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Urban Flow: Drammen in Motion

A long exposure view over Drammen, Norway, where the winding E18 highway cuts through the city like glowing ribbons of light. Captured with a 300mm telephoto lens at f/32, 30 seconds, and ISO 200, the scene transforms the urban nightscape into a painting of luminous trails, reflections, and industrial silhouettes.

 

A mesmerizing long exposure captures Drammen’s vibrant nightscape as seen from Drafnkollen. The E18 Drammensbrua stretches across the city, its lanes aglow with the continuous flow of traffic, weaving luminous ribbons through the darkness. The city’s lights shimmer along the river, reflecting the pulse of urban life and the quiet majesty of a Norwegian night.

 

Fact: Drammensbrua is a key part of the E18 highway, connecting eastern and southern Norway, and is one of the country’s most iconic motorway bridges.

 

Fun Fact - Drammen’s iconic spiral-like road system has earned the city the nickname “the traffic knot of Norway”. The E18 highway, seen here as glowing lines, is one of the busiest roads in the country and serves as a vital connection between Oslo and Southern Norway.

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Uploaded on September 22, 2025
Taken on January 23, 2017