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Early July moments
The camera follows me almost everywhere, so I can capture moments from everyday life. I had been aware of the frame for the first image for a while — what caught my attention was the morning sun backlighting the trees against the shadows. That morning the cows completed the picture, and the crops were a beautiful silky yellow in the foreground beneath the blue sky.
I had observed the osprey earlier in the day but was unable to capture it. It suddenly came into view, flying towards my position after a successful hunt. I managed a few photos at long distance with my 70–200mm f/2.8, heavily cropped and enhanced, so the quality isn’t the best.
With Biofoto on Tyinholmen
From Thursday to Sunday, more than 70 nature photographers gathered at Tyinholmen to photograph vast and intimate landscapes, birds and more. That many people is usually more than I feel comfortable around, but I enjoyed the stay and the photographic opportunities. I also took the chance to venture out on my own and explore at my own pace — perhaps an outsider to some of my colleagues, and I’m fine with that. The first pictures are of some beautiful flowers: not usually my area of interest, but inspired by my fellow photographers I gave it a try.
I became somewhat obsessed with getting a good photograph of Falketind, a beautiful mountain rising 2,067 metres high. Low clouds hid it at times, but they cleared and revealed the summit.
Uranostinden, at 2,157 metres, with the Uranos glacier is another spectacular mountain in the area. Even with the low‑hanging clouds, the peak breaks through to reveal itself, at least in part.
One day I went on a short trip to Bygdin and Eidsbugarden; otherwise I was strolling around Tyinholmen and captured a variety of different motifs.
On the road again
This time I travelled to a BioFoto gathering at Tyinholmen high‑mountain lodges, at 1,100 metres. On the way I passed Hemsedal again and took the short walk to Rjukandefossen, where I managed to capture a few frames before continuing to Kyrkjestølen to spend a final night in solitude.
I made a scouting trip into Koldedalen along a road not suited to cars like mine. I managed to reach Koldedalsvatnet, take a couple of photos, turn around and return to civilisation. During the outing I revisited the area several times to try to frame the majestic Falketind (2,067 metres), which in these pictures is hiding in the clouds.
Sunrise and Coffee
Cloudy Saturday morning — warm and dry. I begin on the terrace with a good book, a cup of coffee and, of course, my camera. The sun struggles to break through the cloud, and as it rises over the ridge across the lake to the east I manage to capture a few moody images.
Starting early
I usually travel to work early and often take a camera with me. It’s about seizing opportunities that may or may not appear, or looking for scenes that might be interesting. So far this has rarely produced an impressive image, but I still find subjects worth capturing to experiment with and learn from. This past week I spent quite some time on the road and managed to capture these images from different locations along my route to and from a hard days work.
