boats – Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

Monochrome Madness Boats: Harbors and Memories

Brian asked for boats for Monochrome Madness: Boats, and here are some I found in my archives. Most of them are from Sri Lanka, taken during our visit many years ago. I still remember the quiet harbours, the worn wooden hulls pulled up on the sand, and the small fishing boats gently rocking on the water. The details of those days have faded a little, but the feel of the place and the rhythm of the sea have stayed with me, and these boats bring those memories back. Perhaps their boats are in better shape these days; I would love to revisit and see how things have changed. The last one is from Finland, and the two images above from Thailand.

You can link your own boat images to Brian’s post or to the Monochrome Madness main page if you would like to join in.

Colorful fishing boats in Sri Lanka — Colorful fishing boats crowded with fishermen, gear, and perched crows at a bustling harbor.

fishermen-in-morning-light-1-of-1 — A spirited fishermen gathers around a boat during a in morning sun return to harbour, as they straighten the fishnet

A traditional sailboat rests on the beach in silhouette beneath the glowing sunset

boats-6-2 — A colorful Thai fishing boat navigates choppy coastal waters with a forested island in the background.

Thailand _RS-5 — A traditional wooden boat rests on calm, hazy waters beside floating huts and fishing nets.

Ritva SillanmÃ¤ki - rowing boat (1 of 1) — A lone wooden boat glides across rippling water in a striking black-and-white scene.

Monochrome Madness – transportation

Black and White photos

Modes of Transport is an exciting topic that presents endless possibilities! I must commend our host Dawn from The Day After. for an idea with lots of possibilities. The world is filled with remarkable ways to travel, the ones I chose are some of the obvious ones! To keep things clear and focused, here are a few that stood out to me.

I have taken few shots of trams 😀

Vintage horse-drawn carriages, the historical modes of transport.

Few that travel by waters

An old, rusted tractor abandoned in a field,that shows the passage of time and the remnants of agricultural transport.

Transport with two wheels

Colorful public buses, but in B&W , the local transportation in Sri Lanka.

Marina on a November day

Captures from Finland, Landscapes, Photography

I always liked to visit the marina on gray November days. There was something about the contrast between the white boats and the gloomy sky that fascinated me. The marina was usually lively and crowded, but on those days it was almost empty. The only people I saw were some boat owners, checking on their vessels and doing some maintenance and few people on a walk.

The sky is gray, the water is dull and the air is cold. I see the boats are moored, the sails are furled , the marina is quiet with hardly anyone around. But I don’t mind, I like it here.

These photos I took using my mobile phone and then proceeded to enhance them using the Lightroom mobile app. By transforming the gray tones into a delightful shade of blue, I managed to infuse the photos with a much lighter and uplifting mood.

Sunny Sunday

Captures from Finland, Landscapes

We have had rather gray and rainy September, the forecast was predicting that to this weekend also so we decided to stay at home. But no, rather we had a nice weather, Sunday particularly was lovely.

These are my sunny Sunday shots.

High waters

Captures from Finland, Landscapes, Nature

We have had a long weekend at the summer house, five days of sunshine and joys of spring. Rest for the arm and also to the mind. I can tell you, that I have been outside most of the time. Joy of the new season! I had my son with his family with us there so it was very lively as small boys and big boys enjoyed the barbecue and soccer and walks in the nature. Laugh, screams, fights, all emotions were to be seen and heard.

Here are few shots from this visit. Nature is not at its best at the moment, but the beginning of nature’s bloom to the beauty of spring can be sensed in the singing of the birds, the open waters and the croaks or is the work ribbiting of frogs. The water in the lakes and rivers is very high

Spring day in Monochrome

Landscapes

The sky was blue, the shadows long and the wind was so cold. I thought nature shots could look great in monochrome as the light and shadows give the photos nice contrast. Also the trees are leafless so they are more structured and might look better in a way. I my previous post from this same location the photos are in color. The feeling is so different in these.

Spring day

Captures from Finland, Landscapes

Few days back we had a lovely spring day, except for the cold wind that was so cold that it went straight to the bones at this lake Humaljärvi as I was taking photos there. The sky was blue, the shadows long and the wind was so cold. I did look nice and you could sense that spring was o its way.

the water flows you can see ripples on the water from the nippy wind

Travel memories 8

Photography, Travel, Traveling Italy

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

I was going to leave Capri, but I have to share more of the beauty I saw. I am in no hurry, the travel ban is not going to lift anytime soon.

Boating on a warm sunny day at the coast of Capri, wouldn’t that be something…

I love the sea, beaches, forests, mountains, countryside and lovely cities and the people in them. Colors; blue, green, red, white, yellows and what ever you can find around you. I love beauty and these photos remind me of beauty I have seen.

Welcome to my travels, some of them you might seen before…well, that’s life! Let’s go with the flow…

New Edits – Sunset

Landscapes, Travel

Back to the archives, this is an old sunset photo I discovered when searching for shots that I’ve disregarded, now after editing , not so shabby.

Lake Mead

Landscapes, Nature, Travel, Traveling US

Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Bootleg Canyon were the destinations on one of the days during our visit to Las Vegas. These all happened on on the same day, but I am going to post them one by one, because I have so many pictures to share. I have some great memories or shoud I say memorable memories from Lake Mead, Once we were caught in a sandstorm and hide in the water with just our head out of water. I nearly lost may angles – life during a water ski accident… Yeah I remember this place.

Lake Humaljärvi

Landscapes, Photography

on the bank of the river

Landscapes, Nature, Photography

Small boats

Landscapes, Photography, Travel

As you can assume as we are on the river, there is bound to be boats of all kinds there, and I took photos of them. I loved how the morning light showed beautiful color reflections on the water
Goa India, Chapora River (29) Goa India, Chapora River (32)-2