This week’s Scavenger Hunt Sunday themes give me the perfect excuse to show off more photos from our recent trip to Stockholm, Sweden!
Round – Part of the Marie Curie exhibit at the Nobel Museum.
Abstract – Art from the Nordiska Museet (museum)
Seeing faces in strange places – In the Stockholm Subway stations.
Fire
Stars – I had to dig deep for this one. This is from our trip to Chamonix last winter and shows my favorite star…the sun!
I don’t know why I keep going back to my photos from our trip to Paris this summer. Even as I upload and edit my photos from our trip to Stockholm, Sweden, I couldn’t resist posting another couple photos from Paris. These two are from Versailles and Marie Antoinette’s beautiful Estate. While I love the big palaces and ornately decorated staterooms, these little cottages were absolutely gorgeous and we loved wandering around the ponds and cluster of adorable buildings.
I took this photo from the second tier of the Eiffel Tower looking down at one of the legs of the base. Instead of fighting the long lines to ride the elevator up, Brandon and I took the stairs up (don’t worry, we didn’t go all the way to the very top) and I think we both realized how out of shape we are. With our burning lungs, the only thing that made us feel better was the fact that no one passed us. The climb was definitely worth the gorgeous view of the city. I also loved being able to see the tower from a different vantage point; it really is an amazing structure.
This is my favorite photo of this week from our trip to Berlin. This was taken at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin at sunset. These concrete blocks vary in height and in the center are around 12-15 feet (?). Looking from the outside the memorial doesn’t look like anything really spectacular, but as we walked through I was really taken by the enormous size of these blocks. Walking through the 2,711 concrete blocks was pretty powerful.
I’ve been in a slump these past few weeks and have hardly picked up my camera. I’m feeling a bit homesick lately and even though I am grateful for the opportunity to live overseas, I am ready to move home and be closer to family. Homesickness, lack of inspiration, and other life events had gotten the best of me lately and photography was not on my priority list.
But, what better way to get out of the photography slump then to head to Paris to celebrate our 2 year anniversary! Both Brandon and I have been to Paris before, but this was the first time that the two of us have gone alone. We hit most of the major tourist attractions, but decided to make this Parisian vacation a relaxing one. The first photo pretty much sums up our vacation. We wandered around Paris and made several stops along our adventure to lay on the grass, chill in the park or dip our feet in the fountains. This was exactly what I needed.
I’ve been playing around a bit with HDR and decided to try it with the scene below. The lighting and shadows were extremely harsh with the mid-day sun so I was hoping that the HDR would bring back some of the detail lost in the blown highlights and dark shadows.
No matter how many times I go to Paris, I always love to visit the Louvre. Even if we don’t go into the museum, I love the scene outside. The gorgeous architecture and pyramids still amaze me with their beauty; and I absolutely love watching all the people relaxing and walking around outside.
Yes, I know that Big Ben is actually the bell inside the tower, but I just had to pull out a quote from Clark W. Griswold. I normally love the look of blue skies and white billowy clouds, but for some reason the dark storm clouds make this shot more interesting for me.
Just a quick share of one of my favorites so far. This shot was taken from inside the Vatican Museum before sunset. While admiring all the amazing artwork inside the museum, the gorgeous scenery out the window caught my eye and I had to get a shot. Visiting the Vatican at night was the perfect time to beat the crowds and still see all the main parts of the museum.
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Brandon and I travelled to Vienna, Austria this past weekend so I could run a half marathon. Fortunate for us, the race wasn’t until Sunday so we got to do some sightseeing on Sunday. Vienna is such a beautiful and classical city and race day was absolutely perfect.
and the Palace grounds and gardens…
Here are my attempts at shooting the super moon. Unfortunately my longest lens isn’t as sharp as my other lenses, but they didn’t turn out too bad.
