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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/4.5@160th : ISO 320 : 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’m a little lost for words after the election result in America and am struggling to think beyond that. I remember how surprised I was when Scotland didn’t vote for independence after having being handed the opportunity on a plate; I was even more taken aback when Britain voted to leave […]
Sony A7RII : f/11@100th : ISO 400 : 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 first snows have come early and barely stopped for the last three days. A little bit of snow is not going to stop a train running on time over here as it pulls into Helsinki Central Station, they’re used to harsh conditions in Finland. As for delays because of leaves on the […]
Sony A7RII : f/9@160th : 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 When you’re wearing the right gear, being outside in below zero with snow falling and strong gusts buffeting you is actually a rather pleasant thing to be doing, especially as I should be in the office. Although it still surprises me how grey everything becomes at this time of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
