden" mit James Dean gedreht; dort starb er auch letztlich in seinem Porsche.
        Typisch amerikanische Art der Werbung!
        Die Felder dort wären lange ni…
        Aufgenommen zwischen Half Moon Bay und Salinas (Monterey), direkt am Highway #1, Kalifornien, USA.
        Dort wurde nicht nur der berühmte Film "Jenseits von Eden" mit James Dean gedreht; dort starb er auch letztlich in seinem Porsche.
        Typisch amerikanische Art der Werbung!
        Die Felder dort wären lange nicht mehr zu bewirtschaften, wenn es die mexikanisch-stämmigen Landarbeiter nicht gäbe... Der Küstennebel vom nahen Pazifik gibt dem Bild eine spezielle Anmutung IMHO.
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        01.11.2026, 11:48

        A raised hunting blind
        A hunting stand in the Lüneburger Heide, near Suderburg, in the thick November fog after sunset and "Available Light", illuminated with a powerful LED flashlight and the camera set on a tripod for the shot.
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        01.11.2026, 11:26

        Summer Evening at Steinhuder Meer (I'm Coming Home)
        On a fantastic summer evening after sunset at Steinhuder Meer in Steinhude, on the so-called "Promenade"; looking northwest / north toward the island of Wilhelmstein. The pastel-like hues and reflections were not "added" / rendered in post-processing; they occur naturally on just a few summer eveni…On a fantastic summer evening after sunset at Steinhuder Meer in Steinhude, on the so-called "Promenade"; looking northwest / north toward the island of Wilhelmstein. The pastel-like hues and reflections were not "added" / rendered in post-processing; they occur naturally on just a few summer evenings each year after sunset, or when there is practically no wind (the smooth water surface of the shallow lake). Essentially, only the tonal values were raised in Photoshop and a few barrels were clone-stamped away, to further enhance the minimalist impression. The promenade has since been named "Paul-Smalian-Weg"—after a Steinhude landscape painter who notably captured such moods of light pictorially in the 1950s, and whose works, like those of Caspar David Friedrich, I have admired ever since I first saw them. more Less
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        01.11.2026, 11:19

        Nowhere is somewhere
        In the thick autumn early-morning fog at Steinhuder Meer.
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          31.10.2026, 15:16

          Steinhuder Meer Reflections
          Am Steinhuder Meer, aufgenommen an den Strandterrassen in Steinhude, mit Blick Richtung Norden hinüber zu Winzlar, den Rehburger Bergen (Bad Rehburg / Rehburg), Insel Wilhelmstein (Schaumburg-Lippe), Mardorf, Weiße Düne, Moorhütte Wilhelmstein. Kein KI involviert - nur geringe Nachbearbeitungen in …Am Steinhuder Meer, aufgenommen an den Strandterrassen in Steinhude, mit Blick Richtung Norden hinüber zu Winzlar, den Rehburger Bergen (Bad Rehburg / Rehburg), Insel Wilhelmstein (Schaumburg-Lippe), Mardorf, Weiße Düne, Moorhütte Wilhelmstein. Kein KI involviert - nur geringe Nachbearbeitungen in PS! more Less
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          31.10.2026, 14:16

          H 2 O
          Have you ever photographed an (agricultural) irrigation device? No? A great photographic subject! This is not AI, but my own idea and creation! Conceived and carried out by a human brain! Photographed more than 15 years ago...!😉 Of course, such pictures already existed before that too...😉
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            31.10.2026, 14:04

            Hangover Hannover
            The artwork was created by Andreas von Weizsäcker at the Raschplatzhochstraße, just behind the main train station in Hannover, in the direction of Raschplatz - I love photographing works of art, especially in public spaces, in the composition / confrontation of artwork / artist with the viewers (us…The artwork was created by Andreas von Weizsäcker at the Raschplatzhochstraße, just behind the main train station in Hannover, in the direction of Raschplatz - I love photographing works of art, especially in public spaces, in the composition / confrontation of artwork / artist with the viewers (us humans!), and am already looking forward to the next dOKUMENTA in Kassel! That is something I can relate to! more Less
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