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How to survive November – 5
This is always a day of Big decisions, at least for the ladies. I should not say all ladies, but to many women I know. What to do to your hair when at the hair salon. What color, what cut… I have had red(carrot) hair nearly two years, but now everyone is turning red, I…
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How to Survive November 2020 – 2
I decided today go out, we have a new library here in Kirkkonummi. I have to say, I was impressed. It was bright, modern with lots of seating areas here and there. There are so many pictures here from the library that I am going to leave out the old edited photo. This is more…
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How to survive November 2020
It is here the dreariest moth of the year for me here in Northern hemisphere. The whole month is a constant loss of light. Gray. Depressing. I am taking on a theme for this month. Monochrome. Black and White photos all month. I am taking on a challenge of editing one old photos to my…
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Lake Pilvijärvi
Lake Pilvijärvi is near where I live, thought I just found it as I was searching for the last signs of Autumn colors. It is a tiny lake with many small dock surrounding it. As I was there I saw one person jogging by so very peaceful. The end of October is so low and…
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No name
How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. ~ John Burroughs
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Six years old
The dreaded photographer’s block. I,ve had it. I have it now, sort of, As one is mostly at home. You sit on your couch, you look at your beautiful gear, and you just don’t feel it. You can’t think of anything worth shooting. Nothing takes you. It’s frustrating as hell. An empty feeling. At this…
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Green Leaves
below you see the ones I used stronger editing to create different mood and colors. I find this fun and a learning experience. More “Art Photography” like. I am cultivating my editing skills, trying to create different atmospheres with one photo. The first one is the original with slight edits in contrast, clarity and vibrancy…
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Learning is fun
The more that you read, the more things ou will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go. -Dr. Seuss
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Pier – before &after
This first photo is an unedited straight from my mobile that i converted to black and white image. I took it at a Pier in Kaivopuisto in Helsinki on a very misty day.
Read MoreHaikon Kartano
The first known reference to Haikko Manor dates back to the year 1362, but the present Manor House was built in 1913, it is located by the beautiful archipelago about 7 kilometres from Porvoo. Now days it is a Hotel Haikko Manor and Spa.
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Old town Porvoo
as it is not recommended that we travel abroad at the moment, we have been visiting picturesque towns and places in Finland. Let me introduce Porvoo to you again with few new photos. It was so full of local tourists that I did not take many photos from the streets. Enjoy a a small photo…
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Ekenäs Old Town
I have been lazy and on holiday, we have done few trips to town near us. Ekenäs Old Town with its wooden houses spreads out to the seashore. The street names tell the story of the life of the townspeople and how they got along hundreds of years ago. Here, the streets have stayed the…
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Flowers
I am on an editing frenzy, trying to apply all the new skills I have required during the isolation period. I took these shots after a rainy moment. These are all rather dark, I am trying to capture the evening mood to them. How did I do? Too much?
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I captured these droplets after a rain, even if I say so myself, I like it 🙂
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Evening Blues
Hyvää juhannusta ! / happy midsummer!
Summer evening
I drove to the lake to take photos of a swan family, but they were not there, so I’ve added a photo my son took the night before. We are enjoying beautiful weather in Finland at the moment, but we must take all the joy from now, as you never know when it ends.
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Summer time
Time to enjoy and relax
Read MoreFlower Art – Hydrangea
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A day walk in Seurasaari
Here are some photos from our day walk on a Beautiful summer Sunday in Seurasaari Island, Helsinki. Hope you have the time to go through all the pictures of this lovely place. The island provides a lovely setting for outdoor recreation, sun worshippers and walkers. The tame ducks, swans and geese swarming around the white…
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Summer day in Helsinki, sitting in the park people watching and enjoying tasty ice cream, having lunch at a restaurant. What a beautiful capital we have.
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Happy cows
It is rare to see cows outside nowadays, so I get exited every time I do see them in the field. You can see them more than some years back, but still. So, I ask my hubby to stop the car so I can take photos, he kindly obliges so my whims. Now I would…
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New Edits #14
New Edits #13
I Witnessed the rugged splendour of the famous 12 Apostles, magnificent rock stacks that rise up majestically from the Southern Ocean on Victoria’s dramatic coastline. And you can tell I was impressed by the amount of photos I took there. Created by constant erosion of the limestone cliffs of the mainland beginning 10–20 million years…
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New Edits #12
Still in Australia, the beautiful coast of Victoria certainly stole my heart.
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