This and That's Photography: January 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Mid- Winter Festival

Each year around this time is Heikinpäivä. ~ A Finnish American festivity to celebrate that winter is half over... as the Finnish saying goes

karhu kääntää kylkeä (the bear rolls over to the other side).

This past Saturday, Hancock was filled with people ready to celebrate winter and that it is half over.

Parades, markets filled with Finnish foods and crafts and winter activities filled the streets.

I wasn't able to take many pictures as I was busy helping with a table at the market,

selling riisipurro (rice porridge) and berry soup

riisipuuro

berry soup

our table

Some of the tables at the market, selling food and crafts

The Parade

Girls found a great place to watch the parade

The parade consists of many people dressed in Sami gakti which is tradition clothes of the Sami or Lapland people. Some have character costume which are Finnish or Finnish American Forklore.

Hankooki Heikki - is the person who has
done the most to keep the Finnish Hertitage
alive

World's Largest kicksled

Sauna on wheels

Some of the outdoor activities

kicksled races

vipukelkka or whipsled, which mimics a modern day merry go round

Other activities that are held are wife carrying contests, boot toss and polar plunge - jumping in the cold Canal. This year the polar plunge was cancelled due the warm weather at the beginning of the month and the inability of having some where warm to go after the plunge.

This year we were lucky as the weather cooperated.. it warmed up and there were only a few snow flakes falling. Making the day an enjoyable one.

Marlys

Monday, January 28, 2013

Project fifty-two ~ Repetition

I am a little bit late getting this posted.

I did have a picture yesterday but glad I waited for today.

Yesterday I saw some icicles forming from the snow that was draping down from our roof and thought that this was perfect for this post.

Today those icicles were melting and dripping..

Repetition of Drips

Here is the first picture I took..

The picture with the icicles melting in repetition

You can also see the sun light glisten off the icicles!

Check out how other photographer's see repetition.

Natalie at Natalie Carolyn Photography

Tyler at Art of the Tyger

Bryana at Riutta Images

Bree at Simply Bree

Katelyn at La Bella Photography

Dara at Dara Sikkila Photography

Marlys

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Sunlit Sunday ~ Sunrise

It isn't often that the sun is out during the winter and when it does come out, all I want to do is go out and enjoy the warmth of the sun rays.

Growing up in Saskatchewan, I took the sun for granted. The weather in the winter might have been down-right cold but it didn't seem so bad as the sun was shining brightly.

Here in Upper Michigan we don't get the privilege of seeing the sun and most days are dreary and bleak.

Until that day that sun decides to show his face and brings smiles to everyone.

Morning Sunrise

Marlys

Sunlit Sunday

Project 52: Delicate

A young friend of mine has started up her own photography company and she takes such wonderful pictures. Her name is Briana and her website is Simply Bree Photography and her blog is Simply Bree.

This year she has started Project 52. Each week she has picked a topic and will be doing a picture to portray that topic. I am a couple of week's behind and week's 3 theme is:

Delicate.

The other night when I was heading out the door I noticed the frost on the windows... This was the perfect interpretation of delicate. As I didn't have time to take out my camera, I did this shoot with my phone. I did have to do some editing as my yellow escape was in the picture and I really didn't want it to be seen...and although it is still in the picture you can't see it. I used lomo-ish edit for this picture.