I adore pictures, but I don`t take them of myself.
I`m not a photographer nor good at taking pictures.
I took this pic in the mountain, village called Hjula, during war.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8...oth/nature.jpg
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I adore pictures, but I don`t take them of myself.
I`m not a photographer nor good at taking pictures.
I took this pic in the mountain, village called Hjula, during war.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8...oth/nature.jpg
I rather like that picture, Poetess.It's nice.
Those are beautiful, Claes! I'll have to show them to my mother, she is obessed with all things Swedish. And it's wonderful to see it's still snowing somewhere because it's certainly not snowing here. :rolleyes:
Themis, this is another one, same view and same valley.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/bleakgoth/3.jpg
Hey Claes, has National Geographic hired you yet? They should!!!
Thank you all, for the nice comments. I noted a need to add some brief comments to each picture, and updated the previous post.
:) Please convey my regards to your mother. I'm afraid we have no snow either: Those winter pictures are from last winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idril
Anyway: On with the show.. Here is another batch:
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Wintery picture from New Years Eve 2004. Eskilstuna, Sweden.
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Hare, right outside the window, at work in Torshälla, Sweden.
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Tame rodent at Tom Tit's in Södertälje, Sweden.
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Slightly outdated steam engine in Mariefred, Sweden.
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Bouganvillea (I think) in Hammamet, Tunisia
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Gate in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia.
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Busy night at Avenue Habib Bourgiba, Hammamet, Tunisia.
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George the camel, outside Hammamet, Tunisia. (Two things should be noted: George was quite cranky, and he farted continually during an entire afternoon!).
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Lemurs at Skansen Zoo, Stockholm, Sweden.
/Claes
Wow, Claes. Your photos are very inspiring! It makes me want to take up photography! :D Do you work for a magazine?
Again, those are absolutely stunning, Claes! :thumbs_up And I will certainly greet my mother for you, it will make her day. :)
thx for sharing.I love these pics.
wow ,fascinating pics ,Cales, I'm a fan now.
Poetess, great pictures and I'm sorry that they were taken during the war. This virgin nature should never be spoiled.
Again some beautiful photos!
:D
You do know how to capture real beauty, Claes....:)
Yes please, do take up photography. If I achieve that, you have definitely made my day: I love it when I can inspire others:) I have never worked for a magazine, but I have in fact had some pictures published. As it happens I took up photography in the 70's (only black and white, back then - I even bought 35mm film in 50m batches and loaded the cassettes myself!). I spent many hours in the darkroom. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by toni
Thank you, and happy to oblige. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Idril
I know... I married her :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
/Claes
Wonderful photos again Claes! I asore those century-old trains and how you captured the animals' activity. Their eyes full of vibrancy, their movements so spontaneous. And a street doesn't look that magnificent.
Now WHERE IS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC?????
Time for another batch? Here we go:
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A wintery creek in Torshälla, Sweden. I realize that this is not evident from the picture, but it was actually taken inside the premises of a Cold Rolling plant... where I happen to work.
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Bottlenose Dolphins at Kolmården Wildlife Center close to Norrköping, Sweden.
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Assisi, Italia. We visited it on a business trip to a supplier nearby.
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Colloseum, Roma, Italia.
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Totte Viking at Ekeby Riding School, in Eskilstuna Sweden. A nice and mildmannered Pony.
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Old Town of Eskilstuna, Sweden. Some of those buildings are from the 18th century.
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Gliders returning to Ekeby Gliding Club, Eskilstuna, Sweden, after completing the task of the day during the world Gliding Championships of 2006. I used to fly there myself in the 70's and 80's.
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Bug at Öland, Sweden.
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Butterfly at Borgholm, Öland, Sweden.
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Bumble bee at south Öland, Sweden.
/Claes
Great Claes..
Where have you been to?
Only Sweden and Italy?
Wow, I was just looking through this thread, and Claes, your photographs are real works of art. Simply amazing. :)
Oh no, I have been around a bit: As a matter of fact, I answered that very question in post no #24 of Pensive's thread Tell us about the countries you have visited., and I think the list still holds, but I hope to add to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poetess
The thing is that I finally abandoned my old 35mm system camera and went digital in 2004. Any pictures taken earlier will have to be scanned, and I am currently transfering my old shots to digital format, but the time... It's slow going, and I am not going to scan all of it. There is just too much.
/Claes
Which digital camera you use? How many pixels? What picture quality you set (in terms of pixels) for taking such photographs?
Could you share with us, what you think or any method you adopt while taking these shots? :D
Happy to oblige: Nothing fancy, just run of the mill equipment:Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
1: A Sony Cybershot pocket camera - 5.1 Megapixles.
2: A SonyEricsson K750i cell phone with a 2.0 Megapixles camera (Used for the pony and Eskilstuna Old Town pictures in the above post).
That's harder, because I don't really know. I'm not doing it consiously, but I can tell you this much:Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
I am always actively looking for the picture. Both of the above pieces of equipment are also equipped with 2Gb memory cards, and that is important, because it allows me to take chances (and get lots of failed shots ;) ) in order to get that one great one. I experiment a lot :lol:
The fact that I nearly always carry one or both cams also means that they are available when the opportunity presents itself.
/Claes
Really?? I thought you must be using some hi-fi camera, that has some 10 different types of focus and zoom and lens protruding some 2 feet..hehehe....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg
You do know how to take pictures, Claes. :thumbs_up
This is the key, I suppose, there is a lot of hardwork that goes before a masterpiece gets made...:DQuote:
Both of the above pieces of equipment are also equipped with 2Gb memory cards, and that is important, because it allows me to take chances (and get lots of failed shots ;) ) in order to get that one great one. I experiment a lot :lol:
The fact that I nearly always carry one or both cams also means that they are available when the opportunity presents itself.
/Claes
Thanks, Claes. :)
When do we get to see more?? :)
Oh I've been meaning to do this but kept forgetting. I never posted pictures of my trip to the fingerlakes in New York state. Here are some nice ones. This lake is like 30 miles long and about a half mile wide, long and skinny. All of them are like that. That's why they are called finger lakes. This was late October, so you can see the beautiful fall colors.
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Very nice pictures, Virgil. I really liked the 2nd and 3rd pictures. It seemed as if a solitary person is in a very thoughtful mood, trying to look beyond the horizon. :)
How about now? I held off a bit to see if anyone else felt like posting a few, and then Virgil came to the rescue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
Good ones Virgil. I like those Autumn colours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
...and here is another batch of mine:
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Bull contemplating the sea, at the south tip of Öland, Sweden.
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The Lynx cage at Öland Zoo, Sweden. The cats were making an awful racket (Imagine a furious house cat x 10!), due to a dog outside the fence.
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En route to work, between Esklstuna and Torshälla, Sweden.
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Same as above with different settings.
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Yours truly (To the left, I might add) with Power Play at Ekeby Riding School, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
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November morning in Gothembourg Harbour
/Claes
Claes and Virgil, those are wonderful pictures! I love the fall colors and those cats at the zoo are just lovely. Nice!
I second Kathy! Beatiful pictures, Virgil and Claes
Nice pictures Claes. I like the ones with the bicycles with sunset best. Very nice affect. There is something very interesting about the cow on the sea.
Photography has been one of my hobbies too. Unfortunately most of my really good photos were before the digital revolution. I will have to get them scanned.
Virg<<<<wonderful, wow, I especially loved the third one,felt so lonely and dramatic.
Cales,our talented photographer, the one with the bycicle is exclusevely amazing.
keep showing us ,guys. I love photoes.
These are beautiful as always. :nod: And, as Virgil said, I too liked the sunset one with the bicycle, a lot. I have never seen cats like the ones in the picture, the tail seems too short...hehehe. :D Very nice effects in all the pictures. :)
You look very different from your avy picture. Do you really go to work on a bicycle?
Thank you. Want to know how I got the colour in the second one? I pulled out my cell phone cam and shot the picture through by bike goggles... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Indeed there is: It is a bull. :lol: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Will do. I just have to put the scanner to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by miss tenderness
And yet it is me, I assure you. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
I really do... All year round. We have no snow at the moment, but the winter tires are on, complete with studs and all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
/Claes
Those are lovely images Claes! How often do you ride horseback?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg
WOW, Claes, this is absolutely breathtaking!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg
I don't actually, but my daughter does, and for several reasons I always go with her: First of all, it is a great opportunity to spend time together and see her skills grow. It is also very different from what I do at work, and i think I need the contrast. Then there is the fact that I usually get along very well with animals, horses included. I simply like them. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Logos
I am planning to try it myself though, and I think the missus would like to give it a go as well.
/Claes
Oh well that's great that you go with your daughter :) it's great exercise, you use most of the same muscles as when riding a bike, you'd probably do very well on a horse!
"There's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse."--Ronald Reagan, 40th American President
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I shall find out in due time. I have never spent time on horseback, but I have in fact managed to ride camels for hours on end without experiencing any ill effects. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Logos
/Claes
I believe the cats are lynxes. Are they native to Sweeden, Claes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
More info on lynxes here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx
Great trick with the goggles! I assume they were tinted? As to the bull, I didn't look under the hood to check. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg
Your left or our left?Quote:
Yours truly (To the left, I might add) with Power Play at Ekeby Riding School, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
We miss the snow now, Claes. It is supposed to be winter, but no proper snow.
Anyway, we got a digital camera for christmas and did some photos.
Self-portrait:
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs13/i/200...esintoomas.jpg
The things deathwatches write:
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs14/i/200...esintoomas.jpg
Lightning-rod
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Winter is late. There is too little snow - and this was taken on a good day.
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Part of our hometown Tartu:
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We use a Deviantart gallery for putting them up into the net.
Correct on both accounts :thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Just one of many up my sleeve. ;) Yes, slightly tinted. It was in fact the ones I'm wearing in my avatar picture (I know - They appear black in the picture).Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
We have no snow either, but saying that I actually miss the stuff would not be entirely true... I have been shoveling enough of it around over the years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taliesin
Aha... I'd like to see more of it. :thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by Taliesin
/Claes
this pic confused me, I was just wondering what those light-brown colored are! LEAVES!Quote:
Originally Posted by Taliesin
I did like it. Isn`t it a village?Quote:
Part of our hometown Tartu:
Villages in my country look like this.. I love such views.
They are all picturesque.