Seen one morning in May 2025 at the station "Steinerne Renne" of the Harz narrow-gauge railway (HSB). A Talbot Aachen railcar, built in 1955, on its way to Wernigerode. The railcar rushes through the HSB's tightest curve radius of just 60 metres. Its destination is the HSB railway station in Wernigerode.
I have deliberately included a blur in the photograph in order to make the low speed of the railcar more dynamic. It also gives the impression that the surroundings are melting away, with leaves and trees rushing past.
I would print this photograph on canvas and then place it in the hallway of my house in the dimensions 120 x 80.
Holger Felix, born 1959, photographer from Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. I have been taking pictures since I was seven years old. I started with a simple roll film camera in b/w, model Pouva Start from 1952. In my late youth I got my first analog SLR camera. Today.. Read more…