Midsummer's eve in Tranås
Jump jump!
January trip to London.
On the third weekend of January we went for a quick weekend visit to London. The Ryanair flight was awful, but cheap, and we were there on Friday night. We went to Portobello Market, visited the Notting Hill area, clubbing somewhere else, and a lot more… We met friends, had a really great time, and enjoyed ourselves a lot.
- The Tate Modern museum.
- St. Paul's Cathedral.
- Bending street, close to Black Friars' Bridge (St. Paul's side)
- Traffic Post?
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- St. Paul's Cathedral from the side.
- Random building in London
- Bar at Notting Hill (or area). Can't remember its name. It was empty and lovely, had pool tables upstairs and really cheap beer ( I only drank a half pint but anyway).
- Some guy taking pictures at the Tate Modern. He looks a lot like me from this angle ( I was taking pictures of him from the level above) Glad I don't wear a light brown coat!
- St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Pussycat in bed at sunrise, Sweden
Pussycat at sunrise, Madstugan, Sweden
An old cat lives in the Red Cottage by a lake close to Torpa, Sweden. The cottage is known to be from the 1600’s, today an old, wooden, typically red on the outside structure. Inside it is small and cosy, with a lovely wood stove and warm upstairs bedrooms like this one. I try to be there as frequently as possible, though with 3.5-4 hrs train from Gothenburg it isn’t easy at all.
A short walk to buy eggs
A couple of days ago my friend and I went for a short walk to buy some eggs from the farm close by…
It was a cold autumn afternoon as we set out down the path from the red cottage.
Down the road from home
At last we came out from the little road to find ourselves on a sort of main road.
Walking down the main road
Walking and walking down the big road we finally reached a smaller dirt road to the left, which curved inward as we walked along, until finally the farm building we were heading for popped up behind a small hill.
The farmhouse appears
At last we were there. A little further and the whole thing came into view. We walked into the little blue door sitting squatted next to a big black barn door, and found ourselves in a little room (which I didn’t photograph). We got our eggs, put the money into a little, red, metal money-box, and got out again. The smell of chickens was a little overwhelming.
On our way back we looked to our right, and saw a right little ghost house. Reminded me of Stephen King’s novel where the Marsten house lies on the hill overlooking ‘Salem’s lot.
Spooky house? Not really.
It’s actually quite a nice looking house, and not really that imposing (maybe with an added first floor it would). Perhaps it is its lonely setting and those big eyes looking down from the barren hill that give it a rather creepy look.
On the way home
We turned back into the main road, down the path, and finally… back to the red cottage.
Autumn’s on the way
Dry leaves in Autumn. Torpa, Tranås, Sweden
I’ve come up to a little house in the country with my girlfriend’s parents. It’s a really nice place in the middle of the countryside 30 minutes from Tranås. Autumn has set in, and it feels like we’re now closer to Winter, as the memory of Summer fades from our minds and from the very landscape around us. The air is cold, a the land lies in a sort of drowsy half-sleep, covered in a sheet of reds, oranges, browns and greens. Everything seems to be preparing for the winter ahead.
Basic basics: free series of basic digital photography lessons on youtube.
Many camera owners at some point think that they would like to learn more about photography. I have as well. I was browsing around for free digital photography lessons, and managed to find a set of 5 short and sweet digital photography lessons on youtube, packed with great photography advice. You could call it an accelerated basic digital photography education course. Or something like that.
Part 1: Introduction The first digital photography lesson with some great general photography advice.
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Part 2: Composition The rule of thirds and more photography advice
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Part 3: Exposure, Light and Colour -The basic concepts
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Part 4: Focus and Lenses
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Part 5: People – Getting personal!
This is the set of 5 basic digital photography lessons. IT’s quite good for both total beginners and more advance users because (according to the guy who made them) they’re good photography advice for beginners and a good reminder for advanced photographers. Hope you like them! From my part I’ll try to take this photography advice to heart – hopefully my results will improve!
Beach – View from Tjolöholms slott
View from Tjolöholms slott manor
A little “Castle” close to Kungsbacka – Tjolöholms slott
Today we visited Tjolöholms slott, a late 19th Century “castle” (much more a large country mansion) close to Kungsbacka, in Halland, Sweden. The views of the sea and the forest in the early autumn afternoon were simply amazing. The slott lies overlooking a long formal lawn and garden which lead down to a lovely little beach. The sea is amazingly beautiful, dotted with many small, rocky islands covered with a few, now red, trees. If you ever are in the area (which is to the south of Gothenburg) I suggest you go and take a look at this wonderful place.
