Swans are back again

Looks like same swans have returned again. River is still frozen and there are still lot of snow. There is anyway already two small areas free of ice and swans are there again. This place is only few meters from the place where swans have had a nest already many years.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photos: Swans are back again
Date: 19th of April

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX730 HS

Who is there?

Walk to the next free water.

Interesting to see how many small ones there will be  on coming summer.

Regards,
Mika

First Ice

This week has been already subzero temperature in the day time. I took this photo on monday, when Tornio Kaupunginlahti was already frozen.

Place: Tornio, Finland

Photo: First ice
Date: 23rd of October, 2017

Camera: Canon PowerShot G15

Shot: 1/250 sec. f/2.8 30.5mm ISO 80

Editing: Highlights, contrast, clarity, cropping.

Thickness of the ice was already more than 1cm. That's quite much in so short time. In winter it will be here usually 70-80cm depending the place.

Regards,

Mika 

Fall Colors in Tornio Kaupunginlahti

At the moment many trees have already dropped the leaves. I took these photos about one week ago, when was sunny day and fall colors looked great.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photos: Fall Colors in Tornio Kaupunginlahti
Date: 9th of October, 2017

Camera: Canon PowerShot G15

Editing: Contrast, clarity, croppping.

View under the tree.

Bridge.

Path to the bridge.

Last night temperature was already below zero here in Tornio, so winter is coming.

Regards,
Mika

Fall Colors - Kaupunginlahti in Tornio

More fall colors. This time from Kaupunginlahti (city bay) in Tornio, which is on the border of Finland and Sweden.

Place: Kaupunginlahti, Tornio, Finland
Photo: Fall Colors - Kaupunginlahti in Tornio
Date: 22nd of September, 2017

Camera: Canon PowerShot G15
Shot: 1/320 sec. f/2.8 21.369mm ISO 100

Editing: Contrast, clarity, cropping, highlights

Not so warm anymore, but nature looks beautiful.

Regards,
Mika

Muskrat Swimming

I took this photo few years ago in Tornio bay area, when muskrat was swimming grass in the mouth.

Place:  Tornio, Finland
Photo: Muskrat swimming
Date:   27th of June, 2011

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot: 1/320 sec. f/6.3 250mm ISO125

Editing: Cropping and sharpening

This summer I didn´t see any muskrat even I tried to find several times.

Regards,
Mika