M a d . P h o t o . W o r l d

Sagrada Familia

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A sculpture on Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia, or often referred to as Sagrada Familia. Sagrada Familia is a massive Roman Catholic church. It has been under construction since 1882. I have been there 3 times over the last ten years.

Its a master piece of architect Antoni GaudÃ and have become one of Barcelona's (and Spain's) top tourist attractions. Antoni Gaudi worked for over 40 years on Sagrada Familia project and he devoted the last 15 years of his life to it.

The Ministry of Public Works of Spain has projected the construction of a tunnel for the high speed train just under where the principal facade of the temple has to be built. The engineers and architects of the temple fears that the tunnel will affect the stability of the building.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 38mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposures: 1

Sagrada Familia - Large

SacrÃ©-CÅ“ur, Paris

Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A double fault exposure of SacrÃ©-CÅ“ur, from my Diana F+ camera. Its film - I love it.

My Diana F+ is a bit more sharp and predictable than my Holga 120.

The SacrÃ©-CÅ“ur is a popular landmark in Paris, France. Its dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Its located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city.

Im working hard on project Mad.Photo.World 'Level 2', to get to a point where i can release it. Consider this shot a small sneak peak of what is in store.

Two of my pictures was featured in a art/video remix exhibition and it was so cool to see how others could use my work. I really got inspired by it.

Mad.Photo.World is now licenses under the 'Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.'

This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon my work, even commercially, as long as they credit me for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, in terms of what others can do with my works licensed under Attribution.

Thank you for all your kind condolences to me and my family in the loss of my dad.

Camera: Diana F+
Focal length: 38mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposures: 2

SacrÃ©-CÅ“ur, Paris - Large

In Loving Memory

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This is in loving memory of my dad, who passed away on January 12, 2009. 75 years old.

He had been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). More specifically, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is defined as a distinctive type of chronic fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown cause associated with a histological pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP).

Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a disease in which the lungs get scarred. Since the lungs need to be spongy and air-filled to work properly, they cannot function well if they turn into scar tissue. They are unable to pass the oxygen to the blood. Most of the time, the reason for the scarring is unknown.

There is currently no consensus on the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Hence, none of what follows should be taken as specific advice regarding therapy, as the latter is a decision that must be made on a case-by-case basis in individual patients.

There is no effective treatment at the present time.

On the evening of January 9 he began to get ill and during the weekend it got worse. Sunday evening he was hospitalized. I was 5 minutes away from the hospital when the news about his death reached me - by phone.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposures: 8

In Loving Memory - Large

Rockerfeller's Disco Pub

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Rockerfeller's Disco Pub i passed one evening while the rest of the family was sleeping peacefully, back at the hotel. Rockerfeller's disco pub is located right in the middle of Cala Major.

Rockerfeller's Disco Pub i photographed seven times, because of cars and people moving. That makes it a total of 63 exposures. Then its just a matter of choosing the best of the bunch and combine them.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposures: 9

Rockerfeller's Disco Pub - Large

Small People In Alcudia Town

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Alcudia is located on the North-East coast of Majorca and it was a relaxing a very peaceful visit. Alcudia town where getting ready to have some sort of town party. A celebration. We visited Alcudia town on a sunday.

I shot a couple of exposures, but only three where usable. To much movement.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposures: 3

Small People In Alcudia Town - Large

Fifth Avenue

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

On fifth Avenue the Apple Retail Shop is located and i visited that a couple of times while being in New York. Many things about this shop went wrong. I didn't have my tripod that day. My memory card was almost full.

I balanced my camera one the back of a small truck and took the three shots my memory card would hold. Didn't know what to do with the shots, but then a friend from dvdtown.com said: "can you make a fake miniature shot?".

My friend is more of an Apple junkie, than an Apple addict - so i finally found a use for my three shots.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 50mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposures: 3

Fifth Avenue - Large

Fakir School

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Fakir School is shot a couple of months back. I went on walk around christiania together with my friend Lars, from Gface Photoblog, Presented by Lars Gundersen.

In my mind i connect fakir with the ability to endure pain. Walking around looking a the fakir school, it didn't give me an impression of being such a place. I have no idea what goes on at the fakir school, but it looked like a tranquil and peaceful flower place.

I chose an aperture of f/22, to give me longer shutter times and thereby recording a bit of movement in the flowers.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/22
Exposures: 9

Fakir School - Large

Hotel Santa Ana, Cala Mayor

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Hotel Santa Ana offers you a beach front access in Cala Mayor, while being conveniently placed just 50 meters from public transport options, 14 km to the airport and 5 km to the hip city center offering you plenty of shopping, dinning and entertainment options.

At Hotel Santa Ana you can unwind at the swimming pool and soak up the golden sunshine on the scenic terrace overlooking the sea. Hotel Santa Ana consists of 195 comfortable guestrooms ideal for relaxing in after a day out in Cala Mayor.

I kept visiting the beach each evening until i finally caught the light from Santa Ana and it looked the way i wanted it. When i have the opportunity i often revisit locations and reshoot it.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposures: 8

Hotel Santa Ana, Cala Mayor - Large

Radio City Music Hall

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The street outside Radio City Music Hall was always filled with fancy big cars, except for this evening. Some of the trucks outside Radio City Music Hall was nothing but a big movable kitchen and the food looked nice. Im not sure who performed or what went on inside Radio City Music Hall but judging by the security some VIPs was probably either entertaining or being entertained.

This evening it was raining and i got lost from the rest of my family. So as i searched for them, i took a load of pictures. Okay, mayby i didn't mind being alone for a while.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 78mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposures: 5

Radio City Music Hall - Large

Flowers With Snow

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

These flowers (or flowerbed?) covered with snow, was shot an early sunday morning. I had been up before the sun to take some photographs, but the rising sun wasn't right. Going back i went through BrÃ¸nshÃ¸j churchyard and shot a couple of photograph.

The flowers looked really colorful and the sky had a sort of purple tone, while everything was left dark.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposures: 7

Flowers With Snow - Large

Mineral Forming Environments

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Mineral forming environments is one of the exhibitions at the American Museum Of Natural History. Lots of interesting minerals to look at, and read about. My son took about 140 photographs of the minerals, because of how they shined.

Security was scattered all over the museum, so i could not use my tripod. Balanced my camera on a rail and shot at ISO400 - hoping for the best.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposures: 5

Mineral Forming Environments - Large

Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Wollman Skating Rink offers ice skating in Central Park. Co-ed Youth & Adult Hockey,. Skating School, Figure skating, Ice Dancing or you could invite 2,000 of your closest friends for a party, that they never will forget.

Wollman Skating Rink was captured completely wrong by me. I shot some exposures at ISO 100, but because of the moving vehicles cleaning the ice, i could not capture it fast enough at ISO 100. So i turned the ISO dial to 800. Now the movement wasn't that noticeable.

Coming back to Wollman skating rink 30 minutes later, all the vehicles had stopped. Tripod and camera out. Frame and shoot. Did i forget to recheck my ISO setting? I had to do a lot of work to make this one work, because of noise.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/11
Exposures: 9

Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park - Large

Galgani Studio

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Galgani studio used to look like this. This is shot 8 hours before they moved everything out.

Normally I am not very keen on the "over processed" look, but for this shot i wanted it to be more paint like. Inspired by the picture on the wall.

I wanted Paolo to have a picture that looked like he had just left the room. Marks on the chair from where he mixed music for many hours, while the dust settled on the synthesizer (look closely and you will see where the fingers have touched). Aging walls, dust and scratches. The room is used and should show it.

Paolo didn't like this version and therefor ended up with another version of it. Its his memories and i hope he is enjoying it on a wall in his new studio.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 300mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposures: 7

Galgani Studio - Large Size

Mallorca By Night

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The big lights was painting all the buildings around them, with colored light. I thought if i used longer exposures, i could capture it. This HDR is made up of four shots. 1 minute, 2 minutes, 4 minutes and a 8 minute shot. I chose f/22 to really emphasize the star feeling of the light.

Its shot from the balcony of the hotel where we stayed. Its my first HDR shot using my Nikon 80-200mm. Its awesome. I have replaced the original lens hood, with a Hama 77mm Screw-In Rubber Zoom Lens Hood for 24mm to 210mm Lenses. If you look at the exif, its says 300mm. That's because the Nikon D200 has a x1.5 crop factor and are therefor not full frame like the D700 or the D3.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 300mm
Aperture: f/22
Exposures: 4

Mallorca By Night - Large Size

LAB Day In Photoshop

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

This is shot some months ago.This is probably the most color correct HDR i have ever done. Its a simple tone map, with a low saturation. A bit lower than what it really looked like and in photoshop a single curves adjustment, with the following "rules" in mind.

Skies almost always fall to the green, not the magenta, side of blue and anything that grows, is always to the yellow, never the blue, side of green.

If the above sentence didn't make any sense then you could search the net for photoshop LAB mode and you will find a couple of site that offers tutorials on LAB mode. Some of them are really good.

As good as the tutorials are, they don't really come close to the book: "Photoshop LAB Color. The Canyon Conundrum and Other Adventures in the Most Powerfull Colorspace". Its written by Dan Margulis. I have read it a couple of times and it always goes on vacation with me.

Its hard reading, but stick with it and slowly you will understand it. Well, it went slowly for me - you could be faster.

Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposures: 9