Värikollaasi 106 – Purple Orchid

Värikollaasi 106

värilollaasi 106-MUSE

Joulun extrahaaste: Xmas Photomontage

Tee oma “joulukortti” -kollaasi. / your own Xmas card

xmas card

Tina´s PicStory -“Lily”, “Lilies”, and “Lilium”

weekend flowers # 79

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Wild Weekly Photo Challenge!

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Kumian mylly - kylahullu1

Grizzled giant squirrel in Sri Lanka

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Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 25

Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 25

 

Snowing Snowing Snowing Snowing

Don’t have to wish for white Xmas – it is here…

Today – once again was  snowing most of the day…nature looks lovely.

Here are few shots taken from taken this afternoon…

Merry Xmas to you all!

Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 24

ein stück himmel # 52

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Challenge is: Exploration!

This was one smelly exploration to a fish market in Negombo,  Sri Lanka.

The Fish market was so far from the sterile shops we have here in Finland. This place had life, smells and tons of  fresh fish.

It was an experience I won’t forget

fish market

 

I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Exploration!

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MakroTex – Xmas decoration

Merry Xmas

 

Rauhallista Joulua teille kaikille uusille blogi ystävilleni!

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Silence chapel of Kamppi

Silence chapel of Kamppi

KAMPPI CHAPEL

SONY DSC

Between two of the city’s main shopping malls, and the iconic 1930’s Lasipalatsi building, this circular wooden structure is a surprisingly bold architectural statement in one of the busiest parts of Helsinki. Designed by the studio K25 (consisting of three young architects) the awarded building is a site for meditation, its plain minimalist form inviting quiet reflection.

Made out of Finnish timber, the design shows great sensibility for the use of local materials. Without side windows light falls from above through an oval gap around the ceiling, creating a sense of calmness. The chapel demonstrates how contemporary architecture at its best can fascinate and inspire. It is one of the true centerpieces of the WDC 2012 program. (CNN)

Tones on Tuesday #58 12.18.12

Tones on Tuesday #58 12.18.12

Here is some light to the darkness…

I’ve altered the tones more blue & red and added shadows.Candles

Skywatch from St Thomas Christmas Market

View from St Thomas Christmas Market

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Flying

Here in Finland at this time of the year you do not see many exotic birds, so these are what I am able to spot in our winter skies…flying

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I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers

This week’s Challenge is: Flying!

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Tones on Tuesday #57 12.11.12 – Oliver

The basic idea is to share photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.

Oliver

Scattered Horizons
Oliver
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Rhythem – my search for it

Rytmi – haasteessa oli tarkoitus löytää rytmiä valokuva kohteista. Ohessa minun rytmini, on jazzia, marssimusiikkia sekä hip hoppia…

Rhythm – the challenge was to find a rhythm in the photography subjects.. Here is my visual rhythms, , the jazz, marching music, and hip hop .

SONY DSC

Minun yhteys maailmaan vahvistuu aaltojen rytmistä  ( pienistä laineista tai aallokosta)

… Onnellisuudessa  ei ole kyse intensiteetistä vaan tasapainosta ja järjestyksen ja rytmin ja harmonian välillä.

My connection to the earth is reinforced through the rhythm of the waves, (small waves or the surf)

  Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.

Peaceful

In this week’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge, we’re challenging bloggers to get outside & photograph things in nature which make them feel peaceful!

I do not like winter,but  it is beautiful now that the snow has arrived to brighten the few hours of light we have here in the north, this scenery is peaceful in spite the fact that it’s freezing.
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Nature’s ART

This old oak tree had its bark peeled of, and beneath it this piece of  Nature’s art  was found . This great pattern was engraved there in by the larvae s. 

 Tämä vanha tammi puu on kuorittiin sen  kaarnasta, alta löytyi tämä luonnon tekemä taideteos.  Toukat olivat kaivertaneet sinne tämän hienon kuvion.

Art on an old oak tree
Art on an old oak tree

Challenge is: Texture in Nature!

I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Texture in Nature!

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Tones – Milk churn

milk churn
milk churn

Milk churn

Milk churn

Tones on Tuesday #56 12.4.12

The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo.

Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.

 

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Snow and Ice

It is winter here in Finland and we got 20-40 cm of snow last Friday  – so I have to go with textures of winter.

Snow flakes can be so beautiful…beauty in detail

Snow flakes

Challenge is: Texture in Nature!

I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Texture in Nature!

Ice

Mustaa ja Valkoista #140

Tällä kertaa haastankin kaikki etsimään kuvauskohteeksi jotain valmiiksi/luonnostaan mustavalkoista,

eli kuvaa ei saa olla käsitelty mustavalkoiseksi, eikä sitä saa ottaa kameran mustavalkoasetuksilla! 

This time, I challenge all to find a subject that is already / naturally black and white,

 the image should not be treated black and white, and will not be allowed to take black and white camera settings!

Spruse under snow
Spruse under snow
More at: http://mustavalkomaanantai.blogspot.fi/
I have also linked this to MACRO MONDAY

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Water

The idea was to photograph water – I was trying to find new way of seeing it –

so I took photos of puddles, sea ripples, these are few of the photos I took…


water

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Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 21

Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 21

Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki
Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki
Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki
Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki
Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki
Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki

Art Exhibition Opening at Galleria Fogga in Helsinki

Yesterday a dream came true.

I had my first art exhibition and I was so taken by the positive feedback I got and the people who came to share this special day with me.

Thank you so much for sharing this day with me.

Reflection of Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki

Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki

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White on white

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Window Reflection (Weekend Reflections # 165)

Window Reflection 

These reflections are from Cafe Ursula in Helsinki

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Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 20

Skywatch Friday: Season 6, Episode 20