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How how? Did you see 'it'? In my case, I would say 'wished I could have continued to Tromso'. :)

Hmm...snow tires, I would think so. But still witnessed a few cars skidding at the bends, though I think some were done on purpose to frighten us. :angry: What's with the power plug?

Nope! At least not in Lapland. Probably too much snow to clear, and too few cars, so not worth the trouble. Haha. It's amazing how they can still drive so fast. Oh yes, Santa lives in Finland with his elves. Apparently, during Xmas 2009, he received 600 000 letters. :bsmilie: I didn't know they...

It's quite funny to sometimes see poop dropping out in front.:bsmilie: Train station in Rovaniemi The local dish - Salmon Soup.

Row of snowmobiles in Rovaniemi Our reindeer during the reindeer safari Ok, I'm not sure which of the two I prefer. I like the blue in the first, but it seemed a bit dark, so I increased the EV. Don't know if the second one is considered as overexposed, but I kinda like it as well.

Hehe, ok. The photos really aren't that great, and I'm a bit 'pai seh' to share them. But shall do it in case some of you are thinking of going. Anyway, feel free to comment! A row of snow igloos in the Hotel and Igloo Village of Kakslauttanen near Saariselka. This was the only photo that...

Here you go. Now that I compare them side by side (I purposely chose something colourful to shoot), there doesn't seem to be such a great difference afterall. Don't know why, but it seemed that way when I was looking through the shots from the DSLR in general... ;p [/URL][/IMG] This was...

I'm asking cos' I just came back from my first trip with my new DSLR and realized I'm not as satisfied with my photos as when I used to take them with my old compact. Ok, I should add that it was overcast everyday and in snow conditions. So that probably didn't make for great pics in the...

Wow, thanks for the comprehensive explanation. I'm still haven't figured out Metering, and those notes would really come in useful. BTW, your photos are awesome! I long for the day when I can take photos like that. :)

Cheem... Had to read few times to understand. ;p The eye one was easy, though. :) Yes, it is strange. Nope, I was only using the CPL then. :dunno:

Hi all, I'm back from Finland. Very sadly, I've no aurora photos to show. :( I was in Saariselka for two nights, Rovaniemi two nights and Helsinki one, and guess what, everynight was super cloudy, if not snowing. I didn't even have to bother with the best time or with waiting. Sigh... Even...

Wow! Thanks everyone for your comments and advice. I'm learning something new everyday! Seems like my perception of landscape=wide angle is flawed. Actually I didn't read this anywhere. It's just my own assumption cos' most of the beautiful landscape pics seem to have a feeling of vastness...

Thanks for the link. Hmm... think you just re-affirmed my decision in regards to my next lens purchase. ;p

Nice! Thanks for sharing. Coincidentally, I'll be going to Finland for holidays in a few hours time. Seeing your pics and all the snow is making me feel all the more excited. Btw, any luck with the northern lights? ;p

Hmm... now I've found a page that contradicts what I've read mostly. So, over or under expose? Or did I misinterprete anything? :think:

Now, that photo really helped. Thanks! :thumbsup: Btw, I love your landscape photos. May I ask what lens do you usually use to take them?

Miaoteh, thanks for the link. As I've just included, all three photos were taken at f/8, and not the widest aperture, which according to the review, would have then caused the problem. So, I'm still baffled. Spheredome, thanks for your window analogy, which made it easy for me to understand...

When you say somewhere far away, do you mean as far as in the sky? Or somewhere on land where there's enough light? I know this is going to sound stupid, but how do you focus on somewhere as far as in the sky when it's all dark? :embrass: Ooh, taping up the lens sounds good! But it won't...

Hi all, Hopefully anyone with experience in taking pics of snow can enlighten me here. I just got my first DSLR, a Canon EOS 500D, and what I really miss from it is the snow white balance function which I had in my old Canon Powershot. Anyway, guess I'll just have to learn the more pro way...

Hi all, I just got a polarising filter (Hoya Pro 1) for my new Canon EOS 500D. (Actually, I had intended to buy a filter for protection i.e. UV filter, but obviously didn't do enough homework. ;)) Anyway, I was playing around with it and taking some snow pics. Cos' I read it's also good for...