Tatu Korhonen  

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October 2025 - Untitled

October 2025 - Tatu Korhonen

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This months IR photo is again a view from my childhood home village, the historical sea fortress Suomenlinna. It is the grave of an Imperial Russian colonel Alexandr Notara, who was murdered by the Russian soldiers during the Sveaborg Rebellion in 1906. My country, Finland was then an autonomous grand duchy (1810-1917) of the Russian empire after having been hundreds of years the eastern part of the Swedish kingdom. Suomenlinna (Sveaborg), nicknamed 'The Gibraltar of the North' was a strong Russian military garrison at that time before our War of Independency 1918.
The Sveaborg Rebellion was a rebellion which started June 30, 1906 on the sea fortress Sveaborg (renamed "Suomenlinna" in Finnish in 1918) as part of the Russian Revolution of 1905??“1907. The rebellion began when Sveaborg's Russian soldiers started a mutiny against the bad treatment of soldiers and against officers. The rebellion was also a protest against the loss at the Russo-Japanese War. The rebels believed that by rebelling, they would get support from other rebellions, but they didn't and the rebellion ended in 60 hours.
Sony Nex-5 converted to full spectrum + Micro-Nikkor 3.5/55mm+720nm IR filter.

3 comments posted

Debbie Rubin   Debbie Rubin
I always enjoy the history of an image. Good lighting on the foliage and clouds. I think the grave needs more emphasis which might be achieved if you crop some of the foreground-perhaps just under the left boulder and add a bit of texture/contrast.   Posted: 10/06/2025 19:59:57
Lauren Heerschap   Lauren Heerschap
An interesting story. Very moody photo, and I wonder about the other side of the grave, does it have writing? It might help tell the story.   Posted: 10/06/2025 20:16:10
Ian Cambourne   Ian Cambourne
A great story telling image Tatu. While I acknowledge Debbie and Lauren's comments, I must remember that you are there in Finland, and I am on the other side of the world in Australia. You know all about the location there and I know absolutely nothing about it, so I must consider the image as you have presented it. You have done very well with the composition and use of the elements before you. Well done.   Posted: 10/26/2025 11:52:43

 

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