Contrast is what makes photography interesting. — Conrad Hall By merely increasing or decreasing the amount of contrast in any area we can move the observer through the painting or photograph.
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Texting and conversations
Texting is very loose in its structure. No one thinks about capital letters or punctuation when one texts, but then again, do you think about those things when you talk? John H. McWhorter Texting is a lot like an answering machine. If you don’t want to talk to somebody, it’s like screening your calls. To…
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52 Frames, Week 9: Reflections!
I did have an idea at to begin with to this challenge, yesterday I was given too many options. If you have read or seen any of my posts you will know, well, I have a dilemma . Drove to Helsinki to check out the beautiful city library, the whole square where it is located…
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Lights and costumes
Yesterday, when visiting the Theater Museum in Helsinki. There was lights and actions as small visitors had fun with the props they had at display.
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52 Frames, Week 8: Rule Of Thirds !
I had no idea to begin with to this challenge, but as we yesterday went to a museum tours, it kind a came to me. The new locations and the lights there and few moments captured my attention. I have 20 hours to choose what I am going to submit. Want to help me? The…
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52 Frames, Week 7: Unexplored!
I had to struggle with this, as the weather did not in anyway give any reason to want to go and explore. It was a really wet week, there was slush everywhere, angle deep in places. It has been raining or snowing most of the time, not my kind of weather. The great unknown –…
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Something I noticed #27
Something I noticed, the beautiful light coming in, the white curtains and tablecloth. the window view is not the most spectacular one, but many times that is the case. Still, I hope you are enjoying it anyway. Simplicity is the theme in this one, I think.
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Something I noticed #26
Something I noticed, the beautiful light coming in, the white curtain, and green walls to match the colors on the other side of the window, hope you are enjoying the same sight now. I also did a black and white version as the contrast and light kind of demanded me to do so, you know…
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Something I noticed #24
Come on in, something I noticed when entering the room was this old door knob.
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Something I noticed #23
Old tableware, that’s what something I noticed and the very old wallpaper.
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Something I noticed #17
Stairs, up and down. Come and go… Just something I noticed and really liked. The light play, leading lines. Three takes in color and black and white versions too, looking at the stairs from three different angles. Up, down and from the side. The darkest version is my favorite. That was not hard to guess,…
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Something I noticed #14
A chair in a corner, just something….yes I noticed it several rooms.
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Something I noticed #12
Window, I know again. Just something I noticed and really liked. Three takes color, and then two black and white ones with different exposures and contrast. The darkest version is my favorite. That was not hard to guess, it think 🙂
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Something I noticed #11
Reflection. I always look for those. I am also reflecting, pondering about the past and future. I visited some art and photography exhibitions this summer, as well as looking at art, I looked at the people looking at it and , yes, reflections.
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Something I noticed #10
Looking out, and in. Just something I noticed, both so inviting.
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Something I noticed #8
Window view. Looking out, and it looks so nice. Just something I noticed.
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Vintage Rose
If you had not already guessed this was a theme in my FB photography group in April. Topic was Vintage rose, here are some of my efforts to capture the theme.
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Office
Small joy is this too, my office has a new paint and I placed the furniture differently and my space looks different which’s nice. Veikka has moved in with me, taken over the armchair I got for myself. I am rather pleased with the result. The only thing new is the paint and the new…
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Clean and tidy
One day spent cleaning and tidying the summer house. First floor is now ready for the next visit.
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making an effort
As all my art studies are on a break due to Covid, well I have been lazy. I have had an idea, intention to do something, but when the push came to shove, nothing happened. Today I made an effort. I am looking for inspiration as it exists if it finds you working. I am…
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I has you guessing in an earlier post as to what I’ve photographed, well, these are from the same topic, old chair springs that he replaced for new ones. It is hard to find new things to take photos off. Soon we will have spring and I can see the nature come to bloom and…
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Numbers
numbers on the wall at the hotel
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It is dark, it is raining, but at least we colorful have candles.
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Light to the darkness, playing with the light and colors
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