The World According To My Camera » cityscape http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com Photos, random thoughts and musings... Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:10:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Once upon a Monday dreary… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/03/once-upon-a-monday-dreary/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/03/once-upon-a-monday-dreary/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:01:33 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=466 …Whilst I pondered dazed and teary, over many a dull and dusty volume of forgotten bore, I found myself quoting gothic literature out loud in the computer science lab, because for the love of God, Mondays are the worst possible use for approximately one seventh of a person’s life. Rainy Mondays in particular are probably nature’s twisted sense of humor right there.

On a different, more positive note, today’s photo of the week is some glowy eye candy of the Notre-Dame de Fourvière basilica here in Lyon, which in all honesty, and all jokes aside, is a thing of beauty. Will try to get an inside shot as well sometime.

photography blog, basilica, Fourviere, Lyon, France, contre-jour, sunset, silhouette

As always, even on Monday, cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2011/03/once-upon-a-monday-dreary/feed/ 0 Rollin’ – rollin’ – rollin’ on a river… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/rollin-rollin-rollin-on-a-river/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/rollin-rollin-rollin-on-a-river/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:29:05 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=402 photography blog, river, Ljubljana, houses, reflection, river bank

…In Ljubljana, which was quite possibly my favorite destination this Eurotrip, maybe on a tie with the Muslim bazaar in Sarajevo. Also, as a side note, the tall, narrow houses along the river bank were pleasantly reminiscent of the ones I saw in Gdansk last year, which made them even more likable.

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/rollin-rollin-rollin-on-a-river/feed/ 0 Stop the world, I want to get off… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/stop-the-world-i-want-to-get-off/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/stop-the-world-i-want-to-get-off/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:32:54 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=390 …Which is a pretty good description of my state of mind at the moment, seeing how your dearly beloved blogger is nursing a royal hangover right now. Screwdriver flavored, if I remember correctly, and yes, the epic get-together was way worth it…

Anyways, in completely unrelated news, it’s bragging time yet again, as ‘The World According To My Camera’ (or more precisely, my Flickr upload of ‘Rise and Shine’) has made it to the final selection for the ‘In The Shadows’ challenge on The Photo Argus. Yay! By the way, a big thank you to everyone’s favorite pink shirted dude, for the good news. Couple that with the fact that my plucky little bike has been miraculously resurrected in what seems like a better condition than it was even when brand new (again, thanks where thanks are due), and I suppose I can say it’s been a pretty good week.

Moving on, today’s photo-of-the-week is a bit of eye candy from Split, Croatia (which is stunningly beautiful, by the way, especially at night, strolling along the coast)…

photography blog, landscape, sea, highlights, light streaks, palm trees, cityscape

Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll go take a brief nap for a couple of days or so. Cherry-oh!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/10/stop-the-world-i-want-to-get-off/feed/ 0 Mr. Christian! http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/09/mr-christian/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/09/mr-christian/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:30:33 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=376 I had decided to establish Monday as blog update day, but my inclination towards procrastination had its way with me again. The damn thing joined forces with my recent vegetative state and lo and behold… mutiny on the Bounty! And since my bike is out of commission until I can find a socket wrench of the proper gauge to put back the damn pedal that came off (I’ll give you a minute to laugh it out), I’ve been a glorified couch potato lately. I never thought I’d be saying this, but I almost can’t wait for school to start again…

Either way, seeing as I finally mustered the focus to actually be here and knowing myself to have the attention span of a radish, I shall hasten to introduce the actual photo, before I see something shiny and forget all about it…

photography blog, landscape, vegetation, sunset, sea

This was taken from the top of the fortress in Kotor, Montenegro, at dusk (despite the title, regarding which you may protest at will, any such protest to be subsequently taken carefully into consideration, then politely ignored).

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2010/09/mr-christian/feed/ 2 Champagne time! http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/11/champagne-time/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/11/champagne-time/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:00:40 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=32 Time to break out the fancy champagne glasses, boys and girls (not literally, you vandals!)… In celebration of my camera having imparted wisdom pertaining to its view of the world, for a whole year now! That’s right. It was exactly one year ago that this deeply procrastination-inclined student found a new promising way to put off homework, all for a noble, artistic cause. I think I might just print out some more of those infamous W.A.T.M.C stickers…

Anyway, celebrations aside (don’t mind the clinking glasses and drunken slurs in the background), this week’s photo is a pretty sunset over Berlin…

photography blog, color, sunset, Berlin, cityscape, travel

Yes, dear, I know. I promised no more sunsets. The champagne drove me to it, I tells ya… Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/11/champagne-time/feed/ 0 Missed me? http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/09/missed-me/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/09/missed-me/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:00:29 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=50 Evenin’, y’all! No, I did not fall off a train or get stabbed in a hostel back entrance, in case anyone was wondering. I got back a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve been sort of busy studying (ha-haaa, I crack myself up…) for this exam that people tell me is a big deal. But of course, I won’t bore you with the way my newly discovered masochistic streak drove me to enroll in another two years of college, because hey, I want a Master’s degree. Suffice it to say I’ve been in a highly celebratory mood for the past two days. Jello shots all ’round!

Anyway, moving on to the part you people might actually be interested in, the Eurotrip was a huge success, probably my most awesome holiday ever, and dare I say, quite revealing as far as my bohemian-unrestrained-uncivilized-rugged-traveler side is concerned. The complete route was Bucharest – Budapest – Krakow – Gdansk – Berlin – Dresden – Prague – Vienna – Bratislava – Budapest – Bucharest, over two weeks, so yes, there’s quite a number of photos. I might consider a couple of double features even, seeing how I’d rather not be posting photos of the same things till next holiday.

Either way, I’ll get started with an evening view of the Danube, as seen in Budapest…

photography blog, color, water, Budapest, Danube, night, travel, reflection, lights, bridge

As far as Budapest is concerned, I found it to be a stunningly beautiful city, especially at night (which actually seems to go for most of the cities I’ve seen), and one thing in particular that I found impressive is the almost obsessive attention to recreational space. Basically, within an hour or so of leaving the hostel, I’d lost count of all the parks I’d passed by. And you can actually see the effect of all that on people’s state of mind. Where I’m from, people are always in a hurry, always stressed, edgy, and there was just no such thing over there.

Interestingly enough, Budapest wasn’t even my favorite of all the cities I’ve seen. It did, however, produce most of my favorite photos of the whole trip, so you’ll get to see quite a lot of it here. And wouldn’t you know it, we were there just as the Red Bull Air Race was taking place…

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/09/missed-me/feed/ 6 Surprise, surprise… http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/07/surprise-surprise/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/07/surprise-surprise/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:00:50 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=74 I was this close to naming this post “D-Day”, but didn’t want to sound overly dramatic…

Anyway, as you may have noticed… <insert drumroll here>… The World According To My Camera has not only moved to its own personal little corner of online space, but has also been subjected to a major facelift. Also, for those not inclined to read any of my nonsense, there’s now a slideshow page, where you can just view the photos without being bored to death. Other than that, I’m pretty sure there’s still a small heap of kinks I need to sort out that haven’t occurred to me yet, so if you’re looking around and something Twilight Zone-ish happens all of a sudden, fear not… I’ve merely forgotten something behind. So bear with me and know that any bug report would be greatly appreciated. And if you happen to hear a Muttley-like grumbling sound while said bug report is being greatly appreciated, be a dear and just ignore it. All in all, I hope all these changes to be for the best.

But enough news for now, time to resume our regularly scheduled program. Chef’s specialty for this week – Urban Sunset…

photography blog, color, sunset, sky, tower, city, clouds

P.S. Yes, I know all the photos are still watermarked with the old link. I’ll get to that too soon enough. Cheers!

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