In August I took my bike, put a trailer on its end and went to Kilpisjärvi. After four days sitting on my bike, I arrived during heavy rainfall in Kilpisjärvi, where I then attended an almost two weeks lasting summer school. Within the school we had a lecture at the three border point (Finland, Norway, Sweden) and afterwards hiked back through the Malla Strict Nature Reserve. After the summer school was over Continue reading “Kilpisjärvi & Malla Strict Nature Reserve”
Short Trip to Helsinki and Petrozavodsk
In May I attended a summer school (International Summer School of Karelia) which took place in Helsinki and Petrozavodsk. Besides education and watcing ice hockey world championship, I also had some time for taking pictures on our excursions. I had chosen to leave my digital camera at home and instead take my 1951 built Rolleicord III K3B with me, with a few Kodak TriX 400 and Adox CH50 film rolls. It was actually quite a story to be able to develop these films .. Continue reading “Short Trip to Helsinki and Petrozavodsk”
Ounasvaara & Väiskin Laavu in Spring
I added some pictures from a short bike ride on Ounasvaara in spring, going to the Väiskin Laavu, close to Rovaniemi (on Ounasvaara) Continue reading “Ounasvaara & Väiskin Laavu in Spring”
Rovaniemi in Spring
Springtime in Rovaniemi – another beautiful season. Here you can find some pictures from April, when snow was slowly melting away, opening the surface for the plants to come to life again and bringing back coulors to the landscape :-) Continue reading “Rovaniemi in Spring”
Skiing in Käsivarsi Wilderness Area – Exploring the Surroundings of Kilpisjärvi
In April I kind of felt like needing some mountains around me, especially because I really wanted to go skiing. Alpine Skiing! Rovaniemi and its surroundings is really great for cross country, but suffers from a total absence of mountains – like Finland in general (I’d say, even if not everybody agrees). However, close to the Norwegian border, in the very North-West of Finland, there are some (the native Austrian would say: almost) mountains, that looked inviting for skiing when I passed by there in January, on my way to Tromsø.
So it was pretty easy to make a decision. Continue reading “Skiing in Käsivarsi Wilderness Area – Exploring the Surroundings of Kilpisjärvi”
Rovaniemi by Night in Winter 2010/11 – A Series in Black and White
A Series of night photography, done with a Nikon F4s, using a 50mm and a 20mm lens on Kodak Tmax400 films. Some of the pictures were taken in middle format, with a Roleicord III K3B (from 1951) on Kodak TriX 400 and Adox CHS 50. Continue reading “Rovaniemi by Night in Winter 2010/11 – A Series in Black and White”
Rovaniemi by Night in Winter 2010/11 – A Series in Color
In winter I was waiting for the clear nights, to walk through Rovaniemi’s streets with my digital camera, capturing the silent moments of the dark season. Continue reading “Rovaniemi by Night in Winter 2010/11 – A Series in Color”
