Tag: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 Yesterday we had our first hint of sleet, so it won’t be long now before the first bit of winter arrives, the ‘not-so-wonderland’ stage – cold but not enough to freeze over. The brush at least keeps most of the sludge outside the front door. Here’s to hoping we […]

Sony A7RII : f/6.3@200th : ISO 1250 : 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 while I was walking around the new building work going on round the old dock area at Kalasatama that I noticed this pastel coloured building. It makes sense that if you want to encourage families to move into a new area, then you have to provide the […]

Sony A7RII : f/6.3@160th : ISO 100 : 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 Here’s another shot from Eläintarha Stadium, the first multi-purpose sports venue in Helsinki, built in 1910. As mentioned in yesterday’s post, it has been the site of several Finnish athletics success stories, including a handful of world records in the 1920’s and 1930’s, which is not that long after Finland gained its […]

Sony A7RII : f/6.3@320th : ISO 200 : 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 With autumn nearly over and winter looming, the water jump for the steeplechase at Eläintarha Stadium has been laid to rest for the season. There were a few hardy souls still running round the track, one of them even in bare feet, but there’s a definite feeling that the outdoor athletics season […]

Sony A7RII : f/8@80th : ISO 1600 : 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 old dock area around Kalasatama is developing its own unique vibe in the areas where the redevelopment has not yet reached. This Fox in Docks looks majestic against the uniform brickwork of the large power station of Helsinki Energy (love their name ‘HELEN’) in the background. At least […]

Sony A7RII : f/4@50th : ISO 100 : 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 …and the sky is grey. I’ve been for a walk but it’s actually still only late autumn, there’s a way to go before we’re into full-blown winter. As for California Dreamin’, that’d be nice but this papa and mama are happy just to be inside out of that piercing […]

Sony A7RII : f/6.3@320th : 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 No news is good news. Have a great Friday night everyone, must go, things to do. If you can’t zoom into the picture, let me tell you that all those marks on the wall and the notice board are made by rusty staples. There used to be news, not […]

Sony A7RII : f/6.3@400th : ISO 500 : 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 We might like to think that progress is an unstoppable force, with every new development improving the quality of our lives and making the old ways obsolete. To counter that argument, I give you the mighty postcard! In an age where communication across the globe happens in an instant, you’d think […]

Sony A7RII : f/8@200th : 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 I know that in Finland there’s Santa living up in Lapland. And I wouldn’t be surprised to find a troll or two in the forests. But when they say that Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea, I had no idea that they meant he was living by the sea under […]

Sony A7RII : f/4@125th : ISO 800 : EV +0.7 : 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 was at my local Töölö health centre the other day so that they could carry on with the corrective work they’re doing on one of my children’s teeth, all part of the service included in the Finnish national health care, no extra charge. Afterwards, we did our usual trick of popping into […]