Helsinki: Evening view towards the South Harbour from the Suomenlinna islands.

 On the map   |   Captured: Wednesday 01 December 2010 (16:36)   |   Large version

Nui

WOW!!! Marvelous! Great photo. Love it, love it and love it.
Did the colours look like this or Niklas' genius?

06.12.2010 (06:43)

Helen

Actually the sunsets in Helsinki can really be like this, but it takes Niklas' genius to seize the very right moment and to be in the very right place.

06.12.2010 (08:51)

Niklas Sjöblom

Nui & Helen, thank you for your comments!

Just to clarify: this isn't a sunset at all. The picture was taken more than an hour after sunset, when it was almost completely dark - or as dark as it can be near the city. The orange glow comes from the city lights, which are reflected by the snow and the low clouds. This is actually a good example of what is called light pollution. In reality the glow was very faint, but I caught it with a long exposure time.

06.12.2010 (11:55)

Jana

Wow, I'm speechless! Could look at it for hours!

06.12.2010 (21:37)

Frank

Amazing color from the afterglow and city lights. Great capture. The Finnish government should hire you to take photos just to "show off" the country to potential tourists.

07.12.2010 (23:15)

Finn McCool

How about some pics of the recent large snowfalls, eh?

09.12.2010 (20:29)

Aida

Magnificent! I love the colours, the setting, everything!
It is absolutely beautiful!
I'm also loving this site and looking forward to new pictures of Helsinki.

16.12.2010 (12:08)

robert etchell

thats is a anazing photo i could do that on my nikon

14.01.2011 (01:44)

Evi

wow! wow! wow!

14.01.2011 (21:56)

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