{"id":9732,"date":"2017-04-16T16:33:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T23:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/?post_type=lv_listing&#038;p=9732"},"modified":"2021-03-04T07:14:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T07:14:15","slug":"suomenlinna-island-fortress","status":"publish","type":"location","link":"https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/posts\/location\/suomenlinna-island-fortress\/","title":{"rendered":"Suomenlinna Island Fortress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Suomenlinna Island Fortress is an easy day trip from Helsinki. I took\u00a0the ferry over mid-morning and spent about 3hrs wandering the island\u00a0before heading back.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a fortress that was built over several islands and has actually defended three different nations &#8211; Sweden, Russia and Finland. Nowadays, it&#8217;s a UNESCO World Heritage Site &#8211; although there are some people that live on the island.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be honest, I didn&#8217;t find it the most fascinating photographic subject, but if you&#8217;re into history, that can well make up for the visuals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1qMYlTLM1p68mX62XpjaBceENPZU\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>The Nitty Gritty<\/h2>\n<p>[table id=17 \/]<\/p>\n<h2>The Suomenlinna Ferry<\/h2>\n<p>To start with, you take a ferry over from the dock &#8211; roughly around where the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/listing\/helsinki-market-square-kauppatori\/\">Kauppatori Market Square<\/a> is located. You need a ticket beforehand so arrive a bit early to sort that out.<\/p>\n<p>The ferry&#8217;s cool &#8211; or maybe I&#8217;m a dork for all things nautical. The ride is definitely part of the journey &#8211; wander around and see what you can shoot.<\/p>\n<p>Up on deck, be sure to get a few shots of the city as you pull away. It&#8217;s a great way to get some skyline shots &#8211; although I wish the sky had been a bit more interesting or dramatic on the day I was out there.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, something tells me I should be thankful for the great weather we had!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9726 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7501-572x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"800\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9726-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/640s &#402;\/8 @ ISO 100<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>35mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 9:42 am<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Down below, with the windows streaming bright light in, it&#8217;s a chance to play with your settings and decide what effect you&#8217;re going for.<\/p>\n<p>For the indoor shots, the light coming in through the windows is going to make your exposure challenging. Your camera will probably underexpose a whole lot. If you want to capture the scenes inside, you have to over-expose or &#8220;blow out&#8221; the windows. You can do this either by using exposure compensation or <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/exposure-lock-button-what-is-it-and-how-to-use-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lock exposure<\/a> inside the cabin before shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Some photogs prefer to use HDR to balance the indoor\/outdoor light, but in a situation like this &#8211; shooting toddlers that aren&#8217;t related to me &#8211; it would be impossible to set up that shot without seriously creeping out Mom here.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t mind the blown out windows &#8211; this shot is about the kiddos&#8217; excitement. Not what&#8217;s outside right now.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7525-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Finnish children on the ferry to Suomenlinna\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7525-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7525-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7525-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7525.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9728-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/40s &#402;\/8 @ ISO 125<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>19mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 9:52 am<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also random hardware around the boat that\u00a0has an interesting look. I have no idea what this is but love the analog mechanical look of it.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps if I had moved it, we&#8217;d have ended up in St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7520-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Suomenlinna Island Ferry\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7520-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7520-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7520-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7520.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9727-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/40s &#402;\/8 @ ISO 160<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>18mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 9:50 am<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>Suomenlinna Island\u00a0Fortress<\/h2>\n<p>Once we got to the island, we docked\u00a0at the main quay or Landing Dock in the map.<\/p>\n<p>You might catch some people fishing out here, which is I suspect is the definition of an exciting day out when you&#8217;re one of the 900 people that live on this island.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9724 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7610-625x800.jpg\" alt=\"Suomenlinna Island Photography\" width=\"625\" height=\"800\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9724-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/800s &#402;\/8 @ ISO 200<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>35mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 3:17 pm<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>You can check out the Suomenlinna Church but it was closed when we visited, so we wandered further down\u00a0to explore the tunnels of the fortress.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re pretty interesting and you can get some great repetitive patterns like these doorways within doorways.<\/p>\n<p>It was a bit hard to shoot in here and balance the exposure. The bright light and the shadowed pathways were hard to capture at once.<\/p>\n<p>The trick here is to shoot raw so you can bring out some details later and to compensate the exposure to something in the middle, between the brightness of the light and the shade.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9730 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7553-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Suomenlinna Fortress Tunnels\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9730-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/10s &#402;\/7.1 @ ISO 2000<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>18mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 10:54 am<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t have my tripod so I had to rely on hand-holding these shots. The one above is a 1\/10s shot, so it took some tricks to hold steady for that one.<\/p>\n<p>What I like to do is put my feet about shoulder-width apart, then put the camera against my face with my elbows close to my body. This gives three points of steadiness to the camera, each hand braced against my body and my face as the third.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, breathe out gently and press the shutter as you do so. Some people prefer to press the shutter at the end of the out-breath. Practice this technique and you will someday wow someone at a firing range.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another where I really liked the sheen of the cobblestones and the iron door.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7540-Edit-800x530.jpg\" alt=\"Tunnels on Suomenlinna\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9729-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/40s &#402;\/7.1 @ ISO 500<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>22mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 10:51 am<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>Tomb Raidin&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The next spot to check out is the tomb of this Swedish guy, Augustin Ehrensv\u00e4rd. The whole fortress was kind of his thing, spent his life designing and building it, and called it Sveaborg back in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Like I\u00a0mentioned before, the island has had a couple of different owners, and Sweden was one of them.\u00a0The swedes still call it Sveaborg.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9720 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7559-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Ehrensv\u00e4rd\u2019s tomb\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9720-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/800s &#402;\/4.5 @ ISO 100<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>24mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 10:58 am<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always hard to shoot statues in sunlight due to the harsh shadows, but sometimes black and white can bring out the beauty in the contrasts.<\/p>\n<p>I like the way this post-process made the image seem almost silver-toned.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7561-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Detail from Ehrensv\u00e4rd\u2019s tomb, Suomenlinna Island Fortress Photography\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7561-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7561-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7561-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7561.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9721-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/30s &#402;\/7.1 @ ISO 100<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>24mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 10:59 am<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>Submarine Vesikko<\/h2>\n<p>After the tomb, we headed over to check out the submarine which sank a Soviet ship named <em>Vyborg<\/em> in WWII.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t made super clear because I imagine they don&#8217;t love this part of the story, but apparently this submarine was secretly commissioned by the Germans! It had to be done on the DL since it was against the Versailles Peace Treaty at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, I got this nice shot of the bridge connecting the two islands and the church in the distance,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7607-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful day at Suomenlinna \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7607-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7607-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7607-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7607.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9723-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/2500s &#402;\/5 @ ISO 200<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>62mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 2:05 pm<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Once we got to the submarine, we paid\u00a0\u20ac7 to board. It was a tight fit inside, can&#8217;t imagine being underwater in that!<\/p>\n<p>Just the thought makes me claustrophobic.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite photo from the submarine is this one of the periscope. It wasn&#8217;t quite so green-tinted down there, that was added in post-processing.<\/p>\n<p>But I just loved the steampunk old machinery inside the submarine. Very Jules Verne.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7596-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Down Periscope on Finnish Submarine Vesikko\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7596-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7596-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7596-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7596.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9722-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/10s &#402;\/3.5 @ ISO 1600<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>18mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 1:52 pm<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>After the submarine, I think we got some lunch and headed back, and I got this one final shot relaxing on the boat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sidecarphoto.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7633-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Suomenlinna Island Photography guide\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7633-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7633-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7633-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidecarphoto.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7633.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div id=\"wp-image-9725-exif\" class=\"exif\"><div class=exifleft><div class=exiflabel class=exposure>Exposure<\/div><div class=value>1\/500s &#402;\/13 @ ISO 160<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=focal_length>Focal Length<\/div><div class=value>20mm<\/div><\/div><div class=exifright><div class=exiflabel class=camera>Camera<\/div><div class=value>Canon EOS 70D<\/div><div class=exiflabel class=created_timestamp>Date & Time<\/div><div class=value>May 22, 2015, 3:26 pm<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>That&#8217;s It, Folks<\/h2>\n<p>Okay, so\u00a0I realized after writing this up, that although I thought the island was a bit boring visually, I did get a nice variety of shots.<\/p>\n<p>And it was after all, a pretty nice day for a photowalk.<\/p>\n<p>Got any questions about Suomenlinna Island Fortress? 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