Reindeers in Lapland

[Hurme]

Got to spend my weekend in Finland, Lapland near Levi and Ylläs.

 

[damojoker13]

This is a great photo well done I wish I had a picture like this I'm well gel lol

Sent from my iPad using PhotoForum

 

[WesternGuy]

Not a bad shot, we call these animals Caribou over here. The image is a little underexposed because your snow has a faint bluish tinge to it. You might want to adjust the white balance in post-processing. Alternatively, if you haven't tried it, an exposure compensation of somewhere between +1 to +2 may help give you whiter snow in camera - you might have to experiment a bit to find the necessary compensation.

WesternGuy

 

[Hurme]

The reindeer in lapland are half domesticated so it's easy to get close, although they pretty much roam where ever they want.

Having been there I'd say the snow is rarely white. Usually it seems to be some pale shade of blue or yellow depending where the sun is coming from. In this case the whole lake was in shadow the whole day. Lapland has some pretty nice colors overall. Very different from southern Finland.

 

[mmaria]

Yes, but the image is still a bit underexposed.

I can't imagine to be so close to them. Wow!

 

[TKD]

You caught the whole thing! I can feel the cold, feel the heavy plodding of the reindeer. Well done!