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The walls of Ávila

Posted: September 14th, 2008, 8:23am PDT by site admin

Ávila is renowned for its medieval city walls and rightly so.
The whole old town centre is encircled by the granite city walls and is a truly impressive sight at night.
Ávila is on the world heritage list and it’s not only fun to walk the walls but also to just explore the medieval streets and churches.
Karlskrona Lighthouse

Posted: August 11th, 2008, 1:51pm PDT by site admin

Lighthouse in Karlskrona (Sweden). Karlskrona is renowned for its baroque buildings in the city centre, but the relaxed atmosphere at the waterside appealed to me even more.
Puruvesi Lake: Weeds in the setting sun

Posted: August 9th, 2008, 10:26pm PDT by site admin

This is yet another photo taken at sunset close to the cottage we rented in Finland.
More views of Puruvesi Lake:
Sunset in Finland
Nightfall in Finland
Sunset Weeds
Glo Beast

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:57pm PDT by site admin

Hotel Glo in Helsinki offers nice rooms with a very special service: when we entered the room, a soft toy tiger was already expecting us.
This was meant to be our companion for the duration of the stay, taking the”Glo Beast”with us would have cost 30 €.
Still, a funny idea and quite a contrast to the very modern rooms fitted with fast internet access…
Sunset in Finland

Posted: August 4th, 2008, 9:07pm PDT by site admin

I didn’t fiddle with the saturation here - sunsets can be quite spectacular here.
Beach at El Tortuguero

Posted: August 4th, 2008, 12:14pm PDT by site admin

El Tortuguero (Limón province) is known for its canals and for the turtles that build their nests on the beaches of this fascinating nature reserve.
Actually, the name of the place is derived from Spanish “tortuga” for turtle.
Even when there are no turtles, the beaches are quite beautiful and the boat tours on the canals are fun.
Stormy weather in Söderåkra

Posted: August 2nd, 2008, 1:50pm PDT by site admin

Another case of photogenic “bad” weather. Fortunately, the thunderstorm was a few kilometres away, when wewere riding on our bikes through woods and field in Southern Sweden.
This photo was taken near Söderåkra, where we had a nice little holiday cottage.
There are some old winmills in the area, but lots of new ones generating power from wind energy…
Young elk at scansen

Posted: July 30th, 2008, 9:03pm PDT by Laurenz

Skansen is a museum village right in the centre of Stockholm showing many wooden buildings from Sweden.
It also has a nice zoo with domestic animals including elk and bears.
This young elk obviously still had some problems to coordinate 4 long legs…
Nightfall in Finland.

Posted: July 27th, 2008, 8:59pm PDT by site admin

Even when the weather is “bad”, it can be highly photogenic in Finland.
Here, a little bit of rain is falling on Puruvesi lake shortly after sunset (Enanlahti near Punkaharju).
Although it never gets really dark at night, it’s already too late in July for real “midnight sun”.
Stockholm Sunset

Posted: July 26th, 2008, 11:17pm PDT by site admin

This is a picture that just happened - I saw the sky turn red and the silhouette of the iron Spire of Riddarholm Church, so I walked over the next bridge and shot this.
I then tried to improve on the shot by using the “Katarina Hissen” (an elevator with a spectacular view) to a viewing platform, but it was not possible to get the setting sun directly behind the church.
Sunset Weeds

Posted: July 10th, 2008, 2:12pm PDT by site admin

Weeds in the evening light, a moment after the sun set seen in Finland.
Thistle

Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:20pm PDT by site admin

There are lots of flowers near the lake, but I especially like the thistles.
Mobile Gallery

Posted: June 1st, 2008, 3:35am PDT by site admin

I was quite surprised by the image quality I saw in my Nokia smartphone. Not quite as good as a big photo on a big screen of course, but much better than I would have thought.
So. I’m now trying out a special gallery for use with a cell phone on my site:
[www.travelphoto.net]

One word of caution: the pictures there are meant for devices with 320*240 pixle displays, I don’t have a real way to check smaller sizes anyway.
Of course, all this is quite experimental at the moment - please tell me how you like it and what (if any) bugs you find!

Laurenz
Crocodile Portrait

Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 5:42am PDT by www.travelphoto.net

I spotted this nice fellow under a bridge crossing a small rivulet near the hotel.
As this was the mouth of the small river, and the water presumably quite brackish, I guess that this is a crocodile rather than a caiman, but I’m by no means sure.
Maybe someone more knowledgeable can enlighten me?
Actually, the way this animal looked was quite “cute”, and neither of us seemed to be scared although we were only a few meters away from each other…
Evening in Costa Rica

Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 5:30am PDT by www.travelphoto.net

An impressive evening sky seen from Playa Tambor on the Pacific side of Costa Rica (actually located on the Nicoya Peninsula).
Water Hole

Posted: February 8th, 2008, 4:35pm PST by www.travelphoto.net

Seen in Addo Elephant park, South Africa.
Fountain in San Francisco

Posted: February 6th, 2008, 2:36pm PST by www.travelphoto.net

I was fascinated by the view of the fountain against the sun and tried my best to capture it…
Wiesbaden Buddha

Posted: February 5th, 2008, 12:03am PST by www.travelphoto.net

A golden Buddha is contemplating the city life from a quiet spot in a barber’s shop.
Seen in Wiesbaden
Windmills of San Francisco

Posted: January 28th, 2008, 2:05pm PST by www.travelphoto.net

A Dutch windmill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
Coral Bay, Cyprus

Posted: January 27th, 2008, 4:45pm PST by www.travelphoto.net

Coral Bay, situated north of Paphos.
Dance performance at Shamwari Game Reserve

Posted: January 26th, 2008, 3:53am PST by site admin

South African Dance Performance, Shamwari

Dancer at Shamwari

This performance wass held in Shamwari Park, one of the many game parks along the Garden Route, South Africa.
Decidedly touristy, but a very nice photo opportunity and good fun.
Egyptian God Bes at Dendera

Posted: January 25th, 2008, 3:32am PST by site admin

Ugly and never shown in profile this dwarf-like god looks very un-Egyptian, and indeed it is suspected that he was imported from somewhere else, maybe other parts of Africa.
Still, as a protector of homes and childbirth, Bes was quite popular although no temples were dedicated to him.
He also acted as god of war and music.
This high relief of Bes (also spelt: Bisu or Bez) is at the entrance to the Dendera temple of Hathor (near Luxor)
Gamelan Music

Posted: January 20th, 2008, 3:41am PST by site admin

A Gamelan orchestra performing in Ubud, Bali.
For ears used to European classical music, this sounds very strange and noisy, but the atmosphere of such a performance is truly unique.
Japanese soldier guarding Kumamoto Castle

Posted: January 17th, 2008, 3:09pm PST by site admin

well maybe his distant offspring…
Colca Canyon

Posted: January 11th, 2008, 3:52pm PST by site admin

For a long time, it was believed that the Colca Canyon was the deepest canyon on earth, but it turned out that the nearby Cotahuasi Canyon is even deeper.
In any case, the Colca Canyon is an attraction and walking there is a unique experience.
It is quite a strenuous effort, however, - after all it is situated at a height of approximately 3500 meters and acclimatisation is essential.
More on the Colca Canyon at Wikipedia.
More pictures from Peru on my main site and in this blog:
[peru.travelphoto.net]
[www.travelphoto.net]
Another View of the Levada Nova

Posted: January 10th, 2008, 12:06am PST by site admin

It is a very relaxing experience to walk along a levada through woods and fields.
The levada Nova in the Western part of Madeira is quite an easy walk and very varied.
Local agencies organise the walks, but it is quite easy to do a walk on your own as well: although there are hardly any signposts, the “levada” carrying the water across the island usually clearly identifies the correct way.

More Levada images:
[www.travelphoto.net]
[www.travelphoto.net]
Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick

Posted: January 7th, 2008, 12:07am PST by site admin

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