For the future

 

Two years ago Copenhagen was hit by torrential rain and thousands of cellars were flooded. The work to try to prevent that in the future has already been under way in many places and now the time has come to my neighborhood in Valby. For the next couple of years a 2.5m wide and 2.5km long tunnel will be dug from the lake Damhussøen under the park Vigerslevparken to the beach at Åmarken. When finished it should be able to transport a huge amount of rain water, when (not if) Copenhagen is hit by a new rain storm. As a bonus it also should improve water quality at the beach, so maybe it will be possible to dip your toes there in a not too long future.

 

Rain and thunder

With the coming of summer in Denmark, you'll also experience a few battles between cold and warm masses of air, so expect some summer thunderstorms with heavy rain. Well, I know heavy rain in Denmark is nothing compared to other places, but to Danes 24 mm rain in 6 hours is considered heavy rain. And it seems like these thunderstorms are more frequent and more severe now than just 10 years ago. So the communities has to prepare for it with better drainage and reservoirs for the overflow. This little time lapse video was shot out my window Wednesday when most of the country was hit by a series of thunderstorms.

A time for macro

 

Spring is a splendid time to do some macro photography. The changes between rain and sun will get you the opportunity to catch the sun in the rain drops left on leaves like this.

 

On a rainy day

On a rainy day there's still something to do photography-wise beside being home and doing tabletop photography. With rain puddles everywhere you can always try to catch some reflections of buildings and signs like this one.

On a rainy day

 

With autumn in full swing in Copenhagen rainy and grey days are the norm. This photo is from inside the Valby Station looking out over the tracks and a train leaving.

On a rainy day

The nice thing about using the Camera+ for iPhone is that it's always there and ready, as it was this day during a torrential rainstorm in Valby, Copenhagen. It was shot out through the window of a bus number 18 and the rain on the glass made for this, imho, nice photo. And it only took about 30 seconds of editing on the iPhone and it was ready to publish.