Author: saarimner

A man with two dogs

On By saarimnerIn D7000, Day-to-day, English, Photography16 Comments

Yesterday I had a night out on the town and took some photographs for an album that I will post tomorrow “Stockholm getting ready for Christmas”. During the evening we came across this man buying flowers in an alley in Stockholm Old Town. I immediately thought that it looked like a scene from a movie. The atmosphere, the mans face impressions and the two dogs that looked like they’ve got a million dollar treat!

I took about 10 pictures and I actually think that the man with the two dogs came out the best…

This is my favourite out of the 10. It isn’t by far the most sharp or perfect out of them  but what I like with this picture is the atmosphere. I put the camera ISO really low (200), which is really low for evening time so the camera needed a longer shutter time, which let the image be a bit blurry due to handshaking, but I think that was better for keeping the atmosphere there. Don’t know if I succeeded in capturing the feeling but I thought I’ll share it for further commenting.

Hope you all have a happy weekend!

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(c) Pedro Hansson – Nikon D7000 – A man with two dogs

Chuck Norris and Superman once fought each other on a bet

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Chuck Norris and Superman once fought each other on a bet.
The loser had to start wearing his underwear on the outside of his pants

Looser
The judge and the looser of the bet

Would you survive a nuclear bomb?

On By saarimnerIn Other stuff, Photography2 Comments

This site is quite scary, at least in my opinion. All you have to do is to tell the site where you’re at and the site will show you a map of how bad the cities around you will be affected by a blast.

Scary, but I guess a good way of telling us how terrible these weapons are.

Link to site

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WouldISurviveANuke.com

iPhone Photo App review – Photo Toaster Jr.

On By saarimnerIn English, iPhonepics, Photography2 Comments

Photo Toaster Jr is an iPhone Camera app that delivers quality filters to the iPhone. At least in terms of being an app for the phone. Many of the filters are just there to improve your pictures and let you show the reality, as it actually was.

The app is free but you have to live with the ads (but I guess that’s a small price to pay when the app is as good as it really is).

Phototoaster
Image of Stadskyrkan in Piteå

 

  • “easy-to-use” – 4
    Since there are so much functionality I’m not sure how all the functionality will benefit everyone. The app is all about try, point and click.
  • Image Quality – 6 (as an iPhone-app)
    I think many of my images get the touch up they deserve with this app and I think that many of my pictures looks more true to the real motive after using the app, instead of apps like Hipstamatic that creates an image that’s more artistic.
  • Creativity – 4
    Many fillters and many functions but I guess it’s more in a photographic way. Maybe the app deserves a 6 for not being to creative? 🙂
  • Level of usage – 5
    Easy-to-use, great “save functions” and really quick makes this one of the apps that I really use frequently.
  • Overall score – 5
    Really good, quick and easy to use!

Beautiful day in Stockholm

On By saarimnerIn Day-to-day, iPhone, iPhonepics, Photography7 Comments

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Today is the first day that really feels like winter. On my way to work I had to walk through leafs that were all covered with frost, and I had premiere in wiping the ice from the cars windows. But it’s a really beautiful day with blue skies.

Really looking forward to the first snow.

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Last day of golf – part 2

On By saarimnerIn English, Olympus XZ-1, Photography5 Comments

With a sun set high, and skies as blue as a typical Swedes eyes, we went out on our golf journey last wednesday (as I posted a few days ago). But.. suddenly the weather changed and a really thick fog made it’s entrance over the golf course. If you, like me, enjoy both golf and Photo this is just an amazing opportunity and I actually enjoy the photos more from the afternoon than from earlier on during the day.

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(c) Pedro Hansson - Autumn Golf - Olympuz XZ-1

Talented young artist – a must see

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This is a must see! The story is about Akiane Kramarik. After the jump you can follow her artistic development from age four and onward.

What an amazing talent!

Link to her page here

One of the coolest “earth from space” videos I’ve seen

On By saarimnerIn English, Other stuff2 Comments

One of the coolest “earth from space” videos I’ve seen.

“Time lapse sequences of photographs taken with a special low-light 4K-camera
by the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from
August to October, 2011.”

 

New world record for most expensive Photo in a photo auction

On By saarimnerIn English, Inspirational, Photography10 Comments

This morning I read an article about the world’s most expensive photo sold in a photo auction, so far. The picture is taken by Andreas Gursky.

It’s a really great image, but is it really worth $4,338,500??

For more information on this, clich here!

World's most expensive photo sold in a photo auction - http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5496716

Chuck Norris doesn’t call the wrong number

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Chuck Norris doesn’t call the wrong number.

You answer the wrong phone.

Last days of golf 2011

On By saarimnerIn Day-to-day, English, Olympus XZ-1, Photography6 Comments

This autumn is really special in terms of weather. Normally we should’ve had some snow and really cold temperatures, But 2011 is so far the warmest autumn in Swedish history, so what could be better than dig the clubs out of the storage room and let them work for a last time?

This Wednesday me and some friends took a vacation day to try out golfing in November, and what a day we picked. The day started out sunny, a little bit cold but with blue skies. As the day passed it got really foggy, but since I’m combining golfing and photoing it was an amazing and beautiful day.

I start of with the morning pictures and make a new post out of the afternoons pic later.

Hope you all have a great Saturday!

(all images are taken with Olympus XZ-1)

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20111109 Autumn Golf

 

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iPhoneimage - Golf in wool cap (mössa in swedish)

 

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(c) Pedro Hansson - Autumn Golf

 

 

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(c) Pedro Hansson - Autumn Golf

 

 

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(c) Pedro Hansson - Autumn, Golf

 

 

11/11-11 11:11

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I’m joining the 111111-project and post my pic from today at 11:11

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Chuck Norris can make Orange Juice

On By saarimnerIn Just for fun, Other stuff, Photography, Quotes4 Comments

Chuck Norris can make Orange Juice out of bananas

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-bananas-and-orange-juice--image12364073

Cinemagraphs

On By saarimnerIn English, Inspirational, Photography, Tips & tricks5 Comments

This technique looks really nice; a still shot with some movement in it. Images like this is called cinemagraphs and can in my opinion, if it’s done properly and made with some thoughts beforehand be really cool.

What’s your opinion? Have you tried this? Is it ruining the beauty of a still shot?

Here’s two examples:

http://twentytwowords.com
http://twentytwowords.com

 

More information on this image - www.gyorffyfototips.se
More information on this image - http://www.gyorffyfototips.se

 

Stockholm, early morning – Drottninggatan

On By saarimnerIn English, iPhone, iPhonepics, Photography6 Comments

In Stockholm we have a pedestrian street called Drottninggatan where the city council have put down famous quotes in shiny steel. This is a picture from earlier today on my way to work when the streets were still pretty empty.

Drottninggatan in Stockholm
(c) Pedro Hansson - iPhone-photo

Swedish House mafia vs Coldplay

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Music for Tuesday – What a combo!

Chuck Norris doesn’t lick postage stamps

On By saarimnerIn English, Just for fun, Other stuff2 Comments
Chuck Norris doesn’t lick postage stamps, he stares at them until they wet themselves

Quote – Bern Williams

On By saarimnerIn English, Inspirational, Nikon D5000, Photography, Quotes2 Comments
Sunrise in Piteå
(c) Pedro Hansson - Pic taken in Piteå, first weekend of November 2011 - Nikon D5000 - No software editing except for crop and naming

 

What a great view for a morning coffee – did you have a great earthrise this morning?

On By saarimnerIn English, Inspirational, Photography4 Comments

I saw an old pic from the moon today. At first it’s “just” Amazing because, well there’s the surface of the moon.. remarkable(!) …. but then, HEY… there’s the earth rising over the hill (!!), with all of us being just there; on that little “ball” in space.

I’ll keep my spirits high and hope that I’ll live to be able to see an “earthrise” someday.

Anyway, what an amazing shot this is!

Twitter, Facebook, Blogging and Social media – Louis C.K

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This video is from Conan last week where Louis C.K were talking about social media and Twitter. Some interesting points here! 🙂

 

Happiness

On By saarimnerIn About - Personal Thoughts, English, Photography, Quotes13 Comments

Yesterday Paulo Coelho wrote something at his Facebook-page that I truly believe in, and he wrote it in such simplicity (maybe that’s why he is a writer and I’m not? 🙂 ) that I just felt I had to comment on it.

“I stopped to self-improve myself many years ago. The idea that “the great opportunities lie just over the horizon, in the next valley, with the next job or the next big thing” is not true. It lies here and now – and you are ready to grab it, regardless your imperfections.”
– Paulo Coelho

For me this is the sweet spot, a home run and a grand slam of what I believe in when it comes to happiness and life.

I think that we often try to find happiness in so many things and ways, that “are not”, instead of just accepting ourselves as we are, and with our own capabilities. Today there is a huge Happiness-industry that make a living on telling us how to live our lives, how we should be, what we shall believe in and so on, instead of just letting ourselves believe in and being in our own present.

… guess happiness never will be a quick solution, it’s an ongoing fight to be here right now and appreciate what we got, instead of what don’t. It’s never easy but I truly believe in not thinking to much, and be thankful for what we got, and the cures for our happiness that are on sale in the nearest store, very rarely brings any happiness at all; in the marathon we call life.

Autumn sunrise - Piteå
(c) Pedro Hansson - Nikon D5000 - Sunrise in Piteå - As always, straight out from the cam except for naming (and sometimes croping)

What a talented musician!

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I found this clip at xworldmusics blog. I’ve seen beatboxers before, but this guy is just amazing!

 

Dub FX ‘Love Someone’ from Ben Dowden on Vimeo.

Even the worst enemies can find peace

On By saarimnerIn English, Inspirational6 Comments

Full story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-438790/The-deadly-enemies-best-friends.html

Deportees – Islands and shores / Ludwig Hart

On By saarimnerIn English, Music2 Comments

Since this weeks posts mainly is from the Gläntan beach in Piteå I thought that these songs might fit well into the other material.

First one is a great song from Deportees, Islands and Shores! It’s one of those rare songs that first is ok – good, and for every play it just get’s better.

The second one is from an upcoming artist from Piteå, Ludwig Hart.

Hope you enjoy!

 

Nail in morning light

On By saarimnerIn Photography9 Comments

This might seem as a weird shot but what I liked about it was the melting and matching colors between the sunrise and the rusty nail. Maybe it’s just me that has a weird taste, taking photos of things like this? or maybe not. 🙂

Nail in morning light
(c) Pedro Hansson - Nikon D5000 - No software editing except resizing and naming

Piteå – Hällskär

On By saarimnerIn D7000, English, Photography10 Comments

This is a picture från Piteå – Hällskär.

Click for larger image

Hällskär
(c) Pedro Hansson - Nikon D7000 - no software editing except for Crop and naming

Amazing story – Jason McElwain, Autistic Basketball Player

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Soft music for wednesday evening

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Soft and beautiful

 

 

Top 100 iPhone apps

On By saarimnerIn English, iPhone1 Comment

As some of you might know I’m totally addicted to new apps in my iPhone, and quite frankly I’m surprised how often I use many of these apps. The last time I counted I had 540 apps installed, and it’s increasing almost every day. A little embarrassing, isn’t it?

It’s very rare that such an app-addicted person as me finds a list with totally new apps, this great top-100 list is doing just that! Go ahead and check it out! Best iPhone-list I’ve seen so far.

-> Top-100 iPhone-app-list