Last week I went on a trip to Berlin with my study society (not really a good word, but I don't know what else to call it). I study Sinology (Chinese Language and Culture) - which by the way explains the high frequency of asians in the pictures - and to make the trip relevant to what we study we visited the Sinology department of the Free University of Berlin. For the rest we just had a great time, visited the obligatory highlights, got drunk and did not sleep anywhere near enough.

Photographically it was also a very good experience. I only brought one lens - K 55mm 1.8 - and had to deal with it's drawbacks (no zoom, no autofocus, no AE). This taught me alot and I really feel I've become a better photographer since last week. Compared with the first trip I used this camera on - a 3 week trip to China and North-Korea when I just had this camera - I now have much more pictures I'm really satisfied with in only 3 days.

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[rparmar]

Nice to see these. Looks like you did almost exactly what I did in Berlin. That Holocaust memorial is really something.

[Scottnorwo]

what a good series. you have a great eye for a photo.

[Electric Eye]

....Some great random/obscure shots.(applause!)

[Mark Morb]

Lovely set of shots, just the sort of thing I like to see when documenting a city trip and brilliantly executed....Great stuff :-)

[roentarre]

Very interesting and clever in deed!

[Niki]

it felt like I was in Berlin too, great series with a unique, intriguing perspective.
thank you for sharing your trip!

[daacon]

You really did well for just one lens - it makes you think a lot more about composition for sure. You have a good eye - I enjoyed the series.

[kevinschoenmakers]

....Some great random/obscure shots.(applause!)

what a good series. you have a great eye for a photo.

Thanks both of you!

Nice to see these. Looks like you did almost exactly what I did in Berlin. That Holocaust memorial is really something.

It's by far the most brilliant monument I've ever seen. It has a profound effect on you when you walk through it, and leaving it feels like resurfacing. I was genuinely impressed by it. It works alot better than 'just another statue'. And, you can take some awesome pictures there too.

[kevinschoenmakers]

Lovely set of shots, just the sort of thing I like to see when documenting a city trip and brilliantly executed....Great stuff :-)

Thank you Mark.

Very interesting and clever in deed!

Thanks!

it felt like I was in Berlin too, great series with a unique, intriguing perspective.
thank you for sharing your trip!

The pleasure was all mine

You really did well for just one lens - it makes you think a lot more about composition for sure. You have a good eye - I enjoyed the series.

I never but one time felt I wanted to have another focal length than what I had with me (I saw a good wide-angle opportunity but fortunately a friend had a DSLR with her with a normal zoom on it). I thought my next lens was going to be the DA40mm, but now I'm not so sure. Perhaps this is all the lens I need

[netuser]

Nice to see these. Looks like you did almost exactly what I did in Berlin. That Holocaust memorial is really something.

Good images.
I voted for two /3 of them on PPG

[JMR]

Some nice photos in there. I particularly liked the set with the large cement blocks.

JMR

What a neat series Kevin, well done.

[Sailor]

Great bunch of shots. The abstract ones are marvelous.

Jer

[7.62lew]

Awesome series. My favorites are #10 and #21. Thanks for posting.