Landscape Backcountry skiing in Finnish nature park

Backcountry skiing in Finnish nature park · **14 Likes**

This photo was taken during our backcountry skiing expedition in really cold temperatures (-30degrees °C during the day, -40°C at night). My pentax camera worked without any problem at -30°C, but at night it started to refuse taking shots sometimes

which is totally normal I think at -40°C. The low sunlight during the whole day in north Finland is so magical!

redmenace · 12-06-2019, 03:07 PM

Fantastic shot! The low sun can be a challenge, but it can really be your friend if you work together with it.

bertwert · 12-06-2019, 03:08 PM

Just beautiful, I'm jealous!

Were you guys using light Nordic gear?

lesmore49 · 12-06-2019, 04:07 PM

The two 'trunked' small tree in the foreground looks like it is mimicking the skier .

Beautiful shot...perfect shadow and light.

GRB · 12-06-2019, 04:09 PM

That one tree looks a bit like a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Nice shot.

7.62lew · 12-06-2019, 05:08 PM

Wow! Beautiful shot! I an imagine the cold and the silence.Thanks for posting it here.

**whammerhead** · 12-06-2019, 05:39 PM

Gorgeous

**PJ1** · 12-06-2019, 05:41 PM

Great shot. You have perfect placement for your light source and the shadows it makes. I could imagine some of those trees coming to life.

uday029 · 12-06-2019, 06:40 PM

WOW. This is so beautiful.

Sight1 · 12-06-2019, 07:54 PM

Originally posted by jochenmaas

This photo was taken during our backcountry skiing expedition in really cold temperatures (-30degrees °C during the day, -40°C at night). My pentax camera worked without any problem at -30°C, but at night it started to refuse taking shots sometimes

which is totally normal I think at -40°C. The low sunlight during the whole day in north Finland is so magical!

You as the photographer managed to hide your tracks perfectly.....no imprints in the foreground, thus a perfect shot of being alone with the stillness is captured. Sweet.!!

STARHUNTER94 · 12-06-2019, 07:57 PM

Even -30C is pretty awesome that everything works! Cool shot

**lumenchaser** · 12-06-2019, 09:29 PM

Stunning shot! Love the low-angle light in this image. My wife's maternal family is Finnish. Can't wait to visit someday! Thanks for sharing!

bobD · 12-06-2019, 11:38 PM

I showed this landscape to our Vallhund....
He said "Take me there !"

You've made him very restless... Great Shot. well executed.

**Kerrowdown** · 12-07-2019, 01:13 AM

A beautiful image in beautiful light.

**K2 to K50** · 12-07-2019, 04:39 AM

A lone figure in a surreal landscape of strange white shapes - all looking as if they are about to come to life!! As Sight1 said - you have also captured the stillness of this world.

Truly beautiful piece of photography.

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12-06-2019, 03:07 PM	#2
redmenace Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: dfw.tx.us Photos: Gallery Posts: 296	Fantastic shot! The low sun can be a challenge, but it can really be your friend if you work together with it.

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bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Just beautiful, I'm jealous! Were you guys using light Nordic gear?

12-06-2019, 04:07 PM	#4
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,330	The two 'trunked' small tree in the foreground looks like it is mimicking the skier . Beautiful shot...perfect shadow and light.

12-06-2019, 04:09 PM	#5
GRB Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Southcentral Alaska Posts: 817	That one tree looks a bit like a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Nice shot.

12-06-2019, 05:08 PM	#6
7.62lew Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,192	Wow! Beautiful shot! I an imagine the cold and the silence.Thanks for posting it here.

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whammerhead Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Belfast Posts: 128	Gorgeous

12-06-2019, 05:41 PM	#8
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,481	Great shot. You have perfect placement for your light source and the shadows it makes. I could imagine some of those trees coming to life.

12-06-2019, 06:40 PM	#9
uday029 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 505	WOW. This is so beautiful.

12-06-2019, 07:54 PM	#10
Sight1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Burlington Photos: Gallery Posts: 249	Originally posted by jochenmaas This photo was taken during our backcountry skiing expedition in really cold temperatures (-30degrees °C during the day, -40°C at night). My pentax camera worked without any problem at -30°C, but at night it started to refuse taking shots sometimes which is totally normal I think at -40°C. The low sunlight during the whole day in north Finland is so magical! You as the photographer managed to hide your tracks perfectly.....no imprints in the foreground, thus a perfect shot of being alone with the stillness is captured. Sweet.!!

12-06-2019, 07:57 PM	#11
STARHUNTER94 Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 771	Even -30C is pretty awesome that everything works! Cool shot

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Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,805	A beautiful image in beautiful light.

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12-06-2019, 09:29 PM	#12
lumenchaser Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 122	Stunning shot! Love the low-angle light in this image. My wife's maternal family is Finnish. Can't wait to visit someday! Thanks for sharing!

12-06-2019, 11:38 PM	#13
bobD Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Waikikamukau Photos: Albums Posts: 1,248	I showed this landscape to our Vallhund.... He said "Take me there !" You've made him very restless... Great Shot. well executed.

12-07-2019, 04:39 AM	#15
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,784	A lone figure in a surreal landscape of strange white shapes - all looking as if they are about to come to life!! As Sight1 said - you have also captured the stillness of this world. Truly beautiful piece of photography.