image of the day
grrlscientist | August 7, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Here Be Dragons.
Dragon art on the front of an art gallery in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
The front of the gallery is below the jump.
Dragon art on the front of an art gallery in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | August 5, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Streets.
Narrow city streets in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | August 4, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Old Courtyard (with Hotel Marriott)
This is not the best image but I really like the clouds and the contrast to the buildings (This courtyard really IS this uneven, by the way!) This is a situation where I should crop the raw image. Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | August 3, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Streets.
Cobblestone streets in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | August 2, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Doorway.
Wooden doorway in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | August 1, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Tunnel.
Tunnel leading to courtyard that has been restored as an
outdoor theatre and restaurant in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 31, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Barrel.
Barrel outside a restaurant in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 30, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Inside the spire.
Inside the spire of St. Olav's Church in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
(Photograph of the outside of the spire)
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 29, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Gate.
Gate through the fortress wall in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 28, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Spire in the Sky.
St. Olav's Church, Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 27, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Loodus Muuseum.
Natural History Museum in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
Hang on, I thought I saw an owl up there!
Loodus Muuseum, close-up of the owl.
Natural History Museum in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 26, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Flame.
Lunch in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 25, 2009tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, cities, image of the day
Looking out from the fortress.
Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 24, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Colors.
Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 23, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
St. Olav's Church (Oleviste kirik) is the tall spire on the right.
Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It was first placed on a map in 1154 and archeologists have found the first traces of human settlement in Tallinn's city center that are approximately 5000 years old.
grrlscientist | July 22, 2009tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
I expected to see hobbits running around this part of Suomenlinna,
but alas ..
Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
I have returned to one of my two favorite haunts in Helsinki; Suomenlinna. This island fortress was built from stone by the Swedes to protect Finland (a part of Sweden in the 1700s) from invasion by sea.
grrlscientist | July 21, 2009tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Suomenlinna in summer, 3 [the same place in the winter]
Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
I have returned to one of my two favorite haunts in Helsinki; Suomenlinna. This island fortress was built from stone by the Swedes to protect Finland (a part of Sweden in the 1700s) from invasion by sea.
grrlscientist | July 20, 2009tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Suomenlinna in summer, 2.
Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
I have returned to one of my two favorite haunts in Helsinki; Suomenlinna. This island fortress was built from stone by the Swedes to protect Finland (a part of Sweden in the 1700s) from invasion by sea.
grrlscientist | July 19, 2009tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Suomenlinna in summer.
Image: GrrlScientist, 18 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
I have returned to one of my two favorite haunts in Helsinki; Suomenlinna. This island fortress was built from stone by the Swedes to protect Finland (a part of Sweden in the 1700s) from invasion by sea.
grrlscientist | July 18, 2009tags: Tvärminne, zoological field research station, Finland, nature, image of the day
Wildflowers photographed at Tvärminnen eläintieteellinen asema
(Tvärminne Zoological field research station) in southwestern Finland.
[read more about it: English Suomeksi PÃ¥ Svenska]
Image: GrrlScientist, 16 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
Can you name the species?