About 50 km west from Berlin, still exists a very small population of great bustards. More then 200 years ago this big and impressive bird, were very common in middle Europe. Meanwhile this species is worldwide threaten. Today, inside the protected area around Buckow/Nennhausen big hides are offering a good view over their mating fields. All these sketches are done in the first week of April.
Last month I had to replace my old Minolta Dimage A200. I needed a camera with longer lenses, faster operation and a lot of useful functions. After some research on the web, I found the Panasonic DMC FZ-28. If you are looking for a lightweight camera for almost every situation, take this Panasonic.
Two weeks ago I spent a week in the Uckermark (a wild region, north from Berlin). I had a lot of opportunities for sketching. There are many lakes around mostly with grebes, goldeneyes and swans. The first six sketches are sheets (30 x 30 cm) from my sketchbook. I used mainly a black ballpoint with colored pencils. The great crested grebe (with the whole reflection) is a huge (A2 = 42 x 60 cm) sketch with inkpen and pastels (Neopastel by Carandache). The wagtail (sized A4 = 29,7 x 21 cm) is with ballpoint and Neopastels.
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