Flock of Swans on river in Tornio

This time of the year birds fly from North Europe to south. Also swans. I took this photo few days ago, when there was big flock of swans on the river.

Place: Torne River (Finnish: Tornionjoki), Tornio, Finland
Photo: Flock of swans on the river in Tornio
Date: 2nd of October 2017

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot: 1/640 sec. f/7.1 250mm ISO 1000

Editing: Contrast, clarity, highlights, cropping.

Yesterday I didn't see the swans anymore in the same place, so maybe those left already towards south.

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

Fall Colors - Torne Riverside

This time fall colors from Torne riverside. This is very nice place also in summer time.

Place: Torne riverside, Tornio, Finland
Photo: Fall colors - Torne riverside
Date: 30th of September, 2017

Camera: Canon PowerShot G15
Shot: 1/125 sec. f/2.8 12.819mm ISO 160

Editing: Contrast, highlights, saturation, clarity, cropping.

There are already lot of leaves on the ground and soon there will be all.

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

Railway Bridge Between Sweden and Finland

Here is another photo regarding old railway bridge between Haparanda, Sweden and Tornio, Finland.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Photo: Railway Bridge Between Sweden and Finland
Date: 12th of August, 2017 

Camera: GoPro Hero5 Black
Shot: 1/1000 sec. f/2.8 3mm ISO 100

Editing: Contrast, highlights, sharpening, cropping.

Great Torne River!

Regards,
Mika

Sunset with Twist

I took this sunset photo yesterday here in Tornio. Then I edited and played with the color settings and this is the result. Looks more like a painting now.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Photo: Sunset with twist
Date: 17th of August, 2017

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Shot: 1/160 sec. f/8 42mm ISO 100

Editing: I took the photo using strong color settings in camera. After that I used in the editor color settings like tint, temperature and saturation. Then some cropping.

Does it look natural? No. Does it look beautiful? Yes. What do you think?

Regards,
Mika

Butterflies | Large Copper (Lycaena Dispar)

Yesterday I checked one of my photography spot, where I have taken earlier some insect photos. This time place was even better. Now there was lot of different kind of butterflies.

This beautiful butterly is Large Copper, which has protected in Finland since 1983.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden near Finland border line
Photo: Large Copper (Lycaena Dispar)
Date: 31st of July 2017

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot: 1/250 sec. f/18 250mm ISO 400

Editing: Contrast, sharpening, highlights, cropping.

This one is male. Female has more black in the wings.

Regards,
Mika

Swan with the Babies 2017

I heard that the swan near my home has got two babies, but it's not anymore on the nest. Today evening I decided to search the swans and finally I found them. I took all of these photos below about 10PM, when here are still lot of light.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Photos: Swan with the babies 2017
Date: 2nd of July, 2017

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

Mother also hided the babies to long crass for a while. Only mother's head was visible.

Very quickly mother and babies came back to water.

It was easy to see that mother was still very careful and watched around all the time.

Great to see small swans again like last year.

Regards,
Mika

Swan hiding

I took these photos, when swan came to eat on the crass and hay area. I tried that swan doesn't see me, but I got the feeling that swan tried to hide also, that I don't see it.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photos: Swan hiding
Date: 10th of June, 2017

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

Editing: Contrast, saturation, sharpness and cropping.

Same place.

Later swan came back to the crass and hay area.

Beautiful and big bird.

Regards,

Mika 

Whitewater rafting in Kukkolankoski - Tornio, Finland

I posted earlier photo from Kukkolankoski rapids, which I took in this winter. In summer time there is possible to try also whitewater rafting. For this summer the season has not started yet, but it will start soon.

I took this photo six years ago from Finland side and the building on the background are in Sweden side.

Place: Kukkolankoski, Tornio, Finland AND Kukkolaforsen, Haparanda, Sweden
Photo: Whitewater rafting in Kukkolankoski
Date: 27th of May, 2011

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Shot: 1/250 sec. f/8 85mm ISO 100

Editing: Sharpening and cropping.

At the moment the view is not as green at all yet, but hopefully soon. Spring and summer is so late here in this year.

Regards,
Mika

Swan ready for take off

I was walking this evening near my home, when I took this photo. Swan was swimming first near where I was walking, when it decided to took off.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photo: Swan ready for take off
Date: 27th of May, 2017

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot: 1/320 sec. f/6.3 250mm ISO 125

Editing: Sharpening and cropping.

It's awesome to see, that there are more and more birds and summer is coming.

Regards,
Mika

Tornionjoki - Ice | May 16, 2017

This time more photos of Tornionjoki (River Tornio).

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photos: Tornionjoki (River Tornio) - Ice
Date: 16th of May, 2017

Camera: Canon G15 & Canon EOS 60D

Ice floes are moving with a force.

Some ice floes are still very thick.

Breakwater and ice floes. Middle part of the river on the background is already clear of ice.

Ice floe.

Sometimes it's possible to see surprises on the ice.

Old Tornio bridge and ice floes.

Midsummer is already in the end of next month, but now it's still difficult to understand.

Regards,
Mika

Flowers and Shadow

I ended up to take this kind of photo accidentally. When taking photo and using the flash in the camera the shadow is always behind the object. My wife took few photos about these flowers and I gave her some extra light from the side and saw big shadow.

Then I played with the light a bit more. In this photo I had a light on table and it's upward to flowers making huge visible shadow above the flowers. Then I took the photo normally on the front of the flowers without flash, so the shadow is in the "wrong" place.

Photo: Flowers and shadow
Date: 17th of March, 2017

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Shot: 1/50 sec. f/4.5 35mm ISO 2500

Editing: Cropping and sharpening.

The light-shadow combination is quite interesting or what do you think?

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