Balanced Beneath The Falls

I wasn't sure where to start talking about today's pictures. Obviously they are different views of a stone stack on the Wolf River just below the falls.  I really like the way they look, particularly the ones with the falls in the background. Slightly out of focus the falls makes a really dramatic backdrop. 

I love messing about near water and creating something artistic in the landscape. These stacks use ancient materials but they are very transient structures. I wondered why there is something so satisfying about this, and I know I am not alone as I have seen lots of websites or instagram accounts of people who are far more skilled than me. I think it stems from early childhood when among the earliest toys we play with are building blocks and we are taught, encouraged to build towers and balance blocks to see how high they will go and then have fun knocking them down and starting over. 

The realisation hit me... yes I do this now because I can see some artistic merit in the resulting photos but really I am just a big kid.

Welcome To The Lego House

Canon  EF 17-40mm 1:4 L USM

ISO 100   24mm  f/14   1/160 sec

ISO 100   24mm  f/18   1/160 sec

ISO 100   24 mm  F/18   1/160 sec

ISO 100   17mm  F/14   1/160 sec

ISO 100   19mm   F/16   1/160 sec

So I have already shared a few pictures of elements of the Lego House and its grounds and I have been quite impatient to share these shots with you because I think it is just a magnificent building which on a hot and sunny day (with a few wispy clouds) can be seen at its best.

It doesn't matter which angle you view it from it is absolutely stunning.

I have some more shots from other parts of the building to share and they will show how the building is as much about fun as it is about form, but that is for another day.

Building For The Future

Today I was asked what the highlight of my roadtrip was and my first thought was the Lego House in Billund, Denmark.  To be fair there were lots of highlights and I don't really want to pick a favourite but there was something really unusual and unexpected about the Lego House that was totally captivating.

Billund is the home of Lego, and it was a bucket list item for my son to visit since he is and always has been a massive fan of Lego. As we drove into the town we were greeted by the sight of a beautiful white building with lots of clean angles and perfectly straight lines that genuinely took our breath away.

We parked up in a space with an hour limit and went off to look over the building and get a few photos but it was such an amazing building that as we explored I realised that 1 hour would not be enough and so I moved the car and parked up for 2 more hours and went back to play.  Yes, that's right. The building as well as housing a big exhibition of Lego structures inside is also a massive playground on the outside with  hidden levels and activity zones.

I will share some pictures of the overall structure some other time but for today I have selected a few images showing different perspectives of the stairs and giant seating on opposite sides of the building. It is really bold and beautiful, just wait til you see the full building.