The time to leave has arrived. We are heading back to Skelleftea airport this morning and... yes it's a gorgeous day without a single cloud in the sky. Grrrr. Of course: when we are leaving it's going to be a beautiful day with perfect photographic conditions. Oh, well, that's how it goes.
Yesterday, on the contrary, it was the worst day, weather-wise. It's been overcast for the whole time, with really little light. Our last chance and hope to take good shots of the golden eagle was a little disappointing. Not because we didn't see the birds, but because it was very challenging to shoot them.
Since the early morning, our friends the woodpecker, the squirrel and the little birds kept us company until the eagles came.
EOS 5D Mark II – Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM f/5.6 1/80sec ISO 2500 +1
Yes, we had a decent number of visits, but the light was too bad. I shot
anyway, but the very high ISO turned out to heavy digital noise that
killed all the details in the pictures.
EOS 5D Mark III – Canon EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT@560mm f/5.6 1/50sec ISO 6400
In the evening, after another deliciously awesome dinner cooked by Catarina, we lived a 30-minute drama when we found out our Lufthansa flight had been cancelled because of a two-day strike. We got on the phone for a wait that seemed to last forever but finally we were able to change the flight going this time through Switzerland. It turned out to be a much longer trip, but at least we were able to find a flight.
Conny had offered to bring us to see the forest were Ally shot the Siberian Jay a few days ago and relieved then, after securing our flights, we got ready to go out for some night photography. The sky was now perfectly clear and we were looking forward to some nice shots in the forest.
The experience was great. The two-hundred-year-old forest, next to the icy river, was lit by the Moon and its rays were reflecting on the ice. No photo can really make you live the same way when you experience that in person. The view was fantastic.
It's time. We say goodbye to Ally and Conny as they go to the hide for another day, and we go to take our luggage.
The trip will be ok, apart still some problems with our luggage not able to fit on board the last Swiss Air very busy flight, but in the end we'll get home safe and sound.
EOS 5D Mark III – Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @40mm f/10.0 1/8000sec ISO 1600
It's been a very good experience, despite the photographic results a little below our expectations – you can't command Nature, it's part of the game. This "adventure" gave us the possibility to meet great people and to get to know a place where we want to go back. November is probably not the best time, light-wise, so next time we'll try to plan better, if we can.
EOS 5D Mark III – Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @24mm f/5.0 1/60sec ISO 800
EOS 5D Mark III – Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @24mm f/4.0 1/5sec ISO 4000 +1.67
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