Nature’s Knots

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IN color and IN Monochrome

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Sailing

MM 4-9: Monochrome Madness

Here is my post for  MM 4-9: Monochrome Madness  a detail from a boat and spiderweb

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MM 4/7 – empty bottles

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It is interesting what you can find in an old barns, I have visited this ones yearly and still always something new pops up, like these bottles. More Monochrome photos at Monochrome Madness, please visit.

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MM 4-6: Repetition

Weeks pass so quickly, here is my entry for MM 4-6: Monochrome Madness This is a theme week, Repetition being the topic. Here is my take on it.

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MM 4-5: Hook

Weeks pass so quickly, here is my entry for MM 4-5: Monochrome Madness A HOOK.

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MONOCHROME 4 – 4 – Cafe

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This week I have picked a street photograph, a coffee moment outside.  A man, obviously enjoying a cup of coffee and reading the morning paper. This  is my pick for Monochrome Madness this week.  The original is included for comparison.Helsinki by day-01888

Vise in monochrome

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MM 4-1 – Alone

It is amazing how quickly time goes, three years has passed. Now the Forth year  will begin. I will try to learn more ways to express myself in my monochrome pictures.  Here is my entry Alone – my entry to Monochrome Madness 4-1Alone - Ritva Sillanmäki (2 of 2)

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Here is my post for MM-4-1 – for some reason the original post had disappeared, so here it is again.

Minimalist sea view

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MY CAT

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I was taking Minimalist photos and my beautiful Veikka cat came to pose for me. Four slightly different edits…all create a new look for the photo or not 🙂 Are these photos minimalist, what do you think?

Monochrome Madness 3-51 – Helsinki City Hall

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This weeks entry to    Monochrome Madness 3-51 challenge is a view to Helsinki City Hall , it is a central administrative building of Helsinki.   The city hall is located  next to Market Square at the moment rather quiet, but as summer comes it will be fill of orange tents.

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Found in the kitchen

MM-3-48 -Miami South Beach

My entry to  for this weeks Monochrome Madness is a photo from my trip to south Beach Miami. I have been very slow in going through my photographs from my trip but here are several  of  Night lights  in Monochrome -check the link to see which I chose to send to Leanne.#monochromemadness #LeannecoleMiami South Beach- BW (2 of 7)

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Bartenders

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Which one works better…

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Study of a Gerbera in Monochrome

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I find gerbera to be a stylish and simple flower, I spent few moments taking photos from different angles and them trying to edit them into “Artistic”monochrome pictures.

MM -3-46 –at the pier

My entry to Monochrome Madness is this photo from Naples Pier in Florida. Great back light outlines the silhouettes clearly.

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