Early morning in the bay of "Vinökalv" located in the Tjust archipelago in Sweden. The sea being completely calm before the morning breeze starts.

A fence full of hinge locks with writings by couples symbolizing everlasting love. Seoul Tower, Korea.

An outline of a horse head created by star dust obscuring the glowing red light of hydrogen gas ionized by the bight star. At 1500 light years distance you are now looking back in time to when the roman empire fell and Phytagoras was still alive.

Exposue time: ~1.5 hours
Cameras: Canon 300D with IR filter removed, Meade LPI
Telescopes: Borg 77ED (500mm F6.4), Borg 50 (500mm F10)
Tracking Mount: Meade LXD-55
Others: Computer guiding by GuideDog, Focus & Exposure by DSLRFocus, Stacking & post processing by DeepSky Stacker

Face profile view of two women practicing a Japanese tea ceremony at Hamarikyu park, Tokyo, Japan.

Beautilful landscape contrast with Aoraki/Mr Cook rising over 3700m tall in the backgound. And no I didn't see Gollum. South Island, New Zealand.

A man honoring the memory of his ancestors with burning incense at Chenghuang Miao (City God Temple) in Shanghai, China.

The air is thin and the stars are bright at 4200m on top of Mauna Kea. The telescopes here are helping us finding where and when we are in the universe we think we know. Mauna Kea, Big island, Hawaii.

Bougainvillea flowers hiding behind an old barrel at the Rangihoua Estate, Waiheke island, NewZealand.

The sun it setting behind the Bangkok skyline. Picture taken from the 82nd floor at the Baiyoke Tower II building.

Mr Fuji is Japan's highest mountain which is still an active volcano. Fuji-san is 3776m high so there's a reason for the old saying "He who climbs Mount Fuji is a wise man, he who climbs twice is a fool".

Eastern Imperial Eagle soaring in the updrafts on the island of Sado, Japan.

This girl have exchanged her company uniform for her own home made costume and unique style on a Sunday afternoon at Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.

Tall glass facade at a newly built building showing one of infinity's many expressions. Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.

The 120m tall Ushiku Amida Buddha, Ibaraki, Japan. The Amitābha Buddha is the buddha of infinate light and is here through his hand gesturs (Mudra) showing that wisdom is available to everyone and that his compassion is directed towards all beings.

Somewhere on an A340 high over northern Siberia the solar wind full of charged particles are colliding with Earths ionosphere and oxygen atoms at a speed of 1.5 million km/h to create this beautiful curtain of auroral light.

Bumble bee approaching some stalk flower at Christchurch botanic park, NewZealand.

A night view of the Petronas Towers and surrounding buildings taken from Menara Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Someone once said the eyes are the window to the soul. Wonder what behind these? Man outisde Yu Garden Market, Shanghai, China.

Pigeons and Doves frozen in time when taking to flight at the Honolulu Zoo, Hawaii.

Wide view from Mt Cavendish, Christchurch, NewZealand.

Sometimes the line between Happy and Crazy is thin, but does it really matter as long as you have found yourself. Funny guy showing off in Melbourne, Australia.

"Red sky at night a sailors delight". The sun has just set behind the bay of "gudingen", Tjust in the Sweden archipelago. This according to old weather lore is giving promise of another fair day tomorrow.

A view of the the Coop's Shot Tower, Melbourne CBD, Australia. The tower was built in 1890, is 50m high and is preserved under a high conical glass roof. Gives a nice perspective to things.

Deep and vide view from a calm Kalmar sund, Sweden. The island "blaajungfrun" is visible to the right and northern öland in the far distance.

Evening firefles (Jap: Hotaru) next to a river in Saga prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.

Flamingo with only one gear down at the Honolulu Zoo, Hawaii.

Soft Lotus flower at the Shinjuku Gyoen botanical garden, Tokyo, Japan.

A colorful calligraphy style Hangul character from the National Folk Museum, Seoul, Korea.

Our closest neigbour galaxy. One trillion stars whos light have travelled for 2.5 million years until finally ending up in this picture. Approching us with 500.000 km/h it will collide with our own Milky Way in about 4.5 billion years. Wonder where we will be then?

Exposue time: ~15 minutes
Camera: Canon 450D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 L
Mount: Synta EQ-6
Others: Focus & Exposure by DSLRFocus, Stacking & post processing by DeepSky Stacker

Early morning fog under an overcast sky at Inawashiro lake, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

A sunset causing the high clouds to shine pink/orange with and an empty road in the foreground. Timmernabben, Sweden.

So much history and culture. So much poverty and challenges. So many warm hearts and genuine happiness. You will feel more humble after a visit. Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

The 421m tall Jin Mao tower is impressive as it dissapears in the sky. The skybar on 87th floor have a great view. Shanghai, China.

Japanese architecture at it's best. They built a city within the city and it took only 3 years. It's with the same determination Japan will be rebuilt. 日本 頑張って. Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan.

Behind the traditional front and dedication to the work there's something mischievous behind those eyes. Royal guard at the City Palace, Jaipur, India.

Long exposure capturing various light effects going through the Bund sightseeing tunnel, Shanghai, China.

Another picture from "Vinökalv" in the Tjust archipelago. This one capturing some high cirrus clouds making the start of another beautiful day.

Kalmar casle reflecting over the castle bay. over 900 years of history and it is still standing and was never taken by force. Kalmar, Sweden.

Sometimes a series of conincidents makes an interesting picture. I can't even begin to explain this one.

A man looking out over a calm mineral filled Lake Tekapo on a rainy morning. Canterbury, South island, NewZealand.

Beautiful color contrasts of color through the use of a circular polarization filter in this picture from Sado island, Japan.

Simple symmetrical beauty of a brick wall with inlays, Seoul, Korea.

Mountains grinded for tens of thousands of years throughout the last iceage. Picture taken south of Stavanger, Norway.

Somehere over Siberia and 12,000m up in the air the sun is about to rise.

A weather-beaten face of an unknown man. Yokohama, Japan.

A small forrest stream through a long shutter. Nishizawa, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan.

Illuminated ponds and stalactites in the Gyokusendo limestone cave on Okinawa Island, Japan.

Another long exposure capturing various light effects going through the Bund sightseeing tunnel, Shanghai, China

By the sun illuminated autumn leaves with spider web. Seoul, Korea

Rocker keeping up the tradition of gathering for some Rock'n Roll dancing every Sunday at the entrance to Yoyogi park, Tokyo, Japan.

A wide angle view of an island outside of Älö in the Misterhult archipelago, Sweden.

A sharp picture of a Mute Swan just raising it's head after eating from the bottom of the sea. Kråkelunds archeipelago, Sweden.

Frozen landscape and rivers from an Airbus 340 high over Siberia, Russia.

Statue in a cave with a small light at the Chokhi Dhani Resort, Jaiput, India.

Photo painting with colorful sunset lit clouds at Cha-am beach, Phetchaburi, Thailand.

Moored at a nature harbour on Hushomen, Misterhults skärgård, Sweden.

A Torii (Gate) withstanding the waves and trials to time. Katsuura bay, Chiba, Japan.

The sun is setting in the sea of Japan as seen from the Sado island coast.

The sun shining through the trees at slotts kyrkogården, Kalmar, Sweden.

Dahlia flower showing the amazing symmetry that exists in nature. Is it a coincidence or F(z) = z^2 + c ??