A day in May along the Danube on the Neu Ulm, Germany side of the river. The wonder, the beauty, the surface of leaves in black and white.

Matthew G. Beall  Leaves Along the Danube   May 2012

Matthew G. Beall  Leaves Along the Danube 2  May 2012

Matthew G. Beall  Flowers and Leaves  2012

Matthew G. Beall  Flowers and Leaves 2   2012

This morning, Friday, April 27, I took a little photography tour around the Danube River in Ulm, Germany. We have a  garden with many different types of flowers and plants. A relaxing place on a sunny Friday morning with plenty of subjects to shoot. Seeing all the flowers, especially the white ones, I immediately thought of Liz Davidson's work.

Here's my take ... and the first one is rare since I do not often work with color.

Matthew G. Beall   Flowers   2012

Matthew G. Beall   White Flowers  2012

The Ulmer Schachtel boats wrapped in fall fog on the Ulm (Germany) side of the Danube.

Matthew G. Beall   Ulmer Schachtel im Nebel   2012 

A continuing series of the Danube that runs through Ulm, Germany. Trees and fog.

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog  2012

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog 2  2012

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog Looking Up  2012

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog Guards  2012

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog Shroud  2012

Matthew G. Beall The Web  2011

These two photographs were taken on a Friday in Oct. at approx. the same time one week apart. These Danube river boats called Ulmer Schachtel are tied up near the dam.

The first one was on a sunny cloudy day and the second on a foggy misty day.

Matthew G. Beall  The Boats  2011

Matthew G. Beall  The Boats 2  2011

 A few kilometers from my place sits a dam. It's a small dam but a dam nonetheless. All the years I have lived here I never once ventured across the dam. That all changed this past Sunday morning, a cloudy fall morning that was both warm and cold.

I was chasing light and shadow.

Matthew G. Beall  Dam  & Clouds  2011

Matthew G. Beall  Dam Shadows  2011

Matthew G. Beall  Sluice  2011

The day absolutely beautiful: sunny, hot, and a day to our for a walk in the park along the Danube. You know it's spring when you see a family of swans paddling and ducks and duckings soaking up the warm rays in a spotlight of sun.

Matthew G. Beall  Proud Papa  2011

Matthew G. Beall  The Happy Family   2011

Matthew G. Beall  In the Spotlight  2011

Matthew G. Beall  Ain't Life Grand  2011