Midnight Sun

Here in North Finland sun doesn't set at all now in summer time. It means there are lot of light 24 hours a day.

I took this picture just after midnight in Tornio River and sun was still totally above the horizon.

Place:   Tornio, Finland
Target: Midnight Sun in Tornio River
Date:    26th of June, 2016 at 00:19AM.

Camera: Canon G15
Shot: 1/1000sec f/2.8 8.905mm ISO80

Editing: Only some cropping.

Beautiful evening.

Regards,

Mika

Dragonfly

Macro photography is very interesting, but it´s not so easy. Biggest challenges are usually the focus and depth of field.

I took this dragonfly photo in the river side and there was some wind. Focus to eye was not so easy and had to take many photos before I got this one.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Target: Dragonfly (Coenagrion Hastulatum)
Date: 23rd of June, 2016

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Shot: 1/320sec f/5.6 ISO100

Editing: Little bit sharpening and cropping.

Summer is the best time of the year to take macro photos here in North Finland. Fortunately summer is just in the half way, so there is lot of time to take more macro photos.

Regards,
Mika

Swan with the babies

Here are two photos of the same swan. There is only one day difference in the photos, but something happened during that one day.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Target: Swan with the babies
Date: 11/12th of June, 2016

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

Editing: Only cropping and sharpening.

Next day the swan was not alone anymore. It was with the small babies.

I went to check the nest also next day, but it was already empty. 

Regards,

Mika