Gallery – Lensmagic1974 Blog

Sometimes nature says what words cannot.

Welcome to the LensMagic1974 nature photography gallery. Explore landscapes, wildlife and quiet moments from the Rhine and Rheinhessen, captured through my camera.

a water snail with tadpoles
water snail
small pond with tadpoles
tadpoles
a water snail with tadpoles
water snail
Sunset over the Rhine beneath dramatic clouds
Mainz, Germany
Church and historic town wall surrounded by vineyards in Rheinhessen
Ingelheim, Germany
Close-up of purple lilac blossoms among green leaves
Lilac
Pink flowering quince blossom among woody branches
Flower

Young bird of prey resting in tall grass
Ferry on the Rhine with vineyards and a riverside town in the background
Liza sitting in a bicycle trailer wearing a pink harness
Riverside village with a church and vineyards beside the Rhine
Church and village reflected in the Rhine below vineyard-covered hills
Common wall lizard on a lichen-covered rock

Quarry Landscapes in Rheinhessen

Between water, weathered rock and the first colours of autumn, these photographs capture the quiet contrasts of a transformed quarry landscape.

Small quarry pond with an aerator beneath a dramatic cloudy sky
A quiet pond beneath a dramatic autumn sky.
Circular splash created by an aerator in a quarry pond
Water in motion — the aerator sends bright rings across the pond.
Quarry lake framed by dense green vegetation and sunlit trees
A quarry lake framed by the first colours of autumn.
Sunlit green fairway below wooded limestone cliffs in Rheinhessen
Sunlit fairway beneath the wooded quarry cliffs.
Wooded quarry cliffs beneath a blue sky with sweeping cloud patterns
Quarry walls and treetops beneath a sky drawn with clouds.

Aviation Impressions from Mainz-Finthen

A 30-second portrait video featuring historic aircraft, helicopters and other exhibits at Mainz-Finthen airfield in Germany.

A short tour of aircraft and helicopters at Mainz-Finthen airfield. Video: Daniel Kraus, September 2026.

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