Saturday, September 5, 2009

Going for a walk around a lake


Mushrooms, originally uploaded by jiihaa.


Myllyjärvi, originally uploaded by jiihaa.


Mating, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

We had today a long walk around lake Myllyjärvi ("Mill Lake"). The lake is not big but there are marshes and rocky hills around it, so it was slow going. But the weather was dry, althoug clouded. I took quite a few photographs, but as the autumn colors are only starting to appear, it wasn't so nice as it will be after a few weeks.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

60,000 photographs taken with the Panasonic LX3


Rabbit, originally uploaded by jiihaa.


Between, originally uploaded by jiihaa.


Willowherb, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

I bought the LX3 in September 2008, and now I have taken over 60,000 photographs with it. (On average about 170 photographs each day.)

Here are three images from today, while going for a walk in the Tremanskärr marsh. All kinds of things are to be found when you keep your eyes open (and a camera with you), from dead rabbits to old wood to colorful plants.

I have looked carefully at the Panasonic GF1, and it is tempting, especially the new 45 mm f/2.8 macro. But with those kinds of lenses the camera is very much bigger than the LX3.

The recently revealed (though not yet available) Canon S90 is good (at least in specifications), and perhaps Panasonic will bring the LX4/LX5 to market quite soon.

But for now, the LX3 is a most excellent instrument for photography.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Quiet photographs


Fern, originally uploaded by jiihaa.


Rowan, originally uploaded by jiihaa.


Forest, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

There are photographs which are quiet, and you don't pay them attention. But if you start to look at them carefully, you find a lot to contemplate. In my (limited) experience black and white photography is ideally suited for this purpose.

Here are three images which provide contemplative content, at least for me. However, I suspect that you need to view these images in bigger size than these small ones on the web page.