Step

Step. Not in fact a step, but another image from the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas) in Berlin – usually referred to as the 'Holocaust Memorial' – taken during my third visit in January 2013. This 'field of stelae' – designed by the American architect Peter Eisenman – is set on an undulating site about 100 metres south of the Brandenburg Gate, and this block is right at the edge of the Memorial where it merges into the surrounding ground level.

The last time I was here the Memorial was in strong sunshine. Now, fresh snow lay on the tops of the stelae and in the walkways between them, with almost no footprints. The sky was dull and grey, and new snow was blowing in from the east. I've pushed the contrast a bit in Photoshop to give a little more bite to the image, and worked carefully with Levels to pull out some detail in the snow where the walkway shows through. With 45 or so images in the camera I realised that one hand was completely numb due to the cold, and I thought it would be sensible to move on; I took this picture as I left.

Technical: NIKON D300, f=112.0 mm, ISO800, 1/800 sec @ f11.0

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