Ulafossen, take 2
I think both Dom and I saw this composition roughly at the same time. We had stopped at this section of the falls in Ulafossen and had tried different compositions. Looking back on my photos from here most didn’t work but I’m sure if there was a teacher grading me I’d get an A for effort at least. The only problem with this composition was it meant placing our tripods, one at a time, on a very slippy rock that sat out in the rapids. There was plenty of space to stand behind our tripods but that would, in all likelihood, lead to a one way ticket over the 10 meter fall that was not too far behind where we were. So I pushed my tripod and camera out as far as I dared and still was able to access the dials and see the screen. My hands constantly hovered over the camera as I was scared that it might start slipping away to a watery grave a couple of miles downstream. As long as I could get that foreground rock in the bottom left hand corner with the falls in the top right I was happy. I rattled off a number of shots with the hope that some would have half interesting patterns in the water with this being the best of the bunch. I particularly like the little triangular water splash in front of the main falls with that being the main selling point to choose this photo.
We carried on up the falls, though I - at the time - was working my way up a little faster than Dom. He had gone all Bear Grylls on me and was eating all the berries he could get his hands on, leaving nothing for the wildlife - both four and two legged - that might come after us. By the time we got to the top and turned in the direction of our cabin where we planned to grab some lunch and then head deeper into Rondane with the car I turned to Dom and said “I think I’ve gone and done something with my knee”....
Ulafossen, take 2
I think both Dom and I saw this composition roughly at the same time. We had stopped at this section of the falls in Ulafossen and had tried different compositions. Looking back on my photos from here most didn’t work but I’m sure if there was a teacher grading me I’d get an A for effort at least. The only problem with this composition was it meant placing our tripods, one at a time, on a very slippy rock that sat out in the rapids. There was plenty of space to stand behind our tripods but that would, in all likelihood, lead to a one way ticket over the 10 meter fall that was not too far behind where we were. So I pushed my tripod and camera out as far as I dared and still was able to access the dials and see the screen. My hands constantly hovered over the camera as I was scared that it might start slipping away to a watery grave a couple of miles downstream. As long as I could get that foreground rock in the bottom left hand corner with the falls in the top right I was happy. I rattled off a number of shots with the hope that some would have half interesting patterns in the water with this being the best of the bunch. I particularly like the little triangular water splash in front of the main falls with that being the main selling point to choose this photo.
We carried on up the falls, though I - at the time - was working my way up a little faster than Dom. He had gone all Bear Grylls on me and was eating all the berries he could get his hands on, leaving nothing for the wildlife - both four and two legged - that might come after us. By the time we got to the top and turned in the direction of our cabin where we planned to grab some lunch and then head deeper into Rondane with the car I turned to Dom and said “I think I’ve gone and done something with my knee”....