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I love that, Mika - looks so eerily dark and atmospheric! That's how I'd like it to be here on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day :santa:
As an aside, that shot would inspire me to write one of my infamous 'tales of the macabre': where desolate streets on winter nights ignite twisted psychopathic minds, and unspeakable horrors strike fear into your very soul......
Marco.
I like the idea behind the image nice B&W shot at night / moody
However it looks too made up
Have you ridden the bike from the other end of the view ( your tyre tracks ) then stopped looked back and seen a image
The bike looks to have been dragged into position on the back light ? dropped on the floor then the person taking the image has walked back and taken the shot
Maybe wrong ,but I always like to see and understand how a image was taken
Keep the photos coming I like them :)
Thanks.
The other tyre tracks are made by someone else, I just noted a nice view when driving along and stopped. The bike is fixed gear one and the tracks are skidmarks, so that is the reason the tracks seem like the bike is dragged to the spot. However I did walk back from it and took the image.
Today did three and half hour ride with a friend from local fixed gear community. Did about 70km and stopped once at the gas station to warm our toes and fingers as the weather was a bit chilly -15 degrees of C with a small breeze. Started also to have some icicles at my 'staches.. :)
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Here Mr.J is doing the X with the bikes at the old shipyard maintenance building renewed lately (it had a small cafeteria last summer I think) at Piimäperä where we stopped for a moment on our way.
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Sorry no bike shots this time but few shots from my new year skiing trip to Lapland. Five days skiing mostly offpiste with good friends, spending evenings by cooking nice dinners, having a sauna, drinking a bit and playing social games as Blocus, Jazz etc. The first skiing day was bit cold at -25 deg of Celcius but the rest were warmer at somewhere around -5 to -10.. :)
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Our our way back home we stopped at the grave of our dear friend and member of our freeskiing club who passed away last spring at Mt. Denali by a skiing accident. This was important to me as did not have a possibility to participate to the funeral.
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We lighted a candle for him, had a quiet moment, and dropped few tears. All of us. And it was not because of the hangover. Funny thing how you can same time feel really sad, but still somehow happy. I guess it's because the healing process. Luckily the memories are forever.
Ski-ing looks awesome, mogul dancing through trees is what dreams are made of, then aprés in the bar to Nanci's tune with some lovely dames.
''Here's to the lady's you love and don't see again,
The night is warm whiskey... the mornin's a cold bitter wind,
The blue eyed madonna leaves town while the drunken man waits,
Leaves him standing alone in the shadows of St. Olav's Gate.''
...then pilgrimage to your dearly departed friend, respect.:yesbruv:
May i take this opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year Mika, happy times always.
Fantastic pictures, as usual, Mika... You're making me want to visit Finland, more and more!
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How did you know that I love old graveyards? I really enjoy their tranquility and solitude. I dig the little lanterns illuminating the cold night sky with their comforting and gently warm glow... And the snow!! :yay:
I'm sure that your sadly departed friend would've been watching over you :)
Marco.
Thanks Andy - Happy New Year to you also! And Thanks Marco, I certainly hope so..
Today Mrs. has a morning shift, so spent the day with the kids cleaning the house and also playing outside. After Mrs came home and we had the dinner had some time to go for a little bike ride while the sauna was heating up.
Did a nice 45min cx ride with my fixed Steamroller at the snowy trails nearby our some. Trails were really good, hard and smooth. However my chinese high power led light has started occasionally to cut out the power and this caused some funny situations like at the pic when missed the trail after hard left turn from one bigger forest road to one smaller singletrack taking me back home :)
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Love shots like that - looks very creepy! :eyebrows:
You should've been playing this track on your iPod....
Marco.
Bit too slow paced for riding me thinks - for the subject might prefer this one.. :D