Tag: Nikon

Sunrise in Norrbotten – Sweden

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This is a pic I took a few months ago (also in Piteå). The pic has just been lying around on my computer but I recently got some new inspiration in composition from a close friend of mine and the composition of this pic is actually a suggestion from my inspirer; and I think the result came out so much better than the original. It’s strange. Sometimes you just need that push to get out of the blocks.

In terms of other adjustments I’ve added some Noise reduction. Part from that the image is all natural.

Sunrise in Norrbotten
© Pedro Hansson - Sunrise in Norrbotten

Man in the mirror

On By saarimnerIn D7000, English, Photography4 Comments

This morning I looked through some pictures from this years summer. A summer that was truly amazing. One pic that I’ve forgot that I took during the summer was this self portrait in the front window of a boat on our way out in Stockholm’s Archipelago.

I had never really looked at this picture so close before but it struck me that it’s  almost like two pictures in one. It’s almost hard to see where the reflection starts and finish, and at the same time there are so sharp edges between those two. Do I sound weird? Maybe a little?!

Also like the look on the women’s faces inside the boat, staring at me with a look on their faces “What the xxxx is he doing?!”.

Hope that you can see a little of those things too. 🙂

Since there are quite a lot of details, the image looks best in full size.

I hope that you’ll have a great 3:rd Advent!

Man in the mirror
© Pedro Hansson - Man in the mirror - Stockholm Archipelago 2011 - Nikon D7000

The 3 symptoms of killing our dreams

On By saarimnerIn D7000, English, Inspirational, Photography10 Comments

This is the second time I’ll make a post with a reference to Paulo Coelho. The writer that never got The Nobel Prize, but definitely should have got it by now.

The article is from Paulo Coelho’s blog and it’s about how we sometimes just let our dreams vanish instead of keep chasing them.

I hope you find it interesting…

Link to the article

Seaweed in Piteå
(c) Pedro Hansson - Seaweed in Piteå - Nikon D7000

All great wo-/men are dreamers

On By saarimnerIn English, Inspirational, Nikon D5000, Photography, Quotes11 Comments

Sunday evening and I will soon hit the bed. Before I do that I thought I’d share a great and inspiring Quote I came across earlier today. The quote is by Woodrow Wilson.

Hope that it can inspire some to a great week start

We grow great by dreams. All great wo-/men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter’s evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days til they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.

Sunrise in Piteå
(c) Pedro Hansson - Nikon D5000 - Sunrise in Piteå - Click to enlarge

Motivation

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Slussen
© Pedro Hansson - Nikon D7000 - Slussen - Stockholm

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”
Zig Ziglar

 

Stockholm getting ready for Christmas

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This time of year is always great! The evenings are really dark, and all people start to prepare for the upcoming Christmas. Last weekend I took some pictures of the town getting ready for that same event. Even though there is some parts of the city that’s not ready, there are already many parts that are. This will be part 1 of

“Stockholm getting ready for Christmas”.

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A man with two dogs

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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!

20111118 A man with two dogs
(c) Pedro Hansson – Nikon D7000 – A man with two dogs

Quote – Bern Williams

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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

 

Piteå – Hällskär

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This is a picture från Piteå – Hällskär.

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

Picture from Piteå – Gläntan

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Sunrise in the sand

(c) Pedro Hansson – Sunrise in the sand – Nikon D5000 – no editing done

Short movie/time lapse – Sunrise in Piteå

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As the readers of this blog already know, I’ve spent the last weekend in my home town, Piteå. A weekend that promised some, but delivered a lot. Met some old friends, spent time with my family, had a Palt-dinner (local course) and also had an amazing photo session on saturday.

Since we had cloudy weather on friday (and to be honest I also felt terrible due to my cold) I didn’t expect much for saturday, but what a day it turned out to be.

This is my first posting from that day.

Hope you enjoy!

(Please watch in full screen mode)

Photo Tips – High ISO to create a dramatic atmosphere

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Here’s a little pic I took a few hours ago just to show a little trick I sometimes use when I want to create a more dramatic atmosphere in my pics.

  • Adjust the ISO-level really high. This will create a more pixel-like effect. In this pic I used 3200 during shady day-light
  • Use the angle of the sun to create the dramatic lighting
  • If you have a less “good” camera it’s sometimes even easier. The new ones are sometimes just to good 🙂

Hope this can help you get more drama in some of your future pics (unless you already used this little trick)

This pic is unedited except for sizing and adding (c)-information. Shot taken in A-mode.

High-ISO picture
(c) Pedro Hansson - Nikon D5000

Winter is arriving

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For the last few days I’ve been staying at home with a terrible cold (second in a month time – guess I’ll better start putting clothes on when I’m going out). Here in Sweden the winter is slowly arriving and in the northern part it’s already there.

On the “other side” of winter you have; spring.

This photo was taken during a short vacation in Spain with some friends. We had played golf in the morning and having lunch before our next round in the afternoon. Suddenly a bird landed on our table and starting eating bread, and since the table was sharp as a mirror I thought it could be a nice photo if I could grab the bird when it flew away.

So I put my camera on “speed-shooting”, set my focus on the table and waited just a few seconds. …And I got him!

Bird on a table
(c) Pedro Hansson - Nikon D7000

Piteå

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In a few weeks time I will visit my home town, Piteå for a family visit. These occasions are always a great get away from my daily business. In Piteå everything goes in half the pace and you take more time to think and reflect while you’re there.

This visit I will also do a photo project with a time lapse of Piteå river. Keep your fingers crossed for great weather.

This is a pic I took in Piteå during my summer holiday.

Hope you have a great finish of your weekend

Pitea by night
(c) Pedro Hansson - pic taken in Piteå during the summer of 2011

Ireland 2010

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Previously I’ve posted a pic from the castle where we stayed one year ago. The occasion was some close friends wedding, and what a wedding it was! This photo is taken just outside the castle towards the lake.

I need to go back there sometime and relieve the atmosphere! Can really recommend Ireland if you haven’t been there yet!

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Ireland 2010
(c) Pedro Hansson - Ireland 2010 - Nikon D5100 (Focal length: 58 mm; f/6.3; 1/160)
The Couple
(c) Pedro Hansson - THE Couple one day before the wedding - Nikon D5100
Groom and Best man
(c) Pedro Hansson - Groom and Best man on their way to the Castle

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Summernight

On By saarimnerIn D7000, Photography3 Comments

The last few days this blog has been almost all about iPhone and the new iOS5, and almost nothing about photography so I guess it’s time to go back to normal again.

Winter is soon here in Sweden and today we almost had 0 degrees celsius when I woke up. So I thought a picture from a few months ago would help to keep us warm.

This pic is from an amazing summer night in early August. The night was warm, the sky was blue and the sounds from people cheering and toasting was all there. In short, a perfect summer night.

Hope you’ll have a great day.

Merrygoround
(c) Pedro Hansson - Gröna Lund, Stockholm