All pictures in my photostream are copyright © 2011 Rob Orthen. All rights reserved. If you are interested in using or purchasing my photos, please contact me.

Hello everyone and thank you for visiting my photo stream!

I am a photographer from the nordic country Finland, located in northern Europe. I have been taking pictures for the last 10 years, and still do so actively pursuing my passion. All feedback is highly welcome, as that is an essential tool for improvement!

I usually shoot landscape, really enjoying long exposures and the lovely rough scenes up in northern Scandinavia. I usually like to shoot in color, but at times, black & white will deliver the scene with unbeatable impact. I have also lately started to learn how to photograph people, and it feels great to enter new ground. Studying off camera flash is fun, and it teaches you a lot about light.

I want to thank all my friends on Flickr, who have taken the time to visit my stream, comment my photos and give me advice - it means a lot!

Rob Orthen

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I was featured on the Flickr Photographers Blog on April 14th, 2009. Thank you Jen & Rob for the opportunity. You can view the post here.

A long moment of sunrise

Forest pond (Vertorama)

Rain at sunset

Existing in peacefulness

Airborne happiness

Equipment

-Nikon D300 (main)

-Nikon D70 (for hiking)

-Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8 fisheye

-Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8

-Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8

-Nikon 55mm f/2.8 macro

-Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8

-Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 tripod

-Nikon MC-30 remote trigger

-Nikon Circular Polarizer

-B+W ND x64 (6 stops)

-LEE Filter GND 0.6 soft and 0.9 hard

-1 Nikon SB-800

-2 Nikon SB-600

-3 PocketWizard radio triggers

-A couple of umbrellas and a reflector