Elephant Backstage 2

Elephant Backstage 2, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Inauguration fair for the new elephant park back in 2004, view into the backstage of the elephant house with the part of the climate control system.

Elephant Backstage 1

Elephant Backstage 1, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Inauguration fair for the new elephant park back in 2004, backstage entrance to the elephant house.

Mighty Trees Uphold the Roof

Mighty Trees Uphold the Roof, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Inauguration fair for the new elephant park back in 2004, a more complete view of the interior of the elephant house.

Towering Pillars 3

Towering Pillars 3, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Inauguration fair for the new elephant park back in 2004. This is a square crop of the original image.

Towering Pillars 2

Towering Pillars 2, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Inauguration fair for the new elephant park back in 2004, another view of the roof structure.

Elephant Window

Elephant Window, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Inauguration fair for the new elephant park back in 2004, a view thru one of the small windows in the big gates.

Towering Pillars 1

Towering Pillars 1, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Inauguration fair for the new elephant park back in 2004, here inside the cathedral-like elephant house, or should I say hall? ;-)

Elephant Bars

Elephant Bars, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Inauguration fair for the new elephant park back in 2004. Jenny having fun behind the gates.

Speak, Friend, and Enter

Speak, Friend, and Enter 2, originally uploaded by n0ll.

This and the following posts will relaunch some photographs from 2004, which have been newly scanned for printing.
Inauguration fair for the new elephant park back in 2004. Allowing a closer look at the mighty gates for the great beast yet to arrive in their new realm. ;-)

Winter Landscape 1

Winter Landscape 1, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Winter landscape near Friesenrath, which again is near Aachen-Walheim, Germany.
Snow and good weather, so I took the opportunity to do some landscape shots while being out with family and friends for sledging.

Winter Landscape 2

Winter Landscape 2, originally uploaded by n0ll.

Winter landscape near Friesenrath, which again is near Aachen-Walheim, Germany. Starting with Dec 26th, we had a quite nice "White Christmas".