Birka Paradise
August 2nd, 2009 Peter Korkala
Birka Paradise just left the port in Stockholm, and are now heading towards Mariehamn, Åland (Finland).
Tags Birka Paradise, Stockholm, Stockholms Ström, 18-55 mm
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Sky watch Friday – at the top of the trees
June 18th, 2009 Peter Korkala
Today’s photos is from one of my favourite places, a small forest lake in Grängesberg (Sweden) where you’re almost at the same level as the top of the trees. There is so much sky to look at!
Tags photo, 80-200 mm, sky watch friday
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This is where I work
June 14th, 2009 Peter Korkala
The photo is from this truck:
But I don’t drive trucks at work, I work in the filling-area (mostly at the can filling line) at Kopparberg’s Brewery. Did you know that Kopparberg’s Pear cider is the world’s largest cider brand?
Tags cider, pear, Kopparberg, brewery
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Photos of a beaver
June 12th, 2009 Peter Korkala
This Wednesday I saw two beavers swimming around in the lake in Sundet. It was a fabulous feeling to be so close. I had the EF 80-200 lens mounted at that moment, and I didn’t want to waste time switching to the 400 mm. But next time I will bring you some 400 mm beaver shots. :)
Some of the photos are cropped.
Tags animals, beaver, 80-200 mm, lake, Sundet, Sweden
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Bird photos
June 9th, 2009 Peter Korkala
Today’s trip in the woods ended up with photos of two birds, one European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) and one Black Grouse or Capercaillie – I cannot tell the difference…
Tags birds, 400 mm, photo, European Robin, Black Grouse
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Dark clouds over Lake Vasman, Sky Watch Friday
May 28th, 2009 Peter Korkala
Yesterday we went for a short trip to Ludvika (about 30-35 km from our home). It rained like h*ll at home, but in Ludvika the roads were dry. The sky was wery dark though, and we drowe down to lake Vasman to get a nice view:
Tags Vasman, Ludvika, sky watch friday, sky, clouds, lake, photo, 18-55 mm
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My favourite lake
May 24th, 2009 Peter Korkala
This is my favourite lake, just about 10 minutes from here by car. Located in the middle of nowhere, in the woods:
It’s the same lake as in the last Sky Watch Friday-post.
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Sky Watch Friday – A view from the clear-cut forest
May 22nd, 2009 Peter Korkala
The other day we were at our favourite lake in the woods, but this time we found a new place where we were high above the lake. A really nice spot we definitely will return to!
Tags Sky watch Friday, sky, clouds, woods, forest, 50 mm
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Evening sky over the road
May 3rd, 2009 Peter Korkala
50 mm, 1/60, F2.8, ISO100
We went for a evening walk yesterday evening. It was a fantastic light in the sky, and at the same time the clouds made nice sihouettes.
Tags 50 mm, photo, evening, sky, clouds
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Close-ups of swans
April 14th, 2009 Peter Korkala
This afternoon we drove by a lake in Grängesberg where there usually are swans. We were lucky! The ice was melted and a pair of swans were there.
They came so close I had to stand back a bit. My close-up limit of the 400 mm lense is somewhere around 3-4 meters, and the swans came too close! Very exiting! :)
In the last photo you can see the swan chewing on a bit of bread. That’s the reason they came so close – we gave them some bread to eat. :)
Tags photo, swans, birds, close-up, 400 mm, Grängesberg
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Common cranes (Grus grus)
April 13th, 2009 Peter Korkala
This is a fascinating bird. It’s really big – at least for being a bird! It’s more than one meter long and around 2-2,5 meters wingspan!
I really love my “new” Tokina 400 mm lense! :)
Tags common cranes, 400 mm, birds, photo
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Photos of the Moon with a 400 mm
April 5th, 2009 Peter Korkala
Yesterday evening I made my first attempt to catch the moon with my 400 mm lense:
The photo is not cropped.
This is the same photo, but cropped (and I also sharpened it with unsharp mask in Photoshop):
This is the same photo once again, but cropped in another way. It turned out a little bit noisy, so I desaturated it and sharpened it with unsharp mask:
Now I’m waiting for the full moon! :)
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Turning Torso – Sky watch Friday
March 19th, 2009 Peter Korkala
Turning Torso in Malmö, the tallest building in Sweden. Photo taken on January 25th.
It’s not the best Sky Watch Friday-photo, but I wanted to participate today, and I couldn’t find any other photo with more “sky” in it…
Tags Turning Torso, Malmö, Sky Watch Friday
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I took my 400 for a walk
March 18th, 2009 Peter Korkala
This Sunday I took my new 400 mm for a walk in Örebro, a fairly large city (around 120,000 people) 90 km to the south of my home. I’m still learning how to manage the new lense, but with a bit of luck one and another photo comes out sharp and nice (I’m not used to use manual focus)… :)
This photo is NOT sharp, but I like the composition. It would have been very nice if the girl’s legs and shoes were in focus.
Here’s almost the same photo, but with another focus. I like this one too.
A pair of walking shoes. :)
A street in Örebro.
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