2012 Photos of the week / 2012 See more photos of the week from different years: 2017 – 2016 – 2015 – 2014 – 2013 – 2012 – 2011 – 2010 – 2009 – 2008 photo of the week 1photo of the week 2photo of the week 3photo of the week 4 – Riisitunturi National Park, Finlandphoto of the week 5 – Riisitunturi National Park, Finlandphoto of the week 6photo of the week 7photo of the week 8photo of the week 9photo of the week 10photo of the week 11photo of the week 12photo of the week 13photo of the week 14photo of the week 15photo of the week 16photo of the week 17photo of the week 18NaarashaahkaNaarashaahkaMelontaretkellä Hämeenlinnassa 14.5.12Melontaretkellä Hämeenlinnassa 14.5.12photo of the week 21 – Nunavut, Canadaphoto of the week 22– Nunavut, Canadaphoto of the week 23 – Nunavut, Canadaphoto of the week 24Vuontisjärvi EnontekiölläVuontisjärvi Enontekiölläphoto of the week 26Kaksi uroskarhua tappelee ja käy valtataistelua pari km Venäjän rajalta KarhuKuusamo-yrityksen piilokojun läheisyydessä kaatosateen ja myrskyn aikana Kuusamossa.photo of the week 27photo of the week 28photo of the week 29photo of the week 30photo of the week 31photo of the week 32photo of the week 33photo of the week 34photo of the week 35photo of the week 36photo of the week 37photo of the week 38photo of the week 39photo of the week 40photo of the week 41Natural History Museum iltavalaistuksessaNatural History Museum iltavalaistuksessanaaras urpiainennaaras urpiainenphoto of the week 44photo of the week 45photo of the week 46photo of the week 47photo of the week 48photo of the week 50Last December (2012) I was snow shoeing in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park in Finnish Lapland after nine in the evening. It was a new moon and the stars were visible. Suddenly, I saw some aurora borealis on the night sky for some minutes before the clouds covered the whole sky. I had a couple of minutes time to take photographs before the stars disappeared quickly. I felt I was in a hurry and there was not much time to figure out what would be the perfect composition. The clouds arrived so quickly! I had to forget my plan to hike further up the slope to higher elevations. There is a parking lot and a Visitor's Center of this national park behind my back a couple of hundred of meters away from me. That gives the light, which illuminates the trees. This past and the next winter are supposed to be the peak winters for aurora borealis (and the peak for the activity of the sunspots) on this 11-year cycle.I was hoping to return to this same place during the winter but I never saw aurora borealis, the northern lights again on this national park. As important as the aurora borealis colors in an image are for me, I am also looking to have something interesting in front of them, for example, the snow covered trees. The beautiful starry night sky is also a bonus to be seen together with the northern lights. Another try next winter again!My ISO is 2500, shutter speed 20 seconds and aperture 3.5.photo of the week 51photo of the week 52
