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A bohemian waxwing in Lapland

Waxwings were posing well close to our cottage in Inari.

August 9, 2018 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

After sunset at lake Inari, Lapland

On 29.7.18 was a calm and warm night in Inari.

August 6, 2018 | Categories: Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Evening at lake Inari, Lapland

And a warm evening at + 31 C, 30.7!

August 4, 2018 | Categories: Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Puffin in Hornöya, Norway

Hornöya island in Vardö, Varanger, Norway on my way to fish salmon in Northern Norway.

July 2, 2018 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment

European shags in Vardö, Norway

On our arctic tour to Varang fjord in Norway.

April 9, 2018 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Steller’s eiders in Varang

Photographed from a floating hide in Båtsfjord, Finnmark on our arctic tour   a week ago.

April 2, 2018 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pine grosbeak in Lapland

On our arctic tour to Varanger, Finnmark, Norway we stopped at Neljän Tuulen Tupa to shoot northern birds like Pine grospeak. The other were Siberian Jay and Siberian tit.

April 1, 2018 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

King eider in Båtsfjord, Norway

The main goal of our arctic tour through snowy Finland and northern Norway, the King Eider! The bird was shot from a floating hide in Båtsfjord, Varanger, Norway.

March 25, 2018 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments

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Steller’s eiders in Båtsfjord, Norway

March 24, 2018 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Arctic hares in Varanger, Norway

Hares in Vadsö, Varange, Norway.  Have been traveling for several days in the very North of Europe. Today found the hares just by good luck. Tomorrow heading to Båtsfjord if weather allows.  Has been very cold but sunny all week.

March 22, 2018 | Categories: Mammals, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Swans and a lighthouse

Picture taken from Suomenlinna in Helsinki.

January 1, 2018 | Categories: Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Winter is back

All Lapland was nicely covered by frost some days ago when I was driving through.

October 28, 2017 | Categories: Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

A beautiful sailing ship

Sailing in full sails in front of Helsinki.

August 27, 2017 | Categories: Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Red thunder clouds

Lauttasaari, Helsinki. Every night offers  opportunities to shoot sunset pictures.

August 24, 2017 | Categories: Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kayaking after sunset in Helsinki

Shutter speed 1/15 s.  Nicely people are sharp  but paddles move faster and are blurred. Shot yesterday evening after sunset in Lauttasaari, Helsinki.

August 23, 2017 | Categories: Landscape, People, Sports | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sundown in Helsinki

Shot with my new Canon EOS 5DMarkIV. I sold my 7DMII and 5DMII, both of them with decent shutter counts and received from 7DMII 800 € and from 5DMII 600 €.  I paid from  the new one 3200 €.  Nothing has changed: camera bodies are Christmas presents and lenses are for life.

August 22, 2017 | Categories: Birds, Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

River Juutua in Lapland

The summer is very late an colors of leaves bright.

June 27, 2017 | Categories: Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Torronsuo National Park

Visited yesterday  Torronsuo National Park in Southern Finland. We walked miles along duckboards and saw five cranes, only. The bog over there is very beautiful and should have this time lots of birds.

May 3, 2017 | Categories: Birds, Landscape, Travel | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Harmaja lighthouse, Helsinki

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With a fisherman, today.

March 24, 2017 | Categories: Fly fishing, Landscape, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Merganser in Helsinki

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Maybe not very beautiful but really elegant.

March 20, 2017 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Watching eagle

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An eagle watching at fjord Varang in Norway.

March 14, 2017 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Landscape, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Aurora borealis in Inari, Lapland

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Some days ago at our cottage in Lapland.

March 12, 2017 | Categories: Landscape, Photography | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Steller’s eider

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Steller’s eider is the second most beautiful water bird, after King eider.  Smew is very nice, too.

March 10, 2017 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

King eiders and a couple of common eiders

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Common eiders in the background and male king eiders in front. Shot today in Båtsfjord, Norway. King eiders look somewhat exotic.

March 9, 2017 | Categories: Birding, Birds, Photography, Travel | Tags: , , , , , , | 5 Comments

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