Cookie travels

I have been posting articles about my family’s travel to Finland. Although this is not what you call a family reunion coz some of my siblings are not around, it would be a time I know for another family picture, with just us. If most families have their treasured pictures kept in several photo albums, my mom has a special place for those that are considered standouts or favorites out of these cherished photos. And for sure Europe trip would be among them.

So what’s this special place about? Mom had a wall art in mind, a place on the wall to contain a collage of pictures, which could serve as a memory board. She has thought about this when we had our house renovated. It’s still an ongoing project coz we have been waiting for the right time when to sort out the pictures and to arrange the photo combination. You know, putting them up in one well-designed arrangement can sometimes be challenging coz memory boards combine photos that may be of different sizes, be it portrait or landscape, a technique that can be used by families who are interested in having a photographic montage. To produce a magnificent result though, one could need the expertise of those who have been professionals in this trade.

I’ve come across one website which offers such service. In fact it offers professional photographic services, turning photos into works of art. Aside from the above-mentioned technique which is just one of the services they offer, they are also into restoration of old photographs, turning them into an art work. Materials that can be used are also varied. Pictures can be printed on stretched canvass, where tension wedges are used to ensure tightness. An alternative to canvass is textured art paper. Acrylic art could also be used which will have a contemporary effect, like a photograph behind glass without frame. Multi-layer techniques, either parallax or lusion, will bring depth to the image, with vibrant contrast and colors. They also offer family and friends packages plus complete refund guarantee. The online site is learntodream.co.uk.

Photographs in themselves are great souvenirs of ones journey. So it would be nice if we let our perfect travel photos shine out from our album, and turn them into beautiful works of art on our very own wall.

I had been blogging about posting some photos of Yyteri in my recent post ‘spring - another family trip to Yyteri.’ So after successfully uploading them, I would like to share here some of the shots taken from my own lens. The photos might not be that bright coz it was a bit cloudy when we visited this place. And in early spring, this season still showed evidence of winter darkness. Somehow this will give you an idea of how Yyteri looks like during spring. Deserted? Enjoy the photos:

the sand and dunes of Yyteri beach, read about it here

leaving footprints on the fine sand as we trudged the dunes of Yyteri

after crossing the fine sand and dunes, a signboard welcoming visitors to Yyteri

enjoying a game of soccer or say kicking the soccer ball?