A winter's dream
Winter wonderland. Sometimes there are no better words for these winter sceneries. This cottage is located in Lapland at the shore of the frozen lake NäkkÃ...
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Winter wonderland. Sometimes there are no better words for these winter sceneries. This cottage is located in Lapland at the shore of the frozen lake Näkkälä in Näkkälä, Finland. I'd love to stay there for a while, would you?
Captured on Feb 8, 2014
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Captured on Feb 8, 2014
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Sid-mon-lee
March 06, 2014
I would love to live there till I die :) amazing shot and the little Brown hut in the midst of white snow gives it that nice warm feeling AHHHHH
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ToddGrivettiPhotography
April 27, 2014
Magnificient Winterscape. Love the contrast of the cabin against the snow.
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Location
This was in Näkkälä, Lapland, Finland, during a lovely winter day in February.Time
Early afternoon.Lighting
Shooting in early afternoon has usually a rough light, however up in the North the sunsets are very early in February (3pm) and the sun is actually pretty low. You can see that from the shadows also. With the sun on the left and slighly behind the camera there wasn't too much of a stretch between dark areas and highlights.Equipment
D800 + 70-300mm for this photo.Inspiration
I was guiding a group of mine with snow mobiles and our day was mostly cloudy. When the sun hit, we stopped and I saw this cottage in the middle of snow-covered trees. What I really loved was that the snow on the ground was 'untouched', so no foot prints at all. The shadow cast by the tree branch on the left was just perfect for this scene.Editing
I did color correction, basic curve corrections to reach a good contrast and nice colors in the sky as well as the cottage. In the original the wooden walls on the cottage were very dark, so I brought them out better (shadows up in that specific area).In my camera bag
Usually I carry my D800 & tripod and have a setup for daytime and nighttime shoots. During day time I bring my 16-35mm wide lens and 70-300mm tele. In the bag are some filters (ND grad, polarizer, etc) to adjust for different light situations. A remote-control, spare batteries and other small things are always with me. For night time I have usually only one lens with me, its the 14-24mm lens. On few occasion I use a 50mm but that's rare.Feedback
Work in manual mode with your camera and check the histogram. You don't wanna have blown out highlights or dark areas which can't be recovered. I rather have the photo a little on the dark side and correct it in post. During a windy day you want to keep your exposure time as short as possible, so bumping up the ISO to say 400 or so is worth the sacrifice.
