Vilnius I

Looking across the icy river Neris towards the Šnipiškės (New City Centre) neighbourhood of Vilnius, Lithuania. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Trakai VI

Late evening, looking out across a frozen lake in Trakai, Lithuania. The mist was gradually rolling in and this was the sight that greeted me as dusk was occurring. Three auto-bracketed exposures captured using a Canon EOS 500D equipped with the kit Canon EF-S 18-55 mm lens. Exposures were tonemapped using Photomatix and the resulting image was processed using Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Trakai V

Ice skaters in the mist. Local people ice skating on the frozen lake in front of the castle at Trakai. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Trakai IV

The frozen lake surrounding the castle at Trakia, Lithuania. The lake was so frozen that people are able to walk across it without any problems. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Trakai III

A panoramic capture of the mist descending over the castle at Trakai, including both wooden bridges and the moon. Four lots of three exposure images (12 shots in total), merged using Hugin, tonemapped in Photomatix and final touch up in Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Trakai II

A rather photogenic tree found on the castle island in Trakai, Lithuania. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Trakai I

The castle found on an island surrounded by frozen lakes in Trakia, Lithuania. The locals cleared a path on the frozen lake, however, this was more like an slippery icy walkway of death! A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Helsinki VI

On the approach to Helsinki harbour I spotted this little red tugboat. It's somewhat amazing that some of the ice fragments are not that dissimilar in size to the boat itself! Another shot from the same area is here.