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New York Part I: Skyscrapers anyone?

Central Park IV

New York is one of the most impressive cities I have ever visited. The skyline, pulse and people make it one hell of an experience. And thanks to my loving wife I had the opportunity to spend a few days there earlier this summer. In a series of posts I will share some of the photos I took.

This is part 1 – Skyscrapers. We see them in photos, on TV and in the movies but nothing beats seeing them live. I had to put my wide angle lense to use though so until you get there, here they are:

Central Park I Central Park II Central Park III Central Park IV
Street Corner Pigeons 5th Traffic Light
Empire State Building I Empire State Building II New York Stock Exchange I New York Stock Exchange II
Looking Up Ground Zero I Ground Zero II Reflection
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Evening light, water and reflections by Kungsholmsstrand

Kungsholmsstrand I

Kungsholmsstrand II Kungsholmsstrand III Kungsholmsstrand IV Kungsholmsstrand V Kungsholmsstrand VI Kungsholmsstrand VII
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Kungsholmsstrand on a warm summer night. Just a few blocks from where we live. The reflections on the water looked amazing and the bridge construction was kind of cool.

The colors of the three “reflection” photos are almost left as they were (I’ve made them a bit lighter). However I decided to reduce the saturation of the three bridge photos in order to put more focus on the construction.

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Is that a camera in your pocket…?

Is it true what they say? Is the best camera really the one that is with you?

Since I just received an iPhone (yes, I know I’m the last one in Sweden – no it doesn’t have the retina display) I’ve been using extensively. Sure, it’s with you all the time so it really gives you the opportunity to snap photos you otherwise would have missed. And even if that is true for every cell phone out there, this is the first phone I’ve had that’s been good enough. Plus it let’s you edit photos using anyone of the many, many photo apps in the app store.

It’s easy to get blown away if you just review the photos you take on the phone. They look great. But upload them to a computer and you’ll be running to get that DSLR again…

I guess there is a time and place for the iPhone as well as for the DSLR.
Here’s my first batch of iPhone photos – and more will follow.

Flowers Grass Balloon Konstfack by night
by George Västermalmsgallerian Sun Cars
Excavator Parked Walk Hmm... What if I...
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World Cup: HD Broadcast goes ASCII retro (Italy – Paraguay)

Watching football is a lot of fun. And the World Cup is off to a great start.

But sitting in front of Italy – Paraguay with my iPhone I just couldn’t help wondering what the 2010 HD broadcast would look like as an old school ASCII game? Not too shabby it turns out.

Here are some of the shots I took of the TV set during the second half of the game.

ita-par_02 ita-par_03 ita-par_04
ita-par_11 ita-par_12 ita-par_13
ita-par_19 ita-par_25 ita-par_28
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Have an iPhone and want to try this yourself?
Check out Asciigraphy. Simple, free and fun!

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Last winter shots of the season

With April playing us the usual game of winter-spring switching I looked through photos I took earlier this year.

So here are some scattered photos of Stockholm dressed up in white snow and ice.
And hopefully these are the last winter shots of the season – even though we today woke up to another snowy day…

E ♥ M Norrmälarstrand II Norrmälarstrand I
Yes, those are the initials of my wife and me, but I can’t take credit for drawing it. Just passed by.

Nybrokajen II Nybrokajen I
Ice, water and sun made Nybrokajen a beautiful sight at 8.30 in the morning for a month or so.

Barbed I Barbed II Barbed III
Barbed wire and icy branches – or is the other way around?

Nordiska Museet Strandvägen Djurgården Entrance to Djurgården
Nordiska Museet, Strandvägen, Djurgården and the entrance to Djurgården in HDR.