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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Seoonmie on November 24, 2012, 12:37:53 pm

Title: Hitonhauta - The Devil's Grave
Post by: Seoonmie on November 24, 2012, 12:37:53 pm
My idea of a good day: woke up at 6 am. Drove 40 kms in a pitch dark rainy morning. When I arrived it was still dark. The day remained pretty much like that for the rest of the day. Did I already mention it was also cold? Well, I didn't and it wasn't. +5 C is a hot day for our November.

Folks, this is the Hitonhauta Natural Reserve in Laukaa, Finland. The name translates roughly as The Devil's Grave. It is easy to understand why.

(http://jjuntunen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Kuvia+metsist%E4/Hitonhaudalla/Hitonhauta-4853.jpg/_img900.jpg)

Seen any Trolls?

(http://jjuntunen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Kuvia+metsist%E4/Hitonhaudalla/Hitonhauta-4866.jpg/_img900.jpg)

The Devil's Shower

(http://jjuntunen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Kuvia+metsist%E4/Hitonhaudalla/Hitonhauta-4878.jpg/_img900.jpg)
Title: Re: Hitonhauta - The Devil's Grave
Post by: Kevin B on November 24, 2012, 02:06:28 pm
Nice photos of an interesting looking area.  Looks like rain may be a common thing there.  Is that moss on the ground in the first one?
Title: Re: Hitonhauta - The Devil's Grave
Post by: Seoonmie on November 25, 2012, 07:11:42 am
Thank you Kevin! I'm afraid you're right. Not only has it been a very rainy year but a gorge like this collects all the water and the bottom is very swampy and wet. And yes, those are moss covered rocks there.