Yesterday I took my new Yashica zoom for a walk in the sourroundings. It was afternoon (=sundown) and cold, snowing… ruff light to photograph in. But I managed to get some nice shots, specially one I really like.

It’s something special walking through a cold, silent, white landscape. It can be very calming. Together with the trees I can feel it’s a spiritual experience. There not much colour information for the mind to process, shapes become patterns or hidden in snow. Other shapes, like special branches, get accentuated.

Natures cathedral

The white death

Sun sets in the lake

Took a walk yesterday, the result is uploaded in a Flickr-set seen in the slideshow below. Used Yashica DSB 50mm/1.9, Yashica ML 50mm/2, Asahi Auto-Takumar 85mm/1.8, Asahi Super-Takumar 105mm/2.8.

This weekend I have been hiking for over 12 hours in steep landscape of Kilsbergen where I live, taking photographs with most of my Yashica and Pentax-gear. A lot of pictures to sort through and aching legs to rest, but then some tests will be posted here :)

Balancing on a stone in the creek