Seach continues- yellow houses

Photography, Travel

house hunting…yellow is the color of most of the houses, but we are in Sweden so what did I expect?

Onion study

Photography, Still life

The season of darkness is approaching is once again, so to pass time I took still life shots of an onion. I tried different lightings and contrast. Can you tell me which on is most to your liking?

Onion

behind the clouds

Landscapes, Nature, Photography

Moonlite night

I went outside to take photos of the supermoon last night and at that moment the clouds came. If nothing else, they are different from the great shots I’ve seen in past few days. Then again, you cannot always win

Seurasaari Island

Cities, Photography, Still life

These photo’s are from the open-air museum of Seurasaari, it is located on a beautiful green island just a few kilometres from the heart of Helsinki. The island is a tranquil oasis in the midst of the city and at the museum the traditional Finnish way of life is displayed in the cottages, farmsteads and manors of the past four centuries that have been relocated from all around Finland.

Tamminiemi

Photography


Tamminiemi (Villa Ekudden in Swedish), is a villa located in the Meilahti district of Helsinki. It was one of the official residences of the President of Finland from 1940 until 1981. From that date, until his death, it served as the residence of President Urho Kekkonen. It is now the Urho Kekkonen Museum. It is located in a park by the sea. Tamminiemi’s floor area is about 450 square metres. Designed by architects Sigurd Frosterus and Gustaf Strengell, the jugendstil villa was built in 1903 for the Danish-born businessman Jörgen Nissen. The villa was later owned or rented by a number of individuals, before being acquired by the publisher and artistic patron Amos Anderson in 1924. Anderson donated Tamminiemi to the Finnish State in 1940, to serve as a presidential residence. Although Presidents Ryti and Mannerheim resided at Tamminiemi, the villa is particularly associated with President Kekkonen – due in large part to the fact that it was his home for around thirty years.

Bird watching

Photography

Yesterday was if one is to believe forecast the last warm day and the temperatures are going to fall. I took the opportunity and went out to take photos. Lately I haven’t had much time to dedicate to this dear hobby of mine. Swans, ducks and goose are what I saw yesterday.