Stranded
Stranded
It’s funny how online forums seem to fall into two categories. They are either dominated by a good friendly tone, or by a negative snarky or even close to hateful tone.
I recently experienced a Facebook group for photographers that seemed to be split into a camp that absolutely loathed smartphone pictures and a camp that didn’t care what camera were used to take the picture.
Usually I would side with the camp that didn’t care, but I more or less stayed out of the flame war as it were quite predictable where it would end.
There smartphone loathing crowd started being really rude against any pictures taken with a smartphone, and as it were a Facebook group there were many. And yes, some were bad.
The battle culminated with the exclusion of a group member and a notification from the group admin stating that all kinds of photos taken with all kinds of cameras were allowed.
So far so good.
But it didn’t end there…
Now the smartphone crows started posting pictures like crazy, all being very explicit about the fact that this “wonderful picture” had been taken with a smartphone, seemingly just to rub it in.
That was when I had enough and quit the group.
There is no need to waste any time on a group that promotes negativity instead of positivity. If you experience such negativity, just go away. Leave the group/forum and move on.
Getting involved in a flame war will make you a loser, along with all the other parts involved. Why waste time on that, when instead you could be spending time on forums where you could be contributing in creating a nice friendly environment, where both experienced an new photographers (or members in general) could benefit from each others experiences?
And, for photography forums in general, you should try to be a bit more critical about what pictures you post. Is that latest photo REALLY that great, or is it just you who would like it?
Be prepared for critique, even if you didn’t ask for it.
And always remember that we all are at different skill levels. If someone posts a shitty image, maybe tell the poster WHY it is a shitty image, instead of just stating that it is shitty?
A Eurofighter Typhoon from the Spanish Air Force doing a flyby at the Danish Airshow 2018.
There were a lot of clouds in the sky which gave this nice clean backdrop.
This old sign stood out against the dark trees, in a single light beam from the sun,falling between the trees.
Don’t know why anybody would want to go into the darkness though…
Weapons, steel helmet and chain mail on display at the annual Viking Fair at Lindholm høje.
A Hellenic Air Force F-16 at Danish Airshow 2018.
Even though it is more powerful and has a longer range than the Danish F-16s, I am not sure that I like the aesthetics of the Block 52+. The CTFs along the body makes it a lot less elegant to look at.. But it still has some moves..
Rebirth
An incredible elegant looking fighter, the Dassualt Mirage 2000.
Sadly it were only on static display at the Danish Airshow 2018, as I would have loved to see and hear it in the sky.
I got my hands on a Tamron 24-70mm G2 lens a couple of days earlier, and decided to take it along to use as my lens for the static display. This is the first shot with that lens I have posted. The lens seems to be very good, albeit a bit heavy.
A not so happy looking clown spotted at the International Parade at Aalborg Carnival 2018
A Ukranian SU-27 Flanker (58 BLUE) during it’s awesome display at Danish Airshow 2018.
It were drizzling and very cloudy, but the Flanker still put up quite a show.
What an amazing and loud bird.
From the international carnival parade at Aalborg Carnival 2018
On of the many fantastic participants of the Annual International Carnival Parade at Aalborg Carnival.
E554
..or to be more precise, an alien looking, backlit Ray. photographed in the gigantic aquarium in Hirtshals Oceanarium.
Blue Tint
This year I missed out on the annual biker gathering that UIvene MC arranges every year.
The last many years the gathering have been at Aalborg City Syd, but this year they moved it to the waterfront in the heart of Aalborg. I can’t say that I blame them. I suspect they will draw more spectators that way.
I was not aware of the change of location until the same day as the gathering, and were not able to go to the new location, which is a shame, as I usually get a lot of nice pictures of bikes and bikers.
So.. this is an older picture I’ve dug out as a replacement 🙂
Nighttime Parking
White stormtrooper armor goes well with shadows and a dark background 🙂
Meet Eddie, the newest member of my family.
He is a West Highland White Terrier and apparently one have two modes: Tired or Hyperspeed 🙂
Bleak Street
In a small shipyard in Løgstør, I spotted this wonderful old toolbox.
This is a revisit of a picture I took some years back. I liked the original at the time, but later I felt it were a bit too flawed.
Luckily I were able to go back and try again. I worked a bit more on the symmetry and my position this time, to try to weed out some of the flaws I felt the original had.
Sunrise at Aalborg Storcenter
Another LEGO Buildable setup..
These figures are really fun to use in lighting experiments.
A kind of alternative ending to the battle between Jango Fett and Obi Wan Kenobi on the planet Kamino in Attack of the Clones.
This is actually a picture I took four years ago, and one that I have kept trying to process to monochrome many time.
Finally I think I got it they way I wanted it.
I guess it is correct when they say that you are never done with your pictures, you just let them go… 🙂
Let’s go canoeing
Between Battles
Even though winter time is mostly dark, rainy and windy in my corner of the world, you can still explore the light (and the darkness).. You just have to look around…
One of the many cruise ships that visit Aalborg every year. A cruise ship like this is approximately as tall as the buildings in the central part of Aalborg.
I love it when I have the chance to take a walk through Aalborg when it is dark outside.
It totally changes the feeling of the streets..
Another photo from Aalborg Carnival 2017.
Without doubt she’s a lady…
From the annual Christmas fair in Aalborg. Every year the area known as Gammeltorv is transformed into a Christmas market, where people can come an soak up the Christmas spirit….
…or get a grilled hot dog.
Merry X-mas 🙂
Left In The Snow
Walking through the city, I found this Window, that has been signed, just as if Nattie created the window as a piece of art.
A scene from one of the many exciting viking battle plays at the Lindholm Viking fair 2017
Taken at Aalborg Regatta 2017. These powerboats were racing on Limfjorden between Aalborg and Nørresundby. It was a spectacular sight.
From one of my wife and daughter’s little creative sessions.
I spend a couple of days in Skåne, Sweden back in September, and went for a short walk near the small village Älabodarna near the small strip of water, Øresund, that separates Sweden and Denmark.
During Aalborg Regatta 2017, a couple of very skilled Jet-skiers showed the crowd some of their crazy stunts.
Back when I was a kid you would use to see cargo bikes like these all over the city. Now they are mostly all gone.
In Denmark these cargo bikes are called Long Johns. Don’t know if that is a danish thing or if this is a common name for it in the English speaking world as well.
Two months ago I announced that this would be less of a blog and more of a photography showcase.
Now I have followed through and changed the website from a site that were most af all centered around a blog to a site where the blog is a bit secondary.
I have said goodbye to BlogEngine.net and hello to WordPress.
Not everything is in place yet, but it will be and I already like the way i am able to show my pictures as galleries and collections in a beautiful way.
I still need to figure out exactly what the point is with this site, but at least now it can look pretty while I consider my options.
Big meets small at Aalborg Carnival 2017
Bike detail captured at the annual Ulvene MC gathering in Aalborg City Syd, where hundreds of bikers meet to celebrate the beginning of a new season.
Lonely Rosehip
I went on a trip to Skagen this summer. From the top of the Grey Lighthouse there’s an amazing view. Here’s to the south, where you can see the city Skagen to the south.
Quiet Time
Green’n’Mean
In one of the small tents at the Annual Viking fair at Lindholm Høje, I found this man cutting a traditional Viking dragon in wood.