WPC: A Face in the Crowd

21 februari, 2018 / Leya / 34 kommentarer

Erica, at WordPress, gives us the task to show anonymity, a face in the crowd – referring to the days when she was too afraid to ask people for a photo. I am still there…but on my way to overcome it. I still take photos from behind though, or with a long lens, if I am not in the mood for asking.

This series, taken some years ago on the beach( in a warmer country than mine) shows how well we can express ourselves – even in the anonymity of silhouettes.

Keep an eye on the man…

…..how he expresses himself…

On Contemplating

29 december, 2017 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

This is maybe many people’s dream of a relaxing vacation – but luckily we are all different. We are all sailors on this vast ocean – but we are all different vessels and we all sail according to what we have learned, so far.

Also I dream of light and warm winds – especially during the Swedish winter. But I can more relate to these guys, who seek a space of their own with enough room and silence to let their thoughts run free. Reading a book…

…fishing the blue waves…

…or just contemplating life, sitting at the edge of the ocean.

All different vessels, but sailing together. Let us take good care of each other while we are here – Life is a wonderful gift.

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Weather

10 november, 201710 november, 2017 / Leya / 16 kommentarer

Weather – very much talked about in Sweden… Maybe our favorite subject!

Still summer night

Forest – drizzle

Wordless Wednesday

20 september, 2017 / Leya / 8 kommentarer

Welcome to Little Venice!

16 augusti, 201716 augusti, 2017 / Leya / 17 kommentarer

When in London, I try to visit a new part every time – and this time I walked along Regent’s Canal to Little Venice. They say Lord Byron coined the name, true or not, anyway it is a charming area with its moored boats and little ”gardens”.

How about joining me for a little walk?

Along Regent’s Canal

Under the bridges

Grand Houses along the canal

Some boats were more homes to flowers than to people…

Inviting you to sit down and read a good book!

Minimalistic

Coot in Green

Two for you

Loveliness

A Walk at Lindö – In the Best Company

1 augusti, 20171 augusti, 2017 / Leya / 9 kommentarer

Every summer we take walks at Lindö in Blekinge – a protected isthmus with lovely flora and fauna. Always windy, and this summer rather cold as well. But Lindö is a must – The Blekinge archipelago is a source of harmony and joy.

Small fishing boats…

…and on the shore has been built a little house where people are welcome to sit down and make themselves a cup of coffe or tea, while warming up or birdwatching.

Approaching autumn makes the shores empty…

…but timeless in their beauty.

…so we headed back to the shore and the stony paths…

…passing abandoned boathouses and…

…the lonely pier

Perspective – 1, 2 or 3?

24 juli, 2017 / Leya / 27 kommentarer

What perspective do you use – for the most part – when you shoot your photos?

I like the total difference it makes to the picture – depending on what you focus on.

These three pictures were taken from the same spot – but I try to communicate three different ”feelings”. Simple, but interesting. Of course we decide according to what we want to say…but I know we all have our preferences…

…so what is yours? Why?

Titanic – Cobh, Ireland

27 juni, 201727 juni, 2017 / Leya / 6 kommentarer

A windy and rainy day, we visited Cobh. Somehow the weather seemed appropriate.

The little seaside town of Cobh, with 13 000 inhabitants, has got one of the world’s largest natural harbours. Cobh was the place where most of the Irish emigrants left for America during the great starvation 1844-48. More than 1 million people died when the potato harvest failed (mildew) and by 1856 2 ½ million people had left Ireland for America. Not until 1930 did the Irish stop leaving the country – due to the Wall Street crash.

Cobh was the last stop for Titanic before her Maiden voyage across the Atlantic. Titanic entered Cobh harbour April 11, 1912. 120 passengers had bought their tickets there – hoping for a new and better life overseas. April 15 she went down after hitting an iceberg. I guess everyone knows she was a White Star Line ship.

Today there is a museum where the White Star Line’s terminal was. Down in the harbour there are mosaic tablets with memorials of those who embarked from Cobh that day. Even if we all know the story…this is a very special place to visit.

16 juni, 201716 juni, 2017 / Leya / 9 kommentarer

Walking Botanical Gardens is a pleasure I never can get enough of…

No matter how large or small – I just have to visit. These pictures are from Dublin.

Thursday Thoughts – Feeling Blue

30 mars, 20172 april, 2017 / Leya / 10 kommentarer

Mmm…tonight I’m feeling blue. So…I will return to one of the velvet blue mornings in the Galápagos archipelago. Blue, oh, so blue…this last morning of our great adventure.