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 […]

Sony A7RII : f/5@80th : ISO 200 : 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 The coffee was okay, the cake was good, but easily the best bit was just looking out the window at the changing light. The yellow from the setting sun reflecting through the ice forming on the glass contrasted perfectly with the cold blue winter tones. And the baubles hanging […]

Sony A7RII : f/6.3@200th : 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 Exactly like what it says in the title, this is a path through the grass, on a not so early morning walk (because the sun wouldn’t be up yet) and a layer of frost over everything. This particular path is a cut-through made by people like myself and is to be […]

Sony A7RII : f/13@640th : ISO 500 : 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 Happy Independence Day, Finland! Today, 99 years ago, is the actual day when the Parliament of Finland ratified the Declaration of Independence proposed by the Finnish Senate two days earlier on 4th December, 1917. Finns are understandably hugely proud of having gained their independence from Russian rule. When you […]

Sony A7RII : f/4@60th : ISO 2500 : 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 The point where frosted forest leaves meets moss and lichen covered granite rock… Even though the sun has little warmth to it at this time of year, the temperature can be so finely balanced that the frost remains undisturbed only in the areas it has been unable to reach. Barely two metres to my right, […]

Sony A7RII : f/6.3@100th : ISO 320 : 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 study in blue, with a splash of yellow, as the sun sets behind the trees on another beautiful clear evening here in Helsinki. This abstract with a steel roof is part of a tiny building tucked away at the far corner of Seurasaari. It was designed in 2010 for Helsinki […]

Sony A7RII : f/7.1@125th : ISO 2000 : 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 It was such a beautiful sunset as I was heading back into town that I ended up heading off to Seurasaari for a bit of R & R. The sun had set by the time I made it to the southern tip of the island and it was all so […]