Tag: Photography
I was confused by these signs. Surely “Ej upp” is a greeting? And if so, why is it in red with a “no entry” icon?
At the risk of detracting from what it supposed to be humour, some northern English dialect is actually descended from Scandinavia. Though whenever I see most of these comparison charts I don’t recognise half the words!
This is another image taken on my recent trip to Stockholm. I have a fascination for doors and windows, especially when they contrast with the sky. In Sweden we were lucky to have bright, blue skies most of the time (don’t get too jealous, it was below ten degrees mostly). Combine this with a polarising filter and the right time of day and you get this really neat contrast between the roof and the sky.
The first thing I thought of when I read this weeks PhotoFriday theme, “Wildlife,” was the African Savannah. The lions, gazelles, giraffes, all the famous big mammals. Unfortunately I’ve never been. So I’m afraid you’ll have to make do with this picture of a goat I took in Corsica. The thing I like about it is the sad look in his eyes; he may not be wild but he wants to be.
There are a few pictures that I took when I was in Stockholm that I didn’t include in that blog because they’re not really of Sweden even though that’s exactly where they were taken. This is the first of, well, a few. I think it nicely conjures up thoughts of spring and the coming of summer.
For this weeks challenge I was very tempted to use a picture of a woman sleeping in a Vietnamese market, as that’s perhaps the most relaxed and unconcerned person I’ve ever photographed. Then I realised that I’ve used it not once but twice before. I like it, but three times seemed a little excessive.
This is the third instalment in my late noughties Nordic tour. Last year I went to Denmark; in late 2006 I went to Iceland; and in April 2009 it was the turn of self-proclaimed capital of Scandinavia, Stockholm.
Stockholm is known with some justification as the Venice of the north. The city is spread out over a number of islands. Logically in the middle is Gamla Stan, the old town. To the south is Södermalm which is described in the guide book as the capitals hippest island. To the east of Gamla Stan is Skeppsholmen — home to a bunch of museums and gardens — and Djurgården — a large park. To the north is the modern part of town, Norrmalm. To the west is Kungsholmen and to the north east is Östermalm, a wealthy residential area with the shops and restaurants you might expect with such locals.
A little late this week, but here is my entry for this weeks PhotoFriday challenge, “Wealth.” I have to say that I don’t “get” a lot of the other entries to the challenge, but the connection between wealth and the New York Stock Exchange should be pretty obvious, even though the link may not be quite as strong as it was a year ago!
This weeks PhotoFriday theme is “Grandmother” and, unfortunately, I don’t have a suitable image this time. But please vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “Extreme Closeup.” I’m entry number 180.
Instead here is a picture that I really like that I’ve not shown off as much as I should have done! It was taken in Sospel, France. This was the view from the front of the hotel we were staying in. My friend got this view, my room was looking out over a shed at the back.
My first thought for this weeks PhotoFriday theme, “Extreme Closeup,” was Wayne’s World. (Party on, reader.)
Indeed, so ingrained in my memory is that phrase and that film, so was the second thing. It took me a while to think of anything else. In the end I decided on a close-up of an eye. I tried to do my own with a tripod and the remote control software on my Mac (never thought I’d use the “live view” on my 50D but it seems that it has its uses) but that didn’t work out so well. So this is an extreme close-up of B‘s eye. Sorry for blinding you with the flash…