last sunday we were in the mood for a short trip and out of the blue we ended up in
Hanko -
a port town on the southernmost point of continental Finland. we walked along a sandy beach on the opposite side of the harbour: the weather was gray and the place felt abandoned and lonely. here is a first selection of the
extremely melancholy photographs I took that day.
Hanko - part one:
Nikomat EL - Kodak 400
even though the sea was still frozen by the shore we could smell the breeze coming in from the open water and that was magnificent.
I have always been drawn to the sea - perhaps because I was born and raised on the mountains. that day in
Hanko I thought a lot about the book
Moominpappa at Sea.
Meren ääni on oikeastaan aika mukava - Muumipappa ja meri
I love the high contrasts in these pictures! Wonderful atmosphere in these shots...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nancy! I'm very thankful for the set of filters Jacopo gave me for my birthday; it's helping me a lot!
DeleteThese wintery photos make me feel a little melancholic, because winter hasn't been here the last months and right now I am sitting on my balcony studying (and reading blogs). I would love to send you a little bit of spring!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, Ingeborg. These, however, were taken already a couple of weeks ago... lately it definitely feels more springy here too, and I'm so glad of that!
Deletegosh, nature is such a pandora box. full of magic! i can't wait to visit Finland
ReplyDeleteThank you, Niken! Let me know when you do, I'd like to give you some advice!
DeleteThe contrast is so beautiful! Your shots are so cinematic :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful thing to say, Inês! Thank you!
DeleteHurray for day trips. Can't wait to see the rest :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Evelyn! I'll might post the rest later today or tomorrow... they'll be even more melancholy though!
Deletei quote evelyn on that! love day trips, especially when they let you discover such a beautiful place
DeleteThank you, Silvia! There are never enough day trips for me!
Deletethe most beautiful
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Dear Ally, thank you so much!
Deletehow beautiful! i guess i've never been to hanko.. even tough i'm finnish, that's terrible! it's amazing how a "tourist" can see so much in a place where an "inhabitant" doesn't find anything interesting. the same happens to me here as my friends find everything so ordinary and recently watching my pictures they notice some thing they've never drawn attention to. that's how i feel with your photographs polly!
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is that we had not really seeing anything about the actual town of Hanko, but just the seaside... I'd like to go back there in the summertime though, to see how it looks when the sun is shining and the beach is full of people.
DeleteI totally understand your point and I agree. Thank you, Etta!
These are absolutely beautiful photographs! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, April!
Deleteoh, my… that is so so impressive Polly, those blocks of ice, I've never seen anything like that it must be something else
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! It's a sign the ice on the sea is about to melt... cannot wait for it! Spring is not that far!
DeleteI love this serie. This place looks so beautiful !
ReplyDeleteThank you, Birdie! It was very peaceful and lonely... I bet it must be completely different on a summer day.
DeleteI never get tired of your winter pictures ;) love the first and last one !
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm so glad you do! The first one is my favourite!
Deletehi Polly I found your blog through curating cuteness. Loved your photos so much.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen frozen sea. I wonder how people living in northern hemisphere gather courage to step out in such a cold. But always dream about living in a place with four seasons.
PS - I am glad to find you take film photos. I am trying too. :-)
Dear Pratiksha, thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comment!
DeleteThis year that winter hasn't been very cold, but sometimes it is hard to go out when it is below -15 degrees celsius. I'm looking forward to spring at the moment!
I wouldn't have even imagined seeing the sea frozen before seeing these - they are stunning! wow!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Rhianne! I'll tell you what, the best part of the frozen sea is that you can walk over it... not right now though, it's already melting and it's quite dangerous.
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