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Here is where images often first appear, before I have had time to develop a Project or Photo Essay to its final stage. It is the place to share some of the material I have been working on at an early stage of the process, together with the experiences around the work. Dive in and see what you find. For a more precise dive, select a category.
Sony A7RII : f/4@100th : ISO 1250 : 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 It’s Friday night and Finn is centre stage, standing up loud and proud in the lights, right next to the KY. Throngs of people will be streaming into Kamppi on one form of public transport or another, ready to sample the neon delights. Who knows where the night will end. With a little help, […]
Sony A7RII : f/5.6@60th : ISO 2000 : 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 Asematunneli translates as the ‘Station Tunnel’ and it pretty much does exactly what it says, providing pedestrians with an underground passageway from the railway station into the city centre. And, wherever you have a steady stream of humanity, you’ll find shops selling their wares. In fact, there’s a […]
Sony A7RII : f/9@4sec : ISO 125 : EV -1.0 : 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 lights are on but there’s nobody in! The parliament building has been under renovation for months now, not sure for how much longer the work will be going on but, in the meantime, I’ll just enjoy the interesting new view. The lights under the scaffolding’s covers have […]
Sony A7RII : f/6.3@160th : ISO 160 : 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 Sometimes a photo makes it into the series for no other reason than because it puts a smile on my face. It was shot in Helsinki, so at least that makes it eligible. This was on a regular route walking home and the building work had been going […]
Sony A7RII : f/4@200th : ISO 1000 : 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 Generalisations are dangerous, especially when being used to describe a national trait, but I think I can get away safely enough with saying that Finns are by nature not particularly demonstrative. In fact, the word ‘stoic’ springs to mind, whereas ‘taciturn’ may be too much. If you put Italians near the […]
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 Another image from the same series as yesterday’s post, wandering around my local hospital after a check-up. All lines lead somewhere, but not necessarily to the exit, as I discovered. Those sensible shoes appearing in the top left corner pointed me in the right direction and I was […]
Sony A7RII : f/5@80th : ISO 1600 : 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 I went for a little wander round the hospital after a recent check up and came across these towels tucked away in a corner. It gives you an idea of the scale required for every single detail just to keep a place this size running smoothly. The Public Healthcare […]
Sony A7RII : f/4@100th : ISO 2000 : 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 This UFF charity shop on Fredrikinkatu is around the corner from my office and I think has some of the best window displays in Helsinki. It helps that they also have some of the coolest retro second hand clothing in their basement but it still requires a stylist with an […]
