No spring in sight, by far
East of Lund, facing South. Malmö in the horizon. Cold as hell, which you might think would be a hot place, but is not. If you think about it, it makes sense. It’s a cold place, considering the sense while freezing to death. It’s a very warm sensation.
Yay, that was lively. It’s not as bad as it sounds, it’s just my way of thinking. In reality, when I most often am on the lighter side, I’m a pretty positive thinker who takes the day as it comes. It’s in fact cold now, but I have so much work that I nearly don’t mind whatever weather it is. I’m doing lots of illustration work with a small portion of product photography, which is really good, since I want to focus more on my graphical side in work. You, who have learnt to know me through this blog, know that my imagery might appear rather dark, sometimes. I can tell you that I really have to fight that urge, to express me in darker tones. It really don’t work with marketing people. Quite understandable, too – so, I’m learning.
If I’m lucky, the worst portion of this Winter will be over when time slows down again. But, as it looks now (snowstorm outside my window), I doubt it ever will pass.
January 30th, 2010 at 04:01
Ove, I’ve not viewed your photography work as being dark. I would describe some as intense but not dark. Still intense may not work for certain marketing people. ~grin~ There’s also a snow storm outside my window as I write this. Winter is still beating upon our door on this side of the Atlantic as well. Have a good weekend!
January 30th, 2010 at 15:57
Ove, I think that in your personal stuff, you should continue to express yourself as you see fit. Intense, dark, or whatever.
I like this shot. It looks rather like a desert to me. I’m right down the road from Earl, some 70 Km, or so, and we’ve accumulated a bit of snow, too. Nothing like you have, but it will suffice for winter, as far as I’m concerned. 
February 1st, 2010 at 23:40
Intense… It’s always interesting to here how other interpret ones work, and I wouldn’t come up with that word myself, Earl. I’m happy you see it that way, that it evokes something making this word coming to you.
Paul, 70 km, right down the road from Earl….that’s the difference between mild and harsh winters where I live… You made it sound like a short trip.
February 10th, 2010 at 02:21
Ove, 70 km is right down the road for me.
When I lived in Texas, I had a job where I used to drive 100 km each way … morning and evening. With things so spread out there, it didn’t seem like such a big deal. Also, now that I drive some 340 km each way on the weekends, 70 seems rather short. 
February 10th, 2010 at 17:56
100 km each way, every day, must of course form the way one looks at distances…..
There are people over here too, that commute that far and longer. It comes down to how much you want a specific job, or if you can’t get a job at all where you live.