Strawberry Fields Forever

It doesn't get more summerish than this.. Strawberry picking in South of Denmark. Needless to say I didn't fill a single container and got a heavy stomach ache in return. Karma I guess.. 

Now I know why they tell you to whistle why you pick 'em strawberries.. 

Skt. Hans

Yesterday I went to Blågårds Plads in Nørrebro here in Copenhagen for Skt. Hans with my friends.. First time I didn't go to the ocean to see the bon fire. It worked quite well - except from a couple of times where the wind caught the flames and threw them into the audience who ran screaming for their lives. Fun times. 

Today is a sad day - days are getting shorter and night time is increasing. Boo. I love these light summer nights. 

On the spot

Shine up

I happen to live in the only street in Denmark where the street names are painted directly on the houses. It has been that way since 1631 and the tradition lives on. 

Spring time

Spring has arrived here in Copenhagen.. Green, light and warm. Now all I need is a little love.. 

From above

Flowers on a rainy day in Vestre Graveyard - the biggest cemetery in Denmark. Next week I'm getting a macro lens - imagine how good it will make these photos look. I can't wait. 

Guards at Amalienborg

These fellas protect our Queen and the Prince who live at Amalienborg in Copenhagen during winter. 

Inspirationessless

I know.. I'm slowly killing my blog by not posting anything new these days. And I do apologize. It has been quite an awakening to move back to Denmark from Australia. I started photographing at the Maldives in July last year. In Australia I practiced for six months and in Thailand I went nuts with my camera. I made a promise to myself as I returned to the tiny northern Kingdom, Denmark, that I would keep shooting photos and improve my skills. I've been breaking that promise and I miss it terribly. The thing is - Denmark has, since I got back, been all grey and dark and foggy. And not in the cool mysterious way.. More like a boring, colorless way. I get no inspiration here. None whatsoever. That is why I've convinced my dear boyfriend to go with me to Madagascar this summer. I can't wait. Chameleons, lemurs, native people. Just my kind of photography.

This is him by the way.. In cold and grey Denmark. 

Spike it up

Evil plants of the botanical garden in Copenhagen. 

As always Canon 1000D with 50mm f/ 1.4 USM. 
Picture 1: 1/1000 f/2.5 
Picture 2: 1/640 f/ 2.0
Picture 3: 1/200 f/ 1.8
I was lucky with the sunlight that gave me perfect light in the large green houses. The pictures are cropped, resized, cross processed and toned down in saturation. My next purchase is going to be a macro lens..

Birds in the lake

Kronhjorten

They may have kangaroos and koalas in Australia. But in Denmark we have the Red Deer - in Danish they're called "Crown Deer" because of their majestic antlers. This is a white stag in "Dyrehaven".

White'n'Black

Denmark's national bird - the white swan. So majestic and beautiful - there's no lake without them. I was surprised to discover the swans in Perth, Western Australia, are black. Dark and mysterious - I think I prefer the snow white version.