CB&W – Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

this week the the topic is at CB&W Challenge, Words that end in “ock” I am taking the easy way out with this one. Dock. It is a place I love to sit at… this is one day at at dock enjoying coffee.

CB&W~clouds

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography February 27, 2020

Black and White photosBlack and white, CB&W, clouds, Landscape, merri, Monochrome, mustavaloinen, pilvet, Sea8 Comments

I went to look for clouds outside, but lately it has been just gray sky or like to today wonderful blue sky with no clouds. So I searched my archives. For these black and white shots/ edits of clouds.

CB&W ~ Roads

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography February 22, 2020

Black and White photoscars, CB&W, city, highways, matkalla, on the road, roads, tiellä, traffic4 Comments

This week topic is roads. Here are some roads I have traveled. Road, street, highway in the city and countryside under clouds, mist and trees just to give the photo some effect.

CB&W – On two wheels

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography February 14, 2020February 14, 2020

Black and White photosbike, CB&W, hells angels, moottoripyörä, motorbikes, polkupyörä5 Comments

CB&W -Bikes Here are few shots of motorcycles and bikes for this week BW theme

CB&W – Signs

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography January 30, 2020

Black and White photos, Cities, Traveling USBlack & White, CB&W, city, citylife, ihmisiä, kaupunki, Monochrome, People, Signs6 Comments

Signs are every where, mostly I do not take too much notice of them. These go in the theme what I’ve been posting on the blog lately. My trip to Las Vegas and California. I had to add one from the sign capital, Hong Kong. I have never seen so many signs on a street…

CB&W – transportation

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography January 24, 2020January 24, 2020

Cities, Photographybus, CB&W, ferry, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Public transportation, San Fransisco, Sydney, train, tram, travel3 Comments

Editing Black and White images is fun, I have a limited amount of photos of public transportation’s but I did find few for CB&W theme this week. Trams seem to be my favorite public transportation to photograph. So there are trams from Helsinki, San Francisco, Melbourne. Buses and metro from Hong Kong. Ferry from Sydney…

CB&W – Moving water

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography January 12, 2020

Black and White photos, Landscapes, Still lifeCB&W, meri, moving water, Sea, viinilasi, water, water movement, wine glass4 Comments

Moving water is the theme Cheers! By the sea below and splash of water above.

CB&W Hot or Cold

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography January 6, 2020

Black and White photos, Photographyarchitecture, barn, CB&W, cold, finland, ice, kylmä, Siuntio, snow, talvi, talvimaisema, winrer13 Comments

Black and white – Cold or Hot I am going with COLD. These are from Siuntio in southern Finland on a a cold winter day.

CB&W – made of wood

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography August 23, 2019

Black and White photos, Still lifeboat, cardboard, CB&W, paper, Ship, staircase, wall, wood9 Comments

I adore B&W photos so this week the topic at CB&W is things made of wood. Here is my contribution to this topic.

CB&W – Lighting

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography August 15, 2019

Still lifeCB&W, interior, Lamps, lamput, lighting, sisustus, valot2 Comments

I took notice the past week of lighting in few of the places we visited as the topic this week gor CB&W is lighting. Hope you enjoy them.

CB&W – from behind

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography August 8, 2019

Black and White photosBlack and white, CB&W, doorway, man, ovi, People, valo5 Comments

This week on CB&W the the topic is back of things. Here is my take on the topic

CB&W Swans flying

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography August 1, 2019

PhotographyCB&W, Fkying, joutsenet, lentää, Monochrome Ritva Sillanmäki, swans2 Comments

Anything that flies in B&W

CB&W~Lines and Angles

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography July 12, 2019

Black and White photos, Travelbuildings, CB&W, highrise, Hong Kong, Skyline8 Comments

For this weeks CB&W challenge I am revisiting my Hong Kong photos from December. There are lots of lines in the building s over there

CB&W Garden ornament

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography June 26, 2019

Black and White photos, Still lifeCB&W, garden, garden ornament, ornament2 Comments

I thought this was impossible one for me as I usually do not take photos of garden ornaments, but yesterday at Wohls Gård in Kirkkonummi, there was this one in the back of the house. Convenient!