Sweden, Fulufjället Nationalpark prt2

From The Naturum | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 26mm. | 1/200 | F6.3 | ISO 200

The Fulufjället Nationalpark is 385 km² pure nature. Great greens. Main attraction is the ‘Njupeskärs vattenfall’. We went for it.

Fen | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/125 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Microcosm prt2 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/100 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Spontaneous wooden Bridge | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 26mm. | 1/60 | F6.3 | ISO 640

Green Crowd | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 52mm. | 1/150 | F6.3 | ISO 1600

Dark Water | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR |300mm. | 1/400 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Walk on Wood | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR |70mm. | 1/160 | F6.3 | ISO 200

Green on the Rocks | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 60mm. | 1/2000 | F4 | ISO 1600

Njupeskär prt2 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 40mm. | 1/1600 | F4 | ISO 1600

Slope | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/3200 | F6.3 | ISO 1600

Relief | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 60mm. | 1/2000 | F6.3 | ISO 1600

The Sun, finally | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 27mm. | 1/30 | F6.3 | ISO 200

Sweden, Fulufjället Nationalpark prt1

Fulufjället Nationalpark | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 44mm. | 1/200 | F5.6 | ISO 200

From Idre Fäll we made a trip to the Fulufjället Nationalpark. It was cloudy, rainy and cold. From the entrance and the Naturum information-center we made a walk to the Njupeskär waterfall. And back.

Microcosm | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/200 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Stairs to the Fall | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR |70mm. | 1/100 | F6.3 | ISO 220

Rough | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 44mm. | 1/60 | F5.6 | ISO 400

Mountainside | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR |145mm. | 1/125 | F6.3 | ISO 200

Green White Speed | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR |240mm. | 1/13 | F40 | ISO 400

Njupeskär | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR |70mm. | 1/100 | F8 | ISO 200

Moss | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/640 | F6.3 | ISO 1600

Mountainside prt2 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR |70mm. | 1/320 | F5 | ISO 200

Overgrown | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/1000 | F6.3 | ISO 1600

To the Restaurant | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/1600 | F6.3 | ISO 1600

The colors in the Naturum | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 42mm. | 1/80 | F5 | ISO 200

Sweden, Idre Fjäll prt2

Turning her Back on a Troll | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 170mm. | 1/1000 | F6.3 | ISO 400

From Idre Fjäll we made a short trip over the ‘Trollvägen’. It was cloudy, rainy, windy and cold. Amazing field with piled stones that had something to do with trolls, but I never really understood. We didn’t climb the Nipfjället and soon went back for a hot coffee.

Mysty Mountainside prt1 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 220mm. | 1/640 | F6.3 | ISO 400

White Road | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 70mm. | 1/640 | F6.3 | ISO 400

Mysty Mountainside prt2 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/1000 | F6.3 | ISO 400

Mysty Mountainside prt3 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 195mm. | 1/1000 | F6.3 | ISO 400

Mysty Mountainside prt4 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 165mm. | 1/800 | F6.3 | ISO 400

Mysty Mountainside prt5 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/500 | F6.3 | ISO 400

Horizontal Division | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/800 | F6.3 | ISO 400

Near the Trollvägen prt1 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/800 | F6.3 | ISO 400

Near the Trollvägen prt2 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 75mm. | 1/640 | F6.3 | ISO 400

Near the Trollvägen prt3 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 240mm. | 1/800 | F6.3 | ISO 400

On a Stone | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 195mm. | 1/1250 | F6.3 | ISO 400

Sweden, Idre Fjäll

Recreation | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/250 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Our third goal was Idre Fjäll. When we got there it turned out to be a winter-sports-center without snow. But for the summer-tourists there were other sports-facilities, like swimming-pools, which was nice for the kids. (We prefer to jump in a river or a lake rather than in a container filled with chlorous water.) At the service counter a nice lady gave us the key to cottage 61.

61 and our car | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 42mm. | 1/60 | F5.6 | ISO 800

The Curtain of 61 | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 42mm. | 1/60 | F5.6 | ISO 800

Plastic Water | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 48mm. | 1/60 | F5.6 | ISO 220

As Idre Fjäll was a holiday-center, we did some shopping in the nearest town called Idre. Not very alive.

The church on the Cemetery | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/320 | F7.1 | ISO 200

Sommaren med Göran | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 31mm. | 1/320 | F7.1 | ISO 200

Konsum | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/320 | F7.1 | ISO 200

“The Dark Side” | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 28mm. | 1/500 | F7.1 | ISO 200

( “The Dark Side” is on the T-shirt of the guy with the red beer-cases )

Around Idre Fjäll it looked like this

Seasonal worker | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 70mm. | 1/640 | F6.3 | ISO 200

Städjan | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 70mm. | 1/800 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Wood and Water | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 70mm. | 1/640 | F6.3 | ISO 200

On the Road | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/2500 | F6.3 | ISO 1250

In the Air | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/800 | F6.3 | ISO 200

Sweden, Orsabjörnpark

Matningsplats | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 70mm. | 1/800 | F4.5 | ISO 200

In Orsa Grönklitt the kids had found some friends; so my wife and me went to the Orsabjörnpark all by ourselfs. Bit crowdy out there; but an enjoyable day. We had a nice reunion with a polarbear we had seen in the Rotterdam Zoo.

If I ever … | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/250 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Chained Mask | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 200mm. | 1/640 | F6.3 | ISO 200

Dead Memory | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/30 | F6.3 | ISO 3200

On the Rocks; no Ice | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/200 | F5.6 | ISO 200

High and Save | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 180mm. | 1/640 | F5 | ISO 200

Three friends | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/160 | F7.1 | ISO 360

Show your Scars | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 220mm. | 1/320 | F6.3 | ISO 200

Behind a Grey Fence | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/640 | F7.1 | ISO 200

Polar Bear in the Sun | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/2500 | F6.3 | ISO 200

Fence and Shadow | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 100mm. | 1/640 | F6.3 | ISO 200

On a Growler of Stone | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 300mm. | 1/400 | F7.1 | ISO 200

Sweden, a short walk in Orsa

Red, White and Blue | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/400 | F8 | ISO 200

Before entering the super-market we strolled around a bit in Orsa. First things that attracted my attention were old cars and other weird vehicles. It felt like a city with a lot of ‘Rockers’.

Music Affair | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/160 | F8 | ISO 560

Stapled | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 28mm. | 1/160 | F8 | ISO 280

Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/500 | F8 | ISO 200

KebabPizzeriaGrill | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 29mm. | 1/640 | F8 | ISO 200

Orsa Railway Station | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 32mm. | 1/500 | F8 | ISO 200

Old Times | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/800 | F8 | ISO 200

Reading Pro | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/160 | F8 | ISO 250

Shooting a Colleague | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/640 | F8 | ISO 200

Cincinnat-ti Dancing Pig | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 48mm. | 1/160 | F8 | ISO 280

Sweden, to Orsa Grönklitt

Close on a Fence | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 32mm. | 1/200 | F7.1 | ISO 200

Our second goal was Orsa Grönklitt. On our way we had a nice stop on a quiet, well kept parking-spot with a small Vikingskipet. Just before Orsa we stopped to take a look over lake Orsasjön.

Hamar upside down | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 38mm. | 1/1000 | F3.5 | ISO 200

Watercolors | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/160 | F6.3 | ISO 1100

FiskeCenter | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/320 | F7.1 | ISO 200

Our House | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 35mm. | 1/160 | F5 | ISO 800

The lake we canoed on | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 44mm. | 1/500 | F8 | ISO 200

Lake Orsasjön | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 32mm. | 1/500 | F8 | ISO 200

To Hell with Gravity

To Hell with Gravity | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 62mm. | 1/160 | F5.6 | ISO 200

(looks best full screen; click once; and once more on the image and then F11)

Sweden, Kopparberg prt2

Old Coppermine | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 27mm. | 1/320 | F5.6 | ISO 200

We stayed in Kopparberg for three nights. On the last day we did the orange hike-track. It brought us to an old copper-mine that was filled with water. Strange, copper-green water. Nice place; nice walk.

Orange | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/160 | F6.3 | ISO 220

The Gathering | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 56mm. | 1/160 | F5 | ISO 400

Mirror and rocks | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/500 | F5.6 | ISO 200

CopperGreen | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 48mm. | 1/320 | F5.6 | ISO 200

The Fence | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/200 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Schizo-Stone | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 56mm. | 1/160 | F10 | ISO 500

The difference in Green | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/250 | F5.6 | ISO 200

The silence after the Steal | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/250 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Dark Blue in the Shadow | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR | 140mm. | 1/160 | F5.6 | ISO 720

Clouds on the Surface | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/500 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Sweden, Kopparberg prt1

“… was a very, very, very fine house,” | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 36mm. | 1/320 | F7.1 | ISO 200

When the days are getting shorter and the temperature is going down, I sometimes get caught by nostalgia. Not depressingly heavy, but enough to make me go through older photo’s of nice travels in warm summertimes. That’s how I ended up in Sweden 2009; and a lot of trees. I might as well show some more.
We drove to Kiel; and after a night on one of those terrible cruise-ferries, we reached Göteborg. We had to do a booze-test, before we were allowed to drive into Sweden, for our first destination: Kopparberg. (somewhere in the middle, above Örebro). We had arranged a self-drive-trip, so 4 km. above Kopparberg we were expected by some nice people who gave us the key to cottage nr. 21.

Tingshus | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 28mm. | 1/500 | F5.6 | ISO 200

In Kopparberg we visited the ‘Tingshus’, which means something like ‘court of justice’. I liked the wooden skin; my daughter had seen it all quite quick.

Tingshus interiour | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/160 | F4.5 | ISO 2200

“He’s looking at you, kid” | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/160 | F5.6 | ISO 3200

The Church | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 32mm. | 1/160 | F5.6 | ISO 220

There was a really nice church; with the same ‘skin’ and colors as the Tingshus; and a lot of wood on the inside.

Pointing to Heaven | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 58mm. | 1/800 | F5.6 | ISO 200

Guided door | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/40 | F4.5 | ISO 3200

Wood | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 28mm. | 1/50 | F4.5 | ISO 3200

The Glory of Gold | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 70mm. | 1/50 | F3.5 | ISO 3200

The Lights out | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/160 | F3.5 | ISO 3200

Stairways to Heaven? | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 28mm. | 1/125 | F3.5 | ISO 3200

Upon the roofs | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/640 | F3.5 | ISO 200

 

These roofs were fascinating, with the texture and the rhythm.

More Roof | Nikon D700 | Nikkor 24-70mm. f/2.8G ED | 24mm. | 1/2500 | F3.5 | ISO 200