I really loved the retro street signs in the district behind the cathedral.
Helsinki 5, 2014
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Category Archives: Helsinki
Helsinki 4, 2014
Another sweet detail from the 30’ies houses in Helsinki.
Helsinki 3, 2014
There were two areas I found charming in Helsinki – the main street running from the habor and a district behind their famous white cathedral. With the city being fairly resent, there have much space for art deco and art nouveau. Here is one detail from a building.
Helsinki 2, 2014
Only when we got to Helsinki, did we read up on the history. It turned out there wasn’t much of city there until mid-1800. Which explained why we looked wide and far for charm. But there were a couple of interesting buildings, the main train station being one.
Helsinki 1, 2014
Last spring we came across some very cheap tickets to Helsinki and found an equally cheap hotel. Why Helsinki? Why not? Neither of us had been there.
This structure was on one of the main streets. It’s made of wood and I found out later it is a chapel. Had I known I would have gone inside.
The Baltic Sea, Holga 13, 2014
It may appear to be against all rules of modern photography but I really like the plastic Holga lens for portraits. Here’s one of my daughter during our trip across the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea, Holga 12, 2014
My principle of finding blobs of colour works for Holga lens work as well…
The Baltic Sea, Holga 11, 2014
I found the surf looked really interesting with the Holga lens – a change from the tack sharp or silky blur waters of the DSLR’s.
The Baltic Sea, Holga 10, 2014
This spring my family and I went on a weekend trip to Helsinki. More images will follow but right now I want to show what I got out of bringing the Holga lens with me on our day trip to Tallinn. I find I need some peace and quite to play with the lens but there isn’t a whole lot to do while crossing the Baltic Sea so here you are…
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