Tallinn, Estonia

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 Flowers. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) This is one of my favorite pictures that I snapped while in Tallinn.
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 Windows. 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 Tallinn Street. Street leading to St. Olav's Church in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) This is the street leading to St. Olav's Church, which I've shared in several images so far. If you look carefully, you can actually see the lower part of the spire on the right side of the photograph.
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)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Wall. An old vine-covered wall on a sidestreet in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Here Be Dragons. Dragon art on the front of an art gallery in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) The front of the gallery is below the jump. Dragon art on the front of an art gallery in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities Streets. Walking around city streets in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Streets. Narrow city streets in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Inside St. Olav's Church Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) This image would also benefit from a little Photoshop intervention to tone down the bleaching effects of the brilliant light pouring in through the windows.
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Old Courtyard (with Hotel Marriott) This is not the best image but I really like the clouds and the contrast to the buildings (This courtyard really IS this uneven, by the way!) This is a situation where I should crop the raw image. 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 Courtyard. Restored courtyard in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) What do you suppose those two signs are pointing at? They provide distance, but no context for those distances. For example, the "15 M" sign looks to be pointing to the dumpster .. hrm.
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Streets. Cobblestone streets in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Doorway. Wooden doorway in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Glass-Winged Butterfly. Glass-Winged Butterfly (endemic to Ecuador) in the Natural History Museum in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Yes, you are reading the actual specimen tag through the butterfly's wings. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day Tunnel. Tunnel leading to courtyard that has been restored as an outdoor theatre and restaurant in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia. Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)