While I was out and about on my bicycle on Friday evening I took several other random pics around town, five of which I will post here. I really like our town and I admire what a great job the town council does to keep it looking as beautiful as it does.
Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-120mm f4 lens, hand held, aperture priority, auto ISO, processed in DxO PL 8.
Whenever you are in Landskrona one of the dominating features is the water tower down near the beach and harbour area. I have photographed it many many times but somehow I'm always drawn to capturing it just... one... more... time... 😋
Photos hand held as usual, D850 and 24-120mm lens, processed in DxO PL 8.
The Landskrona Citadel is a much photographed landmark here in the small Swedish town of Landskrona in southern Sweden, but by far the best time to photograph it (according to me) is a little after sunset. It is well lit by tungsten lights which light up the red brick walls in a glowing red that just doesn't present as well during daylight hours.
I took these hand held with my trusty D850 and the Nikon 24-120mm f4 lens, processed in DxO PhotoLab 8.
Every year on Halfmånen Beach in Landskrona they set up a temporary restaurant for the duration of summer, this year it is called the Lock Stock and Barrel Restaurant. It seems to be quite popular, though I confess I have never actually eaten there.
As is my habit I took some photos there while out on a late evening cycle around town.
Landskrona isn't exactly a hive of activity after dark. These were taken early on a Saturday evening when most other towns are buzzing. 😀
All taken with the D850 and the 24-120mm lens hand held and processed in DxO PL6.
Taken out side the Bokhandel (book store) in downtown Landskrona looking towards the main town square and old city hall.
Nikon D850, Nikon 24-120mm f4, @ 24mm, f8.0, 1/200s, iso 8000, hand held, processed in DxO PL 6.
Fairylights in downtown Landskrona make everyday look like it's a festive occasion, even if not much really happens at all...
A peaceful evening pathway heading promisingly through a park towards central Landskrona.
Fun fountains that dance with a variety of colours and light up this little open area. Kids love to play here and run and jump in the water on a warm summer evening... not been to many of those this summer.
Sunsets in Landskrona are often a marvelous affair with beautifully saturated warm reds and yellows lighting up the town and bathing it in a romantic hue. These were taken to the north of the town in the Citadel area just by the Öresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark. As usual I used the D850 with the wonderful 50mm f1.8G lens attached, and as always hand held. I set the exposure mode to highlight priority when shooting sunsets.
This fountain is located on a roundabout in the small town of Landskrona in southern Sweden. While cycling past there last night I stopped and snapped this shot with my D850 and 50mm f1.8G, handheld. Edited in DxO PL6. The magical hour or so after sunset is my favourite time to photograph in town, when the light is balanced just right between sky and electric lights something beautiful happens and the colours are superbly saturated while the lights just sparkle. Magic!
Sunset on Ystad Pier.
Nikon D850, Nikon 14mm f2.8, ISO 900, f/8.0, 1/500s, hand held & processed in DxO PL6.
These trees (no idea what they are called) have been flowering for a couple of weeks now and are a really beautiful highlight in what is an otherwise slightly bland urban area.
D850, 24-120mm, f/8.0, 1/60s, ISO8000, hand held and processed in DxO PL6.
The Nikon 16mm Fisheye lens is a quite remarkable piece of tech in that it can actually record a full 180°. This sucker can see sideways! But straight from the camera the best I could get was this:
Not as wide as hoped and of course a little dull and dark... put it through DxO PL6, adjusted a few settings and discovered that there was more photo that was not originally revealed:
I then decided to squeeze a bit more out, played with the manual distortion buttons a bit as well and got this very wide and less fisheye looking photo:
Along the way I found that this lens really has very limited use but if used creatively in the right setting it can deliver interesting results. Not every bodies cup of tea, but interesting none the less.
This clinic is right by the beachfront area of Landskrona and across from the Citadel area. I photographed it at night almost two hours after sunset, hand held. Nikon D850, Nikon 35mm f1.8 lens, iso 8000, f5.6, 1/60s, -1.0 EV, processed in DxO PL6.
