http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3ASolkku deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:Solkku en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:38 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Competition-over-and-Happy-New-Year-241500689 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Competition-over-and-Happy-New-Year-241500689 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:21:44 PST Competition over and Happy New Year! nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
The deadline for the competition was a few hours ago and no more submissions will be accepted. The results will be announced as soon as possible.

Also, a Happy New Year to everyone! :party:

...Over and out...

Solkku ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Gloomy-Nature-competition-214148499 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Gloomy-Nature-competition-214148499 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:52:59 PST Gloomy Nature competition nonadult journals/culture/contests Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
A while ago I organized a pre-competition in which all of you had to think about a theme for the big competition. I got a lot of nice theme suggestions, but the one I liked the most (as autumn is turning to winter, and it's getting darker) was the suggestion by =kukko, who suggested "Gloomy Nature". So congrats to you, you will receive the prize of the pre-competition as promised!

So what does "Gloomy" mean? As can be seen here, it means the following things:

1. dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
2. causing gloom; dismal or depressing: a gloomy prospect.
3. filled with or showing gloom; sad, dej ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Gloomy-Nature-competition-241760681 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Gloomy-Nature-competition-241760681 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:24:36 PST Gloomy Nature competition nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
A while ago I organized a pre-competition in which all of you had to think about a theme for the big competition. I got a lot of nice theme suggestions, but the one I liked the most (as autumn is turning to winter, and it's getting darker) was the suggestion by :devkukko:, who suggested "Gloomy Nature". So congrats to you, you will recieve the prize of the pre-competition as promised!

So what does "Gloomy" mean? As can be seen here, it means the following things:

1. dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
2. causing gloom; dismal or depressing: a gloomy prospect.
3. filled with or showing gloom; sad, dejecte ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Sweet-26-241839926 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Sweet-26-241839926 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:25:31 PST Sweet 26! nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku Yay! It's my birthday today, and I turn 26! We are going out with my pals for a "few" beers and celebrate.
:party:

Competition news:
Tomorrow I will launch the competition I had planned on launching for a while now. The theme is still not chosen, so you can still suggest something. Remember, it has to be nature-related.

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A lot of great things has happened since the last update; I recently reached the 120,000 pageviews barrier, got over 4,000 watchers, 10,000 views on a photo and 1,000 favs on a photo. Thank you all for your constant support, I really appreciate it. :hug:

Quick Pre-Competition:
I'm going to start my next nature photo competition in the very near future, and have been trying really hard to come up with a t ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Sounds-of-Nature-competition-Results-242417504 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Sounds-of-Nature-competition-Results-242417504 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:14:15 PDT Sounds of Nature competition Results nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku The results we all have been waiting for are here at last! The jury has worked hard the past two evenings, and the top 3 was really tight resulting in a shared second place, only two points from the winner of the competition. With no further a due, I present you the top 3 of the competition:

:winner: 1st place (37pts):
(Because :devewm: is a staff member of deviantART with a subscription that never expires, I clearly had to bend the rules about the first prize for this competition. Therefore, I have decided to give her a 20x30cm print from my store.)

:thumb36010765: by :devewm:

:devtoope:'s ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Sounds-of-Nature-competition-over-242422351 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Sounds-of-Nature-competition-over-242422351 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:25:14 PDT Sounds of Nature competition over nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
The deadline for the competition was last night, and therefore the competition is now over. The results will be announced as soon as possible.

...Over and out...

Solkku

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Just as a reminder, the competition deadline is after 4 days.. 31st July at 24:00 hours Finnish time (GMT +2). So if you haven't yet submitted your entry, hurry up! ;P

:pointr: Sounds of Nature competition:

Photos don't transmit sound. Yet there is a world of different sounds in the nature, wherever we are. I now announce a competition in which your mission is to take and present a nature photo delivering sound to the viewer. We, the jury, want to be able to imagine the sound of your nature photo without actually hearing it.

:pointr: Rules:
* The competition deadline is 31st July 2006 at 24:00 hours Finnish time (GMT + ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Sounds-of-Nature-competition-214144264 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Sounds-of-Nature-competition-214144264 Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:41:09 PDT Sounds of Nature competition nonadult journals/art/photography Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
:pointr: Rules:
* The competition deadline is 31th July 2006 at 24:00 hours Finnish time (GMT +2).
* Submissions after the deadline will be disqualified.
* The photo must be a nature photo.
* The nature photo must be yours! (And must be available on deviantART).
* You are allowed to submit older artwork which are still ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Colourful-Nature-Competition-Results-242499422 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Colourful-Nature-Competition-Results-242499422 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:14:32 PDT Colourful Nature Competition Results nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku The results you have been waiting for are finally here! The jury had a very long discussion about the winners and the finalists, and the desicion was very hard. But we finally got to a decision. With no further a due, I present you the Top 3 of the competition:

:winner: 1st place (25pts, 3 months subscription):

:thumb34652692: by :devwaleed-DP:

:devsolkku:'s view on the photo:
Many have said that photography is like painting with light. This photo is a perfect example of that theory. The composition and lightning with the foreground rocks, the sea and sky are all in perfect harmony with each ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Colourful-Nature-competition-is-over-242499840 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Colourful-Nature-competition-is-over-242499840 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:15:43 PDT Colourful Nature competition is over nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
All prizes will be given immediately.

...Over and out...

Solkku

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This is a reminder of the competition for all of you who wanted to take part in it, but haven't sent an entry yet.

I decided to hold my first competition here on deviantART. As I love colours in a photo, I decided that the theme would be "Colourful Nature". This includes everything from macros, sunsets to scenery, as long as it's a nature photo.

:pointr: Rules:
* The competition deadline is 30th June 2006 at 24:00 hours (Finnish time).
* Submissions after deadline will be disqualified.
* Send me a note with "Colourful Nature submission" in the subject line and the link to your deviation in the note.
* The ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Colourful-Nature-competition-more-242539470 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Colourful-Nature-competition-more-242539470 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 20:10:21 PDT Colourful Nature competition + more nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
Wow! This night I crossed 50,000 pageviews and 2,000 Deviants watching barriers. This is all so overwhelming to me that I really can't describe it in words! I love all of you people! :hug:

Colourful Nature competition:

I decided to hold my first competition here on deviantART. As I love colours in a photo, I decided that the theme would be "Colourful Nature". This includes everything from macros, sunsets to scenery, as long as it's a nature photo.

:pointr: Rules:
* The competition deadline is 30th June 2006 at 24:00 hours (Finnish time).
* Submissions after deadline will be disqualified.
* Send me ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/40-000-pageviews-Featured-Deviants-and-more-242548893 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/40-000-pageviews-Featured-Deviants-and-more-242548893 Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:19:47 PDT 40,000 pageviews, Featured Deviants and more nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
The last week have been pretty hectic for me in terms of replying to messages here on dA, as I got the chance to be on the frontpage a few times and that resulted in tons and tons of messages. I was about to write this journal right after I got 40,000 pageviews, but I had to postpone it. But better late than never right?

Thank you everyone for your comments, favs and watch additions. They are always greatly appreciated. A huge :hug: to you all!

Porvoo Cathedral tragedy:

As promised earlier in some comments, I will show you some other photos I took when the cathedral here in Porvoo was tragically on fire. For those who a ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/200th-Deviation-amp-New-Prints-242580958 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/200th-Deviation-amp-New-Prints-242580958 Tue, 16 May 2006 14:42:33 PDT 200th Deviation & New Prints nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
Hehe, I actually can't believe this, but I have now over 200 deviations submitted here. All this in under four months. I remember the night in January when I joined dA; I must've submitted something around 50 photos at a time. But hey, I had to catch up! :)

The lucky number 200 was Mother's Day Gift II.

More Prints now available:

Last weekend I decided to fill my store with some of the older shots I had as hi-res versions of, and here the new additions are:

:thumb31300591: :thumb30604073: :thumb29205936: :thumb28146425:

:thumb30509328: :thumb30180713: :thumb30167801:

:thumb29309340: :thumb28146629: :thumb28145492:

"Se ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/30-000-pageviews-and-more-242594169 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/30-000-pageviews-and-more-242594169 Mon, 08 May 2006 15:44:56 PDT 30,000 pageviews and more nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
Oh dear, last week was the best ever for me here on dA. Because of all you wonderful people here, I managed to get my first ever appearance on dA frontpage in "Today's Favourites" and "Today's Prints" sections, and thus breaking both the 30,000 pageviews and 1,000 watchers barrier in the same week! Thank you all for your wonderful and constant support! I'm really amazed by this and appreciate it so much I can't even describe it with words.

A big :hug: to you all!

Welcome Summer of 2006:

The weather here in Finland have been really good during last week, almost like summer. Many warm and sunny days, a ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Exhibition-update-amp-lens-accident-242616140 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Exhibition-update-amp-lens-accident-242616140 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:52:22 PDT Exhibition update & lens accident nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
It seems there has been a slight delay with the exhibition in Cracow, Poland. Apparently they have been celebrating Easter there, and my exhibition will start on May 2nd and end at June 2nd. The exhibition is held in Norwid's Centre of Culture, will have 22 of my photos on display in A3 format and is named "Seasons of Finland", with photos from every season.

Lens accident:

Last Monday I had the weirdest waking in my whole life. I woke up really early in the morning sitting on the floor next to my bed, to the sound of my Sigma 80-400mm EX OS lens hitting the floor. I had had my camera backpack open on a chair next to the ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/My-First-Exhibition-amp-Other-Stuff-242632178 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/My-First-Exhibition-amp-Other-Stuff-242632178 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:54:21 PDT My First Exhibition & Other Stuff nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
Tomorrow April 17th I will have my first ever photo exhibition, in Norwid's Centre of Culture in Cracow, Poland. The exhibition will have 22 of my photos on display in A3 format and is named "Seasons of Finland", with photos from every season. The photos will be on display for a whole month. This is really exciting for me, as you can imagine. I am really honoured and blessed to be given an opportunity like this.

Easter:

Yesterday I came home from the Easter trip a bunch of friends and I took to Himos. The scenery there was far from what I expected (atleast close to the ski centre), thus not giving me that many photo o ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Filters-and-plans-for-Easter-242647332 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Filters-and-plans-for-Easter-242647332 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:56:44 PDT Filters and plans for Easter nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
Time for a small update again. I finally got my set of Cokin X-series of filters including X120 & X121 ND graduated filters, filter holder and 82mm & universal adaptor rings. I have tested them from my window and the results so far look good. Can't wait to put them into real action out on the field. After approximately one week I will get the last filter for the set; X152 (2X ND filter). I took a simple photo of all the filter equipment on the table. If you are interested, you can check it out here.

The 13th - 16th this month I will go up to Himos (which is in central Finland) with a small group of old friends (including :dev ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Winds-of-Change-242657344 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Winds-of-Change-242657344 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 13:11:54 PST Winds of Change nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
...I have entered a few contest here on dA with different success. In the "Dark and Scary Nature" contest held by :devnaturpics-club: I finished 6th with 22 points with The Message. In the "Insect" contest held by :devclick-it: I finished second with my photo Hanging By a Moment. In :devssilence:s Macro contest   I enter ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Day-of-Thrillers-242711047 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Day-of-Thrillers-242711047 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:12:14 PST Day of Thrillers nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
...The match was a thriller! So many penalties and chances to make goals for both teams. I have no nails left on my fingers and am missing a "few" hairs from the head too, hehe. It was 2-2 after the second period. 10 seconds after the the referee dropped the puc ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Insanely-Amazing-and-Amazingly-Insane-242730558 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Insanely-Amazing-and-Amazingly-Insane-242730558 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:07:04 PST Insanely Amazing and Amazingly Insane nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
...I just couldn't believe my eyes (I had to rub them a for a while just to be sure), but the numbers just wouldn't change. It was very true, and on every refresh the number of messages just increased, rapidly I might add. It felt so confusing ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Thank-you-242737840 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/Thank-you-242737840 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:21:14 PST Thank you! nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
Members that have been kind enough to feature my work:
:devriob:
:devageofloss:
:devsicknonsens:
:devS-t-r-a-n-g-e:
:devwjptak:
:devTheolonius:
:devrobinism:
:devRestlessPhotographer:
:devSJMX:
:devMrichston:
:devakkict-photo:
:devwizzoh:
:devmisakyra:

Edit: Fixed the list, and added a new name.
Edit II: Added :devakkict-photo: to the list.
Edit III: Adde ]]> http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/The-very-first-249861128 http://solkku.deviantart.com/journal/The-very-first-249861128 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:37:10 PST The very first nonadult journals/personal Solkku http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/solkku.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~Solkku
I thought I would also tell You a little bit about my history in photography. I have been taking photography semi-seriously for about a year now and I'm really enjoying it and all the possibilities it ha ]]>