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Snow

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:52:18 -0800

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Finally some winterlike snow arrived. To bad I am having a cold so I am staying inside today drinking hot tea with bergamot oil and a splash of lemon.

Akalla Panorama

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:10:16 -0800

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Swedish

Akalla är en stadsdel i Västerort inom Stockholms kommun. Den ligger ca 13 km NV om centrala Stockholm och är byggd på Järvafältet. Stadsdelen tillhör stadsdelsområdet Rinkeby-Kista och Kista församling.

Akalla nämns första gången 1323 och går då under namnet Akarli. Namnet betyder Åkarlarnas by och ån som åsyftas sägs då vara Igelbäcken som flyter i närheten av området.

Akalla var ett av de sista områdena som byggdes i Stockholms miljonprogram på 1970-talet och det var en fortsättning på den mindre lyckade 60-tals lösningen med Tensta i centrum.

Akalla domineras av de arton höghus som står på rad rakt igenom området. Denna bild är tagen från ett av dessa höghus som ligger längs Sibeliusgången. På norra sidan höghusen finns lägre hus som bildar storgårdar med små skogsdungar och lekplatser. Genom dessa hus går den långa backen Slingerbulten som slingrar sig fram mellan husen.

Söder om Akalla intill Järvafältet ligger Akalla by som består av äldre bevarad bebyggelse. Här finns bland annat hus från 1600-talet och gården hålls levande av bl.a. 4H. På båda sidor om Akalla by finns det radhusområden.

Akallas nordöstra sida domineras av industrier framför allt mjukvarubaserade sådana och här har även svenska Microsoft sitt huvudkontor. Genom industriområdet löper Hanstavägen.

Mellan 1905 och 1970 ingick Akalla i det område på Järvafältet som militären använde för övningar. Detta har bidragit till att området så länge bevarades som jordbruksmiljö även om det låg mycket nära Stockholm.

Akalla har en tunnelbanestation och är den ena ändstationen på linje 11.

English

Akalla is a city district of the Västerort within Stockholms commune. It is located 13 km NW of central Stockholm and is built on the Järvafältet fields. This city part forms one section of the Rinkeby-Kista strait and is part of Kista congregation.

Akalla is mentioned the first time in 1323 as Akarli. The name means the village of the river-men and the river that has been pointed out as the most logical reference is "igelbäcken" today just a small creek through the Järvafältet field.

Akalla was one of the last areas built in the Stockholm "million programme" a campaign in the 1960-1970:ies to build one million new apartments in the greater Stockholm area because of the lack of living quarters and the high prices for living. The programme has been blamed for many urban problems in these areas and in some places the brutalist concrete buildings is a remainter of the city planning from these days.

Akalla is dominated by 18 highrise houses located in a row through the area around Sibeliusgången street. This picture is taken from the roof top of one of these houses. On the north side of the highrise housesare lower houses forming large inner gardens sometimes with complete with forest groves and playgrounds for the children. Through these houses are "Slingerbulten" a winding road that connects these parts together.

South of Akalla close to Järvafältet fields is Akalla village which consists of older preserved buildings from the 17th century. Here is also Akalla farm which is today a 4H farm. On both sides of Akalla village are row-house areas with the characteristic suburb side-by-side houses.

The north-east side is dominated by industries, maninly software based companies and here is also where the Swedish portion of Microsoft is housed. Through this area runs the street Hanstavägen which is very old.

Between 1905 and 1970 Akalla was a part of the area that the military used for training exercises. This has also been cited as the reason for the remains of the 17th century buildings at Akalla village since the area was not submitted to any urban development until the military gave it up in the seventies.

Akalla has a metro (tunnelbana) station and is the last stop on line 11 northbound.

New apartments

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:30:49 -0800

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The new apartments down at the water front at Bolinder strand in Kallhäll.

Wide angle harbour

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:29:26 -0800

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Kallhäll marina at bolinder strand

The New Houses

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:29:01 -0800

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Newly built apartments. Nice houses in an old industrial area but very close to lake Mälaren.

Jetty

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:29:57 -0800

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Down at the Kallhäll marina at Bolinder beach.

Anchor Lock

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:57:10 -0800

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Those of you who has followed my photo stream for a while would recognize this shot.

Snowy Bike

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:11:40 -0800

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On my way through the city today I found this snowy bike and thought it made a good subject for my camera.

I loke taking pictures of bikes for some reason they are appealing to photograph and I am not certain why.

This Way

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:12:07 -0800

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Thorildsplans subway metro station in Stockholm have some interesting arts from computer games or similar. That red mushroom there looks like something out of Super Mario Bro's.

Fatbursparken

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:13:52 -0800

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Love the snow in the trees here!

Underneath

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:12:44 -0800

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This is the train bridge between Gamla Stan and Slussen in Stockholm. Underneath is a major road.

Pustegränd & Brännkyrkagatan

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:13:06 -0800

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I just liked the house.

The Cross

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:05:26 -0800

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Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm, the Wood Cemetary, famous place and quite photogenic even if I did not cathc the place at its best.

This is a manipulation to make the photograph look older than it is.

Skogskyrkogården is a world heritage site in Stockholm. Here is a link to their home page and in English.

Dog

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:56:02 -0800

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A random dog in the street that I met. He looks angry but he was quite friendly actually.

Winter

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:56:11 -0800

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Gnarly winter tree in Sundbyberg.

Schoolground

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:26:18 -0800

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Night at the schoolground

Where I am going

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:34:40 -0800

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Train stopping at "Stockholm Södra" (Stockholm South) train station.

I have a new job, starting at the Stockholm metro, SL, latest by the first of February 2009, so that's where I am going. Purposely shot with really narrow aperture for the light effect, added 4x ND filter and ISO 100 to increase exposure further and then used a tripod. Doing that gets the moving people blurry while the train remains sharp.

I am going to work on the radio department in the IT section, I have a background in electronics with focus on radio communication and I hope it will be a fun and bright future!

The Moon

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:56:37 -0800

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Yesterday on my way home from work I decided to stop and try to get another moon shot. I used my 70-300 handheld with manual exposure control on the camera resulting in 1/125s and f/6.3 at 300 mm focal length and ISO 200.

A little touch up in Lightroom and 1:1 cropping and this is the result.

Kalhäll Marina

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:28:23 -0800

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Close to the newly built houses in Bolinder strand are some nice boats as well.

Dangerous Place

nobody@flickr.com (ichimusai) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:56:30 -0800

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Shady dealings and strange people seems to meet up here in the night. I'd avoid it if it weren't for my curiosity.