1. Cool or interesting architecture. I live in the town which is built in the banks of a rapid and shores from two big lakes. In the banks of the rapid there is a Finlayson mill area. Former factories have been transformed into cafés, restaurants, shops, museums and exhibitions. In addition, the Finlayson area is home to the leading newspaper in the region and the largest cinema complex in the city. (Took the shot from back yards)
2. A sign of Spring: The waters will open. / Kevään merkki: Jäät lähtevät.
3. Something musical / jotain musikaalista, musiikkiin liittyvää. Practicing at home.
3. Something musical / jotain musikaalista, musiikkiin liittyvää. Very serious business, the spring matinee is on!
4. something sweet / Jotain makeaa
5. Something metallic. / Jotain metallista.
6. A landscape/ maisema -panorama
7. An interesting doorway / Mielenkiintoinen sisäänkäynti
8. A reflection / Heijastus
9. A cemetery / Hautausmaa. This is from an old cemetery which is not in use any more. Think it's an interesting place anyway. / Aleksanterin kirkkopuisto ei kai ole ollut käytössä vuosikymmeniin? Mielenkiintoinen hautausmaa Tampereen sydämessä silti.
10. A pair of shoes / kenkäpari
11. A body of water Took this shot from a very high point of my hometown. Still covered with ice in 12.4. / Vesistö (niin sen sanakirjasta tulkitsin) Pyhäjärven selkää Pispalan harjulta kuvattuna. Jäät eivät ole vielä lähteneet.
12. A drink. Clean and fresh water, that's a luxury we can take straight from taps. / Juoma. Puhdas ja raikas vesi suoraan hanasta on meille itsestään selvyys.
12. A drink / Juoma
13. A mosaic or mural: Hugo Simberg's fresco A snake. When the church was opened to the public in 1907, some of the paintings, especially the snake that Simberg, indeed, had painted on the ceiling, caused a scandal, because they were not typical church art, and the subjects were not all Biblical / Tampereen tuomiokirkon pääholvin kattoon on maalattu kiemurteleva paratiisikäärme jonka suussa on hyvän ja pahan tiedon omena.
13. A mosaic or mural a.k.a fresco: Hugo Simberg's The Garden of Death (1905 and 1906) in Tampere Cathedral / muraali eli seinämaalaus eli fresco: Hugo Simberg: Kuoleman puutarha (1906 ja 1906) Tampereen tuomiokirkossa
13. A mosaic or mural: The Garland of Life. In it, there are twelve naked boys carrying a garland that has both roses of love and thorns of wrath. Simberg used 12-year-old boys from Tampere as models for the painting. Each boy carries the garland in his own way: for some, the garland seems light, for others, it is heavier. The twelve boys are thought to represent the twelve disciples of Jesus. The garland symbolises life itself: there are roses and thorns in the garland, as there are good and bad times in life. Each boy’s individual position reflects that we are all different; everyone has his or her own burden to carry. The fact that the boys are completely naked in the fresco was the cause of a row, too. Many people considered it inappropriate to have nudity in a church . On the other hand, the nudity could be seen as a way to remind us that, before the eyes of God, one can, and has to, reveal one’s sins and be natural.
14. Rain /Sade No rain shots in this month. No rain actually in my town. Took this shot in May 2007 in Dublin so it's from my archives and I'm very sorry I couldn't take any fresh shot for this challenge.
15. Classic car (1970 or older): Chevrolet, Chevy, 1962! ;) / Klassikkoauto, vuosimallia 1970 tai vanhempi. Letukka -62! PS. Sometimes it's good and useful to be a mother of three sons.
16. A work of art. My Eva Solo-design garlic press is to me a real treasure, beautiful to watch and so suitable and useful and - believe it or not - easy to clean. It's even dishwasher safe.
17. A Church. (Not the one with the frescos) / Finlaysonin kirkko
18. A Statue/ Patsas
19. An interesting sky / mielenkiintoinen taivas. Lucky me, was standing outside camera hanging around my neck talking with some neighbours and suddenly cranes flew right above our heads heading further North
20. Something in motion. Like the barbers hands, they're like ballet dancers in my twins heads. / Liike, liikkeessä. (Parturin liikkeessä kädet liikkuu :D )
20. Something in motion / liike, liikkeessä. Do be careful with his ear!
21. Lights at night. The grocery store is closed late in the evening but its lights looks nice. /Valot yöllä. Kauppa on hiljainen yhdeltätoista illalla, valaistus on kuitenkin kaunis.
22. A Silhouette /Silhuetti
23. Something historical (pre-1900) / Jotain historiallista ennen vuotta 1900: Tampere City Hall-Tampereen Raatihuone planned by Georg Schrenk, the building was opened in 1890. This is a very valuable historical building in Tampere. Katso linkistä lisää (in Finnish): http://www.uta.fi/koskivoimaa/kaupunki/1870-00/raatihuone.htm
24. A shot from an unusual perspective / Kuva epätavanomaisesta kuvakulmasta
24. A shot from an unusual perspective. / Epätavallinen kuvakulma.
25. Flowers / kukkia.
26. Self Portrait / Oma potretti
