Photography
This is a detail from a fountain in Oslo, near the National Theatre. There was enough light to use a shutter speed of 1/4000s to freeze the motion of the water, without pushing the ISO setting too much. I many situations I find this more interesting than using a long exposure to blur the water.
It was quite windy when I visited Northumberland earlier this year, and we tried get away from the wind by driving inland. We came across the ruins of Edlingham Castle, but we could not escape the strong wind, so we decided to visit the nearby church where this image is taken.
Northumberland, Edlingham Church, Saint John the Baptist, in the parish of Whittingham & Edlingham
This is an image of a Triumph Bonneville parked just up the street from where I live, and I have to admit that I like this bike. I guess it is a relatively new bike, although it looks like a 1960's model, which gives it a bit more character than the plastic wrapped modern bikes.
This shot is from the Nigardsbreen glacier, which I visited this summer. There are some nice, subtle shades of blue in the ice, but I opted for black and white for this one to emphasize the contrast between the glacier and the rock face in the background. Hope you like it.
This image is from one of the islands along Atlanterhavsvegen, which is on of the National Tourist Routes in Norway. (You can read more about the tourist routes on this web page.) The area is quite exposed to the forces of nature as it is on the atlantic coast. As you go west and clear the archipelago of small island, Iceland is the next terra firma you will find.
Here is an image from the Norwegian countryside. It is not too far from Lærdalsøyri in Sognefjorden. I have used a 10 stop ND filter to blur the water to create a line which could echo the dark tree line at the top of the image.
Over the past week or so, we have had perfect conditions for thunderstorms. A chance to get some dramatic images, but not always easy to get a good image. As the storms grow, low level clouds tend to form and obscure the view. On this occasion conditions were good and I was able to capture a few nice images. I have worked with the contrast settings, and i have darkened the edges a bit. Hope you like it.
This is taken at the foot of the glacier Nigardsbreen, which is a branch of the Jostedalsbreen glacier. What you see here is the river of melting water flowing from the glacier. You might expect the water to be clear, but it carries a lot of silt hence the murky look. This is of course emphasized by the long exposure.
You can get quite close to the edge of the glacier, and even onto the glacier. There are guided tours, anything from a short walk for families or a days walk for the more ambitious. If you look closely you may spot two people on the far left close to the edge of the ice - just to give you a sense of scale.