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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: stenrasmussen on January 10, 2016, 22:22:51

Title: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: stenrasmussen on January 10, 2016, 22:22:51

Kjerag is one of the world's most popular sites for base jumpers - one of them can be seen in the upper centre part of this picture. They hike up to the plateau for 2-3 hrs, evaluate the wind conditions, calm the nerves before they (as the madmen and women they are) throw themselves off the cliff, aiming for the ground 1000m below.
This is from 2012 when we all of a sudden, as is typical for the mountains, were cloud'ed up.

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: Olivier on January 10, 2016, 22:34:02

talk about drama... Very nice! Did the guy jump in the end?

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: stenrasmussen on January 10, 2016, 23:51:41

Quote from: Olivier on January 10, 2016, 22:34:02

talk about drama... Very nice! Did the guy jump in the end?

I don't know if that guy jumped, but if not I'm sure he had a blast up there!

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: Ron Scubadiver on January 11, 2016, 01:30:44

I am not about to try that.  My pants would smell funny.  I like the shot, dramatic, almost hellish.

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: John Geerts on January 11, 2016, 08:18:55

Impressive Sten. Dramatic indeed, with the contrast and the clouds.

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: Peter Forsell on January 11, 2016, 08:43:42

Splendid work!

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: elsa hoffmann on January 11, 2016, 09:32:48

beautiful capture - and I love the tones

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: HCS on January 11, 2016, 17:30:05

Beautiful Sten!

I've been up there twice (to visit the Bolten) and on both occasions had good weather and the jumpers jumped  :P

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: Jan Anne on January 11, 2016, 17:41:31

Awesome Sten, great light and atmosphere.

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: golunvolo on January 11, 2016, 20:45:13

Lots of drama and tension. After you pointed out the man it becomes a huge proportions drama!!! And I agree it looks hell-ish too. It works wonderfully

Title: Re: Kjerag - not the typical shot
Post by: Anthony on January 12, 2016, 00:13:14

Very dramatic.  Looks like a place where there might be trolls (the traditional Norwegian type).