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I was a little worried that photographing the mandarin ducks in the evening would be difficult, and I found out that it is in fact nearly impossible. The pond is man-made and square in shape and only two of the sides are accessible – both of them providing back-lit conditions in the evening. And it…
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All the excitement about the mandarin ducks yesterday almost made me forget that I had a productive trip to the Hamra National Park as well. Hamra National Park is currently the smallest national park in Sweden, but it will multiply in size next year when the Svartåmyran bog and the Svartån creek valley will be…
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Those ducks I mentioned yesterday, yes they were still there. I had initially id’ed them as mandarin ducks, but it seemed like such an exotic alternative that I was sure I was mistaken. But there’s no mistaking now, we have freakin’ mandarin ducks in Loos! I don’t know how rare they are, but rare enough…
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So, happy birthday to me. And happy Mothers Day in Finland! In honour of the big -oh, I’ve decided to finally do something grown-up so I will buy/build myself a cabin in the mountains. I have many reasons for not wanting to buy a house, but once the idea of a cabin was introduced it…
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The trees are starting to take on a lovely bright green colour but it’s a bit hard to take the advantage of it right now because it’s been really windy today. In the morning before it got too bad I was able to get some macro work done, otherwise the day was more suitable for…
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…flowers and a macro lens! I got my 40D back earlier this week and would you believe that it was repaired under warranty? I didn’t even have to pay for postage – it was written off as goodwill. Good will indeed – I’m one happy Canon customer right now! So with the shutter button fully…
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A sunny and warm April. We started with a snow cover of a whopping 71 cm but as the temperatures got over zero every day, the snow was gone by the 24th. Or not all gone, but all that’s left are random patches and piles that can’t be called ”snow cover” even with the best…
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Compact cameras have quite awesome closest focusing distances. I mean, how many SLRs with macro lenses can brag with CFD of 1cm? So compact cameras must be really good at macro, right? Pur-lease. Honestly, what’s the point of focusing at 1cm when you have to do it at wide angle? But I’m sure everyone who’s…
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It was a glorious day yesterday and seems to be almost as good today, so the motorbike season is well and firmly open now. The amazing thing was that when I uncovered the Tricker and fired it up for the first time, it started without a single hiccup – just like the winter break never…
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Something new every day. I just had three teenagers knock on the door (it’s 9.15pm) and ask if I have a tent I could borrow them. No. Well, actually I do, but it’s a one person tent and you’re three. And even if I did have a bigger tent, I’d still not borrow it, because…