Productive day
I had made a lot of plans today but as it often happens, I didn’t do everything I had planned. Despite this it turned out to be a very productive day, I got squirrels and birds and landscapes and close-ups, all in glorious sunshine and then sunset and dusk. I even did some scouting for an idea I have, we’ll see if I can make anything out of it tomorrow.
So the squirrels are back, this is good news because so far I had only seen a glimpse of one so I was getting worried that they don’t like the new setup. I didn’t get any keepers from the new perch though but the winter is long so I’m bound to have a photo op some time in the next few months.
The crested tit also paid a short visit, unfortunately I didn’t have a camera at hand right then and by the time I was ready, the bird was gone. I hope it will stick around this year.
Since it’s been clear skies all day, the sunset wasn’t going to be anything special but it’s always worth trying for the starburst effect when the sun is disappearing below the horizon. But the colour gradient you get after the sun has set is even better – the colours really pop out when you underexpose a little bit, all you need is a good silhouette and then compose around it.
Weather – October 2008
Winter is on schedule – got the first snow on the 29th. It will of course melt away soon but here’s hoping for more snow later.
It was a very wet beginning for the month and we got 68mm rain in the first 5 days. The last 5 days it was cold.
Temperature (High): 9°C
Temperature (Low): -3°C
Temperature (Average): 3°C
Total of sunny days: 3
Snow cover (High): 1 cm
Snow cover (Low): 0 cm
Snow cover (Avg): 0 cm
New snow: 1 cm
Days with snowfall: 2
Rain: 88 mm
Days with rain: 17
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year
I was looking at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner images and noticed something interesting – three of the winning bird images are taken in Finland (by foreign photographers). That got me thinking, we have largely the same kind of wildlife and same kind of sceneries here in Sweden, but Finland has succeeded much better in marketing itself as the last true wilderness in Europe and has gained quite a reputation among professional photographers. I think it’s just about the #1 brown bear location, for example.
It’s a real pity that Swedish entrepreneurs have not understood that wolves and bears can be a real asset to the country, and not something you should get rid of as soon as possible.
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