day 28

Have you already seen the Finland's Nature Photo of the Year? If not, it might be worth to take a look:

http://www.vuodenluontokuva.fi/default.asp?V_SITE_ID=3

There has been lots of critical conversation and even debate about this years winner pic. While some bloggers have praised it as a "superior piece of art with amazingly beautiful dark tones" and "wonderful work and smart way to criticize climate change", others have shot it down as "staged suburban photo with no elements of nature".

I have to that the photo sold itself for me at the first glance, although it would possibly have fitted better to other kind of competition. That must be because its style is pretty close to my standard what comes to photography. So I don't pick my side in the debate but just inform you that this particular photo would have been my choice for the Nature P.O.Y:

http://www.vuodenluontokuva.fi/Default.asp?V_DOC_ID=4194

I love its softness and especially the green tones! And what comes to the light, it must have been very challenging to freeze the motion while letting enough light to the censor. I might have been in trouble with my 20D (yes you can consider that as an old-timer already) as the new camera censors seem to be far ahead what comes to high ISO numbers. Luckily I haven't yet fallen into bird or nature photography, because otherwise I had neither time nor money to do anything else!:) And actually I've just recently noticed that one can easily shoot with ISO 1600 if the frame is properly exposed. So no need to be afraid my Canon, we still have years (or at least months) to come!