Early afternoon light over Linnégatan
A misty morning hung on late, but was just breaking up to allow an early afternoon sun through when I took this photo – from 5 October 2014.
Gothenburg
Ringön and a camera for street photography
Ringön held a party on Saturday – Ö-Festen på Ringö. An opportunity to try out my old Canon SX50 HS and see if I can still use it for street photography.
A spider’s web pearled after a heavy mist
A heavy morning mist over Ramberget, lifting, leaves a spider’s web pearled with droplets of condensation.This photo from late August 2014.
Utility box art in Gothenburg and Brussels
Utility box art questions: Is there a popular name for an electricity enclosure? Why do people paint them in Brussels but not Gothenburg. What are they called in French?
Dockside cranes – photo of the week
Framed by one of the iron mooring loops set into the quayside, some of the few remaining dockside cranes along by Göta älv.
Children watching falling water – photo of the week
Two children watching falling water in the fountain at Brunnsparken, I took this photo and originally published it in July 2013.
A Karoliner at the Gate – photo of the week
A guide at the Nya Älvsborg fortress silhouetted in the gateway to the castle. She was wearing a blue woolen Karoliner greatcoat, a tricorn hat and boots.
Gothenburg by Paddan – playing at being a tourist
The Paddan boats are a popular tourist attraction in Gothenburg. Sometimes it’s fun to play at being a tourist in your home town.
Two paths – or one? Photo of the week
Two paths at the Skallgrusbank in Sillvik’s Nature Reserve – the one through the white chalk-like soil, the other a dissipating contrail. With a little imagination you might see one as a continuation of the other.
Bältesspännarna – The Belt-bound Fighters
I originally took this photo of The Belt-bound Fighters – Bältesspännarna – (sometimes called The Knife Wrestlers) in 2013. Here’s a little bit more about the sculpture and it’s history gleaned from the net.