Cloudcatcher. Stargazer. Occasional summoner of Weather. Dreamer – struggling mightily with reality. Clouds are nearby friends in the sky, the … Read More
The Dark Hole in the Universe Filter
I recently purchased a Heliopan 10 stop ND filter. This particular filter is almost akin to a dark hole in … Read More
Canon 5D Mk II captures Copenhagen
A few months back I wrote my first impressions having just upgraded from Canon 5D Mk I to Mk II. … Read More
I see cloudscapes in the dark
For most of the day the human eye is far superior in every respect to any digital sensor or film. … Read More
Merry Xmas – God Jul!
I would like to wish all of you a merry xmas –hanukkah – etc – however you celebrate this holiday … Read More
Free Wallpapers
Xmas has come early at FBJ HQ. Today I have launched a new Fun&Free page on my site presently featuring … Read More
The Last of the 617 and panorama composition
When I left for Australia I returned the Fuji G617 camera to owner Ivar Mjell (thanks again mate for letting … Read More
My Hasselblad Experience
I recently had the pleasure of spending 4 days shooting with a Hasselblad H3D-39 digital SLR camera with 80mm lens … Read More
Good night Sun, Good evening Moon
Charles Baudelaire once wrote: “This life is a hospital where every patient is possessed with the desire to change beds; … Read More
Return of the 617
I find I am developing a strong love/hate relationship with the Fuji G617 panorama camera… I hate the size and … Read More
Nature the Artist
Studying clouds and attempting to predict the weather is a full time job for any outdoor photographer. It is how … Read More
Judgment Day
“There’s a storm coming” says the boy. “I know” says Sarah Connor at the end of one of my favourite … Read More
With my head in the clouds
I tell ya it’s not easy getting any photography done with all these UEFA EURO 2008 footy matches on every … Read More
Summer Storm in Copenhagen
The month of May brought us some incredibly good Spring weather, 347 hours of sunshine (a new record) and temperatures … Read More
My first 617 panorama exposures are online
I finally got the first two rolls from my first experience with the Fuji G617 panorama camera developed and scanned. … Read More
Walkabout Copenhagen
Lesson no. 1 in photography: Always bring your camera! Your chances of shooting an actual photo increases greatly! Last Friday … Read More
Painting the early Summer in Copenhagen
It’s been juuuuuust above 25 degrees for the past few days. In Denmark we call that “Summer days” and wear … Read More
Painting Frederiksholm Canal with light
I received my Wacom Intuos3 6×8 tablet this week and I already find it to be an amazing tool and … Read More
Painting with light
One of the most powerful tools of processing a photo (be it in a traditional darkroom or a digital darkroom) … Read More
Updates, design tweaks and RAW housecleaning!
I’ve done a lot of “house cleaning and painting” lately on my blog: I did a few design tweaks trying … Read More
Frederiksholm Canal in Copenhagen Panorama
Wednesday we had one of those weird Spring days where the weather goes from sunshine to rain to hail storms … Read More
Chasing and photographing a Snow Storm
A scene from the life of a stormchaser / photographer… “Did you catch anything today? by the way why are … Read More
Me and digital sensors – we love the red colours of dusk!
Dusk for me has the best colours of any time of the day. Next time you witness a sunset, please … Read More
Your 3-legged friend the Tripod
Tripod is not only a very funny Australian comedy trio but it’s also an essential tool for getting the best … Read More
Photographer, sunlover, stormchaser, weatherman
I miss the sun. I miss the tropical heat. I miss light. Any light that isn’t gray will do. I … Read More
Shooting stitched panoramas
Last week I talked about shooting cropped panoramas – this week I’ll cover shooting stitched panoramas. Stitching is the process … Read More
Happy Xmas, new year, new day and new second!
I never got around to posting a Merry Christmas post, so a belated Merry Xmas, hope you had a great … Read More
Reality doesn't exist – an example
As a follow up to my previous post – here is a practical example of what I mean when I … Read More
My Copenhagen – Mit København
I love living in Copenhagen (København to use the actual name), it is a beautiful and amazing multi-cultural city. As … Read More
Copenhagen Dreaming
Title is from a good old ‘Love Shop’ song, contrary to that song’s lyrics I do know why I went … Read More
Last sunset from Copenhagen
Last picture from Copenhagen for a while at least as I depart on Tuesday for the land down under! Shot … Read More
Panorama view for me – part II
As a followup to my previous post on panoramas, I shot this in Copenhagen last Saturday. This is stitched in … Read More
Panorama view for me please
The Big Picture I am a big fan of panorama photography, there’s something about a wide panorama view of a … Read More
Nyhavn – 'New Harbor' – on the way to work
For the fifth and final shot in my blog film strip image header above all I needed to do to … Read More
Exposing Copenhagen
Part III of the stories behind my blog header film strip is the middle one…yes it was the middle one … Read More
The light at dusk
Not only is it a cool word – dusk! – it is also a fantastic time for photography. For about … Read More
Did I write "summer days" ?
In my previous post from last week I mentioned the lovely Northern Summer Days…well presently it’s bloody raining half the … Read More
Northern Summer Days were made for photographers
These very long (sunset after 10pm) northern summer days have the perfect light for photography. “Golden Hour” is a very … Read More