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Grass snake

A wonderful shooting experience with friends Bore and Leppis in Kirkkonummi, today. Grass snakes in many colors including a complete black one were all around and they do not care of the photographers, almost not at all.

May 8, 2018 | Categories: Photography | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, eos5dmiv, nature, photography | 1 Comment

A beautiful sailing ship

Sailing in full sails in front of Helsinki.

August 27, 2017 | Categories: Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, canon eos 1d x, finland, Helsinki, landscape, landscapes, Lauttasaari, photography, travel | 2 Comments

Greenshank

Was a fearless bird, did not leave even if I moved closer and closer.

August 26, 2017 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, canon eos 1d x, Espoo, Lauttasaari, nature, outdoors, photography | 2 Comments

Willow ptarmigan in Lapland

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A beautiful white bird in Lapland, today.

March 4, 2017 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Landscape, Photography | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, canon eos, lake inari, Lapland, nature, photography, winter | 1 Comment

Cormorants in Cape Town

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Yesterday we had big waves in Cape Town. Cormorants were flying along the coast. The pic is a combination of both!

January 11, 2017 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography, Travel | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, canon eos 1d x | Leave a comment

Mountain everlasting and meadow buttercup

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I was missing these red and white flowers. Found today growing as large mats at roadside in Central-Eastern Finland.

June 13, 2016 | Categories: Flora, Photography | Tags: 70-200/2.8, canon eos 7d M2, finland | 4 Comments

Wood cranesbill

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This summer is busy over here in Finland. Wood cranesbills are flowering usually in midsummer in Central Finland, now they are two weeks early.

June 6, 2016 | Categories: Flora, Photography | Tags: 70-200/2.8, canon eos5dm2, finland, Kainuu, photography | Leave a comment

Solomon’s seal

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Solomon’s seals are simple but beautiful flowering plants which emerge early.

May 16, 2016 | Categories: Flora, Photography | Tags: 70-200/2.8, canon eos5dm2, Espoo, finland, photography | 1 Comment

Grass snake

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I found this beautiful grass snake while trekking on an island close to Baltic sea.

May 4, 2016 | Categories: Photography | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, nature, outdoors | 2 Comments

Nesting osprey

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The nest looks pretty strongly built. Has been in use for many years.

May 1, 2016 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, canon eos 7d M2, nature, outdoors, photography | 1 Comment

Church in snow

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A church between Lakselv and Alta in Finnmark, Norway.

April 25, 2016 | Categories: Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, canon eos 7d M2, nature, outdoors, travel, winter | 6 Comments

Construction work

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Black woodpecker building his home, today.

March 22, 2016 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, canon eos 1d x, Espoo, photography | Leave a comment

Fishing in an odd way

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Looks strange but I think he is measuring how far his back cast reaches.

March 12, 2016 | Categories: Fishing, Photography | Tags: 1.4xIII, 70-200/2.8, canon eos 1d x, Espoo, nature, outdoors, photography | Leave a comment

Sunset

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Took some time to adjust the picture to look like it was in reality.. The key was to take highlights down to the bottom and shadows somewhat up in Lightroom. In the raw picture the sky was much more yellowish than it actually was.