Docs from Scoo, tagged "70-200mm f/2.8G VR"

Turku from above

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:45:54 +0000

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Had today the golden opportunity to take part in a visit to the bell tower of the Cathedral of Turku organized by a local photography association. That we were blessed with sunshine was just icing on the cake :)

Turning up the heat

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:24:22 +0000

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November 2008.

Ice fishing

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:13:59 +0000

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...during foggy conditions.

A Decisive moment

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:59:28 +0000

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One of many for this couple.

Would have added one of Ronan Keatings tracks but deezer.com seems to have removed the option to embed selected tracks.

Edit: thanks to the help forums at deezer a song was "manually" added.

Onwards into 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:12:48 +0000

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Today I took the earlier bus to Ruissalo and was treated to an amazing sunrise (the expression to be able to die a happy person after witnessing or doing XYZ comes to mind).

Quiet and tranquil, everything bathed in gorgeous warm light.

Contre-jour with ice crystals

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:48:32 +0000

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The backlit tree is staying frosty (around -6°C in the morning I think) despite the warming rays of the sun.

Ceremony at the Saint Henry art chapel

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:47:09 +0000

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Last Saturday I had the honour of photographing the "second wedding" (a blessing ceremony + anniversary) of a couple who are family friends. She's from Finland and he's hailing from New Zealand. As they got married a year ago in Australia this was a ceremony for their Finnish relatives and European friends.

The unique chapel is named after a historical bishop of Finland and a difficult place to shoot in (due to lighting & the narrow but long chapel body).

Market square commerce

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:46:43 +0000

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Shot yesterday (20.11 -08) at the northern end of the market square in Turku.

Nowadays there's just about this one row that sell potatoes and such, these are also the most "low tech" ones of all the sellers at the market. Apart from these there are about ten stands selling fish, pastries, fruit and the like (these stands are often electrified and heated). Not so the case for these people.

Feels good to purchase their produce as there are no middlemen (today I purchased 0,5 kg of red onions for 2€/kg). This kind of enterprising is on the decline, most people buy from supermarkets (usually older people and immigrants buy their goods).

Icy reflection

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:19:46 +0000

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Much to my surprise some pigs grew wings (alternatively some cows came home) and attracted some snow to Turku, thus the entire city has been clad in a most beautiful winter attire.

Plenty of people were also amazed by the-one-day-of-the-year-that-featured-snow and promptly photographed the snow.

the Cathedral of Turku reflected in the river Aura as seen from the Thomas bridge.

Beach grass in November

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:30:23 +0000

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Spotted during a slight drizzle.

Wet and dark...

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:05:21 +0000

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...and three (oncoming) cars.

was out hunting for nocturnal shots of Turku for a joint exhibition held by a local photography club, this was one of the grabs of the evening.

Edible?

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:41:28 +0000

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This young Barnacle goose doesn't bother with deep philosophical issues such as the question that goes with the ultimate answer and such, but rather ponders if a fallen maple leaf is edible or not... :)

Animosity amongst avians

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:22:09 +0000

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The title says it all...

The Dornier stalker

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:03:20 +0000

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Today Roomeri and I went to the island Ruissalo (just off the coast outside the Turku harbour) in the hopes of grabbing some nice shots.

Here he is caught snapping a Dornier Do 228 maritime patrol craft of the Finnish Border Guard (and actually not just "a" Dornier but rather one of the two that the service operate). I was unable to get a shot of it as it was obscured by trees from my location.

Cityscape on September 24 2008

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:18:14 +0000

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Flags were flown half-staff all over the country today. The bell tower of the Cathedral of Turku in the middle. Shot from the Market Square of Turku.

see the previous image

Adulthood lost

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:01:34 +0000

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Shot this while waiting for a gust of wind to liven up flags flown half-staff on the Cathedral bridge in Turku (attempted to get the Cathedral in frame too, would have needed a boat for that to be really successful). It's the shadows of pedestrians illuminated by sunlight reflected from the surface of the Aura river (further diffused through trees).

Had at first thought of naming it mother and child or some such generic name/theme but I find it illustrate recents events even better.

Rural tranquillity

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:16:45 +0000

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Ostrobothnia, Finland.

A hint of Ostrobothnian delight

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:07:39 +0000

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A ditch next to a field and a main road. See it large.

Having been at a loss at what to upload to illustrate my vacation in July I chose one which represents Ostrobothnia, the region of Finland I'm native of. This is shot when the sun was setting over a cultivated area close to where my sister-in-law lives; being on our way home I could not resist the glorious light. Here experimenting with a 5:2 aspect ratio, quite nice for landscapes I think.

The backlog from July is rather substantial, a photoshoot for a childhood friend who is into body building is prioritized.

Canister, I-beam and crowbar

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:34:51 +0000

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A new-ish shot from the archives, shot in April 2008 (my backlog is substantial) during the ongoing public works along the Aura river in Turku. Plenty of things going on.

Aerial duel

nobody@ipernity.com (Scoo) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:26:46 +0000

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A sea eagle (a.k.a. white-tailed eagle) duelling an osprey. While being harrassed by the smaller osprey the sea eagle would invert itself inflight and use scare tactics with its claws.

I missed some really great shots when they were close by as the autofocus on the D50 thought they weren't that interesting...