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Kalajoki sand dunes

Kalajoki sand dunes
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People living on the coast of Gulf of Bothnia has this speciality that us southeners at the Gulf of Finland don't: the sun that sets into the sea.

Shooting against the setting sun was especially challenging this time because of the huge contrast between the glittering sea and the gloomy skies. Luckily I always shoot raw, I wouldn't have succeeded at all without it, not even close.

Funny that there was this constant flux of people to the tip of the sand bank even though everyone could clearly see there was absolutely nothing out there. Perhaps the adults hoped they'd hear Sirens singing there, and the kids would get a glimpse of the mighty Kraken.
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Gary Schotel, christel.k, malona, Håkan Eriksson and 82 other people have particularly liked this photo


28 comments - The latest ones
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
Looks like a painting...those people seem to go on silver water...that´s stunning and soothing at the same time :)
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
Thank you, Tanja. It was soothing also because it was plainly visible to the naked eye there that us humans have a need for something that isn't there. It was as if they'd gone to church.
3 years ago.
Tanja - Loughcrew club has replied to Spo
a wonderful description of our longing!
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
Fred below noticed that everyone in the photo is hanging their shoes in their hands. Indeed, in many countries people do go to church barefoot. :)
3 years ago.
Tanja - Loughcrew club has replied to Spo
Not in germany....most of the people go to church once a year...christmas time...much too cold to go barefoot :)
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
Not in Finland either, in places not even at christmas. Some towns have already troubles keeping their churches. Bach wouldn't enjoy this.
3 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Lucky for you that they wished to go there! You got wonderful shot thanks to all those people out there ;-)
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Since the exploitation wouldn't have worked in frontal light, I didn't go to the dunes at all. :)
3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
People enhance the composition!
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to Xata club
That's definitely one of the best qualities on man.
3 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
Top ***
Finland = joki is rivier
Ze dragen allemaal hun schoenen.................
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
Spo has replied to Fred Fouarge club
En de zee is "meri". :)
Indeed, they are all hanging their shoes in their hands. Well spotted!
3 years ago.
 Jean-luc Drouin
Jean-luc Drouin club
+++++
3 years ago.
 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
magic on earth !
just superb !
3 years ago.
 polytropos
polytropos club
The contrast between the almost metallic-looking sea surface and the sky, which appears in warm colors, is very beautiful. And then the silhouettes of the model-like persons ... no overweight people in that region! :-)
Excellent!
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to polytropos club
I bet the bulkier visitors didn't deem it neccessary to trudge first to the sandy beach and then to the equally soft bank. This is with a 200 mm lens after all, so the tip of the drift is pretty far away.
3 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Moses führt die Israeliten durchs Rote Meer. Exzellente Aufnahme!
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to trester88 club
In this case from Österbotten to Västerbotten. "Botten" means bottom: after the ice age both bottens were under the sea, now only the part in between – and it is still rising.
3 years ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
This looks more like an artistic creation that a real event. It has a very special atmosphere, what a wonderful planet we live on.
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
The light happened to be quite special, and all those people wandering there for nothing is somehow relaxing.
3 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
The silhouettes of the people are perfect for the photo! Yes, shooting RAW is essential in high contrast situations, you managed very well!
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to Gudrun club
Thank you, Gudrun! To me it looks like those architectural visualizations where people are always scattered haphazardly here and there. Only the building is missing.
3 years ago.
 Eva Lewitus
Eva Lewitus club
Just beautiful. It seems the people didn´t want to get their shoes wet... Was it cold?
3 years ago.
Spo has replied to Eva Lewitus club
It was a warm summer day, not cold at all, and the sand was superbly soft. :)
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Patrick Berty
Patrick Berty
Superbe réalisation, compliments !!
3 years ago.
 Ernest CH
Ernest CH club
Wonderful light !
3 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
ein schöner Text ****
wundervoll im Gegenlicht
3 years ago.
 christel.k
christel.k club
fantastische Aufnahme!
5 months ago.

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