From “Signs of Spring“:
The concept of spring is vital to the Danish people. We are a nation of bi-polars. At the darkest time of year we have only eight hours of light while at midsummer it gets light at 5 a.m. and only barely dark by 11 p.m. In the winter we ground, bundle up, almost hibernate, and often tempers are as short as the day. In the summer we are transformed to outgoing people eager to make the most of every single moment of the gift of light.
Sometimes you see the shot you want in your head, go there, and get it done in first try. Love that feeling 🙂 As much as I love playing around and discovering an angle I hadn’t thought of.
I created a work earlier this year about signs of spring. Today and the next couple of days I’ll show examples from this – not identical pictures but close. You can see the full series on my portfolio.
Another two-for-one. These are from my desk at The Flash and Burn Photo Studio.
The water between Denmark and Sweden is very shallow. This is the reason for the construction to the right. It’s a pier for jumping in the water and for tanning out of the wind. The construction is a pretty amazing piece of architecture and I need to go back one day with my camera and spend some time.
It wasn’t really fall just yet, but it wasn’t summer anymore. Perhaps you can tell by the light.
Another shot from my ‘back yard’, Amager Beach.You just might be able to make out Sweden across the water.
What have we here? An invasion from outer space?
Nearly. The picture is taken on a large lawn right next to Amager Beach. The following day there was a small yoga festival. I did attend, with my camera, but this picture of the tents devoid of people was a far better motiv than anything else I saw.
As a rare treat you get two for one this time. I couldn’t decide which one to use but the photoes are too alike to warrent separate posts. Juping down was my daughter’s idea after a while of climbing up and down the wall while I was photographing. In the distance you can just make out a tall white structure to the right – that is Turning Torso in Malmø, Sweden.
I posted some pictures taken at Amager Beach (Amager Strand) a while back. Today and tomorrow I have a couple more to show you – this time from when I took my daughter there for ice cream.
This particular place is my favorite along the beach. It’s called Strandtorvet, and you can get great ice cream from a 50’ies camper and eat it while lookin across Øresumd to Sweden or watch people ride Segways, play minigolf, lie on the sand, rollerskate or practice kiteboarding. If you want peace and quiet, just go on a weekday.
Loosen up, yoga studio, ayurvedic yoga massage, mindfulness, is just across the street from Amager Beach – very cool location. I hope the next time they have a yoga session by the beach the weather is kinder, and more people will come (the actual beach/sand is to the left in this picture).
Karins Fotos 