Persongalleriet #402: In Lisbon with José

Sunday 19th of April.
On this day, I was lucky enough to meet the Portuguese photographer José Calheiros. In the morning José met up at my hotel and we started a long photo walk, with some drives in between, where I got to see and feel just a little bit of José's skills as a driver. It was great getting to know him as we walked and talked in a part of old Lisbon where the Castle looms above.

After a while we came down to the river and went into a refurbished ferry terminal to find a modern environment as a contrast to the old town.

Here's José with some halucinogenic tile patterns in the ceiling.

We walked through central Lisbon towards where José had parked his car.

After reaching Josés sporty beamer, he took us on a detour to a fantastic train station: Estação do Oriente. Beautiful, modern architecture, just about tailor made for street photography!

Thanks, José, for pointing out this spot for me!  :-)

The day continued, but I'll stop here for today!

Be well, everybody!  :-)

Niklas

Persongalleriet #399: Lisbon, day 2

Yesterday was spent on a 5 and a half hour photo walk through some nice central areas of Lisbon.  Here are just a few of the shots I managed to gather.

The Blues.

At the Bus Stop.

Praca Restauradores.

At the Ferry Station.

The Train Station: Estação do Cais do Sodré.

Those tiled pillars were so nice, so here's one more!

Bye for now!

Niklas

Persongalleriet #387: Istanbul, Day 1

For the benefit of my international friends at deviantArt and facebook, I'll write my "live"-blog from Istanbul in English. I hope you Swedes won't have a problem with that. You are after all in the vast majority according to the Flag Counter.

So, my first full day in Istanbul is at an end. My head is spinning with all the impressions! And my memory cards almost filled with 1122 snaps. Yesterday was just travel. Didn't take the camera out of the bag. It was almost 10 o'clock before I arrived at the hotel and I just chilled in the hotel bed with BBC World on the telly and the usual photo sites on the laptop.

Today I went for a long walk, from 8:30 am to 3 pm, with just a few stops to rest my legs and to replenish. The hotel is close to the Grand Bazaar, so that's where I started, just walking straight through it. I'll get back to it later.

Then on through the alleys to Eminönü with the ferries, bus station, the Spice Bazaar and the New Mosque. After that over the Galata Bridge and up the hill to the Galata Tower, continuing through Beyoglu to Taksim Square. Took the subway back to the University area, which is a short walk from my hotel.

Now it's time for dinner. I'll get back to you later!

Niklas

Persongalleriet #383: Empire State Building

30 Juni 2014.
Vi tyckte det kändes rätt med ett besök högt upp i en skyskrapa den här gången. Har visserligen varit upp där förut, men det var 1997. Och då var Sam bara två år och minns förstås ingenting. Besöket 2011 bodde vi på 43:e våningen, vilket fick räcka. Var upp i Top of the Rock hösten 2013 för liknande vyer, men det blev en lite annorlunda variant den här gången. Vi gick dit på kvällen och fick se alla stadens ljus.

Pridetema på fasadbelysningen.

Den mäktiga lobbyn.

Flatiron Building i nederkant.

Förstås Chrysler Building till höger.

Mot Madison Square Garden och Penn Station.

Ha en fortsatt fin påskhelg!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #377: Skrot & Korn del II

Fortsättning från igår, på bilderna från söndagens utflykt till Västerslätts industriområde här i Umeå.

Slut för idag!

/Niklas