Category Archives: Travel

Not nobody

Perhaps you have seen this photographer before? The webb is huge. If you have not I´d like to introduce him to you. Jim Radcliffe. He calls himself a nobody with a camera, but that is all too modest. I think. He has many cameras, but most of us have. What we do with them is the important thing. And that comes from your eyes and your imagination. This text is taken from his homepage:

I have no specific photographic interest.  I photograph any and everything.  I am always looking for something to photograph, from a macro to a seascape to a starscape.  I love color. I love black & white.  I have used a DSLR, a rangefinder and mirrorless cameras.  I shoot for my own enjoyment and share my photography here because photography is meant to be shared. What good is any photograph unless others have the opportunity to see it?

Jim has a personal style. Colorful even if it is in b/w. Visit his page through this link. A very talented person with a style that I like. I like to share his fine images with you. Because sharing is what it is all about, as Jim says. Jim covers a great width of subjects. What ever comes in front of his camera, he manages to do something very good with.

http://www.boxedlight.com/

😊  Pelle

More horseracing, or dressed for success.

  Perhaps these pictures should be called “dressed for success”? Some horses has to be “dressed” so they can keep concentrated on running and nothing else on the side. Some are not especially fond of going into the start box. I have missed some races lately but happily I could go to the track yesterday. Horse racing is a sport for betting and for that you need computers. When they fail there is interruption. That happened yesterday. The horses were waiting and so were jockeys and audience. During that period I managed to get some portraits of owners and horses. I get more and more interested in the contact between jockeys and horses. The jockeys riding on several horses during a day has to know all the different personalities and know how to get the best from them. It is getting darker and colder. Next time I will put my heavy boots on.© Per Erik Berglund_MG_6494 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_6650 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_6704 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_6715 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_6733 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_6740 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_6742 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_6763 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_6898 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_6928 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_7063 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_7114 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_7163 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_7300 © Per Erik Berglund_MG_7339When they are not running on grass it is called dirt track. You see why.    😊   Pelle

Happy or sad?

There are photographs for everyone. If you are happy or sad, or if you like to be. This is a selection from The Guardian showing “The weekend in pictures.”

http://gu.com/p/4cnvx/sbl

They will make you sad, happy, interested, shocked, or anythin else that photography always brings out in us. They will tell us the state of the world. At large, or in small. Near or far.

Featured image:

A butterfly perches on a boy’s face at a butterfly exhibition. Photograph: China Stringer Network/Reuters

😊 Pelle

Grown up childhood

Not so strange that I like these photographs by Kim Leuenberger. After all I have photographed my own toys many times during the years. But never like this.

“I do it for the fun, mostly, because I love travelling, plunging into another world and playing creatively with my camera. I think the style of the cars I choose reminds us of a beautiful past and have a positive nostalgic feel to them.

“I’m not trying to make believe these cars are real, I’m just trying to make people smile, enjoy another type of voyage and open their mind to adventure.”

I agree, and promise to show my own images soon. This article was also found on BBC.com. There are more great photographs in the article. YES, photography is serious business, but also great fun.

http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-34191506

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Dirty business

The sun was shining but these were no clean races. The most difficult horse to get into the start box did win. They are often a bit nervous, but well on the way they just go for it. This is fast. Very fast! And it is not a silent sport. Screaming, yelling, breathing. The hooves sounding against the ground with great power. No hard work, no win. And that goes for the team, horse and jockey.

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_B_MG_4248 IMG_4192_B_MG_3883 _B_MG_3923 IMG_3969_B_MG_3749 _MG_4195_MG_3977Since this is hard work there are many hard working women in the saddles. Not much of a saddle by the way.                        It is supposed to be very light so it is also VERY small. They better hold on tight!_B_MG_4295😊  Pelle

Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2015

More winners and more amazing photos. Great photography is being made every day all over the world. I told you, being a photographer is the best thing to be. I think. It is great to get inspiration from wunderful images like these.

😊  Pelle

Featured image by: Anuar Patjane

Article found on theguardian.com

http://gu.com/p/4b8vt/sbl

Travel Photographer of the Year

Travel Photographer of the Year: What was the best? – BBC News

http://www.bbc.com

Stunning photography from some of the planet’s remotest locations.
I can only agree. 😊  Pelle
More amazing photographs if you follow the link.
About the featured image: North of Svalbard in the Arctic – Joshua Holko/www.tpoty.com
So what would life be without photographers and photography? Boring don´t you think?