Finnish evening

Finnish evening. Hossänjarvi, Oulu. Finland.

Nordic light and boat. Hossänjarvi, Oulu. Finland.

Yellow moon over the lake (1). A unique experience: being awakened in the middle of the night by the sounds of nocturnal animals, I got out of the hut and just out there discovered that the evening had presented me a splendid full moon that, adorned by the mists at night, perched over the lake. And an absolute solitude and silence. Hossänjarvi, Oulu. Finland.

Yellow moon over the lake (2). A unique experience: being awakened in the middle of the night by the sounds of nocturnal animals, I got out of the hut and just out there discovered that the evening had presented me a splendid full moon that, adorned by the mists at night, perched over the lake. And an absolute solitude and silence. Hossänjarvi, Oulu. Finland.

Orange dawn. Suomussalmi, Oulu. Finland. One of the most important functions for life played by the atmosphere is to contribute to transport, disperse and distribute the water to the living. And in many ways, being one of them the phenomenon of fog, mist and dew. This photograph is part of the collective photographic exhibition "La atmósfera. El aire que nos rodea" ("The atmosphere. The air around us") by Fonamad (Association of Nature Photographers of Madrid), 2010.

Fairy dawn

Fairy dawn. The nordic light in the lakes of Finland in summer, coupled with the morning mists that are typical is that time of year, provides an unforgettable range of colors at dawn, very early (this picture was taken at 4 am). It is a pleasure to observe or photograph these sunrises in total silence and solitude, something very easy in this region so sparsely populated and yet so accessible. Suomussalmi, Oulu. Finland.

Purple dawn. Suomussalmi, Oulu. Finland.

Taiga forest (1). Finland.

Taiga forest (2). Finland.

Reflections in the lakes of Hossa, Oulu (1). Finland.

Reflections in the lakes of Hossa, Oulu (2). Finland.

Hossa National Hiking Area (1). Finland.

Hossa National Hiking Area (2). Finland.

Hossa National Hiking Area (3). Finland.

Rose dawn. Suomussalmi, Oulu. Finland.

Epilobium angustifolium ('laurel de San Antonio' in Spanish, maitohorsma in Finnish). A common but beautiful flower that can be easily found on waste grounds and near the roads, here in Finland

Mushroom, What mushroom ?. Finland.

Blueberries over red. Finland.

Blueberries. Lots of them in the Finnish wilderness. It's hard to die of starvation if you get lost in Finland !.

Wild berries and triangle. Finland.

Morning reindeer. Oulu. Finland.

The bears of the birch forest, Finland (1). After a long afternoon wait in the hide, finally the big she-bear appeared, accompanied by her three cubs. They were born the same year in January, as my guide told me. It was a hot August evening in the Finnish taiga, in the Russian border that is famous because there it inhabits the mythical brown bear. So hot, and with an air so still, that our human stench flooded the area, so when from the birch forest finally appeared this family of bears, the mother sniffed the air and waved to its offspring that they had careful not to turn away from her. It was very exciting. So we took extreme caution making as little noise as possible and enjoyed watching the cubs playing on the glade. Kuusamo, Oulu. Finland.