The World According To My Camera » Eurotrip 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 Cheers http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/11/cheers/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/11/cheers/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:14:38 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=216 The World According To My Camera was in a bit of a rut a couple of days ago, when someone must have decided that last week’s celebratory mood was a bit too long lived… What happened, you ask? Fine, I’ll tell you anyway. Not only was my web hosting account suspended without prior notice or subsequent explanation, but all the content was definitively and irrevocably deleted. Apparently, as I later found out, this is pretty much what 000webhost.com does for a living. Anyway, long story short, thank heavens for Google cache and good friends.

Today’s photo-of-the-week will be the last in the Eurotrip 2009 series, and one that I thought I’d save for last. So without further ado, enjoy the goofy mugs of the Eurotrip crew (well fine, mine’s behind the camera), over beer, in Bratislava…

photography blog, color, reflection, abstract, beer, portraits, Bratislava

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/11/cheers/feed/ 4 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 Tin Man http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/11/tin-man/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/11/tin-man/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:46 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=13 Here’s another black and white of one of the countless “statue people” we found performing pretty much all over the place. I particularly liked this one.

photography blog, black and white, portrait, street performer, statue, travel

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/11/tin-man/feed/ 2 Glass http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/glass/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/glass/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:00:40 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=18 Your dearly beloved blogger is in a gloating mood these days… But I won’t bore you with such things. No bore at all, you say? Well fine, if you insist. Hear ye, hear ye, I’m proud to announce that The World According To My Camera ranked first (tie with another entry) in the Macroday challenge themed “Photography” (as in the theme of the competing photos being that of photography itself), with the entry Vintage, which some of you folks might remember… <enter the cricket sound>… Either way, screwdrivers all ’round!

…brag mode off…

Today’s photo-of-the-week is an abstract of the Berlin Hauptbahnhof, which proved to be a real pain in the neck, literally, from all the staring up and left and right and over the shoulder, all the while going “ooh… aah…”.

photography blog, color, abstract, glass, sky, train station, railway, travel

In other news, I’ve been plotting and scheming lately around this idea that I’m hoping to turn into a new photo series (a bit more special than the others, though), which should be oodles of fun to work on, if all goes well. I’ll have to see if I can manage to pull it off. Cheers!

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/glass/feed/ 0 Departure http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/departure/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/departure/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:54 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=24 This is the Budapest train station, as viewed at the beginning of our long way home.

photography blog, black and white, Budapest, train station, railway, travel

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/departure/feed/ 1 Marina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/marina/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/marina/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:00:47 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=39 Once again, your dearly beloved blogger is in full process of making a mess of the fine art of packing (hiking trip this time), and procrastinating in a most productive way via blog maintenance… Hey, it’s a good cause! Moving on…

Shockingly indeed, I’ve given up on my initial plan to keep the matter of the Eurotrip in a decently chronological order, so here you go – the marina and maritime museum of Gdansk. Also, I’ll probably take a brief Eurotrip break starting next week, assuming my hiking trip will be photographically successful.

photography blog, color, museum, marina, maritime, Gdansk, ship, wall

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/marina/feed/ 0 Admiration http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/admiration/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/admiration/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:13 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=42 I took this (admittedly, somewhat politically incorrect) photo in Berlin, following the suggestion of a friend of mine, who happens to be a bit of a sick puppy these days (literally, sadly). I figured I’d skip ahead to it, but fear not, I shall resume our regularly scheduled program starting next week.

photography blog, color, museum, Berlin, overweight, amusing

In other news, I’m considering having a guest photo-of-the-week every now and then, if only my reluctant surprise guest would kindly cooperate. I suppose we shall see about that.

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/10/admiration/feed/ 2 Silhouette II http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/09/silhouette-ii/ http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/09/silhouette-ii/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:00:35 +0000 Catalina http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/?p=46 Another evening photo taken in Budapest…

photography blog, color, equestrian statue, Budapest, contre-jour, silhouette, sunset

]]> http://the-world-according-to-my-camera.com/2009/09/silhouette-ii/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…

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