The Changing Seasons: September 2016

100% boredom as usual: Last month I had the privilege to exclaim “Summer vacation is over and it was freaking awesome!”. This month I can reveal that the autumn is here and that it has been extremely average. Absolutely nothing exciting has happened in the month that has passed. You can’t win every time.

Here’s this month’s «The Changing Seasons»:

Oslo is so boring these days, that this is what they’re all hoping for…

September: War at the Opera.

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://michellelunatophotography.wordpress.com/2016/09/17/september-the-changing-seasons-2016
• https://thebeespeak.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/september-sunflowers-the-changing-seasons/
• https://emiliopasquale.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/cardinal-guzmans-changing-seasons-september/
• https://teepee12.com/2016/09/23/the-changing-seasons-september-2016/
• https://mylifelivedfull.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/changing-seasons-september-slides-away/
• https://smallbluegreenwords.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/monthly-photo-challenge-september/
• http://lisadorenfest.com/2016/09/29/september-part-i-bali/
• https://tishfarrell.com/2016/09/28/changing-seasons-september-and-the-rook-ballet/
• https://mamacormier.com/2016/09/28/the-changing-seasons-september-2016/
• https://patriciasplace.me/2016/09/25/september-balcony/
• https://robynsfineart.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/september-16-behind-the-scenes/
• http://thestorytellersabode.com/2016/10/03/changing-season-2016-september/
• https://fstopmama.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/changing-seasons-september/
• https://playingwithmyfirstdslrcamera.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/the-changing-seasons-2016-september/
• https://lingeringvisions.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/the-changing-seasons-september-2016/
• https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2016/10/05/the-changing-seasons-september-2016-v2/
• http://lisadorenfest.com/2016/10/15/september-part-ii-karimunjawa-and-central-java/
• https://maraeastern.com/2016/10/15/changing-seasons-1012/
• https://collinesblog.com/2016/10/06/a-changing-classroom-september/

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The continuation of Dumporamas

You’ll find a lot of panoramic images online and they’re mostly depicting beautiful & scenic landscapes or stunning cityscapes.  Photos that try to make the world look like this beautiful, magical place, making you think “Oh, I wish I was there to see it myself”, or “What a wonderful place”. We all know it’s false advertising.

Dump-o-rama / Dumporama

Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons 09

Autumn is here already, but I still have late summer photos to show you for «The Changing Seasons». All the photos in this gallery were shot in August.

August means the end of summer and back to work, so it hasn’t been nearly as great as July was, but I met up with fellow blogger Joanne Sisco and I’ve had a few Couchsurfers visiting, attended a couple of events, plus I went for a trip to Italy (of course I’ll post photos from this later and I still have more photos to share from my trip to Sandhornøya in the North of Norway).

The Opera

Oslo reflections in a thin layer of ice

The thin layer of ice won’t last long…

This is a little preview of what’s to come in my next «The Changing Seasons» Post. It’s also my entry for WordPress’ Weekly Photo Challenge this week. Check out the changing seasons challenge here: https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/tag/the-changing-seasons/

Oslo – A Village on Steroids

Oslo is a village on steroids and I’m looking forward to the rage roid…

The Barcode Area and Nordenga Bru (Nordenga Bridge).

The Opera House, the Royal Palace, The City Hall (Brown building in the upper left). Holmenkollen (the ski jump) in the upper right corner.

Except for the panorama, all of these are shot from Ekebergåsen – a place where you have a nice view over the city. From here you can see Holmenkollen, The Barcode Area, the Opera House, the harbour, the city center and most of what Oslo has to offer.

Check out other places in Jo’s Monday Walk: http://restlessjo.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/jos-monday-walk-whitby-in-winter/

Landmark: The Oslo Opera

The theme for #photo101 today is Landmark and the Opera House in Oslo fits that category.

Last year I printed this panoramic photo on an aluminium plate measuring 40×120 cm (that would be approximately 16×47 inches if you live in one of the 3 countries – Liberia, Myanmar or USA – that are still using the archaic imperial system). Trivia: I once worked in construction and I was part of the large team that built the Opera. Here you can see the printed version of this photo: https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/my-largest-print-so-far/

My Largest Print So Far

I printed this panoramic photo of the Oslo Opera House as a gift to a relative. The measures are 40×120 cm. That would be approximately 16×47 inches using the idiotic system (it’ll actually make more sense to use nautical miles instead of the imperial system. In nautical miles the photo measures 0.000215983 X 0.000647948). It’s my largest print so far and I’m pleased with the result. It was printed on an aluminium plate (No! Not aluminum, but aluminium).

The Oslo Opera in B&W

There’s not much to say about this post. The title says it all really. If you want to see more photos from the Oslo Opera, you can follow my tag: https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/tag/oslo-opera/

Gallery: Details from the Oslo Opera

The Oslo Opera is and the surrounding area is, as you’ve probably noticed, one of my favourite places to take photos. I think the building itself is very nice and there’s also a lot of interesting photo opportunities in the neighborhood. On top of that it’s also in proximity to where I live and I’ve helped to build the Opera House (I worked in construction at the time).

A day in Oslo – part 3

Here’s the last post in the series. If you think it’s too much, don’t blame me! It all started with Sara Rosso over at the dailypost.wordpress.com. She asked us to take a photo and post it on the same day. This led me onto my bicycle, armed with my camera, shooting away at everything and nothing. All in all 3 posts. I’ve already posted a bunch of photos in the two previous posts, and this is the third and last. I’ve also thrown in a YouTube clip to showcase some of the diversity of the Music festival that was held in Oslo on Saturday the 2nd of June.

The Opera House in Oslo (Weekly Photo Challenge – Windows)

I’ve already posted a picture from a violent demonstration for the weekly photo challenge this week, but the picture I posted was from my back-catalog and a few years old, so this morning I figured I’d grab the camera and head out for a fresh photo shoot.