Reflection

I took this photo from Tornio riverside. There was some fog on the background and river was like mirror.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photo: Reflection in Tornio River
Date: 20th of October, 2016

Camera: LG G2 mobile phone (HDR Mode)

Editing: Some cropping, contrast, highlights

It's quite rare, that river is so calm in the day time.

Regards,
Mika

Review - Small and Powerful DJI Mavic Pro Drone

I have been interested about drones already many years, but I have never owned one. During the last few years drones have developed a lot and features are getting better and better.

One of the newest and most interesting drone on the market is at the moment DJI Mavic Pro. It's small and powerful drone with 4 vision sensors, 4K camara and amazing 4.3mi (7Km) range.

In fact the size is now very compact, because the arms are possible to fold to small packet.

Mavic Pro promotional video.

Here is interesting review of Mavic Pro.

Very impressive drone indeed! I think I have to buy one.

Regards,
Mika

Rajalla Mall in Tornio

I took this photo today from the border of Finland and Sweden. The Rajalla Mall in the photo is in Tornio in Finland side, but I took this photo from Haparanda Sweden side.

Place:  Tornio, Finland
Photo: Rajalla Mall in Tornio
Date:   25th of October, 2016

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Editing: B&W conversion, more contrast, highlights down, more sharpness, cropping.

Tornio is my home town, but this was also new angle to the mall for me too. Always something new.

Regards,
Mika

Found the keys - Where is my Porsche?

Now in autumn every place is full of fallen leaves. I decided to play little bit with the leaves and took few photos.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photos: Fallen leaves
Date: 19th of October, 2016

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Shot: 1/30 sec. f/5.6 50mm ISO100

Editing: Cropping, sharpening, highlights down, more contrast.

Same photo as a B&W is also effective.

Leaves and mobile phone.

It was also fun to play with depth of field when taking these photos.

Regards,
Mika

Macro: Fly

Now is already October, so it means almost all insects have disappeared here in North Finland. Few days a go I saw a fly in balcony, which hardly could move anymore at all, because it was already so cold. It was perfect target to take same macro shots.

I don't have external flash, so I used internal flash and also flashlight to have some extra light.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photo: Fly
Date:   15th of October, 2016

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM + Kenko Extension Tubes (3)

Editing: Cropping, sharpening and highlights down

I tried many different manual setting. Here I used: 1/125 sec. f/18 100mm ISO320

Closer. 1/60 sec. f/11 100mm ISO100

Front close-up. 1/125 sec. f/14 100mm ISO320

Normally it's very difficult or almost impossible to go so near a fly like I did in these shots.

Regards,
Mika

Northern Lights - 13th of October 2016

This evening we had some Northern Lights here in Tornio. This was my best one today.

Place:  Tornio, Finland
Photo:  Northern Lights
Date:   13th of October, 2016 at 22:23

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Shot: 5 sec. f/3.5 15mm ISO320

Numbers in the Northern Lights forecast have been very high today for the whole evening and night. Unfortunately there came also some clouds, so I couldn´t take so many photos. Hopefully some evening again.

Regards,
Mika

One Day - One View

I took today photos in the morning and later on early evening from the same place. Weather just was totally different.

Place: Tornio, Finland

Photos: City View toward Tornio vity hall

Date: 12th of October, 2016

Morning fog was so thick, that it was not possible to see city hall at all. Later on sun was shining and clear sky.

Regards,

Mika

Tornvallen - World War I Fortification in Haparanda

Tornvallen fortification was built in the end of World War I in 1918 to defend the railway bridge, which was under construction. Fortification include two bastions. The bridge was completed in October 1919. Tornvallen means Tower Hill in English.

Place:   Haparanda, Sweden
Photos: Tornvallen fortification
Date:    4-6th of October, 2016

South bastion.

Fact sheet of Tornvallen.

South bastion inside.

Bastions have connected with the tunnel. Stairs go down to the tunnel.

South bastion inside from another direction.

South bastion on the left and north bastion on the background.

Railway bridge between Haparanda in Sweden and Tornio in Finland. Connection tunnel between the bastions is just under railway, where I took this photo.

North bastion.

North bastion inside and stairs to the tunnel.

Only two years and this place will be already 100 years old. Piece of local history here in Haparanda-Tornio area.

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

Swans Flying

I was yesterday biking and taking photos, when I saw a flock of swans flying toward south.

Place:   Tornio, Finland
Photos: Flying Swans
Date:    1st of October, 2016

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

Editing: Cropping, sharpening, highlights down

Here is another flock.

Winter is coming and all swans will fly to south warmer place.

Regards,
Mika