A windy and cold day

A windy and cold day

Yesterday was windy and cold and many of the smaller birds had a tough time at the feeders. The light was nice and luckily I was able to sit in a spot away from the wind.         /Sven      

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We are slowly poisoning our selves

We are slowly poisoning our selves

Since I work as an environmental consultant here in Sweden I tend to read and reflect on a lot of different environmental problems. There is a big discussion going on about the greenhouse effect and the rising of sea levels and how that will effect the lives of millions if not billions of people. Unfortunately there is not as much or as unified discussion on the other big threat in this world. We are slowly but surely poisoning this planet....

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A trip to the mountains

A trip to the mountains

Two weeks ago Me, Fredrik, Johan and Göran went to Borgafjäll, a small mountain community close to the Norwegian border. Conveniently Fredrik owns a small cottage there where we could stay. We spent one and a half day of trekking, looking for chanterelles and of course snapping a few photos. Johan brought his latest investment, a 1000x ND filter from Dörr, that had to be tried out. I must say that i was impressed with the quality it delivered....

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Macro

Macro

A few shots from last weeks macro test. All images was shot with the Canon 5d mark II and the 40mm STM with 25mm extension tube. ISO was set to 2500 and aperture between 7.1 and 11. /Sven

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Vacation in Side, Turkey

Vacation in Side, Turkey

It was two years since we (my family and I) last went on a charter to somewhere warm. This time we went to Side in Turkey. A small town about one hour buss trip from the international airport of Antalya. Traveling with three children can be a real challenge some times and this trip was no exception. Trying to get a one and a half year old  to sit still in an Airplane is somewhat tedious. Apart from that little struggle, most of the trip went...

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