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<blockquote data-quote="mike3996" data-source="post: 399266" data-attributes="member: 13646"><p>A status update on this decision. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> After writing this body of text it appears it's rewarmed thoughts from Oct 31 in this thread. But here goes.</p><p></p><p>Between the (first two, now three) options I've been juggling;</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>"Money won't make you happy, a hip place of living does"</em>: stay in Helsinki living costly, enjoying the quiet apartment and busy streets.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"<em>Jump to the second best thing</em>": move to Kuopio which is a wonderful place and not too small either. This is a choice of the feels.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"<em>Be very, very boring but rational</em>": move to Hyvinkää which is 45 minutes from Helsinki (by train) and located very attractively near Finland's other population centers.</li> </ul><p>It is an apartment in Hyvinkää that I am in the process of making a deal of. Hyvinkää is a very boring choice because it makes so much sense it's laughable.</p><p></p><p>Now Hyvinkää has the least photo opportunities being a small place and the train ride to Helsinki is sufficiently long and costly so that I won't be traveling to Helsinki every day after work to shoot cameras. I will find a new balance between what and when I want to shoot. Realities are probably directing me towards weekend sessions which is not a bad idea overall.</p><p></p><p>Besides Helsinki there are several other of Finland's largest towns nearby within 1-2 hours of train riding. A change of scenery is always a grand idea for creativity. Take HCB for instance. His grand years in early 1930, he spent time all around Europe. Perhaps if he had just stayed in Paris not traveling he'd not be so inspired by his familiar surroundings to produce the work that he did?</p><p></p><p>And I wrote earlier about the old days of focused photography trips. With Hyvinkää that comes back in fashion, for me. A return trip by train is 17,80 € which is a hefty sting for a cheapskate like me. It will probably focus myself into doing longer photography sessions with better goals for results, not just aimless wandering. I have good hopes this will be one beneficial byproduct of this move.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mike3996, post: 399266, member: 13646"] A status update on this decision. :) After writing this body of text it appears it's rewarmed thoughts from Oct 31 in this thread. But here goes. Between the (first two, now three) options I've been juggling; [LIST] [*][I]"Money won't make you happy, a hip place of living does"[/I]: stay in Helsinki living costly, enjoying the quiet apartment and busy streets. [*]"[I]Jump to the second best thing[/I]": move to Kuopio which is a wonderful place and not too small either. This is a choice of the feels. [*]"[I]Be very, very boring but rational[/I]": move to Hyvinkää which is 45 minutes from Helsinki (by train) and located very attractively near Finland's other population centers. [/LIST] It is an apartment in Hyvinkää that I am in the process of making a deal of. Hyvinkää is a very boring choice because it makes so much sense it's laughable. Now Hyvinkää has the least photo opportunities being a small place and the train ride to Helsinki is sufficiently long and costly so that I won't be traveling to Helsinki every day after work to shoot cameras. I will find a new balance between what and when I want to shoot. Realities are probably directing me towards weekend sessions which is not a bad idea overall. Besides Helsinki there are several other of Finland's largest towns nearby within 1-2 hours of train riding. A change of scenery is always a grand idea for creativity. Take HCB for instance. His grand years in early 1930, he spent time all around Europe. Perhaps if he had just stayed in Paris not traveling he'd not be so inspired by his familiar surroundings to produce the work that he did? And I wrote earlier about the old days of focused photography trips. With Hyvinkää that comes back in fashion, for me. A return trip by train is 17,80 € which is a hefty sting for a cheapskate like me. It will probably focus myself into doing longer photography sessions with better goals for results, not just aimless wandering. I have good hopes this will be one beneficial byproduct of this move. [/QUOTE]
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