Month: mars 2015

Mitt Paris – av Peter Johansson

Fick en reseguide på posten häromdagen för att recensera, ett samarbete med Svenska Resebloggar och Karavan förlag. Boken kommer från Karavan förlag som bland annat ger ut reseböcker och har serien Mitt Paris, Mitt Amsterdam osv och Ett annat San Fransisco m.fl. Ni hittar böckerna på länken: http://www.karavanforlag.se/kategori/resor/   Denna recension kommer att följas av en tävling och ni är välkomna in och tävla. Anledningen till att posten är på svenska är just det att både boken och tävlingen är på svenska och äger rum i Sverige.     Mitt Paris Lite kaxigt är det väl ändå att kalla en bok för ”Mitt Paris” .. Tycker ni inte? Men efter att ha börjat med baksidan såsom sig bör när man recenserar en bok framgår det att Peter Johansson har bott 30 år i Paris så så kaxigt var det kanske inte att påstå Mitt, för efter 30 år har man ju ett och annat guldkorn att dela med sig av där man bor. Boken Mitt Paris är uppdelad med Paris stadsdelar (eller Arrondissement som det så …

Piri Piri shrimps with sourdough bread and fried broccoli

I actually cooked a meal for Martin the other day (Sunday). Almost at least. He might have helped a little, but only a little! Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday Martin is at Skara with the other chef students visiting an importer of quality food of some kind. So what better than a recipe for these alone nighs!? The recipe is found below. ps. Yes I know, I need to clean my kitchen window. Realised that when editing.     Piri Piri Shrimps Use whatever shrimps you like. I use KRAV-branded (environmental friendly) shrimps from the North Sea/ Atlantic/ Barents cause that is what my store offers. I use a lot of Piri Piri but me and Martin enjoy very strong food. 2 persons 300 g frozen shrimps Piri piri (five-ten, depending on how strong food you like) Olive oil (a quarter of a bottle / litre maybe more, the shrimps should be covered in oil) Five to ten garlics Heat the olive oil on close to maximum (We have a stove that goes to 6, I use 4). Add …

Shoot better travel photographs- editing with your iPhone – the apps

This post is a indept on editing tools when abroad- for my overall guide check out ”Shoot better travel photographs” which have short tips for editing in the end. I think we can agree that when abroad we are fighting the clock and don´t have much time during the day to edit so we have to take shortcuts to be able to enjoy our stay as much as possible even though we like to update our social media forums on a regular basis. I spend as much time editing my photos abroad as other do reading the newspaper. I do it when I am back at the hotel, when others sleep. Since I am as tired as my traveling partners the editing can only take around 10 minutes tops. When abroad I bring my computer, which make editing quick and easy. I import the photos into folders and then into Lightroom. Next step is to develop one photo and copy the same settings to the rest and then export the photos and upload them to my …

Pancake Canon 40mm f2.8 lens

Time for an update on my equipment. My latest update on the equipment area was my review of my Sigma Art lens the 50mm in January. But I have much more lenses than that one, my collection have during Christmas sales hit the number of five after me buying the Pancake 40mm Canon lens. My proud collection: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Canon 24-105 mm f/4L IS USM Canon EF 50 mm f/1.8 ii Lensbaby Composer Pro Sweet 35 Why did I buy the Canon 40 mm? You who follow me might wonder why I bough this lens and the truth to be told, I didn´t buy it because of it´s quality I assure you. It was the size. Wonderful small and feather light weight, almost. Short Tech specs for the EF 40mm f/2.8 STM- The Canon is a versatile lens for portrait, travel and everyday life. It is possible to take photos as close as 30mm – lens- to object which is far closer than my other 50mm:s …