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Collision of elements

This time of the year in Finland is just perfect to shoot monochromatic textures. Piles of dirty snow, mixtures of ice and gravel, and dust can be seen everywhere. Colours seem to be rare and pale.
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Heidiho said:

DAS könnte ich mir gut als Textur für eine Hintergrund-Ebene vorstellen.
Läßt sich gut mit unterschiedlichen Helligkeiten und Einfärbungen ausprobieren.
7 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Heidiho:

Unfortunately I got totally lost in Google translation =D

But thank you very much Heidi, and good morning =)
7 years ago

H C replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:

Heidi says you could use this as a background texture and try it in different degrees of light and colour.
7 years ago

Wierd Folkersma said:

feels familiar :))
7 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Wierd Folkersma:

I thought so! =D Here in Tampere it was even advised to use similar masks as used on construction sites, because there has been so much dust in the air.

Thank you Wertti =)
7 years ago

H C said:

This makes a really great abstract. All our ice and snow is long gone and I've seen vans sweeping up the gravel and creating big dust clouds.
7 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to H C:

Oh, and thank you HC for your kind comment =)
7 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to H C:

Oh, thank you HC =) I indeed had that in mind when taking shot. I even considered posting a version with no frames, and offer it for free download to be used as a texture.

There is actually a quick test on this at Instagram:
www.instagram.com/p/BSDnr5Jg329/?taken-by=samiserola
Although, there I have actually combined it with another image suitable for texture =D

I used there Snapseed mobile app, which I rediscovered thanks to Johan:
www.ipernity.com/doc/jthole/44517216
7 years ago

Marie-claire Gallet said:

Great texture, Sami !! Reminds me the Alps when the snow is melting and tourists gone !!
7 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Marie-claire Gallet:

Thank you Marie-claire =) Yes, one can see even Alps in small details ;-) What I forgot to tell as a story on caption is how as a kid I often used to watch the ground while walking home from school, and imagine I'm in the aeroplane and looking down to a ground far below. Then all the details on ground could just as well be deserts, fields, rivers and lakes.
7 years ago

Amelia said:

You have been using a telescopic lens to take a photo of faraway galaxies, Sami. I just don't believe it's a pile of dirty snow and gravel. ;-)
7 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Amelia:

Secret revealed! =D

Thank you Amelia =)
7 years ago

Karen's Place said:

That looks really cool, Sami. I'm glad this was a good time of year for this challenge. :)
7 years ago

Valfal said:

A wonderful capture, and looks great in B&W! :-)
7 years ago

aNNa schramm said:

walking home from school, and imagine I'm in the aeroplane and looking down to a ground far below. Then all the details on ground could just as well be deserts, fields, rivers and lakes

OHH - Yey - I remember me I also so every time after the rain the desert, rivers and lakes, and with a small stick the rivers were then changed, sometimes resulting in small waterfalls :-)))
7 years ago