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by Kalainen
Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:59 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha
Replies: 420
Views: 112982

Re: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha

I always love Christmas lights. Thanks, Jeff! As I already wrote to Sury, I find it difficult subject. Merry Christmas to you too! :-) -Toni -- Toni Ahvenainen (1976) Year of the Alpha - 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: http://www.yearofthealpha.com Flickr-account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/1...
by Kalainen
Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:58 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha
Replies: 420
Views: 112982

Re: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha

This one I can interpret your intention as capturing the holiday spirit without necessarily having a "typical" image, not withstanding if that is indeed your intention. :D You know, I find these kind of subjects them most difficult ones and I tend to drift away from them. It's like Eiffel...
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:20 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Exhibit your B&W shots
Replies: 603
Views: 199852

Re: Exhibit your B&W shots

Great shots from Andy. My eye is drawn especially to the first one, because of tree. Also, interesting to see your take with B&w landscape. Very nice. -Toni -- Toni Ahvenainen (1976) Year of the Alpha - 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: http://www.yearofthealpha.com Flickr-account: http://www....
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:17 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Christmas time
Replies: 25
Views: 9148

Re: Christmas time

This is an interesting concept. Santa is outside inside a "bubble". People enter the bubble (perhaps, warm and cozy) and have the picture taken from outside. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7540/15893406840_9c9b24fa4c_b.jpg This one caught my eye!! Mesmering indeed!! Wish we would have som...
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:20 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha
Replies: 420
Views: 112982

Re: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7582/15902502110_f4bbb5fee6_c_d.jpg Season of Photographic Eye - Picture 15 Week 52, Wednesday - Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays "The last week of my project starts. I will still concentrate on ‘photographic eye’ for this week and share the final post of this ...
by Kalainen
Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:34 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha
Replies: 420
Views: 112982

Re: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha

Toni, It is a nice shot on its own, but I am not able to figure out your intention for this shot. When I started this season I originally had an idea that it would develop from 'black' to 'white' as the snow would start to fall from the skies. Unfortunately there isn't any snow and everything is qu...
by Kalainen
Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:41 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha
Replies: 420
Views: 112982

Re: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7508/16056760352_5a1e5ebf2b_c_d.jpg Season of Photographic Eye - Picture 14 Week 51, Saturday - Christmas coming - everything on sale "If 'photographic eye' is the noun for the thing I've been discussing for this whole season, then the 'photographic intention' is...
by Kalainen
Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:40 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha
Replies: 420
Views: 112982

Re: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha

Thanks guys, it's a nice difference in my eyes as well even if the second picture doesn't work so well by itself..

-Toni

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Toni Ahvenainen (1976)
Year of the Alpha - 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: http://www.yearofthealpha.com
Flickr-account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/109262328@N06/
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:23 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha
Replies: 420
Views: 112982

Re: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7508/15850671440_a754069655_c_d.jpg Season of Photographic Eye - Picture 13 Week 51, Wednesday - Modern human "In the core of photographic eye is the visual taste. Having a refined visual taste is arguably one of the most important factors that guide one's photog...
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:22 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha
Replies: 420
Views: 112982

Re: Introducing Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha

sury wrote:Lovely shot, Toni. Nice deep reds reflecting the holiday spirit.

Sury
Thanks Sury!

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Toni Ahvenainen (1976)
Year of the Alpha - 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: http://www.yearofthealpha.com
Flickr-account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/109262328@N06/
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:21 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: 3 random pictures from 2007
Replies: 9
Views: 4972

Re: 3 random pictures from 2007

To my eye the rabbit is too much of a snapshot, but the two pictures after it are really great. The sunset has some sort of psychological effect since it's so dark at the same time. The mountain is great because of how it shows the scale of things. Oh man I wish I would be right there to experience ...
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:18 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Exhibit Portrait shots
Replies: 247
Views: 73127

Re: Exhibit Portrait shots

These are great Jeff. I like the first one especially. Brisky looking fellow and the small crocodile on a sweater makes me smile. :-) -- Toni Ahvenainen (1976) Year of the Alpha - 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: http://www.yearofthealpha.com Flickr-account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/109262328...
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:16 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Let's post some panoramas
Replies: 358
Views: 114366

Re: Let's post some panoramas

2012. Some of the girls relaxing between Nutcracker shows in their dressing room at the Touhill theater in St. Louis. They referred to their dressing room as the "aquarium." Hah, I see you as well! aquarium indeed! -Toni -- Toni Ahvenainen (1976) Year of the Alpha - 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha...
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:14 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Stitching Gone Wild
Replies: 5
Views: 2968

Re: Stitching Gone Wild

I agree with Jeff, the last one is the best. Looking a pictures like this makes me miss high altitude places. There are none at Finland and everytime I get even to 500 meters it feels so awesome. I really love the mountains and highest place I've been was aiguille du midi in France (12,605' or 3,842...
by Kalainen
Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:11 pm
Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
Topic: Christmas time
Replies: 25
Views: 9148

Re: Christmas time

Yep, really nice execution of idea here (yes I do see what you did with the chrismas lights). :-)

-Toni

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Toni Ahvenainen (1976)
Year of the Alpha - 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: http://www.yearofthealpha.com
Flickr-account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/109262328@N06/