It's just a facade

From a recent walk along Hornsgatan on Södermalm where I focused my camera on doors and windows and then ended with this facade photo. Might show you the doors and windows in a later post.

Gamla stan

A view towards the old town with the German church. In the foreground to the left, the metro station at Munkbrohamnen with a part of the new beach area. The stairs will take you to Södermalm, from where I took the photo from Söder Mälarstrand.

Reflections at Victoriaslussen

Three photos from the new sluice at Vattentorget located at Kornhamnstorg in the old town. Named after our Crown Princess and future Queen, Victoria. I took these photos just after I took the photos of the people in yesterday's post. The yellow building seen in two of the photos dates back to 1781. Back then known as Forsströmska huset. The architect was Lorentz Kolmodin.

Reflections

Out walking along Kungsholms strand on Kungsholmen, taking a few reflection photos. In the top photo you can see a building at Blekholmsterrassen. That one was easy. The second photo shows two Bonnier buildings at Torsgatan. That one was tricky. It is six photos stitched together. I tried three different softwares for the stitching, before being happy with the result.

Ոdsᴉpǝpoʍu

I rarely do this, but it does happen. Shoot a reflection photo and then in editing turn it Ոdsᴉpǝpoʍu. But here I did it twice. I was on the bike, of course, on my way to Hornsberg at Kungholmen in Stockholm. The first photo shows apartment buildings at Rörstrandsgatan where you probably can't afford to live. The second photo shows part of a glass building at Klarabergsviadukten near the Central Station, that I have shown you before.

Drevviken

Cycling home a few days ago, I made a pit stop at the circular pier near the beach at Hökarängsbadet. I often do that as I like the views over lake Drevviken year round. This time it was just me and a guy fishing. He had no luck at all, but I came home with a couple of okay photos.

Geometrical Reflection

Kinda cool, me thinks.

Abstract Reflection

Hamngatan, Stocckholm.

Walking along the water

Continuing with the reflection photos from my walk along Kungsholms strand. We start with a palace. It is called Karlbergs slott. Technically not in Stockholm as it is located in Solna. Next, a photo with architecture typical for Vasastan in Stockholm. And in the background, you can just see the top of the Northern Towers. There are a lot of marinas in and around Stockholm, and on the third photo you can see one along Kungsholms strand. We finish with a modern building along Klarastrandsleden at Torsgatan. The Swedish Agency for Public Management, or Statskontoret as we like to call it.

The Loch Rudan Monster?

Out walking along the sandy beach at Övre Rudasjön on a glorious Autumn day.

Nedre Rudasjön

A few more photos from one of my visits to the Rudan nature reserve last week. You can get some pretty good reflection photos on a calm day. There are two lakes here, this is the lower lake, Nedre Rudasjön. This is where I often photograph the ice fishers.

Autumn Moments

Nedre Rudasjön. Stopped by the Rudan nature reserve twice this week. Met a few people. One man was enjoying his lunch on a pier as I walked out to take a photo. He complained to me about the lack of mushrooms in the forest. At the next pier, I beat a woman to it with a few seconds, and she sat down on a rock nearby while I took another photo. All yours now, I told here as I left. She then spent quite a long time sitting on the pier, enjoying the solitude. When I snapped the top photo at the third pier, it was just me. But on the second shot you can see the two people that I just mentioned.

Just a reflection

Stopping by the woodland cemetery again. Often just to sit on a bench if it is warm and sunny enough for that, and eat a light lunch. But as I always carry at least one camera with me, and often two, I will take the odd photo while at the cemetery. I liked the colors in the pond on this day, and the reflection from the monument hall.

November

Three houses close to the water at Lake Drevviken at Klockelundsvägen in Larsboda. There is a boardwalk here with a few benches, a good place to sit down for a few minutes taking in the view over the lake and the nearby beach and boathouse.

Julafton

Julafton. It will of course be a very different Jul this year. I don't really celebrate it but I did just have a Christmas lunch with my brother. As I'm typing this the sun is shining for the first time this month, although it is a bit colder, around freezing. We will eat a traditional dinner tonight and probably have something to drink. The meteorologist predicts snow here some time tomorrow afternoon, if it happens you will most likely see some snow photos here in a day or two. I took these two Christmas photos at the square in yesterdays post. God Jul!

Inversion

Swedish word of the month. Inversion. No sunshine here since late November. I took this photo at the Lower Lake in Handen while out on a longish bike ride in the gray weather. Not seeing the sun for so long really messes with your mind.

Blue Hour

A Blue Hour visit to the lakes earlier in the week. Four photos from the Lower Lake at the Rudan nature reserve. I took three of the four photos from a jetty. It was a fine afternoon, although a little cold. Nearly slipped on the jetty but made it home without winter bathing.

Sold out!

Brand new row-houses at Kolonilottsvägen in Lillgården. Construction is still ongoing.

Swedish Sea Rescue Society

Sjöräddningstationen in Nynäshamn. www.sjoraddning.se/information-english

Twilight

I took a walk at the Upper Lake at the Rudan nature reserve just after sunset yesterday. It was an unusually warm Winter day with around 10C.