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New gallery: Winter Landscapes from Helsinki 2013-2014

April 19, 2014 by Mikael | Comments Off

Full moon over Suomenlinna Church / Link to Winter Landscapes from Helsinki 2013-2014 gallery

Last winter was very short in Helsinki. Some people complained that there was hardly any in winter in Helsinki. I like to photograph winter landscapes in Helsinki when the sea is freezing, and the sea did froze in January. There were 10 days that were very photogenic 🙂 So from the photography point of view, I’m satisfied with the last winter.

My best photos from last winter are in this Winter Landscapes from Helsinki 2013-2014 gallery. The photo locations in Helsinki that are included to this gallery are: Lauttasaari, Suomenlinna, Kallahdenniemi, Uutela and Market Square / South Harbour. During this winter I was teaching again in Kameraseura‘s advanced landscape photography course. We had 12+ field trips during the winter, so many photos are from these course trips.

Tugboat Hector, South Harbour, Helsinki, Finland

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My Helsinki exhibition in Lauttasaari

November 7, 2013 by Mikael | Comments Off
Helsinki exhibition by Mikael Rantalainen in Kaken Kehys in November 2013

My Helsinki exhibition in Kaken Kehys in November 2013

I have currently (1.-30.11.) exhibition in the window of Kaken Kehys in Lauttasaari, Helsinki. I have there 15 landscape photos from Helsinki. I have taken all photos during the last 12 months 🙂 All photos are for sale, and it is possible to buy photos also during the exhibition, so the photos may change during the exhibition. Please visit the exhibition after sunset (when the sky is not any more reflecting from the window). You can also buy my Helsinki calendar from Kaken Kehys.

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Helsinki calendar 2014 for sale

November 7, 2013 by Mikael | Comments Off

Cover of the Helsinki Calendar 2014

Cover of the Helsinki Calendar 2014

I have made a wall calendar with my Helsinki photos. The size of the calendar is 297 x 420 mm (closed 297 x 210 mm). I have taken all photos of the calendar in Helsinki, 12 of photos are taken during last 12 months and one photo is older. The photo locations are e.g. Lauttasaari, Kaivopuisto, Suomenlinna, Valkosaari and Töölönlahti. You can buy this calendar from Kaken Kehys in Lauttasaari (Helsinki), where I currently have Helsinki photo exhibition.

Photos of the Helsinki Calendar 2014

Photos of the Helsinki Calendar 2014

You can also order this calendar by sending email to me: kalenteri2014@maisemanlumo.fi. Please include your full address to the email. I will send you pdf invoice with BIC/SWIFT number for my bank and IBAN number for my bank account. You can pay the invoice without any extra costs in European Union. When I have received the payment, I will send you the calendar(s).

The price of the calendar (including VAT) is:

  • One calendar is 25 € (+ postage to Finland 4 €, postage to Europe 7 €)
  • 3 calendars are 65 € (+ postage to Finland 7 €, postage to Europe 10 €)

Helsinki Calendar 2014Helsinki Calendar 2014Helsinki Calendar 2014

Note that the calendar has all texts in Finnish. Holidays are marked according to Finland, and it also contains the Finnish name days. If you would like to order you calendar with English text, please send me email by 25.11. If there is a lot of interest to English calendars, I can make small order for English calendars (if not, you can still order Finnish calendar at that time).

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New gallery: Autumn Views from Helsinki

October 29, 2013 by Mikael | Comments Off
Töölönlahti, Helsinki, Finland

Töölönlahti / Link to Autumn Views from Helsinki Gallery

The autumn colours were spectacular this year in Helsinki 🙂 This gallery has photos from Hotel Torni, Olympic Stadium Tower and various parks in Helsinki (e.g. Töölönlahti, Kaivopuisto, Vanhankaupunginkoski).

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New gallery: Summer Views from Helsinki 2013

September 7, 2013 by Mikael | Comments Off
Helsinki Cathedral from Valkosaari, Helsinki, Finland / Link to Summer Views from Helsinki 2013 gallery

Helsinki Cathedral from Valkosaari / Link to Summer Views from Helsinki 2013 gallery

Summer is over, so it is time to post a new gallery of photos that I have photographed in Helsinki during summer 2013. During earlier summers I have been little bit lazy to photograph urban sunsets in Helsinki, so this year I decided to take my camera and tripod more often with me to Helsinki nights. I managed to photograph the sun setting exactly behind the Helsinki Cathedral, and the moon exactly behind the Suomenlinna Church 🙂 Unfortunately the moon was not full, but it is good to have some challenge also next summer… You can see some of these photos in my exhibitions during next months: in Art Forum Helsinki in October and in Kaken Kehys in November.

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New gallery: Winter Landscapes from Helsinki 2012-2013

May 3, 2013 by Mikael | Comments Off
Full moon, Lauttasaari, Helsinki, Finland

Full moon, Lauttasaari, Helsinki / Link to Winter Landscapes from Helsinki 2012-2013 gallery

Last winter was very photogenic in Helsinki 🙂 You can see my best winter photos from Helsinki in this Winter Landscapes from Helsinki 2012-2013 gallery. The locations in Helsinki that are included to this gallery are: Lauttasaari, Suomenlinna, Kallahdenniemi, Ruutinkoski and Market Square.

During this winter I was teaching in Kameraseura‘s advanced landscape photography course, and we had a many (over 15) field trips during the winter. So I had much more company on my winter photography trips than usually 🙂

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New gallery: East Finland – Summer Landscapes

January 20, 2012 by Mikael | Comments Off
Ukko-Koli, Lieksa, Finland

Link to East Finand – Summer Landscape Gallery / Ukko-Koli, Lieksa, Finland

In August 2011 I visited Koli. I stayed in Koli and surrounding area about one week. During three mornings I went to photograph sunrise at the top of Koli. That meant that wake up was before 4 am….

I visited also Pisa nature protection area (Juankoski), Palvinsuo National Park (Lieksa / Ilomantsi) and Kolvananuuro Nature Reserve (Joensuu). On my way back I stopped in Punkaharju.

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New website for landscape photos: Maiseman Lumo

August 1, 2011 by Mikael | Comments Off

Maiseman Lumo: Maisemakuvia Suomesta ja maailmalta.

I have launched a new website for my landscape photos: Maiseman Lumo (this new site is in Finnish). I will post only landscape photos and landscape photography related articles to Maiseman Lumo. I have there also information about my exhibitions and landscape photography courses.

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Advance notice: My landscape photography course in Kameraseura next October

June 14, 2011 by Mikael | Comments Off

Vanhankaupunginlahti, Helsinki

Vanhankaupunginlahti, Helsinki


Kameraseura will arrange again a landscape photography course next autumn (14.-16.10.). The main emphasis of my course will be on the art of landscape photography (choosing location, right time, composition, use of light, camera settings, what filters to use,…). But I will also go through the landscape photographer’s equipment (camera, lenses, tripod,..).

The course structure will be similar as in my previous course (my recap from the previous course): On Friday evening we will go through the basics of landscape photography and look 1-2 landscape images from the course participants. On Saturday we will have field trip to some photogenic location. And on Sunday afternoon we will review Saturday’s images and continue the theory.

The destination of Saturday’s photography trip will be decided on Friday based on the weather forecast, and how good autumn colors we have.

You can book the course in Kameraseura website. This course (and other Kameraseura autumn courses) will become visible after summer. If you send me email, I will notify you when my course becomes available in Kameraseura web shop (my previous course was sold out about one month in advance).

UPDATE: The sale of Kameraseura autumn courses starts on 17.8.

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A short recap of my landscape photography course

April 24, 2011 by Mikael | 1 Comment
Landscape photography course participants photograping pack ice

Landscape photography course participants photograping pack ice

Four weeks ago I was teaching in the landscape photography course in Kameraseura. The course was arranged in three parts: 3 hours of theory on Friday evening in Kameraseura premises, 5+ hour photography trip on Saturday, and 6 hours of theory in Kameraseura on Sunday.

I started the course on Friday evening with the presentation about landscape photography equipment (cameras, lenses, tripods and other accessories) and the art of landscape photography (i.e. planning, composition, how to use light, effect of different weather conditions,…). I had also asked course participants to bring two photos with them: one successful landscape photo, and one photo that had failed although the situation was fantastic. I provided feedback what worked and what could have be improved in those photos in my opinion.

Pack ice in Suomenlinna

Pack ice in Suomenlinna

On Saturday we made five hour photography trip to Suomenlinna with the target to apply the lessons from Friday. We were extremely lucky with the weather, that Saturday was definitely one of the best landscape photography days during this spring: There was pack ice on the shores and nice clouds in the sky during afternoon. At sunset time we had nice colourful sunset and interesting ice formations on the rocks, they were literally glazed with ice 🙂

45 minutes before sunset in Suomenlinna

45 minutes before sunset in Suomenlinna


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