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    Documentary Iconic Finnish Designer Kaija Aarikka

    We tend to visit regularly one picturesque museum in Helsinki, Taidehalli or Kunsthalle, with changing exhibitions. It's special for us, because architect designed that building has designed our Villa we are living in. This time there was retrospective of Finnish iconic designer: Kaija Aarikka...
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    Kaj Stenvall: Faces of War (picture heavy)

    We visited Kaj Stenvall's exhibition "Faces of War". It was a bit traumatizing and I was crying almost openly when leaving. I've understood his paintings, which he does really fast since the start of the russian war against Ukraine, are of therapeutic nature for himself, as well. The whole venue...
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    Stroll Giant kettle (picture heavy)

    As everyone knows ice age hammered Finnish soil a lot, last time. We have hidden in woods phenomenal giant kettles. On this slope in southern Finland, there are some twenty kettles biggest being 4m diameter and couple of meters deep. Some pictures from there, but sorry those cliffs on the...
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    World is a strange place and little bit history of photography

    This is the first photograph taken in Finland. The first daguerreotype photograph taken in Finland was a daguerreotype taken by medical doctor Henrik Cajander on 3rd November 1842 of Nobel House at Uudenmaankatu 8. (Wikipedia) The house called Nobel House is, or actually was, located in my...
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    Documentary Reitz home museum

    Reitz home museum This story is about culture, and although its photographical merits are very few, if any, I hope you find it entertaining. Today we spent few hours in a museum which is extraordinary in Finland. As a young sovereign country, our country developed quickly in the 1920s and...
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    Documentary Interior architect and designer Olof Ottelin

    In Finland we have this privilege to have tradition of artists and designers. It must be related to the fact that our nation is fairly young, or at least our sovereignty is. One can always learn a new name and wonder their career and thinking. And they are highly respected, especially nowadays...
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    Bluetooth coins from the field in Finland

    I just read a news from the magazine. Not very far from where my parents had summer cottage for over 40 years, some metal 'hunter' discovered treasure from ca. 900 AD Treasure had over 100 silver coins, and 12 of them where mint by viking king Harald Bluetooth. Yes, the gadget communication is...
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    Documentary Estonian painter Konrad MƤgi 1878-1925

    I'm sensitive to music, especially classical music, choir and opera. However this time an Estonian painter opened my heart and raised moist to my eyes in an exhibition at EMMA museum in Espoo. Estonia is our Southern neighbor and our fates with them has been twisted in many occasions during...
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    Feedback Proposals for thread re-organisation

    Hi, just a proposal: should One color: yellow to be moved from Other genres to Colour?
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    Nikon Showcase AF DC-Nikkor 105mm f/2D

    Just practicing, manual focus, handheld, but quite ok IMO.
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    Apple Lightroom Classic updated to support Silicon Macs

    I just wondered few days ago how long can it take for Adobe to start supporting Silicon M1 Macs with Lightroom Classic. Well, the update is now ongoing on the background šŸ˜Ž EDIT: And the new Universal Lightroom Classic feels snappy on M1 Mac mini with just 16GB memory. (And Big Sur 11.4 MacOS)
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    Documentary blackpearl

    I bit the bullet, and negotiated with the missus to get a new toy. I call her blackpearl 1997 Jaguar XK8 4.0 V8 motor
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    100 images for nature conservation

    Finnish photographer spent one year in an rural island just outside our capitol city Helsinki. I found these fascinating photo story of changing weather and time of the year. Something to consider on our challenges šŸ¤” And the link: Imagingsea.com - A year on the island
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    Finnish photographer Antti Karppinen - 2021 the best European professional photographer

    Not good country to be amateur photographer šŸ˜³ And as a bonus, Finnish professionals awarded with other prizes as well ending to be the one most successful country in one year in the competition history https://www.europeanphotographers.eu/competition-gallery/fep-awards-2021-results/
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    Canon Showcase EOS 5D Mark IV

    I usually don't shoot video but this I had to test with my new Mark IV. Not bad with settings from the box, what say you?
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    Documentary Eastern Bonfire

    In Eastern, on Saturday after Good Friday we have habit in some parts of the country to light up bonfire to save us from trolls and witches. When God's protecting power has been at lowest Him sleeping in the cave. The more sparks and smoke the better. Witches can't get trough spark-rain. My...
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    Homesick

    I have a dream to pack my cameras, hockey gear and rest of the less important stuff and move back to my hometown. Not yet possible, but maybe in the future. This guyā€™s timelapse video doesnā€™t really ease my homesick šŸ˜©
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    Documentary Helsinki National Stadium - Renovation of national symbol

    Helsinki Olympic Stadium has been re-opened after several years of renovation. We were lucky to visit among first visitors.
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    Documentary Shopping makes difference

    Helsinki Design Week included installation of Value Shop - choosing from products can make a stand
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    Canon Showcase EOS 5D Mark III

    Sorry if my search capabilities let me down but I didnā€™t find 5D showcase. Simple things for simple people, I really liked this video installation in a modern art museum and decided to give 5DMark3 a goā€¦
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    Nikon Praise for Df

    This guy has found Df https://measuringlight.com/2020/05/23/nikon-df-in-2020/
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    Discreet photography

    I was asked to take few photos in funeral, discreetly. Which one to choose? šŸ¤” Difference in size, weight and confront is phenomenal. This was of course rhetorical question
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    Is this the end of Olympus?

    Olympus withdrawing from camera business in LBO deal with JIP. https://petapixel.com/2020/06/24/olympus-exits-the-camera-business/?fbclid=IwAR0yLyJ7Krej8LzriJqiEcMpwm-EgRh_-AcOqFm7VusMlTOFN9nCYx3LYv4 Can new owner make Olympus cameras profitable? What say you?
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    Decent places to live...

    Do you wanna live like this? Make sure your ancestors were clever and wealthy enough to buy mill right from their king and have water power available together with sea operations near by and enough workforce and woods to have a mill on your door steps. Then you can live in a manor like this...
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    Documentary Our villa

    We renovated last year almost 100 years old villa (not painted, yet). I thought I could share the story if hereā€™s interest for it. Garden in the evening light today
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    Challenge! Cameraderie Photo Challenge #32 ZigZag - Winner announced!

    This Cameraderie 32nd challenge theme is: zigzag Recipes for good photograph are many: light, color, point of view, field of depth etc. But this time the challenge is to find pattern or shape of zigzag. Challenge yourself, keep your eyes open and share with us your zigzag. And have fun and be...
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    Nikon Showcase Nikkor AF 35mm F/2D

    And the latest acquisition, Nikkor AF 35mm F/2D, and one of the very first images with it. What say you?
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    Nikon Showcase Nikkor AF-D 85mm F/1.8

    First shots with new to me Nikkor AF-D 85mm. Seems brilliant for what I was looking for: short tele, autofocus, decent size. :thumbup:
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    Historic houses @ Loviisa

    Me and spouse visited historic houses open doors event at Loviisa, Finland. One can visit private old houses and gardens and because we are soon, I hope, moving in our own villa we were there to make reference visits :D What a nice day it was! Few snaps from there
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    Freedom of speech

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    The End - endless longing

    We had this photo challenge: Backstory - which raised many stories. It is time to put an end to my backstory 10th Cameraderie Photo Challenge: The Backstory Exactly month ago my dad passed away. Two days ago would have been his birthday. Itā€™s difficult times right now, but the memories and...
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    New Public Library - Oodi (very picture heavy)

    In Helsinki opened new public library at the city centre. We Finns respect our libraries very much and use them for multiple purposes additional to normal book lending. (Sorry that pictures far from perfect, had first quick visit and took couple of snaps. Need to go later with more time to...
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    Manual Lens VoigtlƤnder 58mm F1.4 Nokton (SL II S)

    Iā€™m really liking this lens, however not yet shot that much with it. Quick snap as an example, quite pleasing bokeh, at least for my eyes
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    KAAPELI - culture centre

    Today I was honoured to visit the largest cultural centre in Europe, of course it is in Finland, we have 5,5 million inhabitants here :D It has space of 75000 sq.m for painters, dancers, sportsmen (mainly martial arts, boxing and weight lifters), circus, entrepreneurs, craftsmen etc etc even...
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    Well, donā€™t know what to think, really

    Dear fellow photographers, Iā€™m switching back to Olympus and m43 from Fuji. Therefore Iā€™m having my X-T1 on sale on some places. Just got this message (Google translated from Finnish): ā€œMy dear, I'm going to set up a series of neo-helpless family for [name deleted, one of our largest...
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    Fuji Voigtlander 35 1.4 Nokton MC

    Preparations for small garden party Crayfishes it is :D and vodka Warm August nights, also dark here up in North Table cleaned Party continues inside, our nights arenā€™t so warm, after all
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    Leica Showcase Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 Nokton Aspherical II

    I wanted to test this lens infront of Fuji X-T1 Nothing special, just testing Only thing that it was 11:20ā€™ish PM and for the eye light was like below. All shots ISO 1600 ;) Have fun!
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    Meteora, Greece

    Waiting my vacation, maybe going back to visit again...
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    Stroll Tullisaari park, Helsinki, Finland

    Strolling in park and testing OM Zuiko f1.8/50 manual focus lens with Fuji X-T1 tullisaari park at helsinki in Flickr tullisaaren puisto 2018-06-30 12.04.16 FUJIFILM X-T1 50.0 mm Ā¹ā„ā‚‚ā‚€ā‚€ā‚€ sec at ʒ - 1,0 ISO 200 by Matero, on Flickr tullisaaren puisto 2018-06-30 12.17.05 FUJIFILM X-T1 50.0 mm...
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    Fuji X100S visits prison

    All pics are SOOC JPEG either from Fuji, and one from iPhone. When you read the story, you'll figure out why I don't plan to develop those further. Just documented as seen and then I try to forget everything related. Fuji X100S visits prison The best property of the town was occupied by a...
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    Miniature / diorama efect on X-T1 w/ XF35f1.4

    Hi, sometimes I get enjoyable results with Miniature mode in Fuji cameras (X-T1 and X100S). I hope you find these worth of few seconds, too. These are shot in the Old fortress at Corfu, Greece.
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    What is it Wednesday No. 77 - winner found

    Each member gets one guess. The answer will be revealed on the following Tuesday. The first correct guess has the honour of submitting the image for the next challenge. Sometimes there will be more than one thing in the photo or more than one way to accurately describe what the photo represents...
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    WINNER: What Is It Wednesday #69

    Hi folks, it's time for new mystery. This time I fear that it is too easy, but can't help, just a quick pick from the top of a stack. Each member gets one guess (unless no one is even close towards the end). The answer will be revealed on the following Tuesday. The first correct guess has the...
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    Glimpse of my hometown Turku, Finland

    Credits for two photographers Matias Tanner & Miikka Lautkoski, who have made this hyper lapse movie. Interesting technique and beautiful target :) why I wanted to share this with you!
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    Praise for summer and garden (cottage) - picture heavy

    We have a little place in the city, garden cottage, where one can stay overnight and bath in sauna, of course. Now summer is turning to end, and weather is not so warm anymore. I collected a short praise for summer, and garden :th_salute: "guest house" camping in tali 2016-07-14 14.57.21...
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    iPad mini image thread

    Sky looked phenomenal and only camera I had in hands was iPad mini *sigh* But not bad, what say you? direction by Matero, on Flickr
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    Apple iPhone 6 Image Thread

    I didn't find image thread for iPhone 6, so started a new one with this sample Shot with new Microsoft Pix apps
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    What is it Wednesday - Week 54

    Welcome to this week's What is it Wednesday. A reminder of the rules: Each member gets one guess. The answer will be revealed on the following Tuesday. The first correct guess has the honour of submitting the image for the next challenge. Sometimes there will be more than one thing in the photo...
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    Theme park in B&W

    I'm right in the middle of my B&W era :) I seem to forgot how to take colour photos anymore... sƤrkƤnniemi 2016-07-27 13.39.23 FUJIFILM X-T1 XF35mmF1.4 R f4.0 1_2200s ISO200 by Matero, on Flickr sƤrkƤnniemi 2016-07-27 13.45.21 FUJIFILM X-T1 XF35mmF1.4 R f4.0 1_3200s ISO200 by Matero, on...
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