Don't move

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I bet most of the images you have seen of waterfalls, or any running water for that matter, will have been taken with a long exposure time to blur the movement of the water. Even I have presented a few such images. But if you go the opposite way and chose a short exposure time you may catch fascinating details. 

Waterfall from above

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As I pointed out a couple of posts back, this winter has been quite mild and we have had a lot of rain. The temperature started to drop below 0ºC less than a week ago, but streams that would normally would be frozen at this time of year still carry a lot of water which makes shots like this possible. I have chosen to keep it dark to make it a bit surreal.

Not a White Christmas

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A year ago we had a lot of snow, and we had a few days with could and clear weather with nice and colorful sunsets. This year we have hardly had any snow, and it certainly was no white Christmas. The weather has been mild and grey, and we have had a lot of rain. Even if this is not a typical winter scene from my neck of the woods, it illustrates the kind of winter we have had so far.

Rock detail, Bøverdalen

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Going through images I shot this summer I found this image. I had almost forgotten about it. On my way through Bøverdalen I came across some huge boulders a kilometer or so from Krossbu. I stopped and shot a few frames from different angles. This is the last frame in the series, and looking at it again I spotted a detail I had overlooked at first. I have worked a little with light and contrast to emphasize it slightly. See if you can spot it.

Test driving

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Here is a shot I took earlier this year as I was testing the Leica M-Monochrom. Not everybodys cup of tea the Monochrom, but I do like the concept. This shot is taken with the Summilux 50mm, and the two shadows you see on the side of gas tank is the anxious shop assistant and yours truly.

Primitive Ice Art

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Over the past week conditions have been perfect for "ice art" like in the image I have posted here. What happens is that ice starts to form on a small pond, but the ground underneath the pond will not frozen and water seeps into the ground and as it the ice form. As the water trickles away air bubbles start to form. This process can create fascinating patterns, almost like cave paintings.