Ferries Between the two Helsings

The ferries between Helsingborg and Helsingør ply a vigorous trade of transporting passengers between the two towns in Sweden and Denmark respectively. Many Swedes head for Helsingør just to purchase the much cheaper beer, wine and spirits that the less tax happy Danes are more than willing to provide. However my wife and I did what is called a "tura" yesterday where one basically just enjoys several hours boating back and forth while enjoying food, wine and friendly conversation. It's a fun day out.

Öresund Sunset

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.

Fountain at Blue Hour

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!

Iron Ring

Iron mooring ring at the harbours edge.

Smygehuk

Smygehuk is a small harbour and fishing village more well known as the southern most point of Sweden. Here are just a few pics from down south.

The southern most place one can stand on dry land and still be in Sweden.

Öja Kyrka

Öja Kyrka just outside Ystad, both taken with the ultra wide 14mm. Get too close and the slope of the walls gets out of hand because of the upward angle of the lens... I think I'll just refer to it as "arty".

 

Old Buildings in Ystad

Ystad is an ancient town with some interesting old buildings. Here are just two scenes featuring well preserved wood frame buildings.

 

Greyfriars Abbey - Ystad

 Greyfriars Abbey in Ystad is an abbey that was founded in 1267 and belonged to the Franciscan Order. Well worth a visit if you are in Ystad.

 

Ales Stenar (Ale's Stones)

Ale's Stones (Swedish: Ales stenar or Ale stenar) is a megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden. It is a stone ship, oval in outline, with the stones at each end markedly larger than the rest. It is 67 m (220 ft) long formed by 59 large boulders, weighing up to 5 tonnes each. - From Wikipedia.

Waters Edge Sans Colour

The contrast of smooth fluid meeting textured hard rock.

Rust & Grime in Sunset Light - Ystad Harbour

 

Sunset on Ystad Pier

Sunset on Ystad Pier.

Nikon D850, Nikon 14mm f2.8, ISO 900, f/8.0, 1/500s, hand held & processed in DxO PL6.

Monochrome Forest

Sometimes, even in nature, colour just gets in the way.

Söderåsen National Park

Took a slow leisurely Sunday drive up to Söderåsen National Park today, walked up to the lookout point and was pleasantly surprised by the wonderful views. It was unfortunately a little overcast which restricted the view just a bit but I'm sure it must look quite spectacular on a sunny day, early morning or around sunset. Certainly worth another trip one day, meantime here are the best of what I got today from the forest and the view from the lookout point..

Easy drive up through the forest.

Swedish forest has an almost magical quality to it.

The view.

Gorgeous.

Boardwalk up to the lookout point.

Vadensjö Kyrka (Church)

There is a pretty church at the picturesque hilltop town of Vadensjö that can be seen from long distances away and driving towards Vadensjö today I stopped by the roadside to take this photo.