Winter wildlife
During the long, isolating months of 2020, and at the start of bright new year 2021, wildlife photography has been one of my constant comforts. Like all photography, it challenges one with its...
View ArticleLife in winter forests
This year, we had a full week of “hiihtoloma” (Winter Vacation) – a very welcome break into the busy schedules. I took the opportunity and challenged myself to go out into the nature and look a bit...
View ArticleBirds: 99/100
Naturephotography, and bird photography in particular has been an invaluable part of my life during these stressful pandemic times. The constantly changing and surprising nature has been there, at all...
View ArticleLuontokuvat, nature photos 2021
I selected some of my favourite nature photos of 2021 / Alla on valikoima omia suosikkejani luontokuvista vuoden 2021 varrelta. Happy New Year 2022! / Onnea uudelle vuodelle 2022!
View ArticleNature Photos Update
During the Spring Term of 2022, I have taken (according to my last count) photos of 129 different species of birds. Here is featured a selection, along with some random other samples of my nature...
View ArticleEnd of year blog note 2022
There have been many nice things in this year, 2022, even though it feels that it has run really fast. Our Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies was operating in full speed, featuring great...
View ArticleThe return of the culture of blogging?
Monique Judge writes in The Verge about the need to start blogging again, and go back to the ”Web 1.0 era”. My new year’s resolution might be to write at least a bit more into this, my main site...
View ArticleUse of Flash and the Ethics of Nature Photography
A collage of my bird photos from 2022 – for more, see: https://frans.photo.blog/2022/12/27/selected-photos-from-2022-may-december/ I have been experimenting with ”Taavi Tunturipöllö” (the Snowy Owl...
View ArticleFour camera-lens options for bird photography (Canon, Spring 2023)
No-one asked for this, but I will provide some bird/wildlife photography gear suggestions below, anyways. This is only focused on the Canon options, because that is where I have my personal...
View Article“Erään harrastuksen kehityskaarta”
Kävin sadepäivän hupina vanhoja valokuvia lävitse, ja oli jännä havaita jo tiettyä kehityskaarta omassa luonto- ja lintukuvauksessa. Katsoin että 2019 kuvasin vielä lähinnä maisemia, perheen...
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