Tunnel vision

April 25, 2012

Tunnel Impression I

Italy (2012)

It seems I have a thing for photography that is purposely blurred by motion, either panning in one place or travelling with the shutter open.

Tunnel Impression II

Italy (2012)

These are both long hand held exposures, the first one is 1/13 of a second, and the second is a 1/2 second. For this, I find the VR feature an absolute must to get the smooth blur, rather than shaky or jagged light trails.

The internet is still broken at home, but we've had a conversation with the provider, they were very helpful and were able to diagnose that the problem is outside of our apartment, they expect it to be repaired by Saturday night. If not, we are to call them again on Monday.

Something about trains

April 9, 2012

If you've been following along at home, you know that recently Alessandra and I took a long weekend trip down to Como, Italy. This has been a rich vein of photographic material for me, first there was a small sampler of some of the more abstract images I took, then there was one from the end of the trip, Vogogna, and most recently there were all (40!) of those bicycle pictures. I really enjoyed those bicycle pictures.

We got to Como by train, so I made it a point to take a few pictures around (and from) the trains. It was a lot of fun!

Platform

Switzerland (2012)

Train Reflections I

Switzerland (2012)

These two are in Geneva, at Gare Cornavin.

Train Reflections II

Switzerland (2012)

That's our train reflected in the glass.

Milano Centrale

Italy (2012)

The Milano Centrale train station is pretty cool. It's got a huge ceiling, with two smaller covers, and one main huge one. The station is done primarily in a Liberty/Art Deco style. I didn't get too many pictures of the styling, for me the train yard cover stole the show.

We're about to board the train out into the great wide world!

Freight

Italy (2012)

In the station of Monza, one of the commuter stations between Milan and Como, the freight trains don't really slow down when going through the station. I hope accidents don't happen very often. Yikes. Also, the track banks at the exit of the stations, so the trains are all swoopy as they exit the station at full speed. Cool. Dangerous, but cool.

Monza

Italy (2012)

Rho (panorama)

Italy (2012)

I stitched two pictures together of one of the buildings in Rho. It's not quite perfect, but I think its the best I can hope for from a moving train.

And finally, one of the train station in Como (well, one of the train stations, the place has at least four).

Como Nord Lago

Italy (2012)

I put that picture up on Flickr a couple of weeks ago, but didn't post it here. That's why it doesn't have a watermark. Do any of my dear readers have a comment on the watermark? Yay/Nay?

That's all for now.

Biciclette di Como

April 7, 2012

While we were in Como, I noticed all the bicycles around town, so I took a bunch of pictures. Umm, a lot of pictures, and here are 40 of them, I took more though. If we had more time there, I probably would have taken even more. Here is one at the lake:

Como Bicycle

Italy (2012)

and here is one at the duomo:

Como Bicycle

Italy (2012)

The bicycles themselves are pretty interesting, but so are the walls that they are leaned against. Check them all out, there's quite a variety.

I did take a few pictures of people riding their bicycles, but they aren't included in the set.

Como Bicycle

Italy (2012)

Vogogna

March 30, 2012

Vogogna

Italy (2012)

I had to be ready to get this picture, I took it from the train on the way back to Geneva. I had spotted this scene last fall on the same train ride back from a conference, but that time I didn't know it was coming. It's best I can do with the window glare and such. I know your not supposed to take "good" pictures from moving vehicles, but I think the view is kind of unique from this spot, and the only way I would get it otherwise is to stand on the train tracks, and this is a pretty busy rail line, about to head under the Simplon pass. What I'm trying to say is that this is probably the best I'm going to get.

Three from Como

March 26, 2012

We went to Como this weekend, it was a really nice get away. The food was fabulous, the city and people were wonderful. The weather was great (there was even a little thunder)! Here are three pictures I took:

Tile Roof

Como, Italy (2012)

Vending Machine at Night

Como, Italy (2012)

Reflections

Como, Italy (2012)