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Werner Ulrich's Home Page: Picture of the Month Now "Ulrich's Bimonthly" |
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January 2004 |
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The magic of a new beginning There is a magic in the beginning of a new year: it's all expectations and no regrets, as it were. We are looking forward, we can make a new start. As if to confirm this magic of a new beginning, the mountains and hills around the city of Bern are usually decorated by fresh snow, and the weather turns cold but sunny. This is the time of crystal-clear winter skies, of refreshing walks in the snow, of beautiful excursions to the mountains. Even when a thick winter mist is occasionally hanging over the city, it is usually sufficient to walk up to some viewpoint at 900-1000 metres above sea-level in order to be on top of the fog and to enjoy the panorama of the snow-covered Alps. |
For a hyperlinked overview of all issues
of "Ulrich's Bimonthly" and the previous "Picture of the
Month" series,
see the site map |
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The following picture was taken on 20 December 2003 at 1:00 p.m., from a viewpoint situated close to our home. Technical data: digital camera (4 MP), shutter speed 1/500, aperture f/5.6, ISO 50, focal length 23.4 mm (equivalent to 114 mm with a conventional 35 mm camera). Original picture size: resolution 2272 x 1704 pixels, memorized with "fine" compression (1141 KB); current resolution 700 x 525 pixels, compressed to 108 KB. |
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„There is a magic
inherent in every new beginning,
„Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne, From Hermann Hesse's poem "Stufen" (Stages), published in 1942 (my transl.) |
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Last
updated 17 May 2010 (layout) and 12 Feb 2008 (picture;
first published 5 Jan
2004) |
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