Friday, May 31, 2013
The Poladroid People
The Poladroid people. I see them everywhere. And I take their photo. Sometimes I know them. But mostly they are strangers. Here they all are. Presented on a map.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Chewing some grass
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Don't Drink and Drive
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Sixteen Recent Snaps
A photographer at Lakeside, the youth centre at the Rudan nature reserve. A photographer at my favorite cafe shooting his wife. A dancer at Lakeside during the dance battle. A bit of yellow at home. Johanna, Brenizer style, I failed a bit on that one. A motorcycle passing my favorite cafe, the rule is to always have the camera ready. Shark! Blue flowers at Nedersta. Bikini season has started! A former police officer (you met him on the blog a few years ago),riding his motorcycle to the horse farm at Björklund last week. Green path at the Bronze Age burial ground. Fredde smiling at the photographer. Funny looking tree at the Nödesta farm. Local legend Tompa Eken at the cafe. Young girl doing a balancing act at Lakeside. Commuter train panorama shot at Krigslida.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Johanna
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Lakeside Dance Battle
There was a dance battle at Lakeside in Handen on Saturday. Hosted by Aaron. Two DJs were present,DJ Mercy1 AND DJ Prime. When I arrived the dancers were warming up for the one minute battle. The winners will compete in the final at Dansens hus in Stockholm tomorrow. It was fun to watch as all the kids were very good.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Patrolling the Streets
We have had five nights with riots in many suburbs around Stockholm. At least 100 cars have been torched. Schools have burned down. Police have been attacked. Rescue service personnel have been stopped from doing their job. It started when police shot and killed a man who was attacking people with a machete in Husby, North of Stockholm. Last night it spread to Haninge when a convenient store was destroyed in a fire in Jordbro. Residents are now out night patrolling to try and stop the violence in most of these suburbs. The photo in my post have nothing to do with this but when I spotted the Highway Patrol car outside my favorite cafe yesterday I stopped the driver and took a few photos. I think he has rebuilt the Corvette to look like an American police car himself.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Vattenspegling
The sunny days from last week have been replaced with a lot of dark skies. This was the nature park in Handen yesterday. Vattenspegling means Water reflection. Skywatch Friday.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Creeper
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
F1 shot at f/2.0
I have seen this Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG parked in Handen a few times recently. You can't afford one, so we don't have to talk about how much it costs. Someone who knows more about these things told me that the silver chrome foil was made by a company called WrapZone. And that probably made the car even more expensive. Both photos here shot using the Brenizer method.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Birch Allée
Back in March when we did the Festival of the Equinox, I showed you a winter version of the narrow tree avenue at the Söderby estate, and here it is again. Sure looks very different today compared with just a couple of months ago.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Sixsteen Recent Snaps
The summer girl Linn. A traditional gärdesgård fence at Tyresta national park. Picknicking at Rudan. The dad in green ran with his daughter on his shoulders, we raced, I was on the bike so I won! The bike guy Robban. Sweet Caroline.Cherry blossoms over the walkway. Reflection at the nature park. The tree lined avenue at Nödesta. The stylish Camilla. Runic inscription on a hill side at the Tyresta village. The black sheep. Ove on the cell phone at the cafe, discussing the new boat. Bird up a birch. Farm building at Välsta. My lunch earlier today. Burger with feta cheese, tomatoes and cucumber. 360 panorama from the old tree at sunset a few days ago.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
That Old Tree
Because it was the first day of Summer (my rules), and the warmest day of the year (24C), I took a bike ride in the summer evening on Friday and arrived to the old tree just after 2100 hours, in time to snap a photo of the old tree during sunset. If you look closely you can see the first leaves on the Swedish Whitebeam.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Summer Girl
Summer arrived on Friday. It was the warmest day of the year with around 24C. When I noticed Linn not far from my favorite cafe I knew I had to take her portrait (I have a thing for redheads). Linn lives in Handen and she has her whole life in front of her as she will graduate from secondary school in just a few weeks time. I tried a Brenizer method portrait (second photo), I took 15 photos but trouble stitching them together, so this is the result of three photos.
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Bicycle Fanatic
I have met a real bicycle fanatic. Robert from Sköndal. I knew I had to take a bike portrait when I noticed the wheels. Custom made in Gothenburg by Anders from Veloform. They are very photogenic and I'm not the only one who have asked to take a photo of the wheels. Robban bikes year around. To and from work for the last fifteen years. During the winter he just changes to winter wheels. Guess what he does on his vacations? Correct. This year he will discover Crete by bicycle. Previous trips have gone to Spain and Scotland where Glentress is a favorite. His son is old enough to join him now, so it is possible that the whole family will be biking together soon. My kind of people! Shot using the brenizer method at f1.8. This is 22 photos stitched together.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Camilla
Camilla was waiting for the bus when I spotted her in Handen yesterday. The spotting was very easy. I noticed her lipstick, coat, earrings, glasses, hair color and hat. Camilla lives in Västerhaninge. She works as a preschool teacher. When she's not busy with her cool outfits she enjoys playing the piano and the organ.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Ewe & Lamb
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Mounted archery anyone?
This is Caroline. I noticed her lipstick, hair, and outfit in Handen yesterday, hard not to. After a bit of hesitation I decided to ask her for a portrait. Caroline recently moved to Handen from Norrköping. She works as a substitute teacher. A tough gig as she can be called in with just an hour or so to prepare. On her free time she enjoys Lindy Hop. And Mounted Archery, which is a new sport for me, but after hearing Caroline's explanation of how it works it sounds very tricky.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Sixteen Recent Snaps
Three street portraits. Detail from the hood of Janne's BMW. The old tree. Web address to a funny diary. A wooden bridge at the Rudan Nature reserve. Old carriage where once the Nödesta barn stood for two centuries.A blue sky. Old farm building at the Tyresta national Park. Panorama with the farmer from Nödesta in his tractor, followed by a few hundred gulls. A yellow tractor at the same farm. A tent belonging to the reporter and photographer Johan Bjurer. Wood anemones at the burial ground in Jordbro. Wood pigeon in Johan's garden. The book Skärgården, written and photographed by Johan. Köp boken här: www.adlibris.com/se/product.aspx?isbn=9157480729
Saturday, May 11, 2013
What are the odds?
Heading home on Friday I noticed a cyclist walking his bike. That is never any fun. The chain, which was brand new, had broken, so the cyclist had time for a portrait. When I handed him my card he laughed. At me. Because we have the same name. Stefan Jansson. Never met another person with my name before. Stefan has his own company. He repairs musical instruments. When he is not out walking his bike you can find him at the aikido club in Brandbergen where he is an instructor.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Floral Roundabout
The municipality is spending some extra money on floral arrangements. At the moment two roundabouts in Handen are slowly coming alive with color from red and yellow tulips. Skywatch Friday.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Green Vehicle
It's green. It's a vehicle. But maybe not eco-friendly. This is a 1974 Pontiac Ventura Custom. Both photos shot using the Brenizer method.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
View From A bridge
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Cadillac DeVille
I spotted the photogenic Anna the other day. She told me that she is looking to sell her 1960 Cadillac DeVille. So if you have 100 000 SEK in a drawer somewhere, this old beauty could be yours.Tricky to shoot in the parking lot, I was squatting on the grass to get as low as possible I used 20 photos for this Brenizer method shot.
Monday, May 06, 2013
That Old Tree
It looks like we will get Summer temperatures this week. A bit unexpected, but very welcome after the cold Spring. When I headed down to the old tree it was maybe 15C and a bit windy. I passed the two girls out on the road, but luckily for me they were heading the same way, so a few minutes later they came riding down the path, which made for a fine photo. I wonder if I'm going to have to borrow a chainsaw from the farmer and remove that broken limb myself.
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Berrin Sahin
The folk singer Berrin Sahin and her band performed at Poseidon's square in Handen a couple of days ago. Mostly ballads from Turkey and Azerbaijan. They used different flutes, guitar, bağlama and key harp. A bit windy outside the cultural centre, but great with music outdoors. And just as I told the sound guy (he is a dedicated cyclist), that it was great with live music on the square, the presenter informed us that the lunch concerts will be back in September.. I sure hope I heard that wrong.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
The Music Student and the Magician
Sure was a fine day Friday. I'm guessing around 14C. Perfect weather for a bit of longboarding. This is the love birds Elise (the girl can sing), and Alex. Spotted them near the mall in Handen. Elise will graduate from secondary school studies this Spring. She works extra at Foderboden. Her boyfriend works at the book chain Akademibokhandeln. One of his hobbies include stage magic. This is another Brenizer method shot, nine photos stitched together. Shot with the nifty fifty at f.2.0.
Friday, May 03, 2013
Sankt Eico
This is Erik. Met him in Handen. He works with deconstruction. I thought he looked like a cool dude. His hobbies includes role-playing and computer games. He is also a bit of an artisan and creates leather items and jewellary. He was on his way to the train station so we only talked for a couple of minutes, but I did have time to shoot this Brenizer style portrait. I used fifteen photos here at f.2.0.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Fly Fishing Anyone?
There was a fly fishing event at Lower Lake Rudan in Handen yesterday. The first person I met at the lake was Christer Jangarve who is a very dedicated angler/organizer of everything angling related at Rudan. He told me that the event had been very successful. Lots of people trying their luck at fishing and testing new material. The weather was also perfect. When I was there six or seven people had something to show. The Italian guy in the the top right photo had caught either a char or a rainbow trout.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
The Creative Artisan
Martin Ahlsén is a Blacksmith. With a special interest in the Middle Ages and the Viking Era as you can see on the photo to the left that shows a detail from the dragon gate he made last year. He is well known in Haninge and even has his own museum in Handen, with his partner Agnes who designs jewellary. Together with Agnes he also performs at many local events, where they sing Medieval songs. If you have read this blog for a few years you will most likely have seen some of my posts about this very creative artisan. If not, check out the slideshow to see some scenes from the annual Viking Festival arranged by Martin & Agnes where there are creative artisans everywhere. Theme Day. Creative Artisan.
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