image of the day

tags: Daisy, Gardening, Horticulture, Botany, nature, Helsinki, image of the day Daisy. Photographed at Tarvaspää Café at the Gallen-Kallela Museum near Tarvon Salmi in Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 2 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: art, tombstone, Hietaniemen Hautausmaa, Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland, cities, nature Tombstone. Photographed at Hietaniemen Hautausmaa (Hietaniemi Cemetery), Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 21 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: art, statue, sculpture, mare and foal, Helsinki, Finland, cities, nature Ãidinrakkaus (Maternal Love) Bronze sculpture (1927) by sculptor Emil Cedercreutz (1879 - 1949). Photographed at Varsapuistikko, at the corner of Unioninkatu and Kaisaniemenkatu, Kluuvi, in Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 23 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) I love this sculpture. Does anyone know who the artist is, its name and anything else about this piece? (I can't find anything on the web to share with you).
tags: bumblebee, Helsinki, Finland, cities, nature Bumblebee on my hand. Photographed in Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 23 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) I am sure I must have looked like I was insane when, walking down the sidewalk, I spied this bumblebee sitting on the concrete. I plopped myself down onto my hands and knees on the sidewalk and spent a few minutes nose-to-nose with her, trying to figure out if she was dying because she was hurt or old (or maybe she was just resting?). She looked to be in good repair, so I got her onto my hand to photograph her. It's not…
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Sunset over the Baltic Sea. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) This is a look at the sun as it sets over the Baltic Sea. I was ensconced in front of a window under a stairway (since the boat ran out of places to sit .. I know, this was almost impossible for me to believe, too, given the overall size of the ferry). I sat there in front of that window for the duration of the journey, drinking beer, taking pictures (nearly all of which were ruined by glare from the window glass) and…
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Having a beer in Tallinn. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) I know this picture is blurry, but hey, I was running after these guys when I snapped it! What was that .. thing .. that I was running after, trying to photograph? Here's a closer look; Having a beer in Tallinn (a closer look). Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) As you can see, this was a bicycle with a number of bar stools attached, along with…
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Light. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) I thought I was done sharing pictures from the wall surrounding the Old Town portion of Tallinn, but I was wrong. After looking through my images today, I realized I have more that I want to share with you. The wall. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) This is a look at the wall as it curves around the city. I really like this image because there is so much to see…
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Looking towards the next tower along the wall around Old Town. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) This is, in my opinion, one of the most spectacular views I've ever had the pleasure to see. I hope my photographs from atop the wall around Old Town can capture this for you well enough that you understand what I saw and experienced while I was in Tallinn. Looking towards the next tower along the inner portion of wall around Old Town. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.…
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities The wall around Old Town. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) The Historic Center of Tallinn, known as "Old Town", was one of the best fortified cities in Europe, with 66 towers adorning the city wall. Today, only 20 or so of these cannon towers remain. The history of Talinn as a trading town is still evident in the beauty of its buildings (for example, refer to the lovely dragons that I photographed on this building, which is now an art gallery). Entrance to the Castle…
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Sightseeing Train. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Spices. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) One of the many items sold in the Old Town Square of Tallinn, Estonia were a variety of spices. They smelled so delicious that I almost purchased some just so I could carry them with me to sniff whenever I wished to. Handmade Blank Books. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Another item that I am partial to are handmade blank books. I wanted to get one or two, but…
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Streets of Tallinn Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Emerging from the Olde Hansa restaurant after lunch, it was obvious that the weather had changed once more -- I've never seen weather conditions change as quickly as they do in Estonia.
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Lunch at the Olde Hansa Restaurant. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) This isn't the best picture I've ever taken, but most of the lighting was provided by candlelight. The interior of the building was quite dark, which made it almost impossible to get a sharply focused image without using a flash (and you know how much I hate flash). Candlelight. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) When you order a beer…
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Windows with Pigeon. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) This photograph reminds me of some of Edward Hopper's paintings. That lone pigeon looks like how I feel today.
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Town Square. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Walking through the town square made me feel transported back in time to the middle ages, a time that I view as being very mysterious. Except for the modern clothing, it seems that this scene has taken place a million times or more just as you see it here. Town Square. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Angles Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Even though this is not a great picture for many reasons, I really like the angles and the contrasting shapes in this image. It would probably work better as a surreal painting than as a photograph, so I like to think of this image as a "working idea" rather than an actual "good photograph."
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Flowers Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) I showed you a picture of flowers that I photographed in Tallinn, Estonia. I lve that image because it seems as though the flowers and the light are leviating in midair. Here's a sideview, which shows how those flowers and the light fixture are affixed to the wall.
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Tallinn Doorway. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) The door knocker is a lion head carved from wood. A detail of this door knocker can be viewed below the jump .. Lion Head Door Knocker. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Tallinn Church Doorway. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Tallinn Doorway. Doorway in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Close-up of the door itself is below the jump. Doorway. (Detail) Doorway in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)