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  • Stairway to Heaven

    Stairway to Heaven

    Stairway to Heaven I finally found one!

  • Awaiting the night

    Awaiting the night

    I väntan på natten Norrvikensjön | Upplands Väsby Med ett nyinköpt 15mm vidvinkelobjektiv var jag ute och tog några testbilder vid sjön där jag bor. En vidvinkellins hjälper till att lyfta fram intressanta detaljer i förgrunden vilket jag har försökt utnyttja i den här bilden. Canon 5D Mark II | f/8 | ISO 640 | 15 sek | 15 mm All redigering är gjord i Lightroom. // Jani Awaiting the night Lake Norrviken | Sweden With a newly purchased 15mm wide angle lens, I was out and took a few test shots at the lake where I live. I think a wide angle lens helps to highlight interesting details in the foreground which I have utilized in this picture. Canon 5D Mark II | f/8 | ISO 640 | 15 sec | 15 mm All editing is done in Lightroom. // Jani #evening #sunset #clouds #landscape #sweden #jani #light #blue #yellow #tree #old #rock #grass #view #wide #outdoors #lake #nature #shore #sky #colors #lake #mirror #calm #home #sony #global_hotshotz #naturegram

  • A quiet evening

    A quiet evening

    A quiet evening Now arises the first evenings that gives a sense of the warm evenings ahead of us. It is truly a lovely time!

  • The path of Light.   Ljusets väg.

    The path of Light. Ljusets väg.

    The path of Light It had snowed during the night so I went down to the lake early in the morning to take the opportunity to get some pictures before it become some footprints in the snow. When I came to this jetty, I immediately saw what I wanted for the image but the problem was that it was about half an hour left before the sun would be at the right place. I did not want anyone to go out on the jetty and make footsteps on it so I stayed and "guarded" the jetty. If nothing else, I thought that people did not want to go out when I stood there with the camera facing towards the jetty. When the sun finally came into place, I was well prepared and took a number of exposures in case I would like to use HDR later, but I determined to use one of the darker exposures. #sky #clearsky #sun #sunrise #morning #day #path #snow #winter #horizon #water #beach #shore #lake #trees #light #jetty #blue #color #colorful #view #branches #landscape #sweden #jani #sony #photooftheday #home #speechlesstravels #MoodyGrams. Ljusets väg. Det hade snöat under natten så jag gick ner till sjön tidigt på morgonen för att ta tillfället i akt att få några bilder innan det skulle bli några fotspår i snön. När jag kom till denna brygga såg jag genast vad jag ville ha för bild men problemet var att det var ungefär en halvtimme kvar innan solen skulle vara på rätt plats. Jag ville inte att någon skulle gå ut på bryggan och göra fotspår på den så jag stannade och "bevakade" bryggan. Om inte annat trodde jag att folk inte ville gå ut när jag stod där med kameran vänd mot bryggan. När solen slutligen kom på plats var jag väl förberedd och tog ett antal exponeringar om jag skulle vilja använda HDR senare, men jag bestämde mig för att endast använda en av de mörkare exponeringarna. All redigering gjord i Lightroom. // Jani

  • Tough to let go of summer

    Tough to let go of summer

    Tough to let go of summer It's obvious that it's getting colder in the air, especially in the evenings and mornings. I myself feeling better in the summer, so it's tough to let go. It is some consolation that you do not have to get up so early in the mornings to take pictures at sunrise, and the cold air creates mist on the water surface in the mornings. Well, some consolation anyway ... Sony A7R2 | 1/800 sec | f/8.0 | ISO 100 | 35 mm #sky #clouds #sunset #evening #boat #lake #sun #water #morning #light #blue #yellow #color #view #landscape #sweden #jani #sony #photooftheday #sunrise #summer #speechlesstravels #MoodyGrams #SonyAlpha @SonyImages #SonyImages #swedenimages #sweden_photolovers #VisitSweden #VisitScandinavia

  • Tisdag morgon vid sjön Norrviken

    Tisdag morgon vid sjön Norrviken

  • Swimming in gold

    Swimming in gold

    Swimming in Gold There had been heavy rain from early morning and throughout the day. Later towards the evening I looked out our living room window and noticed that it was a person standing out on the road taking pictures with his cell phone towards the lake. Without hesitation, I took my camera and went out. When I came down to the lake I was greeted by a rainbow against a dark sky. https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JaniWestman/posts/XEttScTh4hW Just a moment later the dark clouds disappeared and the sky was stained completely golden yellow, this picture was taken at that time, to finally just before all light vanished transformed to a deep violet color. If you want to see that picture, please have a look here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JaniWestman/posts/DMnLg4j8BeB

  • A violet evening

    A violet evening

    A violet evening There had been heavy rain from early morning and throughout the day. Later towards the evening I looked out our living room window and noticed that it was a person standing out on the road taking pictures with his cell phone towards the lake. Without hesitation, I took my camera and went out. When I came down to the lake I was greeted by a rainbow against a dark sky, a moment later dispersed the dark clouds and the sky was stained completely golden yellow to finally just before all light vanished transformed to a deep violet color. This picture was taken at that time. If you want to see pictures from earlier that evening just pay a visit here within the next days ... En kväll i violett. Det hade regnat från tidigt på morgonen och hela dagen. Senare på kvällen tittade jag ut genom vårt vardagsrumsfönster och märkte att det var en person som stod ute på vägen och tog bilder med sin mobiltelefon ner mot sjön. Utan att tveka tog jag min kamera och gick ut. När jag kom ner till sjön, blev jag hälsad av en regnbåge mot en mörk himmel, en stund senare skingrade sig de mörka molnen och himlen färgades helt gyllengul för att slutligen precis innan allt ljus försvann omvandlas till en djup violett färg. Den här bilden togs vid den tiden. Om du är nyfiken på bilderna jag tog från tidigare den kvällen så titta tillbaka här inom de närmaste dagarna ...

  • Reflection and Caring

    Reflection and Caring

    Reflection and Caring Now comes a time for reflection. Make also sure that there will be time for caring! Take care my friends! // Jani

  • Lördag Morgon Dimma Björkar

    Lördag Morgon Dimma Björkar

  • While others sleep. Lake Norrviken | Sweden October 2015

    While others sleep. Lake Norrviken | Sweden October 2015

    Medans andra sov. Norrviken sjön | Sverige Oktober 2015 (English will follow) Det var en morgon i mitten av Oktober. Marken var prydd av frost från den kalla natten. Solen hade sökt sig upp på himlen men tog sig knappt igenom den tjocka dimman. Det ljus som ändå lyckades ta sig igenom var varmt, mjukt och välkomnande. Här skulle jag tillbringa min morgon medans de flesta fortfarande låg och sov. While others slept. Lake Norrviken | Sweden October 2015 It was one morning in the middle of October. The fields was adorned with frost from the passed cold night. The sun had found its way up into the sky but barely passed through the thick fog. The light that still managed to get through though was warm, soft and welcoming. Here I would spend my morning while most still lay asleep. Sony A7RII | 1/40 sec | f/8.0 | ISO 100 | 24 mm #soft #warm #frost #sweden #mist #path #mood #roamtheplanet #earthofficial #soft_vision #rsa_folknature #discoverearth #liveoutdoors

  • Lördag Morgon Kompakt Dimma Frost

    Lördag Morgon Kompakt Dimma Frost

  • Lördag Morgon Kompakt Dimma Frost

    Lördag Morgon Kompakt Dimma Frost

  • Lördag Morgon Kompakt Dimma Frost

    Lördag Morgon Kompakt Dimma Frost

  • Still winter.

    Still winter.

    Still winter. We had a couple of mild days with the sun warming quite nice. Yeah, one honestly was hoping for spring. But today i woke up and there was a bit of snow and some degrees under freezing outside. But to be fair, deep inside I did expect this and it's okay because I also know that there's only a couple of weeks now until we can enjoy the spring for real.

  • Första snön Norrviken

    Första snön Norrviken

  • A place for thoughts

    A place for thoughts

    A place for thoughts. Lake Norrviken | Sweden That's nice, to have a place for thoughts. Do you have such a place? Sony A7rII | 1/13 sec | f / 8.0 | ISO 100 | 15 mm #morning #dramatic #dawn #landscape #sweden #jani #blue #view #tree #outdoors #nature #sky #orange #snow #light #photography #photooftheday #wide #winter #grass #lake #high #big #relax #nirvana #thoughts #place #explore #nice

  • Longing for Spring.

    Longing for Spring.

    Longing for Spring. Lake Norrviken | Sweden I walk past this boat now and then. The boat is on land during the winter and I can really see it suffer. Of course it is longing for the spring when it can be in the water and move freely throughout the whole lake. I feel with you buddy and can not wait for it to finally be spring! Sony A7RII | 1/30 sec | f/8.0 | ISO 100 | 15 mm All editing done in Lightroom. // Jani Längtar efter våren. Norrvikensjön | Upplands Väsby Jag går då och då förbi den här båten. Båten är på land under vintern och jag kan verkligen se den lida. Naturligtvis längtar den efter våren när den kan vara i vattnet och röra sig fritt över hela sjön. Jag känner med dig kompis och längtar även jag till att det äntligen ska bli vår! Sony A7RII | 1/30 sek | f / 8,0 | ISO 100 | 15 mm All redigering gjord i Lightroom. // Jani

  • När allt stämmer. When all pieces fall into place.

    När allt stämmer. When all pieces fall into place.

    När allt stämmer. Norrvikensjön Jag tog den här bilden i December för något år sedan. Det ligger bara några minuters gångväg hemifrån så jag har passerat platsen ett flertal gånger, men det har aldrig varit i närheten så vackert som just när jag tog den här bilden! Det är som att allt föll på plats just då. Är det inte ofta så med landskapsfoto, att du måste vara där vid exakt rätt tidpunkt? All redigering gjord i Lightroom Sony A7r II | 1/160 sek | f/8.0 | ISO 100 | 15 mm // Jani When all pieces fall into place. Lake Norviken | Sweden I took this picture in December a few winters ago. It's only a few minutes walk from home so I've passed this place several times. But it's never been even close to as beautiful as just when I took this picture! It's like everything fell into place right then. And that's often the case with Landscape Photography. You have to be there at exactly that time. Sony A7r II | 1/160 sec | f / 8.0 | ISO 100 | 15 mm #morning #dramatic #dark #landscape #sweden #jani #right #view #trees #outdoors #nature #sky #white #snow #light #photography #photooftheday #wide #winter #ice #lake #dawn #yellow #sunrise #cold #sun #black #color #water

  • Here it comes The Sun

    Here it comes The Sun

    Here it comes The Sun Lake Norrviken | Sweden Now it's finally weekend and I look forward to a much needed time with my family. It's lots of snow and way to cold in the mornings to go to work so it will be nice to be able to stay inside. Now I hope that I will be able to look forward to a mild spring. Sony A7RII | 1/320 sec | f/8.0 | ISO 100 | 15 mm #morning #sunrise #cold #landscape #sweden #jani #backlit #local #white #lake #warm #snow #ice #view #wide #outdoors #tree #nature #beach #sky #colors #glow #blue #sun #winter #wonder #photooftheday #home #sony

  • Towards the sun Sony Sky-HDR.

    Towards the sun Sony Sky-HDR.

    Towards the sun Sony Sky-HDR. Yesterday, we finally got the first snow and I took the opportunity to be out all day photographing. Midday the sun appeared but photo wise, this was almost too good. I stood on the shadow side of the lake and saw the sun light up the other side and the snow a bit out on the lake which was a challenge with the range between shadow and light. This was a perfect opportunity to try the new app from Sony that makes you practically get a built-graduated ND filter in your DSLR. The program is called Sky-HDR. It takes two exposures that are then merged into one file and actually also works for RAW! Excellent Sony !! You have control over how you want to expose the lower part and the upper part of the picture, and how and where the gradient between the two should be in the final image. You can therefore have totally different Aperture, Time, White Balance yes even the ISO between the two different parts of the image. The above picture is a .jpg file directly from the camera to show how it became completely unedited. Here I have 1/30 of a second for the lower part in the shade and 1/125 of a second for the illuminated snow and sky. I have also changed the White balance so the shadow has a warmer white balance, and the upper part a bluer white balance. So far, I'm actually quite impressed with this new app! And the best part is that I always have it with me in my camera!

  • Första snön Norrviken

    Första snön Norrviken

  • Mer än välkommen! Most welcome!

    Mer än välkommen! Most welcome!

    Mer än välkommen! Det är inte många timmar som solen visar sig så här års. Men när den gör det, är den desto mer välkommen! Most welcome! There are not that many hours the sun shows itself this time of year. But when it does, it is all the more welcome!

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