Building a Bridge

A little over a month ago, on 101010, I showed you a few photos of the construction of a new bridge that is being built at Hammer Hill in Tungelsta. The bridge will span the railroad at the commuter station in Tungelsta, and a new road is also under construction on the other side of the railroad. If your memory is up to par you might remember my post from February 2009 called Half a House. This is the exact spot where that house once stood. Back in May of this year I met and photographed Daniel Larsson, a landscape architect who at the time was busy shooting photos of this area to use in a 3D rendition of the bridge.

Waiting for the Snow Cannon

We are expecting what's called a Snow Cannon. It can hit coastal areas in early Winter. Very cold air (from Russia in this case), travels over the warmer Baltic Sea, and that difference in temperature creates a snow cloud that hits coastal areas. I live just a kilometre from the coast, so I cant wait! Thirty years ago one city in Sweden closed down totally when they had 140 centimetres of snow in a few days. Three years ago, Nynäshamn (close to my area),was hit with 50 centimetres of snow. I took a photo promenade today so that I would have some before and after the Snow Cannon pictures.

Iced in

Swirly ice around a tree trunk at Håga. The horrible November weather continues. Rain and snow all day today. Grey skies and around 1 C, so the snow turns to water when it hits the ground. If you want to believe the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute we can expect a snow storm tomorrow with 2 decimetres of the white stuff, so hurrah for that!

Under Wraps

Horrible weather this weekend. Perfect for promenades around Tungelsta. This new house wrapped in plastic can be found along Skolvägen (School Road), at Skogs Ekeby. If you walked by here just a few years ago, you would have first seen a few horses, then a small stable, and after that a few greenhouses. Now all that is gone and everywhere you look someone is building a new home. To see some of the recent the changes in this area, have a look at the slideshow.

Welcome to Tungelsta

Tungelsta is growing fast. Many new houses have been built here over the last few years. A new rail-track is planned and roads and bridges for that are under construction at the moment. But, if you own a car and need to stop at the gas station, that's not going to happen. The only gas station closed when the last owner went into personal bankruptcy. The property is now for sale, but I'm guessing that no one is going to buy it if they were to look at the place today (I shot these photos earlier today). But if you are planning to stop at the Tungelsta Inn (that's the blue building), you can of course find free parking at the old filling station!

Sky Reflection

A new political platform (something about the spirit of Haninge), was signed by the local politicians just inside the entrance to City Hall in Handen a couple of days ago. That happened a few hours after I took this shot so I didn't stick around for that, but I figured this (probably by now very familiar), window would work for Skywatch Friday.

Lake Reflections

The Lighting Laboratory building belonging to Campus Haninge, and Södertörns Högskola reflected in the water at Lower Lake Rudan in Handen. Some info in English about the school here.

The Artistic Computer Geek

After a few days with rain and grey skies the sun was out again yesterday so I decided to shoot another street portrait. This is Mats Ekström from Vendelsö. He is an esthetics student at the Fredrika Bremer secondary school in Handen. I am a computer geek, he told me, sounding rather proud as he said it. He enjoys creating characters for video games. That work usually starts on paper and finishes in Photoshop. The programme at the school also involves photography, painting and sculpting.

(I spotted Mats and one of his friends in Handen, his friend had orange hair and eyebrows, but he choose to stay un-photographed).

Chasing Butterflies

Back in July I was busy one morning chasing a butterfly around the house. I cought up with the insect in the living room and here is proof of that. This is a Poplar Admiral, or an Aspfjäril as we like to call it.

(I'm doing a bit of archive digging as the weather has turned against me).

Old-Time Gangster

Meet The Gangster. Also known as The Corvette Man. His real name is Per Strandberg. He is a car fanatic from Eskilstuna, who knows how to dress up for a classic car meet. This past summer he arrived to the Retrorun meet with his wife Barbro in a PT Cruiser.


(I'm doing a bit of archive digging as the weather has turned against me).

B&W Portrait

November is not my favorite month when it comes to photography. It's usually very dark and rainy. This year we have also seen two snow storms to brighten things up! Looking out the window as I'm typing this it's very grey, and a bit windy, and I'm sure it will start to rain any second. I have been toying around with PS and other software lately and here is one result of that.

The Rudan School

I was out climbing a hill at the nature reserve Lake Rudan in Handen a while back. From the top of said hill you have a decent view of the surrounding areas. This photo shows the Rudan primary school and an office building at the Handen Terminal. The school has 430 students and the building used to house the district court before being turned into a school. I shot the photo from the remains of a hill fort dating back to the Iron Age. Sadly it's not much to see these days, just a few stones and rocks here and there. In total there are around 300 such fortifications in this part of Sweden.

A Cloudy Sky

The weather has been kinda awful the last few days. We had some snow earlier in the week. Most of it is gone now, but the sky is still grey, so for this Skywatch Friday post I decided to show you a photo I took last week. It's one of the big windows at City Hall in Handen.

Lake House

It's many peoples dream to live in a house near a lake, or close to the coast, or even on the beach in this country. Here is one such dream coming true. At Övre Rudasjön (Upper Lake Rudan), in Handen someone is building a house near the water. I shot this from the Elephant Rock.

Autumn Vs. Winter

This is Husby in Österhaninge. I shot the autumn photo a few days ago when I was out on a bike ride. The winter version is from a few winters ago. Husby dates back two thousand years. There is a grave site from that period here. The farm got it's name 1500 years ago. There was many Husby farms in Sweden back then as it was a place where farmers paid their taxes to the king. Since that time the farm has had many different owners. I have a post with some nice photos of the current owners, where they are out harvesting hay and you can see and read about that here.

Visual Illusion

If you enjoy optical illusions you might like this photo. I shot it a couple of days ago at the Håga industrial park as I was trying to find something green for a UTATA project. The cool thing is that the perspective of the green barrels seems to change if you look at them for a while. So be sure to do that! I created a new flickr set yesterday that I named Abstract & Minimalistic with a bunch of cool photos including the illusion photo so feel free to have a look at the slideshow.

Thomas & Emma

I had planned to take a few portraits of dudes on this day, and when I saw Thomas near the commuter station in Handen I moved in for a portrait. After finding out that he is a locksmith and that his hobbies includes hanging out with friends and being a bit of a computer geek I was ready to take a few photos. And that's when his girlfriend arrived from the train station. I knew that they were a couple the moment I spotted her possibly for their identical body candy. Emma looked a bit surprised as I lifted the camera, but after a quick explanation I found out that she is a student at the Nynäshamn secondary school. Three years from now she will be a a carpenter. And that one of her hobbies includes drawing.

The Commuter

The commuter station leaving Handen, heading for Stockholm. I took this photo one hour ago near the Elephant Rock at Upper Lake Rudan. The tiny beach to the left is where I met the two tough swimming girls earlier this year.

Moment 24

Joakim was on his way to work (at a short-stay rehab centre),when I noticed him at a bus stop in Handen on Friday. The bus was still a few minutes away so we had time for a chat. I didn't have to tell him who I was because he already knew that as I had previously photographed of of his friends, the beautiful Therese. Thomas big hobby is music. He calls himself Moment 24 and you can listen to a couple of songs at his MySpace site.

The Fashion Photographer

Obviously I had to ask Åsa for a portrait when I noticed her in Handen yesterday. Dressed in high heals, leather tights and a black jacket she was hard to miss. Åsa is a photographer. She specializes in fashion photography and also does some sport team photography. When I met her today it was very windy, and after shooting a few snaps on a walkway (with my cheap Canon PowerShot),we tried again outside the cultural centre. Åsa was a bit pressed for time as she also works in a store at the Haninge mall and because of me she probably came i to work a bit late! If you want to see some of her fashion photos check out her web site.