Rhododendron, Southwestern Finland

This one lonely Rhododendron in the morning light against a sumptuously green backdrop was begging to be photographed. I took several photos one with sunlight beaming on it. The sunlit photos were bright but also bled the flower more.

Black Currants, Southwestern Finland

Crab Apples, Southwestern Finland

What I like about this photo of apples is the angle of the branch into the blue sky. Almost like the apples are falling into the camera on a long tendril of a plant

Pines in the morning light, Southwestern Finland

This is, interestingly enough, new growth on a pine tree. The pine needles though were blueish white. There's no filter on this, the morning light accentuated the colour

Reflections in the Baltic, Southwestern Finland

The sun was setting and the Baltic was calm.

Sunset on the Baltic Sea, Southwestern Finland

Sunset on the Baltic Sea, Southwestern Finland

Part of the appeal of this photo is that lonely cloud reflected in the water

Rushes along the shore, Baltic Sea, Southwestern Finland

Amongst those rushes were perch and pike. Damned if they were going to bite on a fishing line on a day that calm! My favourite part of this photo was that I only took it once and the colours were spot on and the blue reflection outweighs the actual sky itself

Fishing Lure, Southwestern Finland

My friends' lucky lure. Helped me catch a pike and a perch (that got away)