Tag:Helsinki

Sony A7RII : f/4@200th : ISO 1600 : 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 For breakfast, bucks fizz and croissants stuffed with cream cheese and smoked salmon, quickly followed by the present opening excesses, before heading off to the kitchen to act as sous chef to my mum. Many hours later, the xmas dinner was on the table – turkey, stuffing, chipolatas rolled […]

Sony A7RII : f/7.1@125th : ISO 1600 : 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 The presents beneath the xmas tree should have all reached their intended destination by now, providing joy and goodwill to all, at least in Finland, where the loot is opened on xmas eve. I reckon this is because Santa doesn’t have far to travel to get to all the kids […]

Sony A7RII : f/4@60th : 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 festive season is upon us! It’s Friday night, with the last of the office xmas parties going great guns. As we all know, balloons and glitter add that special festive gloss to any occasion, just make sure to take the balloons down before returning to work after the holidays. […]

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/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 […]

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 […]