As I'm out working in Berlin at the moment, I took the chance to walk up to the Brandenburg gates. Quite an impressive sight and very nice and clean. Those columns look really imposing without any blackening from smog!

Unfortunately, I hadn't planned to take any real photos so didn't have any support. Some of these are handheld, the others are propped up on bins, benches, etc

Anyway, here are a few shots:

And this one's handheld...

On a sidenote, did have a most amusing sight with the Berlin Police. You'd think they'd be out patrolling the streets, keeping an eye on things and maybe having the odd chit chat with passers by... No! They were out taking nice scenic shots too Although they were better equipped with tripod and all

I did walk up to them and tried to have a conversation. The young officer (in the middle with the big cheesy grin) was friendly and spoke a bit of English, much better than my German. But the chap taking the photos was about twice my size and had a really scary moustache. :eek: So when I offered to email them the photo if they wanted and he said "Nein!", I didn't insist and ran away

:chicken: me!

Nice one, I'm out there next week too, well Thur and Fri.

The copper on the right, looks a little pensive, is it Schumacher (sp)

At least you didn't get arrested as a terrorist for taking pics of the local plod, who lives in a police state now

Great Photo's

Look closer Xav, you will see the bullet holes and the pollyfiller when you get up close

Berlin is one of my favourite city's, a lovely place I lived there for a few years. Get yourself and the camera up to the TV Tower in Alexander platz or the Radio tower near ICC, the radio tower has an open platform at the top with great views.

I forgot to say I also found it quite a thought provoking moment. At around 1:30 am, it was very quiet and peaceful, only the noise of the ocassional teenager tourist group laughing in the background. And to think what has happening here just over 20 years ago.... quite moving in a way.

In the cop photo, the diagonal stripe in the road from bottom left to where the photographer is kneeling is actually a memorial line of where the Berlin Wall was. The cop was shooting down the line along the street. 30 years ago, they were also shooting, but it wasn't photographs :(

Ooh very nice which camera/lens?

Ooh very nice which camera/lens?

D700 + Nikkor AF-S 24-70/2.8

EXIF is is the original photos in the gallery. Annoyingly, Smugmug doesn't stick the EXIF in the resized versions I post on fora.

Have a look here for the Berlin shots. The Berlin zoo shots are in the wildlife section if you're wondering