Aarhus By Night
Aarhus in Denmark by night. Photo by: Jacob Surland
London Tower Bridge and Blue River Thames
Don't worry, River Thames was just as muddy as ever. One of the reasons I love post-processing so much is because I can do whatever I like. I am not married to reality, like a documentarist. I am an artist. I process my photos until I get something I like. I don't particularly like a muddy river, and the blue one looks much better. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
Tower Bridge and City Hall under the Stars
London City Hall with the London Tower Bridge just after midnight. Only a few people hovers around the area. The stars are peaking out from the skies. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
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Brewer Pub London
You find London empty at 5.30 am. Brewer pub is placed very close to the famous Regent Streeet. The first people were on their way to work, and the first London buses drove around on their routes. A few window cleaners, were cleaning the windows of various shops. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
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Into The Blue Hour
On a stormy early evening by Lake Derwentwaters in Lake District I captured this long exposure. Photo by: Jacob Surland
Great Anchor
This anchor in Nyhavn (New Port) in Copenhagen, is a memorial anchor. It is to honor the Danish sailors, who died during World War 2.
The Dungeon
Who would have thought to find such a Dungeon at Chester Cathedral? Normally you wouldn't. In reality, this is an illusion of something underground.
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Louises Island
This charming little house lies on a small island called Louises Island. It is a part of the Frederiksborg Castle Gardens in Hillerød. Photo by: Jacob Surland
Bell Tower in Aarhus
Aarhus Town Hall at night. Photo by: Jacob Surland
Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne is incredible beautiful at night. It shines like gold. Photo by: Jacob Surland
Look up
In the House of Bones or Casa Battlé I found this fantastic lamp. The room was just amazing.... Well all of the house was just amazing. If you ever have the chance do go! --Jacob Surland
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Spain - Gothic Church by the Sea
I was surprised, when I learned that they had used only 54 years to build this amazing and huge gothic church in Barcelona. Santa Maria del Mar is built in a simple, yet very beautiful gothic style. --Jacob Surland
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Sideway Church View
A sideway view of the main entrance to Roskilde Cathedral. Photo by: Jacob Surland
The Little Venice Corner in Bruges
Bruges is a fairytale medieval city worth a visit. The movie 'In Bruges' got my attention on the city, and I made a one night stop there, on the way to France. We stayed at the most charming old renaissance hotel right in the center, and it was a perfect fit, with the city, capital of chocolates. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
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Carlsberg Court Yard
I visited the old head quarter of Carlsberg Brewery in Copenhagen on a rainy night.
House Boat at night
House boats are very common in Amsterdam. And they look great at night! Photo by: Jacob Surland
Nyhavn 17 at winter time
Nyhavn 17 on a winters evening.
Mountain Range and the Lake
These beautiful Mountains I found on the South Island of New Zealand, when going to Wanaka. --Jacob Surland
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Mist Surrounding Island of Louise
The island in this small lake has the most charming little house. The island is called Louises Island. I figured it was named after Queen Louise, as it is a part of the Castle Gardens in Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark. However, it turned out that quite a few Queen Louise have lived... Maybe they all loved is little island. Photo by: Jacob Surland
Morning Glow in Milford Sound
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Before the Rush Hour in Venice
Venice is known for it's insane amount of people, but... If you bother to get up well before sunrise, you can go exploring an almost empty Venice. Even San Marco's Square and the Gondolas are almost empty. Photo by Jacob Surland
Corner of the Palace of the Doge in Venice
I had to wait quite a while to get a photo of the Palace of the Doge in Venice without too many people. And using a fairly long exposure, I have been able to merge several photos and get rid of the few people there. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
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Central Piazza in Milano
Due to a train strike in Germany, we had to make other travelling plans to get to Venice. This brought us around Milan in Italy. And the square down around the Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) is a fantastic place.
I made this panorama shot, as a final spur of the moment thing.
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The Sun Voyager
Iceland is a wonderland, with some similarities to a country like New Zealand, I think. Iceland sits on the mid-Atlantic ridge, which explains the vulcanic activity they have. They have fields of lava, and geysirs, the oldest known in the world. They have an amazingly beautiful nature, but they also have beautiful modern constructions, like this The Sun Voyager, or Sólfar as it's called in Icelandic. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
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Night view from Accademia Bridge
I just loved that three armed street lamp in that corner. I have a very soft spot for old fascioned street lamps. If I see one, I have to shoot it.
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Tail of Clouds
In Sweden, there is a peninsula called Kullen. It's a big chunk of cliff on the western coast, not too far from Denmark. We went there to stay at "The Grand Hotel" in Mölle. The hotel is amazing. It sits high on the cliff like a Queen and has a fabulous view of the ocean and small harbor of Mölle.
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Scoop the Shard
The scoop in London offers many interesting compositions. In this photo, I included the Shard, tallest building in Europe. I have got a weak spot for glass buildings at night. I think they look awesome. On this particular night, there is a light drizzle. A wet surface affects how the colors and light shows. It is not wet enough for reflections, but enough to make the colors deeper and darker.
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Rowing Boats at Keswick
The old Rowing boats at Keswick in Lake District. Photo by: Jacob Surland
Who is coming?
Wonder who is coming to Islandsbrygge in Copenhagen...
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Wet Venice
You can easily get photos almost without people, when it rains in Venice. The only thing is, that you have to be careful with your camera equipment. I had a piece of cloth over my camera. It works for a short while.
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The Strip by Night
Las Vegas the never sleeping city. Las Vegas, a city in the middle of Nevada Desert far from everything and incredible hot. One could wonder why on earth a city having a population of 2 million people lies in the middle of the desert. The answer goes all the way back to the Spanish Trail, an old trade route going from California to Santa Fe around Grand Canyon. And Las Vegas had water and became a natural place to pass. Later the casinos and the mafia did their part to increase the population. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
Scotland - Loch Lomond with a streak of light
Through The Arcanum I am acquiring new skills to composite photos. I shot this, or rather these three, photos only a month after I got my first full frame DSLR, and started on my journey as a photographer. I never got around to publish this one, because the sky was too boring. But when I learned how to composite photos, I took two other cloud scapes from the same day, only an hour or two later, and replaced the flat grey mist with these two. One on the left and one on the right hand side. Then I added some divine light :-). Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
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Rainbow Carpark
Rainbow Carpark seemed like a fitting name for this photo. Speicherstadt in Hamburg, has a lot beautiful old buildings, but during World War II some of this part was bombed. Newer houses were rebuild to replace the destroyed ones. Among those, this carpark facility.
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Portalized Marcus Square
On a rainy night in Venice we walked around searching for great photo spots. The Cathedral of San Marco was half covered in scaffolding, but by choosing this composition, I got the cathedral included, without the scaffolding.
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Sun Voyager taking off
You would almost expect the Sun Voyager (or Sólfar as it's called in Icelandic) to take off while you watch. It sits on the water front of Reykjavik overlooking the fiord leading out to the Atlantic sea.
Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
Pantheon
This photo of the fountain in front of Pantheon is one of my favorites, from my trip to Rome. At first I didn't see it, but when I got close, this acid green color showed up. I when a bit closer, and I could see there was a shape in the water, and I went even closer to get this. And believe me, that color is as good as straight out of the camera.
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One for Greco
We visited Milan quite by accident. Milan has some pretty awesome things to photograph. I really love these vintage trams. I saw this one on the way back to the hotel. Anyway, how do you get to Milan by accident? Well, we had planned a train trip to Venice, but there was a train strike in Germany, and we had to find other means of transport to get to Venice. As it turned out, plane tickets were insanely expensive to Venice, on the dates that matched our hotel booking. While plane tickets for Milan, on the other hand, were quite cheap. If we stayed for the night on our way to Venice and back again, we got everything included for the same price, as the refunded train tickets. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com Licensed creative commons non-commercial v4.0. No derivative Work. Protected by Pixsy.com.
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Lake District Sunrise
A beautiful sunrise at Derwent Water in Lake District. Sometimes it is worth getting up. Photo by: Jacob Surland
Taxi Boat by Hotel Rialto
The view from Rialto Bridge is world famous, and not without reason. It is stunning. I tried to capture a slightly different scene, than the classic Canal-Grande seen-from-the-Rialto-Bridge photo (though I shot that one too). I love that Mahony taxi boat in front of Hotel Rialto, and that restaurant with the golden light.
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New York Grand Central Station in Golden Light
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Circular trees embrasing a Church
These trees are just maginificient. Perfectly round and framing the beautiful Church of Eglise Saint Charles. Photo by Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
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Lamp post
The Famous Bell tower in Bruges, Belgium. You can see it poking up from many places in the city.
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The Patterns in the Floor under the Doge Palace
I really love Venice, even if there are heaps of tourists. The city is something out of the ordinary, and its magic just captures me. I got up early enough, to be able to see Piazza San Marco (almost) without any people.
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Square and Campanile
The Campanile in Venice, as it stands today, is a reconstruction from 1912. The previous tower had collapsed in 1902, after almost 400 years. There has been a tower at that location on Piazza San Marco all the way back to the 9th century. Venice has an amazingly long history.
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Departure from platform 6 A in Zurich
I love riding with the trains in Switzerland. Not only because it is a very beautiful country, but also because they are more high tech, than trains in Denmark. They have a GPS unit connected to a Google Maps screen, so that you can see where you are. I love that! This train on Zurich Central Station is just about to leave. This time I didn't go by train. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
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Guardian Angels
Castel Sant'Angelo or in English Castle of the Holy Angel, was the Mausoleum of Hadrian, Emporer of Rome in the second century. It sits by the river of Tiber. It leaves one with a massive impression, not because it's particularly beautiful, because it isn't, but yet, it fascinates. It used to be the tallest building in Rome.
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Cold Evening at The Bean
During the day The Bean in Chicago is crowded with people, enjoying the wild reflections. It is insanely fascinating, such a large curved mirror, and I shot a ton of photos during both day and night of The Bean. Photo by: Jacob Surland, http://www.caughtinpixels.com
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Derwentwaters Magic Sunset
After a couple of days without a sunset, it finally came. I ran around to get various compositions. This one with the little round cloud is one of my favourites. Photo by: Jacob Surland.