finland – Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

The marina view

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography November 13, 2020

Landscapesclouds, docks, finland, forest, kaislat, Kirkkonummi, laiturit, Linlo Kirkkonummi, Marina, marraskuu, meri, November, pilvet, Sea, venesatamaLeave a Comment

Linlo island walk bridge view towards the marina. Same spot same time of the day as in the previous post, but the skies look so different.

Linlo bridge view

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography November 13, 2020

Landscapesclouds, finland, forest, kaislat, Kirkkonummi, Linlo Kirkkonummi, marraskuu, meri, metsikkö, November, pilvet, reeds, SeaLeave a Comment

I had the wrong shoes on so I did not go for a walk on this little Linlo island, I just took photos from the walk bridge and few meters into the island. I think I like the best in these photos is the contrast of colors, the reeds and the darkening sky. I thought…

low light of fall

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography October 29, 2020

Landscapes, Natureautumn vibes, finland, forest, lokakuu, low light, mänty, metsä, October, pine trees, woods6 Comments

Now Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt. ~William Allingham

At the lake

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography October 12, 2020

Landscapesautumn, autumn colors, finland, järvimaisema, lakeview, luonto, nature, ruska, Ruuhijärvi, syksy, syksynvärit6 Comments

Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons. ~Jim Bishop

Störsvik

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography October 5, 2020

Landscapes, Naturefinland, heijastukset, Inkoo, Landscape, maisema, meri, reflections, seaview, Störsvik2 Comments

Beautiful morning enjoying nature is good for the mind and soul

All’s well, what’s a rainy day?

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 9, 2020

Naturefinland, Humaljärvi, lake, luonto, nature, rain, raindrops, sade5 Comments

All’s well, what’s a rainy day? / Never mind that cloud, behind that cloud you’ll find a golden ray. Jonathan Swift

Pier – before &after

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography August 28, 2020

Black and White photos, Travelfinland, kaivopuisto, laituri, leading line, misty day, pier, sumuinen päivä5 Comments

This first photo is an unedited straight from my mobile that i converted to black and white image. I took it at a Pier in Kaivopuisto in Helsinki on a very misty day.

August moon

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

Landscapesfield, finland, kuutamo, Lahti, Landscape, moon, nature, night time, summer17 Comments

Hi all, long time since I posted here, summer being one of the reasons. Other is my digital art project that i have organized. I have also deleted two of my sites. Trying to organize my hobbies. I will most likely revamp this site too now that I am on a roll. Just to here…

Hartola – Koskipää mansion

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography July 26, 2020August 20, 2020

Citiesfinland, Hartola, Koskipää mansion, kotimaan matkailu, old buildings, travel finland, työkaluja5 Comments

Visiting Hartola for the first time, there is not that much to see but we saw the main attractions I assume. The main green building dates from the 1828. The larder is from the same period and has been built over cellars which date back to the 18th century. The red side building was constructed…

Haikon Kartano

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography July 22, 2020

Cities, Travelfinland, Haikon kartano, kesä, kotimaan matkailu, summer, travel finland5 Comments

The first known reference to Haikko Manor dates back to the year 1362, but the present Manor House was built in 1913, it is located by the beautiful archipelago about 7 kilometres from Porvoo. Now days it is a Hotel Haikko Manor and Spa.

Old town Porvoo

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography July 22, 2020

Cities, Travelcity, finland, kotimaan matkailu, old town, Porvoo, suomenkesä, travel10 Comments

as it is not recommended that we travel abroad at the moment, we have been visiting picturesque towns and places in Finland. Let me introduce Porvoo to you again with few new photos. It was so full of local tourists that I did not take many photos from the streets. Enjoy a a small photo…

Lighter mood

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography July 8, 2020

Flowersfinland, kesäkukkia, kukka, kukkia, light mood, summer flowers, yellow flowers8 Comments

Here is a more “lighter” mood, summer yellows and whites , more documentary take on my flowers. One pink one too

Evening Blues

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography July 7, 2020

Landscapes, Photographyfinland, järvimaisema, kesäyö, lakeview, night time, Ruuhijärvi, summer, summernight9 Comments

Misty sunset

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography July 1, 2020

Landscapesauringonlasku, finland, finnish summer, misty evening, Ruuhijärvi, sumuinen ilta, sunset, suomenkesä8 Comments

Orange Boat

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography June 24, 2020

Landscapesfinland, järvimaisema, kesä, lakeview, orange boat, Ruuhijärvi, summer3 Comments

Hyvää juhannusta ! / happy midsummer!

Summer evening

I drove to the lake to take photos of a swan family, but they were not there, so I’ve added a photo my son took the night before. We are enjoying beautiful weather in Finland at the moment, but we must take all the joy from now, as you never know when it ends.

Summer time

Time to enjoy and relax

A day walk in Seurasaari

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography June 8, 2020

Cities, Landscapes, Photography, Travelfinland, Helsinki, old buildings, seurasaari, suomi matkailu

Here are some photos from our day walk on a Beautiful summer Sunday in Seurasaari Island, Helsinki. Hope you have the time to go through all the pictures of this lovely place. The island provides a lovely setting for outdoor recreation, sun worshippers and walkers. The tame ducks, swans and geese swarming around the white…

Happy cows

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography May 28, 2020

Photographyanimals, cowa, farm animals, finland, karjaa, kevät 2020, korkee, lehmiä, maalla, spring6 Comments

It is rare to see cows outside nowadays, so I get exited every time I do see them in the field. You can see them more than some years back, but still. So, I ask my hubby to stop the car so I can take photos, he kindly obliges so my whims. Now I would…

Fresh from the camera 5/2020 ~2

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography May 8, 2020

Flowers, Naturefinland, flowers, kevät, kukkia, luonto, nature, spring, valkovuokko5 Comments

I really enjoy this time of year, I marvel it at every spring. The nature coming out and bringing the fresh greens and yellows out for our enjoyment. The spring has had a boost the past week – I am loving it.

Porkkala cape

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography April 20, 2020

Landscapes, Photographyfinland, kevät 2020, Kirkkonummi, luonto, nature, pine forest, Porkkalanniemi, spring 20203 Comments

Porkkalanniemi is in Kirkkonummi the area I live in, we visit it quite often and the natural beauty of the place never lets me down. The area consists of rocky shores, pine forest, and beautiful outlooks onto the sea. The Porkkala cape stretches far out to the sea. These are from our yesterdays visit.

Swans

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography April 11, 2020

Photographybirds, finland, Inkoo, joutsenet, Kopparnäs-Störsvik, swans3 Comments

We visited Kopparnäs-Störsvik and we were treated to undeveloped coastline as far as the eye can see and rocky outcrops rising high above sea level. The area was perfect for enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest and seaside. Watching the swans – they were eating most of the time 🙂

Forest therapy

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography April 9, 2020

Landscapesfinland, forest, forest therapy, kevät 2020, Kirkkonummi, luonto, metsä, metsäterapia, nature, woods3 Comments

This forest, hill behind our home is an easy place to escape to nature. We can see it from our house and watch the season change. At the moment I am waiting for the green to push through and brighten this place. I do like that there is so much evergreens here. Moss, pine trees,…