Olympic Stadium Tower is one of the landmarks of Helsinki. Now I captured it at Töölönlahti bay photo session. The tower can be seen behind the bay when looking from downtown. With the Opera house it gives a beautiful skyline. Especially at sunset. That day ragged clouds joined the sunset giving it an amazing look. Like the sky’s on fire.
The tower, however, is just a… tower. The main attraction there is the Olympic Stadium. It can’t be seen here because of the trees and hills. Anyway the Stadium hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics. Oh, and the Finn’s favourite drink Lonkero was made for those Olympics. Nowadays everybody drinks it. Wouldn’t it be nostalgic to have a pint of Lonkero at the top of the tower?
The reason why this moment is called blue hour is pretty self-explanatory. Everything is more or less blue. It’s my favourite photography moment among the sunset. I think HDR shines when it’s used around sunset. Blue hour goes too. Exposure times are just longer. You might miss the train ;)
In an earlier post I wondered where are all the buildings. After all, we are in the very downtown. Well, here they are. This photo is taken in the core of Helsinki, just next to the Central Railway Station. The station itself can be seen in right hand side. Some of the commuter tracks to suburbs also leave there. In fact, you can almost see the blue platform signs and clocks.
Oh, it’s a little celebration time too! The blog has been running exactly 4 months today. I launched it on January 18, 2012. As promised I’ll continue posting a new photo from our beautiful capital every day. I also recently started posting articles. Be sure to check them out! As usually everything is done with you in mind, dear Reader. It’s ultimately you why I have this blog. It’s your decision how it succeeds. You give me inspiration. You are the best.
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Times ago they decided to leave Töölönlahti bay shores untouched. To its’ natural state. Thus, nowadays the reed can be annoyance on the shores of the bay. It has invaded Töölönlahti. In summertime it blocks the sight to the beautiful bay. Now the reed is still dead so it’s fine. I wonder if you can see the Finnish National Opera or the Olympic Stadium tower in one month. I guess not.
After taking this photo I went to Jaskan Grilli. It is a snack bar located nearby. It is a local legend; largely due to its’ personal ex owner Jaska (hence the name Jaskan Grilli = Jaska’s Snack Bar). To me, the snack bar means excellent sausage potatoes. With extra chili mayonnaise. Sometimes double.
As you have probably noticed the Blog For Photos design has been revamped. I totally changed the theme (bought Thesis), layout and added more pages and features. Here’s what’s new: Totally new Articles section. Totally new Buy my work section. Renewed About section: renewed About page and totally new About me and Recommended sites pages. [...]
