Welcome to the postcard series called “Shot in Franconia”

It all started in 2020 - the Corona crisis had abruptly reduced my personal, creative “photo radius”. As a result, I wandered through and enjoyed my beautiful Franconian homeland with an even more alert eye. Hamburg, Berlin and South Tyrol were replaced by Erlangen, Bubenreuth and Franconian Switzerland. Sometimes the radius became even smaller and I dived with the macro lens into otherwise invisible worlds of the garden at home.

To give the pictures taken on these forays an appropriate setting, I began to share exactly one photo a day and exclusively digitally on my social media channels and with my family. I designed the images in the style of photo postcards and gave the series the name “Shot in Franconia”. Enjoy!

Blue wood anemone
Chess flowers
Chess flower
Winter aconite
A field of daffodils
Daffodil
Pilewort flower
Wood Anemone
Wood Anemones
Spring snowflake from below
Spring snowflake
Pollen covered bee on yellow crocus
Crocus flower pistil
Departure
Pollen covered bee on crocus
Purple crocuses close up
Purple crocuses in the sun
Lonesome tree
Tree on a field
Fruit trees in winter
Over the fields of Marloffstein
Plowed field
Fruit tree silhouette
After sunset reflections
After sunset at the lake
Kleiner Bischofsweiher sunset
Kleiner Bischofsweiher from above
Blackbird
Swan on a washboard
Freshwater mussel
Flight into the setting sun
Swans
Flight path
Winter evening at the lake
50:50
Creek in Uttenreuth
Between Adlitz and Atzelsberg
Above Schwanenweiher
Schwanenweiher reflections
Half frozen reflections
Reed silhouettes at Neuweiher
Neuweiher after sunset
After sunset in Igelsdorf
Creek in Igelsdorf
Frozen reflections
Neuweiher and Igelsdorf
Peninsula in Neuweiher
Frozen Neuweiher at sunset
Winter sunset
Fireball
Winter sunset silhouettes
Frozen Neuweiher
Reflections in Neuweiher
Half frozen Neuweiher
From Rathsberg to Erlangen
Foggy Meilwald morning
Curvy road to Erlangen
Foggy Meilwald
Foggy morning in Marloffstein
Tree in Marloffstein
Foggy field in Marloffstein
Foggy field in Uttenreuth
Birches in fog
Sandstone bridge in fog
Regnitz in Baiersdorf
Main-Donau-Kanal
After sunset over the frozen lake
Frozen Baiersdorfer Baggersee
Track in Baiersdorf
Erlangen winter morning
Frankenschnellweg
Regnitz and Langer Johann
Regnitz and A73
Langer Johann winter morning
Winter tree
Snow over Marloffstein
Meilwald in winter
One more bend to Rathsberg
Snowy Hetzles
Winter Hetzles before sunset
Sledding at Hetzles
Heroldsberg city hall
Half moon
Regnitz after sunset
Dechsendorfer Damm in fog
Südkreuzung
Happy New Year
Shooting Christmas lights
Entering Christkindlesmarkt
Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg
Christmas tree in Nuremberg
Angel
Christmas Lights
A beautiful second day of christmas
A beautiful first day of christmas
Merry Christmas
Alma Mater with tears in her eyes
St. Matthäus church
Markgraf Friedrich von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Regnitz at Baiersdorf
Fog over river Regnitz
Baiersdorf
Island in river Regnitz
Regnitz and quarry pond at Baiersdorf
Leaving Baiersdorf
Maple leaves
Birch
Forest path in Meilwald
Wellucken
Meilwald from above
Kalchreuth from above
Fog over Burgberg
Langer Johann in the fog
Driving through Meilwald
Donkey
Autumn walk
Broken Tree
Trubach valley
Burgberg and Erlangen from above
Regnitz, A73 and Burgberg in autumn
Hundshaupten in Autumn
Street to Hetzelsdorf
View over Hundshaupten's autumn forests
Mushrooms on a meadow
Fungi and spores
Mushroom gills
Mushroom on tree stump
Toadstool
Mushrooms
Year's last sunflower
Meilwald from above
Tree nursery from above
Cross spider
Good morning Atzelsberg
From Rathsberg to Atzelsberg
Regnitz water wheel from above
Sunbeams
Langer Johann in fog
Dew drops on spider web
Dew covered blowball
Morning dew
Frankenschnellweg at Erlangen Nord
Digestion tower
Water wheel after sunset
Hedgehog
Neuweiher Langensendelbach
Barn at Marloffstein
Schlossgartenfest 2022
Before sunset over Marloffstein
Sunset at Marloffstein
Corn poppies
Waterwheel at Möhrendorf
Partly cloudy
Tree ensemble in Uttenreuth
Baiersdorfer Mühle from above
Clouds in the trees of Mittelehrenbach
Fruit trees at Mittelehrenbach
Mittelehrenbach after the rain shower
Where the Regnitz flows around the bend
The brown cow of the family
Gigantic broccoli
Curved lines along the river Regnitz
Parallel shift
Over the fields
Regnitz waterwheel in Bruck
Golden Gulden Brez'n
Europarad at sunset
Europarad on Bergkirchweih
Bergkirchweih 2022
Ludwigshöhle
Klausstein seen from Ludwigshöhle
Self-portrait at Ludwigshöhle
Burg Rabenstein No. 3
Burg Rabenstein No. 2
Burg Rabenstein No. 1
Tree at river Wiesent
Sea of dandelions
Fly on a rape blossom
Gefüllter Hahnenfuß
Brown carpet beetle sit-in
Brown carpet beetle
Fly
Vegan Mosquito
Fly on dandelion
Bug on a dandelion
Pollen covered mosquito
Pollen covered bee on dandelion
Bee on dandelion
Bee butt covered with pollen
Bug on a dandelion
Dandelion Fireworks
Dandelion
Brown bug on a dandelion
Flowering dandelion
Nut weevil
Blue mint beetle 4
Blue mint beetle 3
Blue mint beetle 2
Blue mint beetle 1
Birch seed and lice
Spring snowflake with water drops
Spring snowflake
White island
Cuckoo flower
Cuckoo flower
Cherry Blossom
Cherry trees
Cherry Blossom
Cherry Blossom
Blue wood anemone
Blue wood anemone
White and blue wood anemones
White and yellow wood anemones
Crocus season's end
Purple crocuses
Yellow crocuses
Grape hyacinth
Wet Wood anemone
Wet Wood anemones
Wood anemone
Forsythia blossom covered with snow
Blood plum blossom
Bee on a blood plum blossom
Blood plum blossom
Cherry blossom
Daffodil crushed by masses of snow
Gulden Bretzel in April
Cherry blossom in a coat of snow
Snowy cherry bud
Snow covered cherry blossom
Nightwalk through Skulpturengarten
Low pressure area "Jana" brings new snow
Walking the horses
Sunset at Kalchreuth
Broken Birch
Pond at Exerzierplatz
Stormy "Ylenia"
Winter sunrise at Exerzierplatz
Daffodils at night
Bee exiting crocus
Yellow crocus
Bee in a crocus
Crocus chrysanthus
Field of crocuses
Snowdrops
Snowdrop
Snowdrops
White and white-purple crocus
Crocus vernus Pickwick
In the spotlight
Zweiblättriger Blaustern 2
Zweiblättriger Blaustern 1
2022's first bee encounter
Purple Crocus
Signs of life
Number #1 of 2022
Sunflower winter sale
Lantern
Erlangen Waterworks in the morning sun
Foggy morning at River Regnitz
White Heron
Winter tree reflections
Sunrise Reflections
Little pond at "Exerzierplatz"
Frozen lake before sunset 2
Frozen lake before sunset 1
Fireball
Winter sunset
Winter tree silhouette
Staring at the winter sun
Frozen lake before sunset
Teasel silhouettes
Ensemble of trees before sunset
Foggy commute
After sunset at river Regnitz
Winter evening silhouette at river Regnitz
Baiersdorfermühle silhouette
Baiersdorfermühle after sunset
Mirror-smooth reflections
Storks wintering at home
Tree silhouette against winter sky
Reflections in partly frozen lake
Snow covered booth at the market place
Kunst Palais by night 2
Kunst Palais by night 1
Paulibrunnen by night 2
Paulibrunnen by night 1
In the meadows after sunset
Silhouettes of trees against a sky in flames
Icy tractor tracks
To Uttenreuth after sunset
Nuremberg radio tower in the distance
Winter evening sky
Wintery orchard meadow
Trellis fruit corridor
Snow covered fruit tree
Icy path
Winter evening in Spardorf
Frozen blades of grass
Frozen meadow with barn
Frozen meadow after sunrise
Path to the barn
Fog over river Regnitz
Frozen tree at river Regnitz
St. Peter und Paul
Reflection of St. Peter und Paul
Trail along river Regnitz
Tree portal on the Regnitz
Tree branch on the bank of the Regnitz
White frost at the bank of the Regnitz river
Frosty summer morning in Bruck
Lonely birch tree on a misty morning
River Meadow Autumn Morning
Fog over river Regnitz
Railway tracks into the autumn
Railway Bridge 2
Railway Bridge 1
Schlossplatz without Christmas Market
Fountain and Christmas tree
Happy First Christmas Day
Merry Christmas
Mushroom 3
Mushroom Couple
Mushroom 2
Mushroom 1
Beech Forest Panorama
Autumnal forest near Adlitz
Sunny autumn afternoon
GRAU
Football corner
Football net
Football goal in the fog
Halfpipe in the fog
Windy road through autumn landscape
Autumn leaves in the morning mist
Ploughed field in the fog
Dew covered grasses on a misty morning
Under a fruit tree
Way into the mist
Fruit tree silhouette
Fruit tree on a foggy morning
Fruit trees on a foggy morning
Fichtelsee 3
Fichtelsee 2
Fichtelsee 1
Good morning Neunhof
Ground fog in the morning
Autumn mist lying over the meadow
Foggy autumn morning
Golden October morning
Deer on a misty October morning
Cobwebs covered with dew
Autumn morning in Sieglitzhof
Night Drive 2
Night drive
Café Mengin
Kunstpalais Illumination
Illumination
Paulibrunnen "ERleuchtet"
Leaves and Stripes
More autumnal beech leaves
From Rathsberg to Erlangen
Maple leaves in the evening sun
Before sunset at river Regnitz
Maple tree on the bank of the river Regnitz
Colourful beech leaves
Yellow giant
Sunset in the beech forest
Half light - half shadow
Marloffstein afterglow
Sunset over Marloffstein
Fruit tree sunset
Clouds seen from Walberla
Happy Halloween
Fog over the football field
Ants
Mushroom
The last hoverfly of this series
Another Hover Fly
Green bug
Shiny bug
Yellow spider
Water drops on petals
Just orange
Bee on Echinacea
Caterpillar on Echinacea
Alien
Yet yet another fly
Bienenwolf
Bee on Echinacea
Flower after the rain
Floral Fireworks
Vernal Shieldbug
Fly on yellow flower
Crying fly
Fly on yellow flower
Bug on yellow flower
Hover fly on cornflower
Another common red soldier beetle
Common red soldier beetle
Gemeine Wiesenwanze
Tabakfarbiger Schmalbock
Climbing from flower to flower
Fly on yellow flower
Bug on yellow flower
White spotted rose beetle
Bush Cricket
Yet another ant
Hidden observer
Schachbrett-Marienkäfer
Gemeine Wiesenwanze
Water marbles
Great green bush-cricket
Blauflügel-Prachtlibelle
Yet another red eyed fly
Yet another brown bug
Marbled white
Gonzo
Water drop spheres
Brown bug on leaf
Piggyback
Another Fly
Red eyed drinking with straw
Hoverfly
Green shield bug
Another bug on the same blossom
Brown Bug on white blossom
Bug on Bell Flower
Western conifer seed bug
Speckled Bush-cricket
In the inner circle
Water drops on pink poppy
Bee covered with pollen
Grüne Distelwanze
Ameisen-Sackkäfer
Ladybug and lice
Ants and lice
Fly
Tabakfarbiger Schmalbock
Speckled Bush-cricket
Regnitz Water Wheel
Kleiner Onkel
Walberla
Hetzles Clouds Timelapse
Uttenreuth Clouds Timelapse
Mittlerer Schwanenweiher
Rape field sunset
Sunset at Kemmathen
Knautia macedonica
Bellflower sunset
Love makes colorblind
Amara bifrons
Ant
Underside of a blue mint beetle
Blue mint beetle
Two-way traffic
At the end of the line
Bee on Lavender
Bee on Lavender
Bee on a Storchenschnabel
Seidiger Glanzrüssler (Polydrusus formosus)
SIF 210
Yaku-Rhododendron 'Porzellan'
Geranium sylvaticum
Firebug
Dandelion seed and louse
Roman snail
Jemandem auf der Nase herumtanzen
Jay Bird
Blue Tit at sunset
European Robin
Bunting Woodpecker
Dandelion
 Heartleaf foamflower
Orange Queen
Snowdrop anemone
Fly watching you
Fly on a rhododendron flower
Green rose chafer
Blue Mint Beetle
 Balkan anemone - Anemone blanda
Humblefly
Pasqueflower - Pulsatilla patens
Chess Flower
Fritillaria persica alba bulbs
Anemonella thalictroides
Blossom
Apple blossom
Wood anemone
Bath duck
River Schwabach's last meters
Where the Schwabach flows into the Regnitz
Deadnettles on the banks of the Regnitz
Regnitz spring meadow before sunset
Spring flowers at river Regnitz
Spring flower sunset
Sunset at river Regnitz
Day's last sunrays
Regnitz sunset reflections
River mouth Schwabach and Regnitz
Where the Schwabach meets the Regnitz
Hetzles Sunrise
Sunrise over Neunkirchen
Before Sunrise in Ebersbach
Curious Robin
European Robin
Beer lovin' Robin
After rain sunset
Wastewater treatment plant at night
Speed limit 80 km/h
Purple river
Regnitz afterglow
Maple tree on the river Regnitz after sunset
Mighty oak roots
Regnitz sunset
Maple tree on the river Regnitz after sunset
Oak at river Regnitz
Cloudy evening at river Regnitz
Wild tulip
Wild tulip covered with water drops
Daffodil with water drops
Daffodil covered with water drops
Daffodil
Daffodil
Happy Easter!
Waterdrop on a daffodil
Barn in Bubenreuth
Sun rays through twin birch tree
Cold morning in Bubenreuth
Reflections of "Langer Johann"
Reflections of "Langer Johann"
Bridge over river Regnitz
Hugenottenkirche and ESTW
Trinity Church seen from Burgberggarten
Fishing boy with pike
Altstädter Dreifaltigkeitskirche in fog
Stadtmuseum Erlangen
Orangerie in Erlangen
Foggy Schlossgarten in Erlangen
Straight into Uttenreuth
Sahara dust sun
Fields in Uttenreuth under Sahara dust sky
Fruit tree and Sahara dust sky
Steckerleswald glowing
Empty carp pond after sunset
After sunset in Bräuningshof
Bräuningshof autumn sunset
Tree reflection in Bräuningshof
Moon over the autumnal Bräuningshof
Frozen crocus
Crocusses covered with water drops
Purple Crocus from above
Purple Crocus
Water drops on a Crocus
Black and yellow Crocus
Dew covered crocus
Crocus covered with ice crystals
Running water
Langer Johann afterglow
Winter sunset panorama
Winter clouds after sunset
Spardorf winter sunset
End of winter thaw
Orange light winking through the trees
Half past five in Uttenreuth
Evening sunset behind the forest
Single tree just before winter sunset
End of winter evening
Winter sunset in Baiersdorf
Signs of life
Frozen flooded meadow ground
Wintery after glow
Wintery view of Bubenreuth after sunset
Bräuningshof winter evening
Sledding afternoon
Low-pressure area "Tristan" approaching
Snowy Hetzles
Fresh snow in Bubenreuth
Snow covered pine branch with mistletoe
Pine tree trunks
Walk across fields powdered with snow
Bergwacht hut and windmill
Walberla winter view
Blades of grass covered with a thick layer of ice
Caught in a drop of water
Frozen waterdrops
Bridge over Main Donau Kanal
Under the bridge
Uphill
Downhill
Snow covered pine tree trunk
Snow covered birch trunk
Snow covered bulrush
Carp pond in winter
fruit tree with view of wintry neunkirchen
wintry view from hetzleser berg
Hetzles after Sunset
Long hairy branches in evening light
Hetzleser Berg at sunset
medallion from ice
Ice structure in evening light
an icy sparkling gemstone
a dangling leg of snow
Blades of grass in a thick ice coat
Hairy winter flower
Branching under a hood of snow
Winter clouds over Hetzleser Berg
Winter afternoon at Hetzleser Berg
Snow lanterns
Snow topping
Frozen green eye
Two blond tree elves with snow in the hair
Freezing water drop
Perforated leaf covered with snow
Frozen microphones
Red Dogwood reflections
Snow covered leaf
Frozen Tear
A blonde tree elf in a dress of snow
A73 and Alterlangen in afterglow
Alterlangen and Büchenbach after sunset
Büchenbach Afterglow
Over Erlangen after Sunset
Altstädter Dreifaltigkeitskirche
Hugenottenkirche Erlangen
Neustädter Kirche Erlangen
Skulpturengarten Heinrich Kirchner
Christmas lights on Main Street
Christmas Lights
Main Street at Christmas
Frauenkirche in Advent
Happy Christmas!
Schöner Brunnen at Christkindlesmarkt 2019
Wiesent Valley panorama
Castle ruin Neideck with moon
Wiesent Autumn reflections
Wiesent Valley with ruin Neideck
Mushroom
River Wiesent
Panorama view over the Wiesent valley
Autumn forest near Streitberg
Neideck castle ruin
Pavilion over Streitberg
Abstract autumn impression
Lone toadstool
Toadstools
Walking the dog on sunny autumn morning
Spinning threads  on an autumn meadow
Misty autumn meadow
Misty morning at the Schwabach
water sprinkled leaf
Marktplatz Erlangen after sunset
Schlossgarten Erlangen after Sunset
Orangerie in Erlangen
Schloss Erlangen at Sunset
Hugenottenbrunnen and Schloss
Hugenottenbrunnen and autumn leaves
Clouds over Uttenreuth
Family of mushrooms on a bed of moss
A gnarled pine tree at sunset
Beekeeping at sunset
Carp Pond Sunset
Apple Harvest bonfire
End-of-summer garden party