Fire Brigade on the Peißnitz

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A fire engine with blue lights flashing drives through the shady linden avenue on the Peißnitz island — dust swirls behind the vehicle and is illuminated by the filtering summer light. A cyclist in an orange T-shirt rides ahead of the fire engine; to the left, a bicycle rack stands by. The mighty trunks of old linden trees line the path like columns of a green cathedral. At 70mm and ISO 3200, the Canon 5DS R captures the moment between everyday idyll and emergency operations in Halle's most popular park.