on the road

April Saturday

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography April 10, 2022

Captures from Finland, Landscapesbeauty, colors, finland, matkalla, nature, on the road, outdoors, photography, valo, valokuvaus, värit8 Comments

I am so waiting for spring and summer that I drove to this small shop in the countryside that this lady keeps in her barn and home to buy linen clothing which is so nice to wear. Natural fabric and bright colors are the items she brings from Italy to her shop. I did not…

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography October 30, 2021

Captures from Finland, Landscapescolors, finland, lokakuu, mist, October, on the road, outdoors, tien päällä4 Comments

I took a drive on this grey and misty day to barn shop about 40 km away from our house, just to buy some clothes I wanted, not needed. I don’t need anything, that is for sure, but sometimes, something new , warm and soft to lift my spirits is needed. That is what I…

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.

Big Sur – Willow Creek view point

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

Photography, Traveling USBig Sur, Cabrillo Highway, california, Landscape, maisema, matkalla, on the road, traveling US, Willow Creek view point5 Comments

Continuing the route, these are views from Willows Creek view point. It’s utterly beautiful, awe-inspiring, and humbling in every way. Hope you enjoy seeing the beautiful landscape from the California Coast through my eyes and lenses.

Big Sur – Cabrillo Hwy

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography January 8, 2020

Photography, Traveling USBig Sur, Cabrillo Highway, california, Landscape, maisema, matkalla, on the road, traveling US

The following posts will have bunch of photos from Big Sur, California. We drove the Cabrillo Hwy and took in all the beautiful views on this route. This time my husband had found the brake in the car, he has a tendency to drive directly to the destination. As this was a scenic route we…

On the Road #2

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography December 25, 2019December 30, 2019

Landscapes, Travel, Traveling UScalifornia, driving, Hills, Landscape, nature, on the road, travel us, tree7 Comments

I loved spotting the trees on the rolling hills. Considering I took these from a moving car I think they came out rather good. For some reason this kind of images appeal to me. I often take photos of a lonely tree of few trees? Do you have a favorite topic you come back to?…

On the road

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography December 25, 2019December 30, 2019

Landscapes, Travel, Traveling USmountains, Nevada, on the road, solarpanels, traffic, travel, US6 Comments

My dairy of our trip continues, as we left Las Vegas. We started our road trip first destination was Three Rivers in California. Here are some shot taken from the drive, you quest it, there might be a # 2 and even #3 for this topic too. We sure were happy that on this Friday…

How to survive November 2018~3

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography November 2, 2018November 2, 2018

Cities, Photographyfoggy, how to survive November, life, lights, mist, on the road, road, sumu, tien päällä, travel15 Comments

It is that time of the year again that survival is definitely on my mind. The all consuming darkness drains me. I will survive, I will drive into the mist and disappear….