Photos from a country walk (updated)

July 19th, 2008 Peter Korkala Posted in Photo |

I took a country walk this afternoon, to get more practice with my new camera. These photos passed my “quality check”:


I love photos with unsharp background - “bokeh” (that’s a Japanese word, huh?)


Harebells. They are very common around here.


A butterfly of unknown species. This photo is cropped.

I’ve investigasted a bit more about the species of the butterfly, and it seems to be a Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia). In Swedish it’s called Storfläckig pärlemorfjäril.


Two beetles on a common daisy. This photo is a bit unsharp, so it really didn’t pass my quality check, but I’ll throw it in here anyway.

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8 Responses to “Photos from a country walk (updated)”

  1. Laura Says:
    July 20th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    Hey Peter!

    Thanks for the comment on my webpage.

    Really nice bokeh shots… congratulations on the new camera! A lot to learn, but you’ll love it.

    I have the 20D, a bit dated, but still a great camera. :)

    Laura

  2. Thomas (nihonhacks.com) Says:
    July 20th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Found this site by Entrecard on seventotentokyo. Great pictures! I wish I knew how to take nice pictures like this. Is it hard to learn?

    I’m headed to Sweden tomorrow. Our first time to go, so I plan to bring back many pictures. The quality will be much lower though, I’m afraid.

  3. Peter Korkala Says:
    July 20th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    Thanks Laura! 20D is really a great camera, there’s no need to exchange the house for a new one just because there are new ones available.

    Thomas, I’ve already blogrolled your site! :)
    It’s not that hard to learn - but you must have the interest and practice very much.
    So, you’re coming to Sweden! Nice!!
    Where in Sweden are you going to stay? Stockholm? Hope you’ll get a lot of photos, and that you’ll have sunshine during your stay. Right now it’s raining like h**l, at least at my place…

  4. RuneE Says:
    July 20th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    I think they would pass anyone’s quality check. I do not quite know which I prefer, but I am especially impressed by the last one - I know the patience needed for that!

  5. Peter Korkala Says:
    July 20th, 2008 at 10:36 pm

    Thanks Rune!

  6. Poet Blogger Says:
    July 21st, 2008 at 8:43 am

    Absolutely beautiful photos. That is an interesting butterfly, too. I really wonder what species it is.

  7. Peter Korkala Says:
    July 21st, 2008 at 9:32 am

    Thank you, PoetBlogger!
    I had to look the butterfly up, and I’ve updated the post with the species (”Queen of Spain Fritillary”).

  8. Poet Blogger Says:
    July 21st, 2008 at 10:37 am

    Of course it had to be a European butterfuly. No wonder why I haven’t seen one before.

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