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Lofoten Nights
Lofoten Islands, Norway, just around midsummer.. It's in the middle of the night by now. The sun, even though it's not setting and is still rather high in the sky, is hidden behind a layer of clouds a... more
Arctic Beach #2
April 2010, Tromsö, Norway Having arrived early in the morning in Tromsö, we head out in nice sunny and cloudy weather during the day. We have been here before and are little familiar with the area bu... more
Unexpected Company
Somehow landscape photography is always full of surprises. Every now and then something unexpected happens. Most of the time it's just the weather turning bad just an hour before the best light after... more
Under The Midnight Sun
It's just around midsummer and we're just coming from the first site of the evening, a nice rocky beach in the north of the Lofoten Islands. Though nice, the conditions were far from perfect so we dec... more
Berlevag Lighthouse
It's the second day up here in most north part of Norway. So far I drove about 1500 km of my total 2500 km in three days. I arrived a day earlier in one of the heaviest storms I have encountered in my... more
Fossil Rock
Here I am in the Finnmark area way up in the north of Norway on a beautiful rocky beach. The weather finally calmed down and the evening presents it's best in beautiful and warm light. I have been exp... more
Rocked Tree
Todays explore starts on a beach called Utakleiv on the north coast of the Lofoten islands. Waiting in beautiful sunlight the whole day for the sun to set, or better to get at least closer to the hori... more
A Short Trip to Kukkolankoski
Kukkolankoski, 22 o’clock. The alarm shrieks me out of my dreams and I realize that I napped at least a few hours in the front seat of my old and trusted Toyota. In two days we're heading out to the L... more
Arctic Beach #1
My next trip to Norway, or more precise the Lofoten, is only a few weeks ahead and I thought it’s about time for a recent image again. It was on our first day we spent in Tromsö. Even though the weath... more
Waiting For The Light
During the evening the weather conditions turned to the better and it promised to be a nice sunset with good colours in the few remaining clouds. Quickly I pack my gear and head out, hoping that my in... more
Lyngen Fjord
It's about time for another featured image and I thought I also use the chance to populate my panorama gallery. A panorama of the Lyngen Fjord stitched together from a selection of images Isn't this a... more
St.Michael's Mount
The name-switch of this blog and introduction of Galleries to this blog were two steps to bring this site closer to being my online presence. Together with the introduction of the galleries I announce... more
Norway Revisited
It's only a few weeks since I had been visiting the beautiful scenery of Norway, but it feels a long time ago and since work and basic life have come back it feels I have to go back as soon as possibl... more
Cornwall - The Last Days
The alarm wakes me up at 4am. Not only do I realize that I have fallen asleep on the sofa again, I also hear the heavy rain hammering on the window. Disappointed I decide to go back to sleep and doze... more
Cornwall - The Next Few Days
The alarm on my iPhone shrieks multiple times when I realize that I fell asleep on the sofa in front of the TV. It's three o'clock and I planned to go back to the area around Prussia Cove for a shoot... more
Cornwall - The first days
It’s eleven o-clock and I my train is leaving in little less than two hours when I to my surprise receive my recently ordered new Tripod-Head. Just in time, A Manfrotto Junior Geared Head. https://twi... more
Diary of a Shooting #1 - Hailouto-January 2009
After almost two months of an annoying mixture of snow/rain/ice the weather finally changed to the better and something blue showed up above us. Yesterdays shooting feels still fresh, and at least one... more
Winter Birch Trees
I decided to escape the frustration of being unable to do some winter landscapes, due to the current uninviting weather conditions, and at least play around a little with the panning technique in the... more
Simply Kelp
Before writing anything about this image, I would like to announce that my Blog "17mm", thanks to the great support here at Pixyblog, has now moved to this domain, and so did the RSS-Feed. If you have... more
Green Wide World
Those of you who are following me on Twitter, will already have noticed my continuous weather rants (I'm considering a separate account only for my weather rants). It's has been not very photographic... more