It’s been a while (close to 6 months) since posting image on Flickr. I’ve struggled with some health issues but things are now looking slightly better.
I’ve had a tradition of visiting Lapland in February for close to a decade now. Beautiful snow-covered trees, auroras and cold weather are a combination I can’t resist. I haven’t been able to hike long distances and I’ve been more or less limited to enjoy views from within a walking distance from my car. Luckily, drone has been a good tool to get a slightly different angle.
Lake Kesänki and Kesänki Fell are one of my favourite places in the Western Lapland region. Mid-February sunrise usually illuminates the fell with beautiful colors. However, this time mist and cloud made the light extra smooth. I really like how the skiing tracks disappear into the mist 100 meters below.
Might be I will start using drones more for photography after I’ve seen how well they work on -25 centigrade weather!
Taken February 2024.
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It's time for my (late) summer holiday, just in time for for fall colors in Lapland.
I had to boost colors a bit on this. 3 vertical HDR pictures stiched into one. I used Photoshop Beta to remove some power lines from the mid-ground and the end result is quite satisfying. It's scary yet awesome what AI can do!
Taken September 2023.
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Ponta de São Lourenço is a peninsula, located at the eastern part of Madeira. The island is known for its rugged landscape. Its terrain is made up of rocks and herbaceous vegetation. The area is also a nature reserve. A nice 6+ km hike will take you to the tip of the peninsula (and back).
We stayed 7 nights on the island. This picture was taken shortly after the sunrise on a day that had the best chance of only partial cloud coverage on the direction of the sunrise. We had a plan to hike to a small platform few hundred meters above the official path which we did, only to see a huge mass of clouds slowly roam to cover the whole eastern sky.
Early morning hikes are never in vain. However this time there was no beautiful sunrise to see.
Taken July 2023.
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I have a dream I would be able to find a perfect palm tree: one that has a body that would go over a picturesque sand beach very close to water and then turn higher. I would love to take a picture of such a tree during a beautiful sunset.
Well, this photo almost has it! Upon our vacation in Seychelles I discovered this beautiful palm tree during a most beautiful sunset! Too bad the tree is a bit too majestical and tries to reach skies bit too early. Other than that, perfect!
Taken April 2023.
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Lonely hiker and rising sun at Miradouro do Juncal in Madeira Island, Portugal.
Taken July 2023.
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