Travels
Black and white day
For some reason I need to post a black & white photo today. Here is one from a few years ago.
Åmsele
Last Friday I went on a quick round trip to Åmsele, about 200 km, before lunch. Since I was a bit limited when it came to time I didn’t really get the chance to take any photos. But on the way back home I did a quick stop just south of Åmsele to take these two photos.
I consider them to be “sketch photos”, i.e. they are not good - the weather was not very interesting and I think this will look much better at another time of the year. So these photos is just a way of remembering that I should try to take some photos here at another time of the year.
Helsinki
It’s now been 2.5 years since I visited Helsinki and I still frequently think about that trip. I really enjoyed my 10 days there and during the 5-6 days I was free to do whatever I liked to do, I walked about 100-120 km. So, I got a decent sampling of central Helsinki.
What I really remember is the architecture, it’s quite different from what I have seen in Sweden. I haven’t travelled much, so I can’t compare it to many places but it kind of reminds me of Budapest. It’s these big stone houses, wide streets, big squares, big churches/castles, etc. I regret that I didn’t spend more time photographing the architecture.
While there are a few houses that look similar to what I’m used, to I also found new buildings that had similar architecture.
And sometimes you can have the same kind of feeling inside, these serious men who look down at you and demand respect 😋.
Conferences and photography
One of the benefits of going to a conference is that you get to see a new place, which of course means a chance for some photography. Here are a few photos from Aberdeen 2019
From Dagstuhl and Völklinger Hütte
And finally some from Uppsala
In other words I enjoy going to a conference since that usually mean that I get the chance to take a new photos. Note that conferences are rarely in places where you really want to go !!
Anyway, tomorrow it’s time for a new conference … but this time I’m going to sit in my office at home so no photos from a new place. Instead I’ll try to take a photos from the village where I live, perhaps not as exciting as photographing a new place but not too bad. Here are a few photos from the village that I’ve taken the last few days
Traveling home by night train, was expecting to be at work (very close to the train station) before 6:30. Right now I’m wondering if I will make to lunch, we are about 4.5 h after schedule right now.
Hmmmm
Hmmm
Anyone who has ever been to New York City remembers their first impression, amazement, and awe
I’ve been there once, due to a late flight, and while I do remember the short visit, I can’t say that I felt “amazement and awe”. Pretty much like any other town.