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2013-06-02 21:07:32 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

A perfect weekend with temperatures in the mid 20C's
I managed to shoots some hundreds images until the batteries ran out...
I had to test out my new toy, the Stage Zero, dolly from Dynamic Perception
This is the 4ft rail but I wish I'd taken the 6ft with me.
This was an trail and error hike. So I am happy with the outcome. Especially the last sequence where the dolly is tilted.
Feel free to share if you like this 1st dolly attempt
Stay tuned, more to come in the future
#timelapse   #timelapsephotography   #timelapsevideo   #norwaylandscape   #arctic   #tromsø   #midnightsun   #dynamicperception   #stagezero  

https://vimeo.com/67518319

2013-05-22 00:23:23 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Midnight sun
After a long and snowy winter, the midnight sun is finally here. 2 months of 24 hours of sunshine. Hopefully there will be a lots of photographic opportunities. 
---Canon EOS 5D mkII 
Samyang 24mm f/1.4 @f/8 
Lee Polarizer, Lee HD 0.6 
iso 100, 1/5s

2013-04-22 16:05:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Trees
I was on my way up a mountain and noticed these two trees. They are located just a few feet where the tree line ends due to the height. I just had to stop and take a quick picture. I like the contrast between the white snow and the sky with the fast moving clouds
Added vignetting in LR4

2013-04-16 16:29:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Polar Spirits by Ole Chr. Salomonsen
Another and probably the best Aurora Timelapse and real time video of the Aurora Borealis ever made.
Share this with you friends and remember to watch it on full screen and crank up the volume

https://vimeo.com/64122803

2013-04-09 06:56:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Almost at the top
Yesterday afternoon I ate dinner quickly.
Grabbed my gear and headed out.
It was very cold, -10C by my car.
But I was sweating by the time I reached the top.
I guess it was -15C at the top.
I am glad I brought with me my down jacket and warm mittens.
So I managed to capture the sunset with at great view.
Those images will be posted later.

#randone   #skiing   #snow   #arctic   #norway   #tromsø  

2013-03-30 14:58:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Snow and more snow
We are at that part of year when you can feel the sunshine, that is when we actually can see the sun.
The months of March and April always comes down with lots of snow. Today the level of snow is 137cm (same height as my 9 year old)

#snow   #troms   #norway   #arctic  

2013-03-29 11:22:14 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Just another snow filled day. 
I love my Honda :)

#snow   #easter   #honda   #ononephotosuite   #lightroom4  

2013-03-04 18:37:05 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 31 +1s)

Purple Dream
Last night it was cold, -10C and I was getting cold and restless. My chin started to freeze and I was considering going home to a warm bed.
Suddenly this started to build up!
I had to grab the camera and re-direct it.
Damn the light was moving fast. With needles and spikes. And the purple colors! Awesome!
Suddenly I was not cold and bored anymore....

#aurora   #arctic   #ice   #norway   #tromsø   #cold   #awesome  

2013-02-18 22:31:32 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

17th of February 2013 - Aurora Timelapse
Nothing fancy, just the aurora dancing :)
If you like it, share it. Thank you
VIEW IN FULL SCREEN

#aurora   #auroraborealis   #arctic   #norway   #dreamscape  

2013-02-17 23:45:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Aurora and the Moon
Taken 2013-17-02 at Brensholmen outside the city of Tromsø, Norway
#aurora   #auroraborealis   #arctic   #tromsø  

2013-02-11 22:11:41 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Aurora of tonight
Taken when the clouds came moving in,,,,

2013-02-09 12:54:49 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 27 +1s)

Feb 8th Aurora
Went outside with 2 friends and 2 tourist. Not the strongest aurora last night. But I like the mountains and the reflections. The city lights from Tromsø is visible even 1 hr 40min drive away
#aurora   #tromsø   #arctic   #reflections   #mountains   #snow   #ice  

2013-02-03 18:03:19 (7 comments, 3 reshares, 23 +1s)

Nice sunset today. Cold -8C but lovely crisp clean air.

#fujifilm   #x100   #sunset   #arctic   #snow   #winter   #troms   #norway  

2013-01-28 16:28:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

End of January sunset |mono-version|
Here is the mono version of my previous image. Tried b&w at first but I didn't like the outcome.
Had to remove some disturbance in this version that doesn't show that good in the color version.
Thanks to +Kaddi Sudhi for suggesting this.
Hope that you like the outcome

2013-01-28 16:19:19 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

End of January sunset |mono-version|
Here is the mono version of my previous image. Tried b&w at first but I didn't like the outcome.
Had to remove some disturbance in this version that doesn't show that good in the color version.
Thanks to +Kaddi Sudhi for suggesting this.
Hope that you like the outcome

2013-01-27 15:43:39 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 34 +1s)

End of January sunset
Some amazing light these past days. Today it was totally clear skies. The frost fog was starting to move in over the sea. -7C/19F so it was crisp outside by the sea today. But with good warm clothes it doesn't matter.

Long exposure of 100 seconds
Lee Big stopper, 10 stop ND
Lee 1.2 SE grad

#sea   #frost   #sunset   #winter   #ice  

2013-01-27 14:18:19 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

End of January sunset
Some amazing light these past days. Today it was totally clear skies. The frost fog was starting to move in over the sea. -7C/19F so it was crisp outside by the sea today. But with good warm clothes it doesn't matter.

Long exposure of 100 seconds
Lee Big stopper, 10 stop ND
Lee 1.2 SE grad

#sea   #frost   #sunset   #winter   #ice  

2013-01-23 14:57:09 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Snow and Sun
There was a short gap between the snow showers today. Perfect light.
No filters used here! Not that I have any that fits on  this lens
I just love my new Fujifilm Finepix X100
Perfect to bring along when you just have to run
#arctic   #sun   #snow   #rocks   #ocean   #mountains   #clouds   #fun   #x100  

2013-01-13 16:24:40 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

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2013-01-12 23:11:04 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 75 +1s)

Light Painting the Stars
Got bored while waiting for the clouds to disappear. So I did a self portrait :)

2013-01-12 23:07:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Light painting the stars
Got bored while waiting for the clouds to disappear

#light   #stars   #milkyway   #painting  

2012-12-16 14:19:57 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

Twilight
This time it's almost as dark as it gets during the day. It was a wonderful light today. I was a little too late to capture the best light.

Canon EOS 5D mkII
Samyang 24mm f/1.4
Long exposure of 182 s
Lee 0.9 HE

2012-12-16 00:33:25 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 43 +1s)

Cracks in the Ice

The ice was making lots of cracking noises. But it was quite thick so I was not worried. I like the reflection in the ice. -6C and windy so it was nice to wear my Canada Goose Expedition tonight.

2012-12-16 00:15:52 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Cracks in the Ice
The ice was making lots of cracking noises. But it was quite thick so I was not worried. I like the reflection in the ice. -6C and windy so it was nice to wear my Canada Goose Expedition tonight.

2012-12-14 23:14:46 (0 comments, 5 reshares, 28 +1s)

Renamed from Picasso to Salvador Dali...

Do you see the face and the eye?

2012-12-13 00:52:05 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

Purple Haze
We where outside watching for the Geminid meteor shower. We saw some but the aurora overtook everything. With a fantastic display of colors

2012-12-11 18:57:01 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 40 +1s)

Red Dreamscape
The aurora can have some amazing color display. This night (Sunday 9th of Dec) was pitch dark since no moon was present. Everything was lit up by the aurora

Canon EOS 5D mkII
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye

Lens correction made in PTlens
Minor adjustment in Lightroom 4

2012-12-11 18:22:14 (8 comments, 4 reshares, 25 +1s)

Down by the pier
It was pitch dark outside. No moon. So when the aurora came she lit up the fjord

ISO800, f/4 and 91s exposure. No filters used
Canon 5D mk II + 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye 
Lens correction: PTlens
Other adjustment: Lightroom 4

#LongExposurePhotographyFAV

2012-12-11 07:58:31 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

Down by the pier
Some great colors the other night

Canon EOS 5D mkII
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8

ISO800, f/4, 91s
Lens correction was done in PTLens, a very good and good priced software. You can find it here: http://goo.gl/vtdtV
Other adjustments made in Adobe Lightroom 4.1

2012-12-09 22:45:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

Red dreamscape
Finally Mrs. Aurora showed up tonight. Cold -6C but great to be outside

2012-12-09 09:40:08 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

Tree at midnight

The full moon helped to illuminate this gorgeous tree.

Nerdy stuff:
iso 1600, f/6.3, 30s
Canon EOS 5D mkII
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II @16mm

2012-12-09 09:03:20 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 37 +1s)

Milky way and aurora
We where outside to capture the milky way. This is a 25s exposure. So the aurora was very weak. Just a perfect strength not to overexpose. 
This is a single exposure image. Adjustment made in Lightroom 4.1. Added some contrast to the milky way

2012-11-25 16:11:31 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Orca in the fjord today
These past 2 weeks have been fantastic. Humpback whales have been feeding on herring everywhere. So while the whales collects the herring the Orca is hunting on the edge. This was a young animal. Several big ones followed right behind this fresh young orca. A fantastic day to be outside and see these animals. Safe trip wherever you are headed

#orca   #arctic   #sunday  

2012-11-23 16:55:41 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Looking good :)

2012-10-22 15:13:44 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

The Milky way and the aurora
A fantastic night last week. -5C and no wind. It was actually pitch dark. The aurora was very weak so it was perfect for a long exposure to capture some stars. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did taking it. Share if you like it

2012-10-18 06:26:23 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

Last night
We had stayed outside for 3 hours in -5C to photograph the Milky way. We were getting ready to head home when the aurora suddenly exploded! The entire 360 degrees view where covered with the aurora. It was absolutely faboulous

2012-09-30 01:13:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Landscape @ Full moon
We where outside and was dreaming about the incoming CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) but it didn't show up tonight. So Sunday will be the night for it.
Here the lanscape is illuminated by the full moon to my right.

2012-09-25 14:52:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Autumn colors
There can be some fantastic colors at fall.
The leaf's are turning red and yellow
And some of the most incredible sunset colors can appear
Enjoy and share if you want to

2012-09-24 22:23:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

http://500px.com/photo/14554245

2012-09-21 07:05:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/20/13996853-tis-the-season-for-northern-lights?lite

2012-09-20 21:39:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Aurora timelapse
Here is a short video from the massive aurora from last night.
All images taken with the fisheye. So you see the entire 180 degree diagonally. 
Open it full size and remember to use HD quality
Hope that you enjoy it and share it if you like it

https://vimeo.com/49852010

2012-09-20 00:19:34 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Corona over the tree
This looks like it will be an amazing aurora season!

2012-09-16 09:07:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Antique Red
Found this old cottage. The red paint is faded away. Take a closer look at the roof: underlayer of birch bark with peat on top.
The reason that so many houses where painted red, is due to the cheap cost of red paint, compared to other colors
#red   #cottage   #antique  

2012-09-15 09:12:45 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

More than one star
The aurora was not so strong on Thursday night. So that let me do a long exposure to also capture the milky way

2012-09-14 10:17:38 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Lavvu skeleton
Some nice auroras last night. This location held the skeleton of a sami tent. When in use they cover the skeleton with waterproof fabric.
So they had prepped it for the winter by removing the fabric.
#aurora   #auroraborealis   #northernlights   #sami  

2012-09-13 10:55:19 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

Rolling Stones
Great sunset last night. Was at this location until it got dark enough for the aurora

2012-09-12 23:54:15 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Butterfly
Managed to capture this butterfly shaped corona tonight.
#auroraborealis   #aurora   #norway   #arctic  

2012-09-10 15:39:15 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Irdium flare?
I think this is an Irdium flare and not a meteorite. But I might be wrong? This was taken with the fisheye so you can see the lens curve. The horizon is a little bit off. If I had straighten it more, the flare would have been out of the frame. So bare with me ;)

With some help from fellow Canon user at POTN we found out that this is a flare. I had to update my camera clock. It was more than 3 minutes too fast.
http://heavens-above.com/flaredetails.asp?SatID=27450&lat=69.77539&lng=18.5408&alt=0&loc=Unspecified&TZ=CET&Date=41161.9414906223&Mirror=0

2012-09-10 00:15:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

September Aurora
I am really looking forward for this aurora season.
The sun is soon at the solar maximum in 2013
So the solar activity is higher this season.
Expecting more red/purple curtains later this year.

#aurora   #auroraborealis   #NorthernLights  

2012-09-08 05:56:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Sunset
Shot this a few weeks ago. Tried out the new plugin from HDRsoft:
Merge to 32-bit HDR Plug-in for Lightroom
Link: http://goo.gl/oybom