A nice example of how to use typography to underline the message.
"Speak with authority"
Flatdal, Norway
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I have driven past this scene numerous times on my way from Oslo to the west coast along route E134. This is shot from roadside just as you cross over from Hjartdal and make your way down towards Flatdal, looking south down the Flatdal valley. The light was a flat and the image a bit dull so I used CaptureOne's local adjustments to emphasize the valley floor and tone down the hillsides.
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Reflections
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This picture is taken at just before 10 PM early in July on the shores of a fjord on the western coast of Norway. I just caught a glimpse of the scene driving past, and decided to stop and shoot a few frames. And being mid summer, there was enough light to freeze the reflections.
Silver and light
In the age of digital photography old techniques like wet plate photography seems somewhat exotic and archaic. I guess wet plate photography is challenging even with moderate sized plates, not to mention the large plates Ian Ruhter is working with. You will find more examples of his work on the website ianruhter.tumblr.com
Autumn colors 2
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It feels like the autumn is almost over already and the gray transition from autumn to winter is just around the corner. There are still a few trees dressed in autumn colors, but as you venture away from the urban areas bare branches dominate the scene and the ground is strewn with more or less colorful leaves.
Autumn colors
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I set out to take some pictures of trees covered in veils of colorful leaves, but it turns out that it was at least a week too late. Wind and hard rain over the past week have stripped most trees bare. But I came across a patch of straws near the shore of a small lake. So I shot a few frames, and with a little post processing I think this one worked out quite well. Hope you enjoy it.
Water Light Graffiti
Water and electronics does not strike me as a perfect combination, but the artist Antoin Fourneau and Digitalarti Artlab has made a LED panel where the LEDs light up when water is sprayed on the panel. Read more about it at the thecreatorsproject blog in their blog entry "Water Light Graffiti Lets Users Create LED Art With A Water Gun" (The video is posted on Vimeo by Digitalarti.)
Autumn moods
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I tend to be more content with simple motifs, or scenes where I can reduce the subject to its bare essential, than by complex scenes where there is a lot going on. This image of a few straws is an example of such an image. I have converted it to a black and white image and applied some toning; the original colors where kind of gray-ish and did not convey the mood of the scene the way I wanted.
Late summer afternoon
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This picture is shot on slide film almost a decade ago. It is slightly underexposed, but a little post processing turned it into a decent B&W.
Original shot with an A1 loaded with Fujichrome Sensia, scanned and converted to B&W.
Like a faded summer memory
There is just something about this video, "Honey Harvest" by Kinfolk, posted on Vimeo. I really like the way they have used the low contrast imagery to give the shadow areas a slightly washed out quality - like a faded summer memory.
On the edge
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Along the many fjords of Norway you will find traces of human activity, be it small communities or an isolated farm like in this picture. This picture is taken from the ferry which runs along the Geiranger fjord, from Hellesylt to Geiranger. The mountains lining the fjord to the north and south are steep and up to 1200 to 1400 meters tall. (4000 - 4500 feet) The landscape is picturesque and dramatic to say the least.
First frost
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The nights are getting cooler and we have had the first nights with sub zero temperatures (below 32F). The first sheet of ice is very thin, and even a slight breeze will shift the ice around if there is even a small patch of open water. The result can be patterns like these.