End of the Universe

Wow the weather has been great this month, and June is looking like it is shaping up to be a nice month as well. Despite continued unemployment there is a lot going on, lots of plans being made and a major construction project under way. (video may be posted as things progress). As for now, here are my photos from May, as always all photos are copyrighted and the intellectual property of E.Rennie and must not be used without permission. ©2009

A lot has changed over April. It started off cold and wet and not very nice so I se up the photo studio (Kitchen table) and took some pictures to follow along with some tutorials from my photo magazines.By mid April it was clearing, but still cold and muddy in the woods, this didn't stop me from going out and getting dirty. At last by the end of the month, the flowers started to bloom, and we were well on our way to a colourful spring.

It's a whole new year and the winter has been dark and cold, with out enough sun or snow to make interesting pictures. This month got me out of the apartment twice to take some pictures. While they are not spectacular, they are technically good so here is the pick of the bunch.
- All pictures are copyright 2009 © E.Rennie and may not be used without permission -

Frost, ice, and cold. This month there was no doubt about how tough the vikings were to handle the damp freezing weather in Scandinavia. All six of this months pictures were taken at Boras cemetery on All saint's day (November 1)

October brought the cold wet weather back so my picture taking days were limited. The first set are from the local cemetery where there is a memorial corner set up for children. The last two are Birch Thrush that were picking berries outside my window.

Playing catch up here as things have been chaotic beyond belief for the past while. The first two pictures are from the winter driving track where skid control training courses are run. Picture thee is the  express train that is part of the transit system that runs between towns. Four is obviously some unidentified fungi. The last three pictures were for the digital photography course that I am taking.

September brought me the opportunity to visit Silkeborg Denmark for a job interview. While my days were occupied with meeting with the prospective employer, I did have some time during the evenings to wander around the city and take some pictures. As you can see, the area is beautiful both the landscape and the architecture. The people that I met there were very friendly and outgoing. I look forward to getting back there for a longer visit and to take more pictures.

Having finally recovered from having family visiting and a major computer outage this summer I am, at long last, getting my pictures from August posted. I've also been running through a few Photoshop tutorials learning how to tweak images for contrast colour and other darkroom techniques. I'll still maintain this blog as `pure photography' in that only minor imaging adjustments will be made. no cut and paste, no computer generated images unless clearly identified as such.
Also later in the month pictures from my mini vacation in August.

NOTE: The final picture in this series is very large as it is a composite of four pictures combined in a single strip.

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All pictures are (c) 2008 E. Rennie - and may not be reproduced, or used without permission. 

An advance sneak peek this month as I'll be playing host to family from out of country. Watch for pictures at the end of next month as we have several interesting day trips planned.