Black and White Tuesday – Light

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The Weekend in Black and White

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The Weekend in Black and White

Kaamos

I tried to think the English word for kaamos  – maybe its constant darkness, or polar night. That is what we are in at the moment, daylight time is shortening all the time these photos are about beating it or  just it.

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Photos were shot at noon

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Candles help to beat this time of the year and good food

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Linked to  Valokuvatorstai 303. haaste

November light on trees in Northern hemisphere

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Linked to : Skywatch Friday

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Portrait of a woman(3) in black and white

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Portrait of a woman (2) in black and white

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Portrait of a woman in black and white

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Wind surfing in cold November / Watery Wednesday #176

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Watery Wednesday #176

Cee’s Which Way Challenge: No. 13

People crossing the street or about to do so… crossings in Helsinki

More ways at; Cee’s Which Way Challenge: No. 13

A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – POSE

I witnessed so many wedding photo shoots in Sri Lanka, the amount of photos, and poses. I’ll share photos from three, the last one was hilarious, the poses they had to do…

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A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – POSE

Macro Monday

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Linked to: Macro Monday 2 and I heart Macro 

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Blue

So, for this challenge something simple and easy, the colour blue. Try for something different from the obvious like sea and sky.

First two – blue colors and atmosphere

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The rest are still life photos of something blue

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Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Blue

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Värikollaasi

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More color collages at:

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A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – Behind

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Various”fashion” styles from young men in Helsinki in grey November

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A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – Behind

Streets of Lefkara: Cyprus’ Lace Village

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This post is linked to:

Travel Photo Mondays #20

A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – Two

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A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – Two

Porkkala, Kirkkonummi – Autumn

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Water reflections – nature art at its best

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Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Trees/ Fall Colours?

There is two weeks time between these photos, the winter is slowly coming, the beautiful yellow leaf are on he ground…dark November is upon us.

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more at:

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Trees/ Fall Colours?

Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Trees from Orchards to Branches to a Leaf

 More at;

Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Trees from Orchards to Branches to a Leaf

Still life – Perfume bottles

Playing with Tones – working on still life – Glasses

Three / Kolme

I had to take several photos trying to get some nice shots of three of something for MakroTex challenge

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A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – FUR

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more Fur at: A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – FUR