Tones on Tuesday #65 2.12.13

The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.cork Continue reading “Tones on Tuesday #65 2.12.13”

Värikollaasi 113

Värikollaasi 113

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ein stück himmel # 58

ein stück himmel # 58

I look out the window and it looks so sunny, finally when I get to go out the clouds appear…

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Tones on Tuesday #64 2.5.13

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Makroviikko 90

Makroviikko 90

Kohde ulkona / Topic  from outside

picstory # 81 – L

LIghts

Värikollaasi 112

Värikollaasi 112

 

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ein stück himmel # 57

Winter in the woods looks lovely in the sunlight

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ein stück himmel # 57

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Winter Theme continues_Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers – NOW

I’m participating in the online adventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Now!

I took these few days previous the challenge- but this week has been so dark and wet that no photos worth showing have come my way. Hope I’m in the challenge even if I took them

few day prior the challenge 🙂

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Ice swimming_Valokuvatorstai

Valokuvatorstai

273. haaste

This is not something I would do but Ice swimming is supposedly good  for your health.

I took some pictures of the flowing water that keeps the ice hole open and the edges of the hole look lovely – artistic.

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PicStory # 79 – light /Tones on Tuesday #62 1.23.13

I’m participating in the online adventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: People in Nature!

 

I have linked my photos to the following pages:

We had a lovely cold and sunny day and lots of us used the opportunity to spend it doing some outdoor activities, skiing and walking on the ice, kids  sledding down a slopes.People ice fishing and their pets having a great time enjoying the freedom of open space.

Light, sun has that effect 🙂

PicStory # 79 – light

Tones on Tuesday #62 1.23.13

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A Hole / Reikä

The task in hand was to photograph a hole.

The week was cold so I had no desire to go out so I looked for them in the house.

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A hole A hole A hole A hole A hole

Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 28

Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 28

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New Beginnings!

 Live birds are purchased in the market and to be are released for cosmic merit. Thai people believe that emissions are released in live birds and fish. Releasing them you  are considered for forgiveness. Or so we were told by the locals.

While visiting a small island in Koh Yao Noi we saw these men in the market buying “forgiveness” a new beginning…

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Wonders Challenge -Photo a day 5.1.2013

I’m going to participate in Wonders challenge ( http://wordsbyirma.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/tammikuun-haaste/) and try to take a photo once a day – topics are listed below.

Come and join the fun.

1. The first day of the year  2. in the bathroom cabinet   3.  on the table  4. light  DONE

5. blue, red, yellow  

Blue, red, yellow

Tones on Tuesday #58 12.18.12

Tones on Tuesday #58 12.18.12

Here is some light to the darkness…

I’ve altered the tones more blue & red and added shadows.Candles

Skywatch from St Thomas Christmas Market

View from St Thomas Christmas Market

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Flying

Here in Finland at this time of the year you do not see many exotic birds, so these are what I am able to spot in our winter skies…flying

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I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers

This week’s Challenge is: Flying!

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Peaceful

In this week’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge, we’re challenging bloggers to get outside & photograph things in nature which make them feel peaceful!

I do not like winter,but  it is beautiful now that the snow has arrived to brighten the few hours of light we have here in the north, this scenery is peaceful in spite the fact that it’s freezing.
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Snow and Ice

It is winter here in Finland and we got 20-40 cm of snow last Friday  – so I have to go with textures of winter.

Snow flakes can be so beautiful…beauty in detail

Snow flakes

Challenge is: Texture in Nature!

I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Texture in Nature!

Ice

Water

The idea was to photograph water – I was trying to find new way of seeing it –

so I took photos of puddles, sea ripples, these are few of the photos I took…


water

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Windy November day by the sea

The day had few moments of sun, mainly grey day with lots of cold wind. I find the sea beautiful always…even in November

Skywatch Friday

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Skywatch

Skywatch Friday, Season 6, Episode 18

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Candle light

This time of the year it so dark – so early that candle light gives me so soft light to brighten the evening

 How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. ~William Shakespeare

studio waterstone

Variations of a pastel painting

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