roads – Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

A Journey Through and between in Monochrome

I am sharing scenes from five countries for this theme The Space Between.

I am starting with doors leading to boathouses and a view through an archway of a partially collapsed brick structure reveal a jagged brick wall in Finland.

A lakeview from an old wooden boat house overlooking calm waters (Finland)

An open door leading to a wooden dock by the water (Finland)

A view through an archway of a partially collapsed brick structure, revealing a jagged brick wall and overgrown ground beyond. (Finland)

A view framed through a heart-shaped opening captures the essence of urban life showcasing the bustling street life, a man selling ice cream and a riverboat in India.

A perspective of a street, framed through a heart-shaped opening, view at the essence of urban life. (India)

A a man leaning against a cart between the two poles selling ice cream in a bustling street. (India)

A waterfront scene featuring a riverboat and architectural structures in the front.(India)

Additionally, I have an image of a wooden bridge and a picturesque road framed by trees from Australia.

A striking black and white image of a wooden bridge, showcasing its structural design and the road leading through. (Australia)

A winding road surrounded by lush greenery (Australia)

A charming waterfront image features boats between a street lamp and a street adorned with historic buildings from France, and a last-minute addition from Italy shows a man reading at an open window.

Two boats moored between a lamppost on the water (France)

A charming street with steps, lined by historic buildings and street lamps.(France)

A last minute addition : A man reading a document at an open window, capturing a moment of contemplation.

I really want to showcase images that catch that sweet spot in between, using black and white photography to highlight intricate designs and the beauty of nature, showing off the contrast and richness of life in different places. I hope the variety of scenes gives you a taste of the amazing cultural and environmental vibes out there!

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #49: The Space Between and Guest host Stupidity Hole: The Space Between

A monochrome close-up of peaches with hardly any space between the four of them

Monochrome winter

Black and White photos, Captures from Finland

Snow covered branches arched above the road

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Monochrome madness – roads

Black and White photos, Cities

Dawn is hosting and the theme is roads. I have taken several road shot, and i am sharing five with you. I am so proud of myself for been able to keep it in the limits I set for myself, I have a bad habit of sharing too many photos in each post.

I do like the quieter roads better, cities traffic is a given.

Road in Kirkkonummi taken on a rainy and foggy winter day

Misty morning on the road in Queensland

Traffic in San Francisco

Back street in Miami

Traffic in Brisbane

Monochrome – gravel roads

Black and White photos

The road may be beautiful or ugly; it may be easy or hard, smooth or rough, it doesn’t matter; what matters most is where the road will take you!

Mehmet Murat ildan

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. Lin Yutang

I love black and white photography – or monochrome, what evet we wish to call it. So under this Monochrome title I will try to post regularly images that I think look good in this format. Hope you enjoy them.

Posted for Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Country roads

Captures from Finland, Landscapes

I like driving these old winding roads at the countryside.

“An old road always looks richer and more beautiful than a new road because old roads have memories!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

52 Frames: Week 30: Single Focal Point!

52 Frames, Still life

This time around, we want you to look closer at a Single Focal Point. This is not a technical challenge, it’s more compositional in nature – guide your viewer’s eye to a distinct part of your image. There are a number of ways that this can be done – depth of field can make it so a subject is in focus while almost everything else is blurred; or you could use negative space and a minimalist composition to draw in the viewer to one part of the image. Sometimes you can also use light as a frame to guide the viewer’s perspective to your subject – think spotlight and light shaping.

These photos I took from a car ferry while on my way to visit a small island of Högsåra were one of my ideas to this topic. Strong Focal Point: This is pretty much the crux of the challenge – but it matters the most: choose a strong focal point that’s easily identifiable as the main point of interest of your shot.

It’s all about tuning out the distractions and taking your viewer to the exact spot in your image you want their eyes to well… focus on. You might also want to consider getting some help from your editing software with vignettes, color pops and contrast to make your desired subject stand out. Even better, use a combination of these techniques and other skills to get this challenge sorted.

Depth Of Field: Use a shallow depth of field to isolate your subject. You might also want to consider getting some help from your editing software with vignettes, color pops and contrast to make your desired subject stand out. Even better, use a combination of these techniques and other skills to get this challenge sorted. That’s what I tried here with my strawberry shots.

**Leading Lines:** Think of using leading lines to guide the viewer to your intended point of interest.

Leading Lines to guide the viewer to your intended point of interest in mind I took these images of old buildings and this lush road. Consider using some sort of frames to bring in the watcher’s attention – a window, slats of a fence or some tree branches; shooting through something can also work to steer attention to your focal point.

**Color Contrast:** Contrasting colors help the eye to easily differentiate the subject from the background

I had this n mind when I took this image from an old mill window in Mathildedal, contrasting colors help the eye to easily differentiate the subject from the background.

Travel memories 11

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.

Shopping, stores, boutiques isn’t that one of the joys of travel ? At least window shopping

Wine break

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…

Travel memories 10

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. These small roads, ways, are shouting out – shoot me, that sounds bad, – take a photo, is more appropriate 🙂