Tag: nature

This is a picture from when I was trying to enjoy, but also capture, a moment that I knew was about to end very soon. Staring at cows through your kitchen window is something special.

Michelle and I shot this while walking in the forest one day in June.

Innovations that allows us to spend more time doing what we want always amaze me. How can we design our homes to be as comfortable as possible in harmony with nature?

First time was by mistake

Most definitely one of my favourite trees

I spotted this senior capheaded birdwatcher, watching birds on Öland last year. I hope to check off some new species this year.

Two geckos fighting over the best hunting spot, in Ubatuba, Brazil.

I love contrasts. It can be either figuratively or literally. In this picture perhaps more of the other.

I’ve been inactive for some time mainly because I’ve started shooting analog. But today I got my scanner so now I can start posting some developed film! I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Stay tuned for some analog fun!

Portraying trees is something of a struggle for me. Because I love pictures of trees. And when I see other people’s photos of them I always think they do it so much better. Also the digital sensor is just not meant for capturing nature.

Here’s two pictures of the same scene. It was captured during an ongoing sunset leaving the trees all highlighted and the foreground and Marcus covered in shadow. This mixed with the heavily saturated leaves that where literally burning in the sky. It’s so hard for me to turn this view into something realistic and true without making it look surreal. That’s why I shared both of them. One is a little more tampered with and the other is basically straight from the sensor.

Michelle took this one!

What a wonderful woman she is!

This is where I found him #10

It was one of those great days of spring where life kind of stops time for a while. The weather was constantly great, there was no wind and best of all – it’s this time of the year where there’s no mosquitos or annoying bugs. We where kids for a day again and it was awesome.

I used my brand new Lensbaby that I got as a gift from the guys at uKontrøll! You can achieve some pretty cool effects with this lens.

When I’m composing a picture there’s some things I like to keep in mind. One of them is the The rule of thirds. In my head I picture a grid and then place the subject in one of the grid’s cutting points. This is probably one of the most known tricks in the book, but still not everyone thinks about it. It’s an easy way to make your photographs “heaver”. It can make them pop. Take a look at the picture to the left to see what I mean. I use this a lot when I’m cropping images too.

Photoshop tip: If you’re using Adobe’s Photoshop there’s a simple way to get a grid overlaying your images. Go to Edit > Preferences > Guides, Grid & Slices. Use the following:

Press OK when you’re done. To display the grids press CTRL+’ (CMD+’ on Mac) or View > Show > Grid.

However. Remember that rules are meant to be broken!

There’s no doubt that my friends are a huge part of my photos. Yet again I find him while I’m on one of my strolls in the nature. Thank you Jonathan!

Not all of our ideas are turned into a nude shot. Like these two. I thought I’d share some “behind the scenes” with you guys. Stay tuned for the nudes!

Today we went fishing in lake Vättern. The second largest lake in Sweden. My dad caught a tiny salmon, not big enough to keep so we let it back into the water.

What can I say. There’s so much going on in this picture and it’s not even staged. It’s just a bunch of fun people, and that’s basically all you need for a successful weekend!

Man and Antenna

Windowlicker

Luka²

Cat/Sunset Diptych

Sunset in Porec

Russian Swim School

Passage

Me Against the World

Jonathan

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest! Thank you Tobias for taking this left shot with me and the owl!

Golden Hour

Golden Hour II

Diving

Staffan

Zagreb

Muscle Power!

Next up is the Ozora Festival in Hungary.

I was canoeing with some friends this weekend. It was great. I took this photo of Magnus with a frog and I can’t stop laughing!

So we went to Austria again. This time we went to Innsbruck to trekk the mountains. Austria is a really beautiful country with lots to offer. But the nature is what drew us here, you’ll also see why in the following pictures.

Do you feel the inspiration?

Five in the afternoon.

This is actually a behind the scene photo from This Is Where I Found Him!

Next up is Italy.

One of the first pictures I took on the trip. This might also be the best one taken. I love it! Favorited.

The keymaker says: “You can’t be here. It’s dangerous!”
Jonathan: “Oh, it’s okay. I’m an engineer.”

More pictures will follow.

I’ll be starting posting pictures from my Eurotrip 2012 from here on now. I have a lot I’d like to show you so there will be quite a few of them.

One of the most photographed beaches in all of Europe. Here’s my contribution! I don’t feel a bit original but it’s a nice view nonetheless.

Common wood sorrel and wild strawberries. Eaten during a 50 km trekk with Ida this past weekend.

♥

Staffan works in a stable for horses in Copenhagen and I decided to join him for a day with my camera.

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This photo was taken roughly a month ago. Let it work as a moral boost in these rainy days when you thought spring was around the corner.

We had a 360° view over Cape Town and all its surroundings from the top of Table Mountain. Great weather and a clear blue sky resulted in great visibility that stretched beyond what our eyes could comprehend.

My favorite shot from South Africa. Taken on the rocks at Cape Point. This misty place was magic!

I published this photo the 20th of March 2012. January 8, 2013, I received this e-mail:

Hi, Daniel !

My daughter is journalist . She was in Capetown in february and she is the one who wrote her name with nail varnish !!!
Compliments of the New Year !

Wilfrid

These South African penguins where spotted at Boulders Beach.

Jonathan endured -10°C for this picture. Take that humanity!

Took a long walk around the natural reserve called Dumme Mosse last weekend. It was really nice.

Expect some interesting photos this upcoming weekend.

More from this series: #1 #2

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I spent the weekend in the forest with Jonathan and Tobias. It was awesome. On Saturday morning we woke up at 4am to watch the civil twilight and the sunrise.

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Some recent photos from my time in the nature.

More will come with this theme.

Anna Cecilia took this picture.

It feels like yesterday I posted a picture about the first snow of 2010. Now it’s officially spring. These flowers represent nothing else.

Pictures like these makes me look forward to the woods again. The birds tweeting nonstop, the gentle breeze caressing your cheeks and the peace you feel of just sitting there. I’ll head for the trees this weekend and I’ll bring the camera.

The days are getting shorter and the cold is closing in on Sweden. The autumn passed too quickly this year.

Another picture of Jonathan dead. See #1. Favorited!

A new favorite of mine. I might upload another version of this during the week.

I looked for you among the stars and found you
At the center of my mind
So vibrant with life and energy
Like a shooting star you reached out for me

Chipinque is a great place for a picknick and fresh air. Or if you just want to go for a walk in the nature along the tracks available here. The view is amazing and it’s nice to get away from all the traffic and its fumes for a while and just enjoy what the nature has to offer.

Yesterday I took a drive through the city with Anna and her mother. The destruction of the city is immense and beyond recognition. I took a lot of photos and the quality might not be as the usual ones at Silfver Creations. This is more for documentary purpose. But perhaps you can enjoy them anyway. The Hurricane Alex from my point of view. And please remember the source of these photos.

If you want to use these photos for commercial use say hi first and we’ll discuss it. Are you a blogger or want them for private use, please feel free to do so. I appreciate link backs though.

It’s 9 images so it might take a while to load if you’re outside of Sweden.

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Last year I was here for the swine flu. This year the hurricane Alex. So far so good. I’m still alive. What you see on the top image is a flooded river bank that’s been dry for decades. No more go kart, circuses, soccer fields or markets. Everything got flushed away.

Yesterday and the day before that was pretty overwhelming with all the heavy rain. Today it’s more clear and people is starting to overlook all the damage. I’ll try to post more pictures of the disaster later on when I get more pictures.

I’ll keep you all updated. Let’s just hope my house gets water back soon…

Last year I was here for the swine flu. This year the hurricane Alex. So far so good. I’m still alive. What you see on the top image is a flooded river bank that’s been dry for decades. No more go kart, circuses, soccer fields or markets. Everything got flushed away.

Yesterday and the day before that was pretty overwhelming with all the heavy rain. Today it’s more clear and people is starting to overlook all the damage. I’ll try to post more pictures of the disaster later on when I get more pictures.

I’ll keep you all updated. Let’s just hope my house gets water back soon…

It’s not much left of the autumn here in Sweden. One frosty night and the leaves are all gone.

Finally I’m done designing my new photoblog. This time I’m using WordPress and therefore I also need you all to update your feed links. Please replace any old links with this: Silfver Creations Photoblog Feed.

Drink up
Shoot in
Let the beatings begin
Distributor of pain
Your loss becomes my gain