This diary entry covers our third day of the trip. For details on previous days, see the ‘Further Reading’ section at the end of the article.
I have not included all the pictures here. This is more or less just a display of selected images from that day. To see all of them with more details and information, watch the video of this third day for a unique experience and a story of this adventurous day!
After two nights at our first camp, we left that camp to go somewhere else. But before moving on to the new camp, we went to the main activity of the day that we had all been looking forward to, Polar dog sledding in the Nordic forests.
First we went to say hello to the dogs that were going to pull our sleigh, many of them participated in different dog racing events and all of them were kind and lovely and barked to get attention.
We went to a Nordic forest, it had snowed a little the previous night and the trees were a little silver white. The forests were truly amazing and unbelievably beautiful, like out of this world, it was like we had entered into the Narnia’s world.
After about 1 hour we reached a small hut in the middle of the forest. Our guide lit a fire inside the hut and made hot soup and warm sandwiches for lunch and tea, coffee and cakes.
After this unforgettable adventure, we left the dog sledding club and went to our new camp. The more time passed, the clearer the sky got. In the new camp, after putting our luggage in our cabins, we went out for a walk on the frozen lake next to the camp.
By sunset the sky was completely clear, meaning there was a chance to see the Aurora Borealis at night.
We went out again at night, hoping to see Aurora Borealis, but that day it didn’t seem to been enough solar activity and only some green light could be seen near the horizon.
I have not included all the pictures here. This is more or less just a display of selected images from that day. To see all of them with more details and information, watch the video of this third day for a unique experience and a story of this adventurous day!
To see all of them and r more details and information, I invite you to watch the video diary of this second day on YouTube.
Gear
When I tell about the trips like this or any photography travel, a very common question is what gear do I bring with me on the journey. To answer this specific question upfront I list the gear I will take with me if I go today (what I had with me back in 2021 within parentheses).
Photography:
- Camera 1: Nikon Z7ii (Nikon Z6) (Affiliate links)
- Z7 Camera L-bracket (Affiliate link)
- Memory card: Lexar Professional (Affiliate link)
- Memory card2: Sony Tough 128GB (Affiliate link)
- Camera 2: NIkon Zf (Nikon D7200) (Affiliate links)
- Camera grip Nikon Zf (Affiliate link)
- Memory Card: Kingston Canvas React V90 (Affiliate link)
- Memory card 2: Sandisk Extreme Pro V30 A2 (Affiliate link)
- Drone: DJI Mini: (DJI Mini 2) (Affiliate links)
- Lens 1: Nikkor 24-70/4 S (Nikkor 24-70/4 S) (Affiliate links)
- Lens 2: Viltrox 16/1.8 AF, Amazon (Nikkor AF-S 20/1.8) (Affiliate links)
- Lens 3: Pergear 14mm f2.8 II ; (Voigtländer 15/4.5 Super Wide Heliar) (Affiliate links)
- Lens 4: Nikon Z 35/1.8 S
- Sturdy tripod:
- Premium: Gitzo series 1, Feisol, Really Right Stuff (Affiliate links)
- Midrange: Manfrotto Befree, 3 Legged Thing Punks Brian , Sirui (Affiliate links)
- Small Tripod: Sirui 5C travel tripod (Affiliate links)
Video
- NIkon Zf (Nikon Z6) (Affiliate links)
- Insta 360 X3/X4 (Insta360 X2) (Affiliate links)
- Sony ZV-1 (Samsung Galaxy S 20) (Affiliate links)
- DJI Mini: (DJI Mini 2) (Affiliate links)
- Nikkor 24-70/4 S (Nikkor 24-70/4 S) (Affiliate links)
- Pergear 14mm f2.8 II, Amazon (Nikon 10.5mm f2.8) (Affiliate links)
- Tripod: Gorillapod 3k kit (Affiliate links)
Further Reading
- Travel Diary: An Arctic Trip (Part 1)
- Travel Diary: An Arctic Trip (Part 2)
- What camera gear and accessories do I use most frequently?
- Madeira through the Eyes of a Photographer: Travel-Report
- Travel report: A journey through the Balkans
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