Byens Helter

Jeg vil gjerne rette en stor takk til byens helter som måtte rykke ut til en nabo’s tørrkokte kjele idag. Det ble mye røyk, men ingen brann eller personskader – delvis takket være heltemodig innsats fra snarrådige naboer.

Vakker kvinne i uniform

The Changing Seasons: May 2016

Warmer weather = more time spent outside = more photos. I love that combination. These are my photos for The Changing Seasons this month.

May 2016: Construction site. Nordenga bru (Nordenga bridge) in the background).

May 2016: Binoculars | Ekebergparken

May: Oslo Opera, the Barcode area and Vannspeilet seen from Ekebergåsen.

May: A lost rabbit at Ekebergparken.

May: A lost rabbit…

On the bicycle path towards Lysaker.

May: On the bicycle path towards Lysaker.

Oslo Prison. Grønland.

Garbage at Grønland, Oslo.

The Botanical Garden, Oslo.

Sunset cityscape.

Reflections of Oslo Opera and some construction work in the Barcode area.

Christian Radich at Rådhuskaia, Oslo.

The marina by Bygdøylokket.

What the Funk? Graffiti decorated bus parked at Bygdøy.

Throwing rocks in the water is always amusing.

The Oslo Fjord seen from Bygdøy, Oslo.

Bygdøy, Oslo.

People relaxing in the sun at Bygdøy, Oslo.

Bygdøy, Oslo.

Bygdøy, Oslo.

Firefighters respond to a false alarm at Grønland.

Firefighters respond to a false alarm at Grønland.

Sculpture at Ekebergparken.

Sculpture at Ekebergparken.

Inline skaters at the skateboard area by Bygdøylokket.

Inline skaters at the skateboard area by Bygdøylokket.

By the skateboard area by Bygdøylokket.

The 17th of May is Norway’s constitution day, a jubilee that is celebrated with children’s parades. That’s why my V2 photo this month is a picture from the parade.

Barnetoget, 17 Mai i Oslo 2016.

What’s this «Changing Seasons» blogging challenge?

«The Changing Seasons 2016» is a blogging challenge with two versions: the original (V1) which is purely photographic and the new version (V2) where you can allow yourself to be more artistic and post a painting, a recipe, a digital manipulation, or simply just one photo that you think represents the month. Anyone with a blog can join this challenge and it’ll run throughout 2016. It doesn’t matter if you couldn’t join the first month(s), late-comers are welcomed. These are the rules, but they’re not written in stone – you can always improvise, mix & match to suit your own liking:

These are the rules for Version 1 (The Changing Seasons V1):

• Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons
• Each month, post 5-20 photos in a gallery.
• Don’t use photos from your archive. Only new shots.

These are the rules for Version 2 (The Changing Seasons V2):

• Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons
• Each month, post one photo (recipe, painting, drawing, whatever) that represents your interpretation of the month.
• Don’t use archive stuff. Only new material!

Links to participants: 

• https://robynsfineart.wordpress.com/2016/05/19/the-changing-seasons-may-16/
• https://emiliopasquale.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/cardinal-guzmans-changing-seasons-may/
• https://tishfarrell.com/2016/05/21/the-changing-seasons-may-with-zest-of-lime-and-cricket/
• https://tassitus.com/2016/05/21/the-changing-seasons-141365/
• http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.no/2016/05/changing-seasons-may.html
• https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2016/05/23/fortune-is-fickle-i-e-may-in-mantua/
• https://elizabethkrallphotos.wordpress.com/2016/05/23/the-changing-seasons-sydney-may/
• https://teepee12.com/2016/05/24/changing-seasons-all-the-worlds-ablooming/
• https://mylifelivedfull.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/changing-seasons-may-madness/
• https://froghopper.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/orbs-of-may/
• https://elizabatz.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/seasons-in-the-park-may-2016/
• https://cornwallincolours.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/monthly-photo-challenge-may/
• https://thestorytellersabode.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/changing-seasons-2016-may/
• https://maraeastern.com/2016/05/28/changing-seasons-512/
• https://zimmerbitch.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/the-changing-seasons-may/
• https://patriciasplace.me/2016/05/30/may-where-i-live/
• https://thebeespeak.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/may-the-changing-seasons-v2/
• https://playingwithmyfirstdslrcamera.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/the-changing-seasons-2016-may/
• http://lisadorenfest.com/2016/05/31/passage-notes-sydney-to-fraser-island/
• I’ll add your links here… (but I won’t be adding any after the 31st of May).

Also make sure to out my spreadshirt shop:

Norwegian shop (NOK):
https://shop.spreadshirt.no/1123203/

English (EURO):

http://shop.spreadshirt.no/100035802

Car Fire

There was a car fire, so I brought my camera…

This was posted under the category News Photos

What matters most is how well you walk through the fire

Dramatic fire at Tøyen in Oslo

I didn’t know what to name this post, but I ended up with a Charles Bukowski quote. Anyway, yesterday there was a dramatic fire in Oslo, so I went to shoot some photos. There are a total of 92 people registered at the address and the police said a total of 38 people were evacuated. Most of the people are elderly and many had to be carried or wheeled out of there. There were no casualties and the fire department quickly extinguished the fire.