Taken in Aalborg using the Lensbaby Edge 35.
Author: John
Longhorn
A Watusi Ox relaxing in the shadows at Givskud Zoo.
Dive In pt. II
A polar bear cooling down in the water on a hot summer day in Copenhagen Zoo
Whitefaced Saki
A Whitefaced Saki (Pithecia pithecia) roaming free in the South America dome in Randers Regnskov.
Out of the darkness
A Mi-171 (NATO code name “Hip”) with reg. 9781 from the Czech Republic photographed in Aalborg, Denmark, during Operation Nighthawk 2021.
As some might have noticed, I have a thing for planes and helicopters, so when I hear a helicopter with an unfamiliar sound, I have to check out which helicopter it is.
An answer from the Owl
An answer from the Owl
Catching Sun rays
A Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) enjoying the sun rays in Givskud zoo on a summer morning.
Nordkraft pt. II
Taken with the Lensbaby Edge 35.
Wolf
One of the many beautiful animals I have encountered this summer. The wolf has been extinct in Denmark for more than 200 years, but in the last 10 years wolfs has been spotted regularly in Jutland again. I hope I will see one of the wild ones one day. This fine specimen is from a trip to Givskud Zoo and is not a European wolf (Canis lupus lupus) but a North American wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis).
Colossus
The bridge across Limfjorden in Aalborg.
Taken with my Lensbaby Edge 50.
Baby Seal
A young spotted seal (Phoca vitulin), only five days old, keeping an anxious eye out for mommy, while enjoying the hot summer sun in Copenhagen Zoo.
Danish Falcon
Today (September 5th 2021) is Flagdag in Denmark. It is the danish version of Veterans Day, where we celebrate and give our respect to the danish soldiers who have served and been stationed at NATO based throughout the world.
The photo is one I took some years ago at the Danish Airshow 2018 of the RDAF F-16A Block 20 MLU with registration number E-607. This plane has also been stationed at some of the worlds hot spots since it entered service in 1983.
Swan reflection
Mute Swan (Cygnus Olor) posing like a pro.
Human Hive
Taken in Aalborg, with the Lensbaby Edge 35.
Lemur Catta
Ring-tailed Lemur taking a lunch break.
Copenhagen Zoo.
Left Behind
Taken with the Lensbaby Edge 50
Mostly Lurking
Hippopotamus lurking with only eyes and ears above the water on a hot summers day in Copenhagen Zoo
What a smile
Visited Givskud zoo, for the first time in many years. It is a really good zoo, with a lot of animals, that have plenty of room in their habitats. I found out they had one of my favorite animals, the Firefox (Red Panda), so I just had to see them. When I came they had just been fed, and seemed very happy 🙂
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Playing around with my Lensbaby Edge 35 sometimes seems to go nowhere, but then at other times it helps you produce images with that moody feeling you want to convey.
Little Green Beetlebus
Taken with the Lensbaby Sweet 50. Not the Lensbaby optic I use the most, but is still has a trick or two up its sleeve..
Chuckles
Moose just wanna have fun.. I guess 🙂
Taken in low light an evening i Lille Vildmose.
Up and Away
What an amazing feeling it must be to just fly off of the cliffs at Rubjerg knude and use the thermals to fly like a bird. Amazing.. and probably a bit frightening as well..
Angry Bird
I was able to get real close and personal with this South African Ostrich (Struthio camelus australis) in Aalborg zoo. It didn’t seem to happy about having a big lens pointing at it and gave me “the look”.
The Sky is the Limit
The meerkats in Aalborg zoo are always fun to watch. Always alert, and yet not shy. This little fella looked like he was daydreaming that one day he would soar like the birds in the sky.
In reality he was most likely scouting for predators 🙂
The Last Dinosaur
This old crane-ish structure in the old industrial part of Aalborgs Harbour always seem to draw me closer…
Taken with the Lensbaby Edge 35.
Summer Vibe
I don’t usually do these vibrant, colourful type of images, but in this case it just felt.. appropriate.
This is one of those shots that seems to just happen. I was testing the focus limiter on my Tamron 150-600mm G2, and used this flower as target. Sometimes fooling around can result in a nice image too 🙂
I don’t usually do these vibrant, colourful type of images, but in this case it just felt.. appropriate.
This is one of those shots that seems to just happen. I was testing the focus limiter on my Tamron 150-600mm G2, and used this flower as target. Sometimes fooling around can result in a nice image too 🙂
Back alley
From one of my walks in Aalborg, trying to capture the way the city changes.
Taken with the Lensbaby Edge 35, my favorite Lensbaby (although the Edge 50 is a close runner-up)
Naptime
The Firefox can often be seen napping in a treetop in its habitat in Aalborg zoo. Unfortunately it is mostly hidden between the leaves. In the early spring, there aren’t many leaves to hide behind. Not that it stops the Firefox from having a nice nap.
Window
Taken with my Lensbaby Edge 35.
Even though Aalborg is going through a lot of changes, you can still find old industrial details like this, if you look carefully.
Stairway to… pt. II
Taken with the Lensbaby Sweet 50. I had I hard time deciding on colour or monochrome for this one, but I ended up with the colour edit, as I think it had more depth and had more weight on the red door.
Honey bee
Taken last summer, on a quiet day during the COVID lockdown. With nothing to do, I decided to play around with the Lensbaby Sweet 35 stopped way down and with extension tubes added.
Rhinoceros Ratsnake
(Gonyosoma boulengeri)
Taken at Aalborg Zoo
All the small things pt. IV
All the small things pt. IV
Stairway to…
Taken with my Lensbaby Edge 35
Industrial Leftovers
During the last couple of decades, the waterfront in Aalborg has been going through a lot of changes. The old industrial harbour has more or less dissappeared, but some constructions, like the crane-like structure here remains. Most likely to serve as a reminder of the citys past.
Taken with the Lensbaby Edge 35.
Reflection
One of the few remaining Birch trees at the bog Portlandsmosen in Lille Vildmose.
The bog is being restored and as a result there is way to wet for the big trees to grow. They do not belong in a bog and most of them have been removed or died away. This one seems determined to hang in for a while longer.
Floodlight
This is one of those images.. Maybe you can relate? The moment I took it I immediately knew that liked it and wanted to use it.
I came home, processed it and queued it as one of the images I intended to eventually post. But it never happened. It was like every time I considered what to post this week, I decided on something else.
Today I was scrolling through the collection of images I have queued and decided that now was the time to do it.
Costal Landing Site
Thorup Strand in Northern Jutland, Denmark, on a foggy winters day.
This is one of the few remaining Costal Landing sites in Northern Europa, and also the largest. It is the last of its kind in Denmark.
Sparrowhawk
Even though the snow has melted, the food is still sparse for the animlas here in Denmark. This means that they take more chances than they usually would.
This sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) attacked a flock of Rooks and slayed one right outside my windows. Obviously on a day where I didn’t have the Tamron 150-600mm G2 mounted and ready.
So, after frantically running around collecting camera and lens, I were able to take a picture of the proud hawk. The remaining Rooks kept going at it, so it soon disappeared into the nearby woods with its prey.
Candyman
Bolcheriet from Skagen still makes candy the old fashioned way.. by hand. It is amazing to see them make candy. ..and the taste is incredible.
The Cliff
The Lensbaby Edge 35 is sometimes used to make urban scenes look miniature. Here I went for the opposite, trying to make a tiny sand cliff look bigger than it actually were.
Bubblegoose?
Taken with the Lensbaby Sweet 35.
The Curious One
On the meadows near our house, there are six donkeys grassing. They are quite used to people but a big sinister looking camera made them a bit more cautious. Except this one 🙂
You can bring a horse to water…
Taken with the Lensbaby Edge 35.
Grey Heron
This Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is often found at the same spot in Lille vildmose. Always busy catching small fish (seems to be Sticklebacks) or as you can see here, telling people to back off.
Sunbathing Tower
Taken with the Lensbaby Edge 35
Fieldfare
(Turdus pilaris)
In Denmark this bird is called a Sjagger, because of the warning-sound it makes, which sound a bit like sjag-sjag-sjag.
Christmas greetings
Just a small fraction of the thousands of red hearts decorating the aviary in Aalborg zoo. Visitors can write their own christmas greeting on a heart and hang it up with all the others.
Santas Snow Globe
Covid-19 has really changed a lot of things, all over the world. Here in Denmark we are still living with with a lot of restrictions, making it a bit harder to get into the Christmas spirit. We still try to do what we can to get through the long dark winter while still respecting the restrictions and avoiding getting infected with the virus.
Here, in Aalborg Zoo, they have kept the annual Light festival, but Santa has been placed inside a giant Snow Globe. We wouldn’t want to see him fall ill during Christmas.
Isolated Panda
Taken with the Lensbaby Sweet 35