Hi! Seems like I forgot my blog and ran out of ideas. But hey now I'm back and full of new things to write about. This is me!
My current challenge: the winter
First things first. I went through my Flickr account around Christmas and noticed, that I haven't really photographed the winter. And I thought, well, that is really something I have to fix, because I live in Finland and I love the winter.
It's such a lovely, white and quiet season. I enjoy how the snow makes traffic sound softer and colors disappear, so there's much less to hear and less things to see. Everything is white and silent. Just breath in the fresh air and howl at the moon. Besides we really have a lot of snow, which might be of interest to some of my Flickr friends.
Then again, "colors disappear" makes the winter quite uninspiring to photograph, to me at least. Plus in Finland, during winter, the sun rises approximately at 9 AM and goes down before 3 PM. So there's not much chance to take bright pictures. Luckily I have sparetime during the afternoons, between my studies, so I have managed to be outside during daylight.
So, I decided to take winter photos. I found my old Canon IXUS and started carrying it around.
This is one of my favourite new photos. It's snowing, and I think I have captured the mood of the moment pretty well. The snow is the main point, you can see it on the stairs and falling from the sky. The photo is a bit askew, which makes it feel more spontaneous. The people that are climbing up the Helsinki Cathedral stairs are apparently Russian tourists. It's not a spectacular photo but it's dear to me!
I should take more photos askew. Like this one (by me 11/2009):
My feet and I
For some time now I've taken photos of my own feet in random situations. Usually they've been pleasant moments when there's been something interesting on the ground around me. Since I don't really have any photographic themes, I decided to start a project called "My feet and I".
My first goal was to take a winter photo, because there wasn't one yet. Well, now there is. And all the photos are different from one another, and I will continue to take photos of my feet, when there is a good reason to do so. This is just for fun, though!
Thank you for reading! I'll get back soon with more winter photos. :)
Helena
http://www.flickr.com/photos/owly/
P.S. As you can see, I sort of got bored with film developing.
P.S. As you can see, I sort of got bored with film developing.
