Arctic
A glorious, and absolutely bitterly cold, freezing evening overlooking Tromso in Northern Norway.
Just after the sun had set for the evening and the last of the light had gone, the wait was on for the City to light up during blue hour, what was probably a 25 minute wait felt like about an hour as it was -20 degrees outside also with a wind on the mountain top making it feel even colder than that! an amazing view but not a pleasant experience stood there freezing! you can't even jump about to keep warm as other people had tripods set up nearby!
Once the lights were on I got the shots I wanted as quickly as I could without rushing, and quickly retreated inside to defrost, I couldn't even fold my tripod down properly as my hands had stopped functioning! As unwelcome as the cold was, it gives great clarity to images whilst it setting about freezing your bones.
I think this was the coldest I'd ever been, anywhere and taking this 6 shot panorama of the scene which required no gloves on was certainly testing at 6 seconds per frame!
The scene goes from the Arktisk Filharmoni Orchestra Building on the bottom right, over the bridge onto the main Island, beyond that there is another island that houses the airport, and beyond that another bridge taking you onto the coastal road with the dramatic snow covered mountains that watch over the City.
All images ©peterowbottom and may not be copied or used elsewhere without express permission.
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Lots of newly uploaded images on my website here
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Arctic
A glorious, and absolutely bitterly cold, freezing evening overlooking Tromso in Northern Norway.
Just after the sun had set for the evening and the last of the light had gone, the wait was on for the City to light up during blue hour, what was probably a 25 minute wait felt like about an hour as it was -20 degrees outside also with a wind on the mountain top making it feel even colder than that! an amazing view but not a pleasant experience stood there freezing! you can't even jump about to keep warm as other people had tripods set up nearby!
Once the lights were on I got the shots I wanted as quickly as I could without rushing, and quickly retreated inside to defrost, I couldn't even fold my tripod down properly as my hands had stopped functioning! As unwelcome as the cold was, it gives great clarity to images whilst it setting about freezing your bones.
I think this was the coldest I'd ever been, anywhere and taking this 6 shot panorama of the scene which required no gloves on was certainly testing at 6 seconds per frame!
The scene goes from the Arktisk Filharmoni Orchestra Building on the bottom right, over the bridge onto the main Island, beyond that there is another island that houses the airport, and beyond that another bridge taking you onto the coastal road with the dramatic snow covered mountains that watch over the City.
All images ©peterowbottom and may not be copied or used elsewhere without express permission.
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Lots of newly uploaded images on my website here
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