Went for a winterwalk near my home in Sweden with Yashica MC  Zoom 35-70mm/3.5-4.5 in the weekend, shooting pictures of the winter landscapes. Some of the photos:

Winter landscape photographed with Yashica Zoom

Winter pine with Yashica Zoom

Thinking of selling my Super-Takumar 105mm/2.8, but I wanted to give it some photography-time in the woods first and shot this leg of ice the other day. The changing weather between cold and “warm” (well, around 0°C is warm) make some nice iceformations.

Super-Takumar 105mm/2.8 with leg of ice

This little thing Industar 50-2 can do margic. I’m sure. Miracles. Or maybe it just makes me relax when I photograph. Makes me more playful…

Mosquito resurrection

It has been dark for so long

And it’s so small, this little russian Tessar-formula M42-lens. Here it is on the small film SLR Canon EOS 300V:

In the river nearby, down the hill the water goes but sometimes freezes in time. Caught with Yashica ML 50mm/2 and my Canon. This was before the real cold came, I want to get back there some day soon . now it’s bound to be more ice!

Read my Review on Yashica ML 50mm/2

This weekend its has been a lot of snow here, as you might have noticed on previous image :) Haven’t had much chance to photograph, but I got a hot of this trees heavy branches. As I sad, I’m going to town tomorrow and hope to get the chance to shoot some streetphotos.

Snow on branches

I like this zoom (Yashica MC 35-70mm 3.5-4.5). Did som portraits that feelt good this weekend, sharp. This image below might not show that much from the zooms qualities, but I like the feeling of the image. My wife is pulling the little plastic sledge with my dayghter.

Sledge with Yashica zoom

I’m going to take the zoom in to town tomorrow, if I will be able to carry it with everyting else.

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 some iceshots on my wlk the other day :)

Icebubbles made with Asahi Opt.Co. Auto Takumar 85mm/1.8