*Day 232 - August 20: Flag upon flag upon flag*

The 365 Project Mark VI - Month Eight

September 07, 2021 in Project, Photography

The year is two thirds done and the air has a certain crispness to it at night. No doubt that fall is approaching, but we’ll get to enjoy warm days for a little while longer (hopefully anyway!). The eighth month of the year brought some previous types of photography and locations back to me, topics and places I’ve not had much contact with for the duration of the pandemic, so that was a lot of fun!

Overseas for the first time in a long time

August 27, 2021

It’s 21 months since the last time I was in Copenhagen, or even in Denmark at all. There’s a very obvious reason for that long delay, a reason that the whole world has had to deal with in some shape or form, for longer than any of us thought we’d have to. However, after getting the two shots and waiting the two weeks for them to take full effect I figured it was pretty safe for me to use one of my vacation days to experience the Danish capital again. World Pride 2021, however small it could be right now due to the pandemic, was going on in Copenhagen, so I figured I’d get a look at that and hopefully get some interesting pictures.

The 365 Project Mark VI - Month Seven

August 03, 2021 in Project, Photography

It’s a new month again, so therefore I have a summary post for the previous month, the seventh one for the year. We are just done with the month of July and as often is the case in Sweden we’ve had a mixed bag of weather, from sweltering heatwaves to enormous downpours with lightning shooting across the skies.

*Three of my fellow photowalkers taking in the scene*

Back in "business"...or are we?

July 27, 2021 in Photography

This last weekend I did my first in-person photographers’ brunch and photowalk in 18 months. I’ve been very careful about not doing anything like that until I’d had my two shots so when I passed the two week wait period after my second Pfizer shot I thought “okay, I guess I am free to do this thing now”. I must admit I felt both joy as well as trepidation about doing this sort of thing again after so long of being a social recluse (sort of anyway).

The 365 Project Mark VI - Month Six

July 01, 2021

Half a year has gone by since I snapped the first image in this project and now we’re in the home stretch! Just over 180 images have been uploaded to my Instagram account and here on my site from January 1 to June 30th and I am pretty content with the stuff I’ve shared so far.

*This kid was sensible, sitting in the shade. The rest of us…not so much!*

Street photography again...I'm so rusty!

June 20, 2021 in Photography

For the duration of the pandemic I’ve stayed away from one of my favorite types of photography…street photography. I’ve always enjoyed walking around city streets, camera at the ready to capture something interesting that people do in an urban setting…not so much during 2020 and 2021 so far, because of obvious reasons. In fact I’ve only done three or four walks in a major city, camera in hand since March of 2020 and I miss it! Now though, as more and more people get both shots of the vaccine I think I will do more of my favorite type of photography!

The 365 Project Mark VI - Month Five

June 02, 2021 in Photography, Project

The weather is warm, the days are long and the colors are plentiful. Early summer is here after a long and cold spring where we’ve all been waiting for the slow return to normalcy. For me personally it feels a lot better to be able to be out and about taking photos of things when there’s long afternoons to make use of, and even better that I’ve been able to get the first vaccine dose at long last, with the second planned for early July. There’s light at the end of the tunnel…and it’s not likely to be an oncoming train!

*Day 96 - April 6: Picnic before the snow came back*

The 365 Project Mark VI - Month Four

May 02, 2021 in Photography, Project

One third of the year is done and it feels we are still in the same holding pattern we’ve been in since March of 2020, waiting for the light in the tunnel. Thankfully the weather is getting better, the days are getting longer, there’s more green and other colors out there and allergies are kicking in (that last bit isn’t positive, but at least it’s an indication that spring is here…this year I’ll take that as an almost good thing!). Also, vaccines are being administered to more and more people…which is the most important thing!

The 365 Project Mark VI - Month Three

April 03, 2021 in Photography, Project

One fourth of the year is now done and over and things feel a bit more cheerful than they did a month ago at the end of February. I don’t know if it is the longer days, the warmer temperatures or the fact that vaccines are finally being distributed in larger and larger numbers…or a combination of all those things. My guess is that it is the combo! Anywho…time again for a blog post with some thoughts about a few of the pictures I uploaded for my 365 project, this time for the month of March.

Light is returning

March 28, 2021 in Photography

It is not exactly a world-shattering piece of news that when the calendar turns from February to March to April the days get longer and the light returns. This year though it feels different; it feels more important to notice the light coming back, because it signifies a symbolic return to normal…eventually. It is nature’s promise that even though the winter was bleak there is lighter times ahead. So I enjoy being outdoors seeing that the light is back here again with us!