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100 for 100
To celebrate the centenary of Finland’s independence in 2017, I posted a Photo of the Day with a Finnish twist every day for 100 days leading up to the centenary year. Hopefully, my personal experiences of having lived here since 2002 will provide some insights to this place I call home.
Sony A7RII : f/5.6@200th : ISO 1600 : EV 0.0 : FE 90mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence Yes, there are definitely a few rotten apples out there but, in the right light and crusted in ice, they can still look quite appealing. Just remember to keep the rotten apples out of your barrel because you know what they say. Personally, I’m still recovering from a friend’s birthday party last […]
Sony A7RII : f/7.1@250th : ISO 1000 : EV 0.0 : FE 90mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence The same hay bales as yesterday, this time from the side. The sun has just managed to get high enough to hit the tops of the trees, the mist is rolling in in the background, the deserted farmhouse is still standing… And, funnily enough, seeing the hay bales […]
Sony A7RII : f/6.3@200th : ISO 640 : EV -0.3 : FE 90mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence Take the city boy into the countryside and look what happens, he starts taking photos of xmas trees and hay bales right outside his mother-in-law’s front door. She has learnt to tolerate his strange behaviour as he obviously loves her daughter. The sun hasn’t risen above the treeline yet and the […]
Sony A7RII : f/5.6@200th : ISO 320 : EV +1.0 : FE 55mm f/1.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence I so enjoyed my previous walk on Seurasaari that I went back there with my partner on another glorious winter’s day for more of the same. Blue skies, temperature of minus something, and those amazingly old wooden buildings collected from all over Finland at Seurasaari Open-air Museum. Even though the […]
Sony A7RII : f/4@200th : ISO 500 : EV 0.0 : FE 55mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence The first thing that came to mind when I came across this bear in the woods is the phrase “Does a bear s**t in the woods”, a long way of giving a definitive ‘yes’ to a question. I’m not sure what this image of a lost bear would represent but […]
Sony A7RII : f/5@80th : ISO 125 : EV 0.0 : FE 35mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence Continuing on from yesterday’s post, here’s another abstract, this time a close-up of a window pane covered in ice. There is no looking in or out of the iced window, just some lovely tones as the last rays of the setting sun catch the edge of the frame […]
Sony A7RII : f/8@200th : ISO 1000 : EV +1.0 : FE 55mm f/1.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence With the temperatures hovering either side of freezing the last few days, the sea water is at that dreamy stage between solid and liquid, with the swirls of ice on the surface creating lovely gentle abstract shapes. It’s difficult to get an idea of scale without anything to guide […]
Sony A7RII : f/5.6@80th : ISO 5000 : EV 0.0 : FE 55mm f/1.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence It’s nice to see this particular collection of flags hanging out together and getting along nicely. It’s only when someone comes along and starts waving one about that passions start to rise. Being a bit of a mongrel of the world myself, I’ve always struggled to understand the […]
