I'm utterly bored: I've got a number of things that I could work on (papers to revise), but I can't motivate myself to do anything. So what better way to procrastinate than to write a journal on dA, eh?

Oh well, I've got something to look forward to very soon, my Scotland trip. I'll be leaving for a whisky distillery trip to the west coast of Scotland on Thursday. The trip involves visiting the islands of Islay and Jura and at least Laphroaig and Bowmore distilleries. The weather forecast does not look great, but if I can't shoot landscapes, I'll be shooting whisky bottles! So, I'll be away for a few days and probably won't be able to reply to any comments before Monday. This applies to *MountainShots as well.


At some point it can become impossible for one to thank for all favs and reply to every single comment. That has happened to me as well, and although I am ever so grateful for all the support, please do not be offended if I fail to paste a thank you note. Rest assured that I will always visit the gallery of whoever faves my shots, and possibly or comment on some of the person's work, provided I find something I really like. This also means that I don't expect anyone to thank me for favs either, it is more than enough if you take the trouble to visit my gallery!

I've always liked photography, but before I bought my precious 400D in June 2007 I couldn't have called myself even an amateur photographer. I've learned a lot since, but I'm still far from being able to take full advantage of my equipment. Hopefully the day will come when I can - the support and advice from this community have certainly helped me approach that target.

In my "civil" life, I'm a philosopher. I'm based at Durham University, where I have just completed my Ph.D. Philosophy is and will always be my first love and my profession, but photography, hill walking (or the outdoors in general), literature, music, films and food&drink are also very important for me. A couple of other random facts about me: I'm originally from Finland and have lived most of my life in Helsinki. I moved to England to do my Ph.D. in October 2005. Presumably I will stay, I like many things British. I'm also a vegetarian, have been for some eight years. I'd be more than glad to hear from anyone who shares my interests, especially if you're local!

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