Une Ville-Lumière, as seen with 35mm

Hello!

I am not promising too much, see for yourself, how Vienna turns into a Ville-Lumière before Christmas. I took the following photos after work, on my way to a meeting in the city centre. All pictures were taken with my bike between my legs. :-)

Maria Theresien Platz (Maria Theresia=empress with tons of children, she "invented" compulsory schooling)

The smart marketing department of the KHM (Kunsthistorisches Museum=Museum of Fine Arts) uses the museum to promote their annual tickets.

Gideon Laudon on his horse

Towards the city centre

Michaelertor (cropped)Michaelerplatz

Rain of light on Kohlmarkt
The Habsburgergasse comes with crowns
The Graben with chandeliers

while the Rotenturmstraße delights with red balls

Vienna's largest shopping street, the Mariahilfer Straße does not think it's necessary to invest in new, energy saving LED designs and puts up the old fashioned decoration, that has been around for 20 years if not longer. I guess they think it's not necessary, because people come and spend their money anyhow.

One year ago, Austria was under a blanket of snow.

I am going to make a present to myself soon, it will be a new lens for my camera, 35mm. My first fixed focal length for my DSLR. No zoom. Like in the good old days. All pictures above where taken with 35mm focal length, except for the red ball (I forgot to adjust the zoom). I love the angle 35mm (equivalent to 52mm analoge) provides.

I like to thank Catherine and Une femme d'un certain age for taking photos instead of pointing and shooting - those women got me back on track. Now I carry my DSLR with everyday and it feels good!