During my time in Rovaniemi, Lapland, I became intrigued by the sudden changes in light during the time I lived there. I lived in Rovaniemi for just over four months and experienced the darkness of the winter to the end of spring where the days were getting longer and longer. I expected the short days during the in the winter and was prepared for this, as well as the days getting longer. However, I was shocked at how suddenly it could become lighter or darker. I was away from Rovaniemi for three and on my return from Manchester back to Rovaniemi I was shocked at how much lighter it was. I did however enjoy the extreme contrast in seasons, not only because of the extreme temperatures but, also the extreme light changes. It made everyday so different to the other, with such varying levels of light the landscape would change in dramatic ways and this was exaggerated by the winter snow conditions as well. As the sudden changes of Lapland had such an impact of me I have decided to keep a personal diary, taking a copy of a web cam image from Rovaniemi each day. These have then been put together to form a show reel of the seasonal changes. So, far the video consists of images dating from October 2010 to present. I will continue this personal diary of images for as long as I can, hopefully one day I will have at least a whole years of images and maybe more.
As the web cam adjusts the lighting slightly so that the images are clearer they do not completely justify actual darkness of the winter days in Lapland. But, they do give a great suggestion of the sudden changes throughout the year, which make it such an interesting place to live.
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