Every year I look forward to winter.
Being from Holland originally, where winter officially ceased to exist in the early 80s (with the occasional exception to the rule every decade and a half or so) I haven’t really had the pleasure of enjoying a good pack of snow and temperatures so cold that your eyes get sticky. Until I came to Finland, that is.
And the first years were great. Massive amounts of snow, freezing cold temperatures, and great great opportunities to photograph.
Unfortunately, call it global warming, or whatever, it looks like in the southern part of Finland where I’m residing, winter’s going on holiday now too in winter… There was a bit of snow in November, but since then it’s been just dramatic. Just like in Holland. Rain, rain, rain.
So what’s left to do for a photographer then? Traveling up north would be an option, and I WILL do that some time. But right now the only option is to retreat underground… Into the tunnels under the city.
D200, ISO200, 1/2 sec @ f/5, Sigma 28-200mm
D200, ISO100, 8 sec @ f/19, Sigma 10-20mm
Lapdancing? xc)
I wouldn’t mind, but I’m quite sure I won’t get my better half along…
Move to Lapland, land of lapdancing! And snow. And reindeer. Try that for a year and be happy to be back. (Done it, didn’t buy the t-shirt).