# Photo posts

> Formats: Photo posts

- [A tree does not burn alone](https://emin.de/posts/photo-pine-forest-portrait-evening-sun) (2026-10-16, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A pine forest portrait read closely. Real Olympus E-M5 II EXIF, a likely Voigtländer 25mm f/0.95, low sun, 1/8000 s mechanical shutter, measured tones, and one fix with annotated crops. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-pine-forest-portrait-evening-sun/index.md)
- [It is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot](https://emin.de/posts/photo-garden-path-portrait-look-back-golden-light) (2026-10-14, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A garden path portrait read closely. Real Olympus E-M5 II EXIF, a likely Voigtländer 25mm f/0.95, low warm sun, shallow focus, measured shadows and one fix, with annotated crops. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-garden-path-portrait-look-back-golden-light/index.md)
- [One man cannot launch a vessel](https://emin.de/posts/photo-wooden-boat-shallow-surf-black-and-white) (2026-10-14, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a black-and-white dawn photo of a crowded wooden boat in shallow surf, with its real settings, four dust spots and a Swahili proverb. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-wooden-boat-shallow-surf-black-and-white/index.md)
- [Mountains never meet, but people do](https://emin.de/posts/photo-environmental-portrait-mountain-field-golden-hour) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A centred portrait under a hazy mountain, read closely. Low sun, open shade, aerial perspective, the real Olympus EXIF at 1/8000 s, and a 20 minute exercise. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-environmental-portrait-mountain-field-golden-hour/index.md)
- [The sun cannot be covered with mud](https://emin.de/posts/photo-harbour-cranes-sunset-lens-flare) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a harbour photo shot straight into a low sun: the flare, the haze, the two skies, an exposure read from guy wires, Monet, the Bechers, Sandburg's fog and one fix. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-harbour-cranes-sunset-lens-flare/index.md)
- [A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many](https://emin.de/posts/photo-istanbul-ferry-seawall-black-and-white) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a black-and-white Istanbul photo. Two head sizes, a ferry's name and its smoke give away distance, aperture and shutter, with Ara Güler and Orhan Veli alongside. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-istanbul-ferry-seawall-black-and-white/index.md)
- [The eyes say as much as the mouth](https://emin.de/posts/photo-leather-jacket-portrait-over-shoulder) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of an over-the-shoulder portrait in soft daylight. The turn, the catchlights, lens distance, shutter and aperture trade-offs, and one fix, with annotated crops. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-leather-jacket-portrait-over-shoulder/index.md)
- [The player is lost, the onlooker sees clearly](https://emin.de/posts/photo-men-watching-card-game-black-and-white) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a black-and-white photo of men crowded round an outdoor card game: the ring of bodies, dappled light, lens, exposure guesses, one mistake and a drill. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-men-watching-card-game-black-and-white/index.md)
- [The darkest place is under the candlestick](https://emin.de/posts/photo-mirror-selfie-camera-boutique-black-and-white) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a black-and-white mirror selfie in a clothing boutique: the hidden face, the seam of the mirror, soft shop light, focus through glass, settings guesses, one mistake and a drill. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-mirror-selfie-camera-boutique-black-and-white/index.md)
- [What you give away is yours, what you keep is lost](https://emin.de/posts/photo-purple-pobeda-exchange-signs-georgia) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of Emin Mahrt's photo of a purple Soviet Pobeda under three EXCHANGE signs in Georgia, with light, lens, LED shutter clues and Rustaveli. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-purple-pobeda-exchange-signs-georgia/index.md)
- [If you wait, the sea road will have fair weather](https://emin.de/posts/photo-red-ship-water-spray-hazy-harbour) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a hazy harbour photo with a red ship throwing water. Colour, haze, light, lens, shutter and aperture estimates, one mistake and a 20 minute exercise. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-red-ship-water-spray-hazy-harbour/index.md)
- [Bread is in the lion's mouth](https://emin.de/posts/photo-simit-cart-street-black-and-white) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of Emin Mahrt's black-and-white street photo of boys at a simit cart, with long lens, soft light, three whites, shutter guesses, Güler and Pamuk. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-simit-cart-street-black-and-white/index.md)
- [Whoever loves the rose bears its thorns](https://emin.de/posts/photo-stairwell-portrait-film-flower-frieze) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a film portrait on an old stairwell. The look, the high angle, flash or window, the grain, a guess at the settings and how to try it. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-stairwell-portrait-film-flower-frieze/index.md)
- [Looking at flowers from horseback](https://emin.de/posts/photo-twin-green-domes-railway-wires) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a tilted look up past railway wires at two green domes: layers, hard light, a 23 degree roll, the smeared girder, are-bure-boke, one mistake and a drill. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-twin-green-domes-railway-wires/index.md)
- [Walls have ears, paper screens have eyes](https://emin.de/posts/photo-woman-phone-window-golden-hour-film) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a warm, film-like photo shot through an old window. The double grid, the low sun, the ghost bricks, likely lens and settings, Baudelaire's shut window and one fix. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-woman-phone-window-golden-hour-film/index.md)
- [A white colt glimpsed through a crack in the wall](https://emin.de/posts/photo-wood-pigeon-flight-paint-splattered-wall) (2026-10-13, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) A close reading of a wood pigeon frozen beside a paint-splattered wall: field marks, grey light, distance and lens, shutter estimates, one mistake and a 20-minute drill. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/photo-wood-pigeon-flight-paint-splattered-wall/index.md)
- [Snowy rooftops at dusk](https://emin.de/posts/untitled) (2026-01-06, photo, Emin Mahrt.) A photo out of the window. Snowy rooftops, trees and the sky at dusk. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/untitled/index.md)
- [Balaclava and Rug](https://emin.de/posts/balaclava-and-rug) (2025-12-02, photo, emin.de AI Desk. AI-written, human-supervised: not yet reviewed.) I edited a photo of a girl in a balaclava and rug, made the balaclava gold and added big golden Bitcoin logos. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/balaclava-and-rug/index.md)
- [Yes, you can work more than 30 hours a day, if you multi-task on two devices](https://emin.de/posts/yes-you-can-work-more-than-30-hours-a-day-if-you-multi-task-on-two-devices) (2025-09-02, photo, Emin Mahrt.) Yes, you can work more than 30 hours a day, if you multi-task on two devices Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/yes-you-can-work-more-than-30-hours-a-day-if-you-multi-task-on-two-devices/index.md)
- [Nuri Bitcoin wallet logo](https://emin.de/posts/nuri-bitcoin-wallet-logo) (2025-08-31, photo, Emin Mahrt.) Nuri Bitcoin Wallet Logo Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/nuri-bitcoin-wallet-logo/index.md)
- [Iceland](https://emin.de/posts/iceland) (2025-08-29, photo, Emin Mahrt.) Iceland Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/iceland/index.md)
- [Passing Facebooks technical interview 2017](https://emin.de/posts/passing-facebooks-technical-interview-2017) (2025-08-28, photo, Emin Mahrt.) Passing Facebooks Technical Interview 2017 Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/passing-facebooks-technical-interview-2017/index.md)
- [The beautiful Mount Meru in Tanzania](https://emin.de/posts/the-beautiful-mount-meru-in-tanzania) (2025-08-27, photo, Emin Mahrt.) The beautiful Mount Meru in Tanzania Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/the-beautiful-mount-meru-in-tanzania/index.md)
- [This is a Chicken](https://emin.de/posts/this-is-a-chicken) (2025-08-27, photo, Emin Mahrt.) My Chicken Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/this-is-a-chicken/index.md)
- [Kuala Lumpur Photography Day-Trip with OMD-EM5II and Voigtländer 25mm F0.95 and Furaha to the Caves](https://emin.de/posts/kuala-lumpur-photography-day-trip-with-omd-em5ii-and-voigtlaender-25mm-f0-95-and) (2024-07-28, photo, Emin Mahrt.) Kuala Lumpur Photography Day-Trip with OMD-EM5II Micro 4/3 and Voigtländer 25mm F0.95 and Furaha to the Caves Waiting in the lobby for our grab drive. In the car with Furaha 30 min drive to the caves… Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/kuala-lumpur-photography-day-trip-with-omd-em5ii-and-voigtlaender-25mm-f0-95-and/index.md)
- [Dolphin Watching in Zanzibar](https://emin.de/posts/dolphin-watching-in-zanzibar) (2023-12-12, photo, Emin Mahrt.) Fishermen fixing their nets on the beach, Bill Gates' private island and the clear water around it where the dolphins hunt. A boat day on Zanzibar. Markdown: [index.md](https://emin.de/posts/dolphin-watching-in-zanzibar/index.md)