Summer in Finland

Summer in Finland · 09:09 AM

Here's shots from my trip to our summer place in eastern Finland. Taken With Vivitar Close Focus 2.8/28mm (some might be taken with SMC DA 18-250).

And my first ever Bird In Flight shot taken with a Russian 3M-5A 8/500mm Mirror lens:

I think it's a bird called The Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata), or kuovi in finnish. I had pp a bit to get it to stand out from the background and crop quite heavily because it was pretty far away.

Just12hvFun · 06-28-2009, 09:26 AM

#6 is my favourite

It's amazing just how much a subject (the lady rolling a boat) enhances the overall 3-D feeling of a landscape picture

Beautiful summer you have there in Finland

**Scottnorwo** · 06-29-2009, 04:36 AM

Summer looks wonderful. Such nice clouds nature provides you. I like #3 and #6. Great shots

cupic · 06-29-2009, 06:38 AM

The rock in the lake has potential as it presents itself very well

cheers

arclu · 06-29-2009, 10:21 AM

the last one is my favourite, so difficult to get that shot, how you did it?
Regards

Spongefingers · 06-29-2009, 11:04 AM

#3 is a great picture, makes me feel like Tom Sawyer for a strange reason.

Jean-Baptiste · 06-30-2009, 01:40 PM

Great pictures, you really captured Finlands nature. Love the bird picture.

Jimbo · 06-30-2009, 01:49 PM

Really like the last three images. Well done. JIM

**Ash** · 06-30-2009, 01:56 PM

You live in a very beautiful part of the world.
I enjoyed these scenes.
Thanks for sharing.

ovim · 07-01-2009, 04:39 AM

Thanks to everyone for you kind comments.

arclu: I just panned and tried to manually keep the bird in focus, out of the ~30 shots there was two that were reasonably sharp...

**xs400** · 07-01-2009, 11:32 AM

Beautiful scenery. Great captures.

knochelbiter · 07-01-2009, 11:39 AM

That looks like a wonderful lake to row a boat on. Glad to see summer in a place with so much winter!

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Just12hvFun Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 384	#6 is my favourite It's amazing just how much a subject (the lady rolling a boat) enhances the overall 3-D feeling of a landscape picture Beautiful summer you have there in Finland

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Scottnorwo Millionth Poster! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stafford, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,086	Summer looks wonderful. Such nice clouds nature provides you. I like #3 and #6. Great shots

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cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	The rock in the lake has potential as it presents itself very well cheers

06-29-2009, 10:21 AM	#5
arclu New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lansing,MI Posts: 6	the last one is my favourite, so difficult to get that shot, how you did it? Regards

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Spongefingers Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 237	#3 is a great picture, makes me feel like Tom Sawyer for a strange reason.

06-30-2009, 01:40 PM	#7
Jean-Baptiste New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 20	Great pictures, you really captured Finlands nature. Love the bird picture.

06-30-2009, 01:49 PM	#8
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Really like the last three images. Well done. JIM

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	You live in a very beautiful part of the world. I enjoyed these scenes. Thanks for sharing.

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ovim Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tre, Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,229 Original Poster	Thanks to everyone for you kind comments. arclu: I just panned and tried to manually keep the bird in focus, out of the ~30 shots there was two that were reasonably sharp...

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xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,929	Beautiful scenery. Great captures.

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knochelbiter Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC. Posts: 89	That looks like a wonderful lake to row a boat on. Glad to see summer in a place with so much winter!