Photography, history, politics…
A snapshot from Finale Ligurie – the town where Liguria ends and the sea begins. More photos on Flickr.
We are life & light we are shadows & magic we are each others alibi – unauthorized translation from danish rock-poet C.V. Jørgensen
This little fellow was in trouble the other day. He’s born and raised in a nesting box in our garden. In fact the one that is hanging in the same apple tree, which supports my hammock.
Last Monday he seems to have reach teenage-hood (Notice the typical teenage expression on his face). Consequently he decided to take his first steps – or flaps – out in to the greater world.
He wasn’t too successful.
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…using the SMC-A 135/2.8
Most of my pictures are shot with focal lengths below 55mm. But sometimes its fun to change perspective.
One of the nice things about being a Pentax use is that you don’t have to be a millionaire to try out different types of lenses. Since you can mount any Pentax lens manufactured since 1975 on a present day Pentax DSLR, there is a wide range of second hand lenses to choose from.
Seems like Pentax is becoming a rare species in Danish photo shops. As far as I know, the only shop with a decent selection of Pentax cameras and lenses in the greater Copenhagen area is …. in Malmö, Sweeden.
Lots of sunshine, red banners and festival atmosphere in Copenhagen. More photos on Flickr.
For some reasons, there are no really good photo magazines published in Denmark. Fortunately, there are alternatives nearby. These are my personal picks: The Swedish Tidningen Foto is an all-round magazine, which normally presents 2-3 photographers in each volume: up comings, established or classics. Predominant themes are nature, journalism and art-photo. Pictures are presented with … Read more
If you go to Jutland, to the place where I was born, and continue approximately 150 km. north, you will arrive at Rubjerg. Krass Clement did that. And he did it in November. A tough experience for anyone… At first sight “Novemberrejse” (“November journey”) is right at the spot. Windy streets. A bus to nowhere. … Read more
Mike Johnston at The Online Photographer (TOP) has written a thoughtful post on the subject: what makes photographs valuable for the future. As usual, the post has caused a lot of comments. The following is my own contribution, as posted on TOP. Please go here to read Mike’s original post and all the other comments.
What this interesting post and the comments illustrate nicely, is that “value” is not something absolute or intrinsic to an object, but something that is attributed to the object in a certain context. And as the context change, the value may change likewise.