A -20c Morning Journey

45 photographs. It was -22c this morning, so like a fool I went outside to take some photos. The sun was just under the horizon, and there were just a few clouds, or maybe it was fog. I walked down to the river first, hoping to get a nice shot of the sun as it came up from behind the mountain but it jest kept moving to the right, never really getting high enough to see. Then I walked south toward the Circle until I saw an open field that screamed "walk out here for a nice shot", so I trudged through a foot of snow into the middle of the field, and waited... This is where I took my favorite shot "Arctic Sunrise". Once it was obvious that the sun was not going to come above the horizon, and the -20 degree temperature started to permeate my clothes, I continued my journey. I walked down to the Arctic Circle and then up the Juoksengi road and winded my way back home. Along the way I spotted a few reindeer and some birds. The sun finally passed the mountain near Overtornea and began to shone on the tips of the trees. It was a beautiful winter morning indeed. This is what I saw...