Kategori: Sverige
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We Finns seem to have an affinity for tar. Historically, tar was very important – together with the sauna it was a cure-all and it worked brilliantly for everything else, too. Tar was (is) naturally used elsewhere in the world as well, but nowhere has it remained as popular as in Finland. We even have…
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If I ever again decide to have the midsummer week as a holiday, please do me a favour and remind me that I’m an idiot. How many years has this happened now? June is statistically one of the rainiest months of the year… so I shouldn’t be surprised to find that days just get washed…
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Today is the first day of my summer holiday (of one week). It figures that the sky is overcast. I don’t really mind that, but I do mind the heavy wind that is being forecast for the whole week. The overcast conditions are favourable for flower photography, but the wind is anything but. We’ll see…
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It has been a really windy day. I tried some flower photography and I succeeded surprisingly well, helped by the relatively protected site and then just simply waiting for a lull in the wind. But it is also possible to use wind to your advantage and produce motion blur on purpose. I even experimented with…
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I have mentioned before that I don’t particularly like the sea – I prefer the lakes. But I make exceptions, and one of the most notable ones is Hornslandet, east from Hudiksvall. The shoreline is stunning – very barren with mostly stone beaches. I have nothing but admiration for the vegetation that survives under these…
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Cypripedium calceolus English: Lady’s slipper Swedish: Guckusko Finnish: Tikankontti I discovered orchids last year. I’ve photographed them before, but never thought they were anything more than any other flowers I shot. But after I discovered the lady’s slipper, I became hooked on orchids – I looked for them all summer last year, and will do…
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Convallaria majalis English: Lily of the valley Swedish: Liljekonvalj Finnish: Kielo Lily of the valley is the national flower of Finland. It was voted such back in the 60s and it’s no surprise – it is a truly elegant flower with a scent that is hardly surpassed in the natural world. I don’t know why…
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We had an unusually warm early May, then it got cold and it was an unusually cold early June. But now it’s summer, with sunshine all around and plenty warm enough for me. In fact, too hot – photography becomes less fun when you can’t decide what’s bothering you more, the mosquitos buzzing around you…
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I finally got my long-awaited 24-105mm f4L lens, it will replace the 17-85mm as my all-round lens as I speculated last year. Add an extension tube and it should double as a close-up lens, so I can hike light with just one lens. But speaking of weight, that’s the first thing you notice with the…
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Caltha palustris English: Marsh Marigold Swedish: Kabbleka (kalvleka) Finnish: Rentukka I think marsh marigold belongs to the category of overlooked flowers. It’s so common that people rarely stop to look at them – we just become blasé to the ubiquituos. But, with a camera in hand, the world looks very different and the deeply yellow…