Goodbye 2012

It was a wonderful year for me. Absolute highlight was my trip to Lapland early March with a fabulous Northern Light show, and close encounters with some illusive taiga birds, in particular Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus/Moerassneeuwhoen) and Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula/Sperweruil).
The last week of this year was rainy, stormy and grey. Rivers are flooded, the land is saturated with water. Some impressions from the land where I was born. Clouds, wind and water worked together well at sunset of December 29^th and sunrise of December 30^th.

* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17-40mm/f4 @ 20mm; ISO-50, f18, 2.5s; 3 stop ND hard gradient filter; tripod.
* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17-40mm/f4 @ 19mm; ISO-400, f16, 1/8s; 3 stop ND hard gradient filter; tripod.