Photography: Summer shots

In hopes of bringing the sunshine and warm weather back to Finntown!

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Photography: Winter memoirs

I know it’s supposed to be summer, but today’s weather (read heavy rainstorm and chilly) prompted me to dig into to some memoirs reminding it could be worse 😛

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Photo 101, Day Thirteen: Moment & Motion, Part 3

Photo 101, Day Thirteen: Moment & Motion, Part 3

Our lives are made up of big events and tiny moments. Ultimately, life is fleeting, and oftentimes it’s these small moments, this motion, that we love to document.

Today’s Tip: Movement is a great way to convey time and fleetingness.

When it rains, it pours!
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Photo 101, Day Thirteen: Moment & Motion, Part 1

Photo 101, Day Thirteen: Moment & Motion, Part 1

Our lives are made up of big events and tiny moments. Ultimately, life is fleeting, and oftentimes it’s these small moments, this motion, that we love to document.

Today’s Tip: Movement is a great way to convey time and fleetingness.

The rainstorm hit mid day. Luckily for some, it was nice and warm in the office…
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Photo 101, Day Thirteen: Moment & Motion, Part 2

Photo 101, Day Thirteen: Moment & Motion, Part 2

Our lives are made up of big events and tiny moments. Ultimately, life is fleeting, and oftentimes it’s these small moments, this motion, that we love to document.

Today’s Tip: Movement is a great way to convey time and fleetingness.

Kids at play
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Congratulations on writing 200 posts on Rantings Of A Third Kind!

I am happy to announce of a new milestone achieved for the Rantings Of A Third Kind blog!

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I need a Different Tune to Sing to

“Do more, complain less”

I need a Different Tune to Sing to

Repeat this mantra and you’ll soon believe it
Turning into a complete little shit
“My head is empty, my head is empty, my head is empty,
completely and abso-freaking-lutely empty”

Not one sensible thought passing through
The mind no longer sharp and clever
The neurons and positrons or what ever
Have turned into some kind of inert goo

Head spinning around like being possessed
Just like Linda Blair in the Exorcist
The thought pattern repeating those same old tunes
Feels like running on mere fumes

Stuck and totally out of luck
Like a sitting duck awaiting the slayer
Or a broken needle on a record player
Not adding any new layers

Complaining more and nothing gets done
Seems the mojo is lost and so is all the fun
It is time to change the needle or the record
Even if it takes a lot of effort

Repeating this mantra and soon you will believe
The best proven remedy to achieve
Is to do more and complain less
And in a new tune singing your way out of this mess

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Photography: Finland, Helsinki City Centre

A stroll in the city centre of Helsinki, Kauppatori square area.

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The Helsinki Cathedral

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The Market Square

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Shoes for regular size feet 😛

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Contemporary cave paintings in the city Metro

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Photo 101: Day Twelve: Architecture & Monochrome

Photo 101: Day Twelve: Architecture & Monochrome

From geometric patterns on skyscrapers to the ironwork on historical buildings, there are many opportunities to capture the beauty and complexity of architecture.

Today’s Tip: As we explored yesterday, color is a powerful element in photography. But let’s not forget black and white, or monochrome, which can be very dramatic! Black, white, gray, and shades in between interact in the frame in dynamic ways

When we talk about monochrome in photography, we’re referring to images developed or executed in black and white or in varying tones of only one color.

Train your eye to look for architectural elements that translate in black and white: sharp lines and patterns, defined shapes, large surface areas, and a mix of very light and very dark colors. Compare the color and monochrome versions of today’s shot.

 

These images are from Verbania Italy and Evia Greece.

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Photography: Today, in Espoo

A few colour manipulations from shots taken during a hard day at the office 😛

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