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We weren’t getting anywhere fast. With each step the sights of the Rondane pushed and pulled us around every compass point, heads swivelling on shoulders as if we were a pair of bewildered barn owls looking for prey. The first half hour on top of the plateau hadn’t seen us advance beyond the edge of the spacious car park. Quite honestly, you could stand beside your vehicle and take one shot after another in a place like this, with all of your firm intentions cast to the four winds. It’s a theatre of the grandest dimensions, starkly, expansively beautiful and overwhelming without being on top of you. When you stand here, you feel as if you could walk for miles in any direction and remain surrounded by pristine wilderness. At least as long as you’re able to take your eyes off the scenery and put one foot in front of the other, that is. It’s a kind of voluntary slow progress when you allow a place like the Rondane to take charge and dictate your pace through the landscape for you.
Eventually, we moved away from the car park and down towards the bridge by the river, where we’d turn left and walk towards Storulfossen, the waterfall that had done most of the heavy lifting in persuading us that the Rondane would be a good place for the first photography expedition of this brand new Scandi-Cornish team. Steve, the Swedish half of the entente, had succumbed to a mystery knee injury during our morning capers at Ulafossen, and was reduced to an uncomfortable looking limp. It was a good job that we didn’t have to walk five miles to get to our waterfall. So I acted as scout, racing on ahead, instead deciding to turn right at the bridge, taking us further from our target and wilfully sabotaging the masterplan. But that’s what the Rondane asks of you. “You came here with a plan? But what about all of this stuff here? Was this in your plan? Thought not!” Yes, better not to have too much of a plan when there are a million distractions at hand. I sent Steve a message and told him what I was doing. I’d double back and catch him up soon enough.
It’s a strange thing that the Rondane doesn’t sing from the map of Norway as loudly as the Fjords, or Lofoten. Generally speaking, we landscape photographers know all about the existence of those famous places, whether we’ve been to them or not, but despite being more than worthy of the attention of anyone who loves the outdoors, the Rondane has somehow remained aloof, known only by a very enthusiastic few. Maybe it’s because it’s quite an undertaking just getting here. And because of this, there are many surprises lying in wait for the unsuspecting visitor, no matter how much planning and research was done. Steve and I each spent countless hours at our screens before the trip, sharing videos and pictures of scenes we hoped to find for ourselves, and while we’d learned more than enough to persuade us that coming here would be a good decision, it seemed that only a few of you had been here before us.
Of course Steve wanted to know what had caught my eye and soon hobbled along after me. Eventually our shared path brought us back to the bridge, just above a narrow mini-gorge where the Storula raced through a small natural gateway in the dark rocks and chased down over a series of furious channels before joining together again at the bottom. The sort of place that if it were in a photography hotspot, we might have known about it and arrived to find a gang of grumpy togs trying to squeeze their tripods together on a single grey slab above the river. Incapacitated as my suffering friend was, Steve took one look at the topography and decided it wasn’t one for him until he was able to return with two fully functioning knees, but I was already halfway back up the slope, making for the bridge. “Back in a minute!” I called, squelching through peaty puddles along the opposite bank as I made for what I was pretty sure would be the best boulder from which to take my shot.
It only took five minutes. Set up the camera on the tripod, slap on the six stop, do a focus stack, realise you don’t need a focus stack but tell yourself there’s nothing like a bit of insurance, do a one-eighty, photograph the little bilberry bush on the riverbank, eat all the bilberries you just photographed, and then race back over the bridge. Easy peasy waterfall squeezy. If all of our progress through the Rondane had been this brief, we might have made it to Storulfossen at least two hours earlier. But then again, all time spent in the Rondane is time well spent, whether you’re at the spot you came here to photograph or gradually bumbling towards it in a spellbound trance.
I know some of you like to see the settings etc, which won't show automatically as I edited this slightly differently from normal so:- Nikon Z7ii, Nikkor 14-30 f4, f11, 19.5mm, ISO 125, 1/6th second.
A few months back now, but I thought to share this vantage point over Harbour bridge, Luna Park and Opera House
I went to the Lofoten Islands for snowy cliffs and mountains, but came back with lots of images of man-made features. This shot was actually one of my favourites - reminds me of the Scandi thriller.
Bikes race through here as well as runners and people so you have to have your wits about you with tripod out in the middle !!
A beautiful winter evening in Sydney harbor. Overlooking the two icons and thinking it is such a privilege to live here.
Ute är mörkt och kallt,
i alla husen
lyser nu överallt
de tända ljusen.
Nu kommer någon där,
jag vet nog vem det är
Sankta Lucia
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- Lillibeth Bennet of the Harpies dressed as modern day Lucia <3
- Nom Noms Nyx dressed as a his upstagey self <3
- Magnus wearing what he was wearing the last time he was about because he was running a bit late to his own class xD
((OOC:
Tack to everyone who came and those who couldn't come but sent messages (and offline NPC RP <3). It was really kind and also surprising. I am happy there was interest in finding out about this holiday. And my friends who just came to be supportive, even if not into Scandi traditions, puss på er. Tack Jade and Saff for fixing the classes.))
Soul2Soul. Alderley Collection
New release at Cosmopolitan Event 27th November
After this, at the Soul2Soul Mainstore. Soul2Soul Mainstore.
Blending Scandi and Rustic style for the Alderley Collection combines a sumptuous sofa and chaise, lots of woollen blankets and textured cushions with a whitewashed brick open fireplace. A chunky oak beam coffee table, vintage rug, side table, chunky lamp and rustic pots. Leaning art for the fireplace mantel, candlesticks and fire tools, compliments the working crackling fire and stacked logs to complete the look.
11 items 1-13li each.
Four texture options driven by a hud.
Bento sit and cuddles anims for the seating.
On/Off fire flames & sound.
On/Off lamp & candles.
Handcrafted mesh. Mod | Copy
:::ChicChica::: Tree cake
LeLUTKA tree
Thanks everyone for your support, you are all awesome 💓
This is THE Bridge from the Scandi Noir series starring Saga. It is taken from the plane overlooking the point where the bridge emerges from under the water on the Swedish side.
Pitaya - La Cuisine (Fatpack) [All items used]
MINIMAL - Ceiling Lamps Collection Gacha RARE
[North Oak] Kylan Fridge
{what next} Kitchenette Coffee Maker
{what next} Kitchenette Mixer
{what next} Kitchenette Toaster
Mithral* Mini Adansonii
Mithral* Mini Pictus
Mithral* Plant Display Tray (Gold)
Mithral* Fiddle Leaf Fig
Mithral* Bird of Paradise (Pack A)
Mithral* Calathea Zebrina (Pack A)
[Con.] Scandi Chair
MULLOY - Bahau Table
Loft & Aria - Rowan Bowl II
Decided to give my green & yellow S a makeover in the current colors. Most of the paintjob has been remade to add or improve details.
A small model shoot that was taking place so I asked if I could have a couple of shots too. The amazing architecture is understandable that it makes a good backdrop.
I was using a wide angle lens which was not ideal for portraits but was perfect for the low light and wide vistas at some of the stations. Think there are some 107 stations on the Stockholm Tunnelbana and 96 of them have art. Oh would have that been nice on the Elizabeth line !!!
Nikon D750 with Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 @ f/5.6, ISO 2000, shutter 1/60th second, focal length 2mm. Processed in Lightroom Classic and Topaz de-noise plus Topaz sharpen.
V-Huset (V-building) is an iconic housing project in Ørestad, Copenhagen. The V in the name was derived from its V-shaped floorplan. But the V also returns on the south façade of the building with a huge invasion of triangular balconies. When reflected in the windows behind, they remind me of a large fleet of Viking ships, conquering the skies. And this association also matches its Scandinavian location. The building was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group & JDS.
An image from last year taken at Estrahorn in the far South East of Iceland, it's very remote out here and feels it too.
I've not taken anything recently that I'm happy to upload on here and I'm not uploading possibly below par images just for the sake of it, so I'll continue to find shots from the archive until (hopefully) I get something worth posting soon...
This was shot at Sunset with the low sun illuminating the fantastic and dramatic form of the Eystrahorn, this is shot a lot less than it more famous neighbour at Vestrahorn.
There is a headland here that basically has 2 beaches either side, the beach to the East had enormous breakers coming pounding in, which were great to shoot but the sunlight was far more prominent on this side hitting the gnarly tops.
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Explore #1 13/03/17
** Selected as one of the top 15 Flickr Landscape Photos in 2017, you can see the 2017 gallery here:
www.flickr.com/photos/flickr/galleries/72157667163347739/...
First shot from the recent trip to the absolutely amazing country of Norway, after missing the Aurora in Iceland I got talking to 2 girls from Tromso who said it is so good for the Northern Lights there... a week or so passed and we decided to get a trip going....
This was shot on the first morning, 20km South of Tromso, and the only morning where a sunrise shot would be possible due to poor weather and severe snow blizzards, it was 'only' -10 this morning, quite warm considering what was to come!
Only 2 out of 4 of us got up this morning to see what we could get, we had arrived the night before and it was all in darkness so we had no idea of our surroundings at all, arrving an hour before dawn gave me a little time to scout it out and come up with my favourite shot, which is this one, the pink hued light lasted for no more that 2 minutes maybe even less and thankfully I was already set up, never seen morning light like it, welcome to Norway.............
....As for the Aurora... well it didn't happen that night.
A fabulous morning down on the beach at Stokksnes where for once the wind wasn't blowing a hoolie and the clouds weren't blocking the upper peaks of Vestrahorn Mountain, in fact you couldn't have asked for much more with the morning light playing ball lighting up all the detail in the rugged peaks. The light here, as with Iceland can be very very different to what we get in the UK with some very unsual colours at times, and cloud formations that just defy belief, at this time of year you're only looking at about 4+ hours of daylight per day, but in the those 4 hours it's like a permanant golden hour, if the clouds and rain/snow play ball it can be magical.
No matter how many times you come here it's pretty much guaranteed to be totally different each time, you never know what you will come away with, whether that might be a good soaking, a face full, and camera bag full of black sand that has been pelted at you at 80mph or more, the wind trying to rip the car doors off, or hopefully some decent images. Having experienced all of that here it was great to just be able to shoot for once! Although the other scenarios are certainly charachter building!
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An absolutely freezing cold day at Kirkjufell on the Snaefellsness Peninsula in Iceland.
The waterfalls here at Kirjufellfoss had been reduced to just one stream with the majority of them totally frozen, giving a really different take on the scene from what I had shot here before, this was shot around sunset with a large number of storms rolling past, one of which can be seen drifting past to the left.
I don't usually include people in my shots but couldn't resist this one as the lone person was not only ideal for scale, I like how they are pointing towards the mountain taking a photo.
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The morning after the night before....
A few miles South of Tromso in the Arctic Circle, Norway, on a farm where I was staying for a few days. The night before had been an incredible Northern Lights display, still the best I've ever seen, but after a late night, no rest for the wicked and up for sunrise back into the deep snow again.
This scene was just at the rear of the farm, the light around these parts seems to be very different with loads of pinks and purples often visible in the early and late hours, this mornings sunrise, although nothing special was still enough to give this gorgeous lighting onto the mountains to the rear here, and pick out all the detail in the snow laden trees, with the little red hut seemingly perfectly placed to finish the scene off.
Despite being the coldest place I've ever been to, still to this day Norway is by far my favourite place I've ever been, and somewhere I really want to explore a lot more when we are able to again.
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Following on from yesterdays upload I've been going through my Iceland images, seeing that is where I should be right now..
Really surprised at how many images I've managed to find that hadn't been touched, including this one taken not long after sunrise at Vestrahorn, Stokksnes.
A very different image to the last one, cropping in lot tighter into the mountain, giving a better view of the mountain to the rear often called 'Batman Mountain' with the glowing morning clouds reflecting into the wet sands.
If I can't be there, this is the next best thing at the moment.
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Back to Iceland again, this one was a totally unplanned shot, we had stopped to shoot a Mountain Range nearby that that really did resemble a pencil sketch, I was really taken with it, however upon finding somewhere to stop we came across this road with what looked somebodys house at the end and decided to explore...
What obviously was once somebodys house was now long abandoned and forgotten, right by the coast it was a beautiful location but obviously had become too much trouble to live there any longer being cut off from civilisation.
The light was getting really good so we decided to shoot this before going back to the mountain range half a mile or so away, pics to follow of that...
I'd spotted this little patch of grasses here but getting to this spot without leaving footprints involved walking over what did appear to be a frozen pond with a dusting of snow on top so it one foot in front of the other very carefully, thankfully everything was frozen solid.
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The accepted wisdom concerning pelargonium flowers is to pinch them out when they are over. But they are still too good for the compost bin, so here are some in this little hand-cut crystal vase that I picked up from a charity shop.
Apparently, crystal glass doesn't mesh with the current predilection for a kind of pseudo-scandi minimalism; just as well I'm not a 'dedicated follower of fashion'!
A long exposure image of the sunsetting across the water looking at the city. I am amazed the ship rigging is so clear as it was slightly moving with the currents.
Image taken with ND grad SW150 Lee filter on Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens @ f/8.0, ISO 80, focal length 14mm, shutter speed 55 seconds, manual focus and shutter controls. Camera is Nikon D750 on a tripod.
Lóndrangar on the far West end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula has a quite remarkable coastline with gnarled sea stacks, basalt rocks, and other volcanic features making it very 'other worldy' in places, and all pounded by the fierce sea which has helped to shape this curious and wild landscape.
This location was a first for me and I was really excited to shoot it it, however the inclement weather had other ideas... the light was superb at sunset but it just would not stop raining, intermingled with fierce gusts of wind which just filled the lens with water every few seconds, there was nothing for it but to just set up, weight down the camera on the tripod with my bag, cover the camera over and just stand there getting soaked hoping for a break in the rain so I could get to work.
I remember standing there looking at the scene thinking if I get nothing here I'll be inconsoleable, as it was that good but just impossible to shoot!!
Thankfully!!! after about 20 minutes it stopped and I could set about shooting the scene, the sun had almost dropped onto the horizon but was still visible, creating some great light onto the rocky shore, I think there was about 10 minutes of no rain, more than enough to get various shots before the sun vanished, and once again the rain came back. I'd hadn't been that frantic on a shoot for a long time, after all it's not a location that you can just pop back to easily...
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The imposing skyline of the floodlit Helsinki Cathedral against the dark sky. Shot taken on our first day in Helsinki, and the first clear sky for several days since being in Finland. The Senate Square is a very large area which was the centre point of a very moving tribute to Ukraine a few evenings later having endured three years of war with Russia.
I was determined to get out and get some images captured before any change in the weather, so that evening before our evening meal was a discovery walk about for me with a dslr to get some handheld shots.