Picture Galleries & Stories from my Hiking Trips and Journeys
Last week in Enontekiö I got amazed, on how quickly approximately 30 cm of snow can melt away: It was really an abrupt warming, that let the quicksilver jump up to the 10°C line for days. In combination with some additional rain, the rest of the snow cover was washed away pretty fast, leaving only a few white spots in-between the trees.
A few days later and about 300 km downstream of Ounasjoki, where Continue reading “Too Much Water for the Kemijoki River – Rovaniemi in Spring”
Unfortunately I was/am quite busy in autumn this year, so i didn’t have any time to go for a hike. However, the other day, when there finally was some sunlight coming through the persisting, thick layer of clouds, I decided to go out for lunch and thus made myself a cosy fire at Kunikaan Laavu (on Santavaara), to grill some makkara. On the way back I took advantage of having the camera with me, and also shot some autumn impressions around the city center of Rovaniemi … Continue reading “Autumn in Rovaniemi”
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”
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”
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”
Here are some pictures from the surroundings of Rovaniemi as well as the not so far away Pyhätunturi.
After my arrival I discovered the Ounasvaara as a close by forest area, where it is beautiful to go hiking, cycling and skiing in winter. I also added some pictures from Continue reading “Summer and Autumn in Lapland”
