Grayness

Willowherb against concrete, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Pond, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Shoe, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

I have taken some photographs daily despite the rainy and gray weather. Summer is progressing despite the cold. Soon, the longest day of the year. Now well over 18 hours of daylight each day.

Here are three images taken yesterday and today. I'm focusing on the grayness, and it isn't a bad subject.

I have been following the rumors of the upcoming Olympus micro 4/3 camera. It promises a lot, but will it deliver. Soon we may know.

SoFoBoMo - a big pile of books

Rocks and reeds, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Gravel road, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Two weeks ago I finished my hasty (three-day) SoFoBoMo project. The pdf is available in two sizes, 23 MB and 4 MB, the bigger is better.

At this moment it feels that I didn't do too badly, and I learned a bit of photography in the process, especially about shooting on the streets (of Copenhagen). And the use of two-page spreads with two related images was a good idea, although I could have implemented it a bit better.

It feels really good to have the book at the SoFoBoMo site. But even greater is to see all the finished books - what a treasure trove! And new ones are appearing daily, which is great.

Here are two images from yesterday, which was once again a rainy day. Tomorrow may be a bit better, though.

Cold summer in Finland

Leaf forms, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Young pine, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Monday we had 28-30 °C warmth here in Helsinki region, but today we have 6 °C. Quite a change. Some say that the summer was here and went away. But I'm not quite as pessimistic.

Here are two photographs from yesterday, showing how the rain makes things fresh (if you forget the coldness). Well, at least we don't have a lack of water now.