Night time

it was a beautiful misty summer night at the countryside, I went for a walk…with my camera and this is something I captured on my camera.

misty summer eve

 

Lily of the valley

The  lily of the valley is in bloom even thought we are already in mid June. I love this delicate flower. I took several photos of it, here are few in monochrome.

MM 4/7 – empty bottles

at the old barn-8

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.

at the old barn-9

Mattress springs

We ripped an old mattress to pieces, and put the springs on the wall of our outdoor storage as an art piece, waiting for it to rust. Here is a study of springs 🙂 what do you think ?

 

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.

Repetition - Ritva Sillanmäki BW-4

WPC – Friend

Nesting of the swan

As we walked around the island, we came across this swan nesting her eggs. We made sure we did not go too close as they might leave the nest if you go too near the nest.

The female swan nests alone. The male is guarding the nest or is eating somewhere further away. The female  rarely leaves the eggs during this month’s nesting time. So it’s virtually not eating of for four weeks. Even when the female leaves for a small distance to get something from the edible from the bottom of the sea it covers its eggs so they do not cool too much.

WPC Evanescent

the path we take

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Walking in the primeval forest in Linlo Island in Kirkkonummi. The path we take leads us to very varied nature types. Here are few that we walked.

MM 4-5: Hook

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

Verla - Ritva Sillanmäki (17 of 42)

16th floor view of Helsinki

Unfortunately the photos have the window reflections on the, but Helsinki is rather beautiful city, mixture of old and new. I took these from the 16th floor at Clarion Hotel in Helsinki-

Street Photography

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Walking in Helsinki in Jätkäsaari, around the new Clarion Hotel, you can see beautiful reflections and from the glass structures.   The ship yards on one side, cruise ships being built and on the other side you can see ships that take you to Tallinn.Helsinki by day-01849

WPC PHOTO CHALLENGE Heritage

MONOCHROME 4 – 4 – Cafe

Helsinki by day-01888-2

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

Roses and peonies

“I must have flowers, always, and always.”― Claude Monet

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