torsdag 23. mars 2017

WHITE IN WHITE


Ptarmigan (fjellrype)
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/4000, ISO 560

I spent a week in the high alpine region of Utsjoki northern tip of Finland in early March. The ambition was to shoot ptarmigans and willow grouse under deep winterly conditions. Neither words nor pictures can explain the extreme beauty of the harsh arctic winter up there. I have some pictures in my head (!!) that I will never be deleted ! 

Anyway : I hope you like my digital stuff :-) You can click the pictures to see them bigger !!

A warm thank you to Jame Helander & Marcus Varesvuo.


Ptarmigan (fjellrype)
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/2000, ISO 800


Ptarmigan (fjellrype) coming in a fast flight
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/4000, ISO 640


Ptarmigan take off
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/4000, ISO 500


Ptarmigan (fjellrype)
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/4000, ISO 500


Ptarmingan (fjellrype) in heavy wind
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/2000, ISO 180


Ptarmigan (fjellrype) portrait
D5, 600 4,0, 2x converter = 1200 mm, f/10,0, 1/2000, ISO 720 


Ptarmigan (fjellrype)
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/4000, ISO 450


Ptarmigan (fjellrype)
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/4000, ISO 280


Ptarmigan (fjellrype)
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/4000, ISO 720


Willow grouse (lirype) in snow cave
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/1600, ISO 2000 


Willow grouse (lirype)
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/1600, ISO 2200


Willow grouse (lirype)
D5, 600 4,0, f/4,5, 1/1600, ISO 1600


Willow grouse (lirype) coming out of snow cave
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/2500, ISO 1000


Willow grouse (lirype) walking
D5, 600 ,0, f/6,3, 1/2500, ISO 1400


Willow grouse (lirype) towards the backdrop of heavy, dark clouds
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/2500, ISO 250 


Willow grouse (lirype)
D5, 600 4,0, f/5,6, 1/5000, ISO 2500


Willow grouse (lirype). White flights in white surroundings with soft light is pretty difficult stuff for the autofocus. The D5 with the new 600 does an incredible job !!
D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/2000, ISO 1600


Ptarmigan (fjellrype) ....  slightly overexposed
D5, 600 4,0, + 2 x converter = 1200 mm, f/10,0, 1/2000, ISO 720


Looks like Sahara, but it`s not. It is my friend M shooting ptarmigans in the arctic sunset with 15 degrees cold and a very heavy wind
D5, 70-200 2,8, f/5,6, 1/320, ISO 100