08 August 2013

july in helsinki: vanhankaupunginlahti.

unfortunately the weather had not been as good as I was hoping it to be while my sister was here - in fact that week had probably been the coldest and the cloudiest of the whole summer so far - yet it did not stop me from taking Emi around as much as I could. I had never took her to Vanhankaupunginlahti before and I just knew she would have loved the place. that day we set off with a packed lunch in our backpacks and had a little picnic at the top of Lammassaari - despite the windy weather it had been a lovely outing.
in Vanhankaupunginlahti:
Nikon FM - Fujichrome Provia 100F
I have to say that the dark clouds added a certain mood to these images which I really like - as much as I enjoy going out when the sun is shining I still think stormy skies may be more interesting to photograph. the sky looked really stormy that day but we were lucky enough to manage to get back home before it started to rain.

a note on the last photograph: it is not from Vanhankaupunginlahti but from Southern Savonia - where we travelled one day to support Jacopo during one another of his triathlon competitions. the nature in that region of Finland is truly beautiful but unfortunately I did not have time to take more than one photograph. I really need to go back there one day!
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14 comments:

  1. joana9.8.13

    That photo of your sister in the bride is really beautiful,
    And i love that in the last one the sky is exactly the same deep blue/grey as the water :)

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    1. Polly Balitro11.8.13

      Thank you, Joana! I'm glad you like them!
      That bridge is one of my favourite spots for taking photographs, I have to say!
      Oh, and actually that darkest part of the sky on the last image is in fact a darker cloud among white clouds. It was quite spectacular!

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  2. silviabes9.8.13

    i love the blue tones on the first and the last photos!

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    1. Polly Balitro11.8.13

      Thank you, Silvia! That lake on the last photograph was of a really wonderful blue in fact!

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  3. querido diário9.8.13

    Grey stormy skies are my favorite to take pictires at :)

    love all your pictures,as always!

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    1. Polly Balitro11.8.13

      Thank you so much! And I totally agree about stormy skies being incredible in photographs!

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    2. Katie Yang12.8.13

      I agree with the both of you completely...stormy weather can be so theatrical. :)

      The tones in these are incredible!

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    3. Polly Balitro12.8.13

      Thank you, Katie! I'm glad we all agree about stormy weather being spectacular - even though at the moment it is raining cats and dogs and I'd give anything for a little bit of sunshine!

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  4. Birdie9.8.13

    Beautiful serie. Love the colors here.

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    1. Polly Balitro11.8.13

      Thank you so much, dear Birdie! The green and blue tones came out lovely with this reversal film!

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  5. Christian11.8.13

    lovely photos

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    1. Polly Balitro11.8.13

      Hi Christian, thank you for stopping by this blog and for appreciating my photographs!

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  6. Diogo Miguel2.9.13

    The weather may not have been the best but everything here is incredible represented :)

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    1. Polly Balitro2.9.13

      Thank you so much! I have to say I really love that place, in any kind of weather!

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