I had been wanting to return to Hamburg for quite while. My memory of it was the big lake in the center of the city, the Aussen-Alster that I found so attractive on my first visit about thirty years ago. I was lucky to find a hotel in the St Georg area right next to the lake. And I was not disappointed. When I am in such a place, my eyes see the leaves of the trees distinctly as well as the clouds. Again the ability of the sensor allowed such a shot. With the old color films, the contrast would have been impossible to control and the trees would have been pitch black if I wanted to get the richness of the sky. I do not have to compromise anymore to get these old style compositions inspired by landscape paintings. With film, I would have decided not to take the picture.