Kategori: norrland
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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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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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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…
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Have I mentioned how I hate April? Yes I think I have. And I’ll probably do it again, next April. We have a little bit of snow left, and all of it is ugly. Then the ground that has been revealed from under the snow, that’s all ugly as well. Months don’t get more in-between…
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I have a bit of a tradition to do a day trip to the mountains in the springtime. When the snow is disappearing at home, there’s still plenty of it in the mountains for skiing – or snowshoeing, as the case may be. I had some concerns about the snow though, because it has been…
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The other day a friend of mine asked if I could take a look at his dSLR because it was having some exposure issues. We went outside to the parking lot and I took some test pictures of the sky because it was an easy and neutral subject. Suddenly this guy comes along and is…
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April is my least favourite month for photography so I had no expectations when I went for a walk, only took the G10 with me just in case. The 40D is in service now anyway and no way am I going to waste film on dirty snow. Sure enough, I wasn’t seeing anything interesting at…