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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3h

City of bridges and factories

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 17h

Go above the water

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#finland
#filmphotography

A large rock sitting in shallow water of a calm lake, with two circular lichen spots resembling eyes, giving the rock a face-like appearance. The background shows a forest of tall pine trees reflected on the lake’s surface.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 1d

Nokia is still kicking, but this time as an ice hockey arena

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 1d

…agree to any proposed claims by landlords, always contest, and get your deposit back in full. Scottish tribunal will often side with tenants too, especially if you feel that the claim is unfair. You have rights as a tenant!

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 1d

…you will get the rest of the deposit back too. Landlords and agencies will often push you to agree to their claim, obscuring the fact that you have full rights to contest their claims, and often would not have a strong or any case to defend their claims in tribunal. Do not…

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 1d

If you are renting in Scotland just a casual reminder that when your landlord will try to claim from your deposit, you have full rights to contest this claim in tribunal. You will get the uncontested share of the deposit back immediately, and there are pretty good chances that…

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 1d

Matchsticks when in Finland

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 1d

Torronsuo bog pines

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#finland
#filmphotography

Two small pine trees standing in a grassy bog landscape under a partly cloudy sky, with more sparse trees and distant hills in the background.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 2d

Outing to Helvetinjärvi national park today
#finland

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 2d

In Tampere they took a busy bypass, put it into a tunnel underground, and made a huge public space where the road used to be with views towards Näsijärvi lake.

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#finland
#filmphotography

A row of tall red poles standing among purple shrubs and golden grasses, with a metal fence and a calm blue sea in the background under a clear sky.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3d

Ok so they also have Great British Bake Off celebrity edition, and the one with Ross from Friends is pure entertainment

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3d

A walk in Pyynikki, Tampere today

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3d

Made it to the city of Tampere

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#finland
#filmphotography

Cityscape with a tall observation tower near a waterfront, surrounded by trees, residential buildings with red roofs, and an amusement park visible in the distance.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 4d

We are in Finland! Original designs of Iittala vase by Alvar Aalto and the wooden shapes used for glassmaking.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 4d

Just one more from Estonia Setomaa before taking our journey further north

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

Sunlit forest scene with tall pine trees, scattered undergrowth, and patches of young plants with green and orange leaves growing on a mossy forest floor.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 5d

Pine tree forest hike today
#estonia

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 5d

Sauna on a lake

Kodak Portra film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

A small wooden cabin partly hidden among tall green trees, reflected in the calm surface of a lake on a clear day.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 6d

Golden tops of Setomaa forest today

#estonia

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 6d

There are special street fridges in Tartu where you can leave too good to go food for someone who might need it today

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 6d

Setomaa forest roads

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

A narrow dirt path leading through a dense pine forest, with tall straight trees on both sides and a green mossy ground.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 7d

Illegal to carry in the UK, requires a special permit in Finland, but free to buy in Estonia - at least for the purposes of a possible bear repellent. Although the seller in the hunting shop said “it’s not going to help against a bear, but better than nothing”

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 7d

Let’s shoot some moss on medium format macro

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 7d

Estonian Birch Trees

Kodak Portra film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 8d

Happy to report that on another visit to Typa the typography centre in Tartu, Ruby the Cat graced us with unplanned appearance

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 8d

When in Estonia you never have just one curd snack, you go for the whole box