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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.

Brexit Bollocks

Finland 100: 44 – English Cider in Helsinki

Sony A7RII : f/8@100th : ISO 1600 : EV -0.3 : FE 35mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence When there’s a snowstorm going on, it’s not necessarily a bad decision to take the easy option and find a cosy spot indoors. Just to get this off my chest and without wishing to go on too much of a socio-political rant about Britain and it’s disintegrating relationship with […]

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All Saint's Day

Finland 100: 43 – Candles for All Saint’s Day

Sony A7RII : f/7.1@100th : ISO 1000 : EV +0.7 : FE 35mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence Another beautiful sunny winter’s day here in Helsinki led to a walk along the western coastline with my partner – fresh snow on the ground, ice beginning to form on the sea, just glorious. The route took us passed the cemetery, which seemed much busier than usual, until we […]

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Helsinki 42

Finland 100: 42 – VIP Area

Sony A7RII : f/5.6@80th : ISO 1250 : EV +1.0 : FE 35mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence Get the marquee up, bring out the brass posts with velvet rope, you’ve got yourself a VIP area, right bang in the middle of Helsinki. Not sure what they’re celebrating but hopefully they’ll feel special. Once the sun sets and with some nice lighting, it’ll polish up nicely because it looks […]

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Helsinki 41

Finland 100: 41 – Offshoots of Life

Sony A7RII : f/9@320th : ISO 400 : EV +0.3 : FE 35mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence I’m trying to think of some words to go with this image that don’t end up sounding too weighted down with meaning, especially after a title like that. So, here are some words – random, interconnected, complex, simple, light, dark, detail, big picture, offshoots, winter, death, rebirth… I could go […]

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Helsinki 40

Finland 100: 40 – Green Cubicle

Sony A7RII : f/5.6@125th : ISO 800 : EV +0.3 : FE 55mm f/1.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence A green cubicle, sandwiched between a blue and a white one. I wish I could explain why I like this photo enough for it to be in the ‘100 for 100’ series but sometimes I don’t understand it myself. Maybe the sense of order and balance has a calming effect […]

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Helsinki 39

Finland 100: 39 – Preconstructivism

Sony A7RII : f/14@50th : ISO 640 : EV +0.3 : FE 55mm f/1.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence Nothing like a bit of creative overspill before an area gets built up and cleaned up. Preconstructivism, in a can! It may not be to everyone’s taste but it certainly brightens up a grey day. And the unwritten agreement between the street artists and the construction workers in Kalasatama […]

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Helsinki

Finland 100: 38 – Sapling with Winter Coat

Sony A7RII : f/2.8@250th : ISO 1600 : EV +0.3 : FE 35mm f/2.8 A countdown of 100 images for the 100 days leading up to the 100th Year of Finland’s independence It wasn’t so much that the sapling had a jacket on that caught my attention, as that’s not particularly unusual for young trees to be protected in this harsh environment, it was more the RGB colours. I’m not sure when I started getting a kick out of stumbling across […]

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Helsinki 37

Finland 100: 37 – A Study in Green

Sony A7RII : f/6.3@100th : ISO 800 : 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 It was an ordinary grey, rainy day somewhere in eastern Helsinki. I’d dropped off my paperwork at the accountants, feeling pleased with myself for not being late, and was slowly making my way back into town. There was nothing special about the light, nothing special about the setting, […]

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