Frozen taiga landscape. Kuusamo.
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Northern Finland mid January 2019 ... with short days, arctic twilights and deep cold. Temperatures can drop below 40 degrees (below 50 in 1999 !). Wildlife adaptions to harsh climate is amazing ! For 2 weeks I was a humble visitor to document their everyday challenges.
All pictures taken in Kuusamo and Utsjoki region. Thanks to Markus Varesvuo, Olli Lamminsalo & Jame Hellander.
Male black woodpecker / svartspett. Kuusamo.
D5, 400 2,8, f/3,5, 1/2500, ISO 2000
Male black woodpecker / svartspett. Kuusamo.
D5, 600 4,0, f/4,0, 1/250, ISO 6400
Male black woodpecker / svartspett. Kuusamo
D5, 400 2,8, f/2,8, 1/400, ISO 4000
Female grey-headed woodpecker / gråspett. Kuusamo
D5, 600 4,0, f/4,5, 1/800, ISO 3200
Female grey-headed woodpecker. Kuusamo
D5, 400 2,8, f/2,8, 1/2000, ISO 7200
Female grey-headed woodpecker / gråspett. Kuusamo
D5, 400 2,8, f/2,8, 1/2000, ISO 7200
Dipper / Fossekall. Kuusamo
D5, 600 4,0 + 1,4 converter =850 mm, f/5,6, 1/20, ISO 500,
Dipper / Fossekall. Kuusamo
D5, 600 4,0 + 1,4 converter = 850 mm, f/8,0, 1/15, ISO 450
Dipper / Fossekall. Kuusamo. Concentrating for next dive ... in minus 20 degrees !
D5, 600 4,0 + 1,4 converter = 850 mm, f/8,0, 1/15, ISO 640
Dipper / Fossekall. Resting on a piece of ice. Kuusamo
D5, 600 4,0 + 1,4 converter = 850 mm, f/8,0, 1/20, ISO 900
Sibirian Tit / Lappmeis : tiny little body that weighs about 10 gr in wintertime and with a max of 10 mm isolation ..... endures temperatures below 40 degrees cold ! Kuusamo
D5, 400 2,8, f/5,6, 1/500, ISO 1400
Golden eagle / kongeørn. Kuusamo
D5, 400 2,8, f/3,2, 1/2500, ISO 2800
Golden eagle / kongeørn. Kuusamo
D5, 400 2,8, f/3,2, 1/2500, ISO 6400
Golden eagle / kongeørn. Kuusamo
D5, 400 2,8, f/3,2, 1/2000, ISO 3200
Golden eagles / kongeørn .... an old couple. Kuusamo
D5, 400 2,8 + 2,0 converter = 800 mm, f/5,6, 1/500, ISO 4000
Utsjoki high alpine accommodation
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/1000, ISO 800
Ptarmigan / fjellrype. Utsjoki
D5, 600 4,0 + 1,4 converter = 850 mm, f/5,6, 1/800, ISO 1100
Ptarmigan / fjellrype. Utsjoki
D5, 600 4,0 + 1,4 converter = 850 mm, f/5,6, 1/800, ISO 4000
English setter Molli .... helping to find ptarmigans. Utsjoki
D5, 600 4,0 + 1,4 converter = 850 mm, f/5,6, 1/800, ISO 1250,
Early afternoon twilight in arctic January, Utsjoki
D5, 70-200 / 112 mm, f/5,6, 1/500, ISO 1800
Early moonrise, Utsjoki
D5, 600 4,0, f/4,0, 1/400, ISO 800
Afternoon arctic twilight and deep cold. Utsjoki. Stich of 5 pictures
D5, 70-200 2,8, f/5,6, 1/500, ISO 1250
5 hours drive through arctic taiga forest, almost without any sign of houses or human settlements.
I love Finland !
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