The Weekend in Black and White

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The weekend in Black and White

BLACK AND WHITE

So our theme is BLACK AND WHITE – Shoot something black and white – I did this is a travel candle holder, so conveniently  in black and white

Travel candle

Pieni Lintu - MakroTex challenge

Monochrome Madness (25) – Devil’s-bit

This is my next (the first photo) entry to  the  Monochrome Madness Challenge (MM) hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky so happy to be able to be part of this talented group!. I have not done a black and white entry of a flower for them for this week( 25), so here is Succisa pratensis, Devil’s-bit or Devil’s-bit Scabious ,…. I think it looks good  in monochrome.

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Original photo below.  All details can be seen better by clicking at an image to enlarge them.

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  More beautiful photos at Monochrone Madness Tuesday August 19th.

The Weekend in Black and White

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A view from a barn window – original photo below. I think the view looks like a painting.

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More at. Friday, 15th August, 2014.

Monochrome Madness (24) – Young boy

This   is my submission to week 24 to the  Monochrome Madness Challenge hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky. I like the expression caught by the camera, my son had just woken up and was in no mood to be photographed. I think it is captured in this shot. I like that is not a posed shot.

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Original photo below.  All details can be seen better by clicking at an image to enlarge them.

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  More beautiful photos at Monochrone Madness Tuesday August 12th.

The Weekend in Black and White

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Friday, 8th August, 2014.

Black & White Wednesday ~ Happy cows in the field

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This post is linked to Black & White Wednesday ~ Landscapes

Monochrome Madness (23) – Point Vicente Lighthouse

The top one of these photos is my submission to week 23 to the  Monochrome Madness Challenge hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky.  This light house is from California,  Point Vicente Lighthouse.  I did various versions of this, the original photo is at the bottom of the post.

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More beautiful photos at Monochrone Madness Tuesday August 5th.

Carnation in Black and whte

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Monochrome Madness (22) – Wooden wall

The top one of these photos is my submission to week 22 to the  Monochrome Madness Challenge hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky.This wall is from an old barn,it is  now days used as a junk store. I liked how the light came through the wooden planks. This time I also like the original photos, maybe even a bit more.

All details can be seen better by clicking at an image to enlarge them.

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I am again ahead of time,  as last time I was late with my entry.Did not make it , my bad. More beautiful photos at Monochrone Madness Tuesday July 29th.

Monochrome Madness (21) – Wooden train from 1952

One of these photos is my submission to week 21 to the  Monochrome Madness Challenge hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky.

I saw this wooden train(1952) in Porvoo, it still regulary takes tourist on a ride it is pulled bya steam locomotive .All details can be seen better by clicking at an image to enlarge them.

 

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more at Monochrone Madness tomorrow July 22th.

Black and White Wednesdays ~ Indoors

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My Memory Art

Monochrome Madness (20) – Books

One of these photos is my submission to week 20 to the  Monochrome Madness Challenge hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky.

I chose these photos  because I liked the looks of these books as they are, old hardcover books are so beutifully binded.They are also well read and that is the so important in a book… I thought they would look good also in BW. Hope you agree.

All details can be seen better by clicking at an image to enlarge them.

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more at Monochrone Madness tomorrow July 15th.

Black and White Wednesday ~ old house

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This house is very old.
Yet, it stands so gracefully.
If the walls could only talk.
I bet they’d have a lot to say.

It holds a lot of memories,
buried deep inside.
It seems to stand with attitude,
as if it carries pride.

It stands upon the foundation,
seeming to claim the land.
Refusing to wither from age
with a little help from my man.

Not one room, is a favorite,
each displays a special touch.
It might be old but, we don’t mind.
We love it very much.
by Sherri Ramirez

My Memory Art

The Weekend in Black and White

A street view from Tammisaari, Finland
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This post is linked to  The Weekend in Black and White

Black and White Wednesday ~ Lighthouse

 

Oregon-LighthouseMy Memory Art

Monochrome Madness (19)- Billnäs

One of these photos is my submission to week 19 to the  Monochrome Madness Challenge hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky.

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All details can be seen better by clicking at an image to enlarge them.

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I visited the small town of Billnäs last weekend such a pictureque place. These pictures are details of one of the mills machines.

Carl Billsten founded Billnäs ironworks in 1641. In Billnäs many buildings remain from the end of the 18thcentury. Nowadays, Billnäs is known for the world-famous orange-handled scissors made by Fiskars Oy, the knife and tools manufacturer.

Billnäs has become an important centre for building renovation in Finland thanks to “Byggnadsapoteket” (the house repairing consultants) who also run courses in-house restoration. The ironworks area has a gardening history dating back more than 350 years, and the oldest plant nursery in Finland.

Billsten`s period (1641-1723)The location of Ironworks was good – In Billnäs the River Mustio has a large precipice so there was no need for larger weir. Also the transport connections from sea and land were good. Alike the needed expendable wood was received from the forests in the surroundings of Billnäs.

  • More info at: http://www.billnas.fi/en/history.html

more at Monochrone Madness in a weeks time 😉

Monochrome Madness (18)- Old Tallinn Town

This is my week 18 submission to the  Monochrome Madness Challenge hosted by Leanne Cole and Laura Macky.

 

These are taken from The Towers Square in Tallinn. All Photos can be enlarged by a click.

Built up from the 13th to 16th centuries, when Tallinn – or Reval as it was known then – was a thriving member of the Hanseatic trade league, this enclosed neighbourhood of colourful, gabled houses, half-hidden courtyards and grandiose churches is, quite rightly, the city’s biggest tourist draw. And the fact that it’s all neatly packaged within a mostly intact city wall and dotted with guard towers gives it an extra dose of fairytale charm.

Tallinn Old Town is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

more at Monochrone Madness in a weeks time 😉

Black and White Wednesday ~ Keys

 

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My Memory Art

Old abandoned house in Nastola

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The Weekend in Black and White

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This is my entry for  The weekend in black and white . Abandoned storage building at Ruuhijärvi, I took a  peek in through this window hole (below)and saw  this mess.

Monochrome Madness Week – Log Sauna by the lake

It’s …Monochrome Madness ~ Week 17,  what a wonderful challenge and a wonderful group of people participating. I am enjoying different subjects and approaches, picking new ideas along the way. I do my new post right after the previous one so I won’t forget.

This is an old log sauna I saw a week ago, I find old building to look good in BW.

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