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Taken last summer from Riisitunturi, Posio, Finland.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Thx for my new wallpaper :)

[–] victorz 2 points 8 months ago

Was just thinking the same thing. Actually kinda gruvboxy.

[–] Deme 2 points 8 months ago

You're welcome!

[–] dhork 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Finland, Finland, Finland, the country where I want to be!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just remember to come at summer. Fall, if you fancy that. Otherwise it would be depressing.

[–] Deme 1 points 8 months ago

Nah winters are beautiful up north. Sometimes also in the south, but only rarely around the southern coast.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wow this is fantastic. Great shot

[–] Deme 2 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (3 children)

That's very ... orange. Is it usually that color, or were there like, wildfires around somewhere? [Did the smoke from Canada reach Finland last summer?]

[–] Deme 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This was a telephoto at the horizon at around midnight. The sun was only a bit above the horizon, so the lighting was similar to a sunset/sunrise.

Here's another picture of that same midnight, looking towards the sun.

[–] Deme 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Almost forgot to get back to you about that last part: Yes it did, but this wasn't that.

Here's a picture I took when the smoke was making a sunset unusually red: