Sonnenblume

Sonnenblume, originally uploaded by quasirobot.

Someone gave me this sunflower as a token of our friendship the day I arrived Berlin. I stayed in the city for 4 days.

I booked a night train leaving Berlin for Cologne some time past midnight, so I had to carry this flower with me walking around the city after checking out of the guest house. The café near Siegessäule was closed. I sat at one of the empty table, trying to aim a perfect angle at the statue. I put the flower down and voilà, it suddenly dawned on me that this is a very poetic and nostalgic composition, so I took this picture. And, yeah, it turns out to be one of my favorite pictures during this trip.

Running cart, Mercedes Museum

Running cart, Mercedes Museum, originally uploaded by quasirobot.

This pic was taken in the Mercedes Museum Stuttgart last September. I pressed the shutter accidentally while I was still focusing my lens on the cart. But when I checked the picture afterward, this out of focus one appears more vivid and interesting than the other perfectly focused one. Well, it's apparently a bumpy ride, don't you think so? :-)