Two Cities - Two Countries - One Photo

I took this photo next to our home in Tornio city center. On the front the buildings are in Tornio in Finland and in the middle there is Haparanda old water tower in Sweden.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photo: Two Cities - Two Countries - One Photo
Date: 17th of December, 2017 at 14:00

Camera: Canon PowerShot G15
Shot: 1/125 sec. f/2.8 30.5mm ISO 320

Editing: Clarity, cropping.

Like you can see these two cities are in practice one even there is border between. That's why Tornio-Haparanda is also called Twin City. 

Regards,

Mika

Haparanda and Old Water Tower

Here in this photo is old water tower in Haparanda Sweden and Torne riverside, but I took this photo from other side of the border from Tornio Finland. There are also lot of swans in the photo.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Photo: Haparanda and Old Water Tower
Date: 29th of September, 2017

Camera: Canon PowerShot G15
Shot: 1/400 sec. f/2.8 30.5mm ISO 80

Editing: Contrast, clarity, highlights, cropping.

Water was also very calm, when I took this photo.

Regards,
Mika

Water Towers in Haparanda, Sweden

I took this photo from Tornio old water tower in Finland and the water towers in the photo are in Haparanda, Sweden. Distance by road between Tornio old water tower and Haparanda old water tower (red tower) is about 2,9km.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Photo: Water Towers in Haparanda, Sweden
Date: 29th of June, 2017

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot: 1/400 sec. f/7.1 250mm ISO 100

Editing: Contrast, highlights, sharpening, cropping.

Tornio water tower is great place to visit. Visitor can see from the tower the whole Tornio-Haparanda border area including mighty Torne River, which is longest free-flowing river in Europe.

Regards,
Mika

Sunset in Haparanda, Sweden

Day is very short at the moment here in Lapland. I took this shot 2:11PM and it was already sunset time. This photo was taken in Tornio Finland, but the view with the water tower is in Haparanda Sweden.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Photo: Sunset in Haparanda, Sweden
Date: 1st of December, 2016 at 2:11PM

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot: 1/640 sec. f/10 131mm ISO 100

Editing: Cropping and sharpening.

At the moment sun is less than 4 hours above the horizon.

Regards,
Mika