From october till this weekend, I have been to two beech forests to photograph the beautiful autumn colors. It was a bit tricky as the cold and autumn has started later than usual, probably due to the cold spring.
Sundbyholm, the one that I have been to many times before, is few km outside Eskilstuna. Known for being be the northernmost in Europe. The other one is on Torö just outside Nynäshamn, same area where I photographed MilkyWay in previous blog post.
It's something magical with the beech forest with its tall trees and colors that in spring is so amazingly lush, bright green that in summer turn into a dense, dark and mysterious place.
Despite all of that - Autumn is still my favorit time - just see the pics below :)
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Last week, there were perfect conditions for photography of the Milky Way.
I have never really been successful to take them in Sweden before. Mainly because it is quite difficult to find places where there is not too much light pollution, around Stockholm in any case, but also partly that its rarely clear skies during autumn.
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nowing that it's mostly summerhouses around Torö, it meant also that there is bigger chance of succeeding. At this time of the year, Milky Way is visible toward the open sea and Finland, which means that it is 'easier' to find good spots where the background is dark. Although as you can see in the pictures below, there is light from the towns along the coast anyway - Norrköping, Oxelösund, Trosa etc.
Really pleased with the result though, and the whole process of standing still and just gazing into the stars and the Milky way is quite relaxing :)
