A summer flair of hot air

During January’s dark winter days, summer isn’t more than a distant memory. But looking through photos from 2011 I found this really nice summer moment from August.

Hot air balloons were taking off from Gärdet and the late summer sun was slowly setting. I abruptly left the dinner table, grabbed my gear and ran out. With the camera mounted on a tripod I shot about 1200 photos from two different locations.

Here it is… a short but sweet time lapsed summer memory (also available in HD).

And this is how I created the time lapse:

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Firework frenzy (Happy New Year)

New Year Fireworks(click image to view larger version)

Enjoy some of the fireworks we saw from our balcony. This image is about 20 shots merged together using Photoshop. I had the camera on a tripod taking images automatically while we drank a toast and welcomed 2012.

Happy New Year everyone!