Film stills

I took some shots at Schwimm und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark (SSE) in Berlin for a film which will be released next year.  I can't tell the details yet, but the story is about a guy who is imprisoned on false charges in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp for around 5 years.  It's based on a true story and there still remains lots of things to be solved about Guantanamo Bay detention camp.  

At the scene of an airport...

 At the scene of a wedding ceremony...

German craftsmanship is just amazing!

It's such a nice sunny Sunday, so I visited Kunst und Nostalgie Markt (Art flea market near the Museum Island) today.  I like antiques and have already been to Trödelmarkt, Trödelmarkt auf dem Boxhagener Platz, Flohmarkt am Mauerpark, and Flohmarkt nahe Ostbanhof.  Personally, I like Trödelmarkt auf dem Boxhagener Platz because far from being touristy, but some stalls at Kunst und Nostalgie Markt were really interesting.  Old books in cool binding which were published in East Germany, LP records, old photos, old stamps etc... you'll easily forget a few hours.

Druckstöcke (printing block in German) which has around 500 years history was amazingly elaborate.  They include lots of fantasy and dreams.  I heard that only 4 Druckstöcke makers survive in Germany now.  Keeping great traditions sounds tough everywhere.  

 Can you find 2 cameramans?  Oh, I also found a potter!

A buckle craftsman wearing a tweed jacket.

He was working hard.  His yellow measure with lots of holes intrigued me a lot.

Cosmos in the road.  They are familiar not only in Japan but here too.  My Sunday finished quickly.   

Spreewald

Taking a rest for a while...

Took a train from Berlin to Lübbenau (it took around 1.5 h) to visit Spreewald last Sunday.  It's situated about 100 km south-east of Berlin and was designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1991.  It is known for its traditional irrigation system which consists of more than 200 small channels (called "Fließe"; total length: 1,300 km) within the 484-square-kilometre area. The landscape was shaped during the ice age. 

Silver grassland 

Spreewald means "Spree woods" in Lower Sorbian: a Slavic minority language spoken in eastern Germany in the historical province of Lower Lusatia, today part of Brandenburg.  About 50,000 people live in the biosphere reserve (1998). Many of them are descendants of the first settlers in the Spreewald region, the Slavic tribes of the Sorbs (a Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland)/ Wends (a historic name for West Slavs living near Germanic settlement areas). They have preserved their traditional language, customs and clothing to this day.  

An old house with a thatched roof

A drying washing is waving in the wind.

A path of light and shadow

It was really interesting when I imagine the old lifestyle of the Slavic tribes in this massive grassland.  The autumn is arriving there for sure.

I found acorn trees.

A shining pansy