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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Birna Rørslett on April 29, 2021, 15:41:19

Title: Just to remember
Post by: Birna Rørslett on April 29, 2021, 15:41:19
... how pretty a West Norway scenery can be in early spring. Nothing spectacular in terms of photography, but this evokes memories much needed after the prolonged periods of isolation and self-quarantines.

(with the 200/2 AFS on my D2X)

Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: golunvolo on April 29, 2021, 16:53:45
Nothing spectacular in terms of photography
(with the 200/2 AFS on my D2X)
  :o :o :o
Birna!
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: ColinM on April 29, 2021, 17:28:26
This is uplifting and striking on a number of levels
- Colour contrasts plus lots of fine details in the tree branches
- Great saturated colours and quite deep blacks, then a muted backdrop
- A viewpoint and perspective that had me wondering what angle you were looking up/down at

Plus it's another plus point for landscapes taken with a lens other than a wideangle
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Bent Hjarbo on April 29, 2021, 17:29:26
  :o :o :o
Birna!
+1
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Bill De Jager on April 29, 2021, 17:47:11
Thank you, Birna.
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: John Geerts on April 29, 2021, 17:48:11
+1
+2
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: mxbianco on April 29, 2021, 17:53:28
... how pretty a West Norway scenery can be in early spring. Nothing spectacular in terms of photography, but this evokes memories much needed after the prolonged periods of isolation and self-quarantines.

(with the 200/2 AFS on my D2X)

I'm glad that I'm not the only one using ancient cameras... The results prove YOU ARE RIGHT!

Me too, another +1

Ciao from Massimo
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Randy Stout on April 29, 2021, 18:30:35
Birna:

Striking lines, contrast, composition.  Thanks

Randy
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Birna Rørslett on April 29, 2021, 20:36:45
Here is the relevant Google Map. So you all can go out and explore the views ...

https://www.google.com/maps/@60.90444,7.2014877,13z (https://www.google.com/maps/@60.90444,7.2014877,13z)

I probably was shooting from near the river in the valley floor. My GPS data from that trip are not very exact.
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Akira on April 29, 2021, 22:30:32
Breathtaking, Birna!
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Erik Lund on April 29, 2021, 22:59:29
Norway in sunshine  8)  Magnificent
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Post by: Thomas Stellwag on April 29, 2021, 23:31:47
this is a wonderful picture
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Matthew Currie on April 30, 2021, 03:34:09
I know Norway is a pretty place anyway, but that's a very nice reminder.
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Hans_S on April 30, 2021, 03:45:10
Stunning!
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: pluton on April 30, 2021, 05:56:00
Amazing shot.  At first glance , it appears to be looking both down and up simultaneously!
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Birna Rørslett on April 30, 2021, 11:52:42
Amazing shot.  At first glance , it appears to be looking both down and up simultaneously!

Actually the lens is pointing slightly upwards.

There is a well-known vantage (and dare I say, touristic) point further up the mountain, but at an altitude of approx. 600  m.a.s.l. it's difficult to avoid getting the fjord into the frame. Thus I opted for shooting from a point nearer to sea level instead.
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Birna Rørslett on April 30, 2021, 18:56:15
Thanks to Google Streetview, I found the *exact* location for my capture. You can easily see the two ridges sloping down almost 45 degrees, and the snow-capped mountain on  the other side of the fjord that formed the background.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/E16/@60.8926086,7.184776,13.25z (https://www.google.com/maps/place/E16/@60.8926086,7.184776,13.25z)

My capture would not carry any impact lest it was taken in the early hours of the day as the morning sun just barely grazed these slopes.
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: The_Traveler on May 19, 2021, 02:56:47
I first saw this shot perhaps 8 or 9 years ago and it convinced me that I didn’t have enough esthetic imagination to be a nature photographer.



Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: MFloyd on May 19, 2021, 10:07:43
Outstanding picture. One of not so many, in a year.
Title: Re: Just to remember
Post by: Jakov Minić on May 19, 2021, 14:25:11
Birna, Birna, Birna!