And it was worth the wait. The Sky cleared and the aurora display was very nice and lasted for a couple of hours, on and off. From the series of images I got I selected this one. Yes, I have adjusted the image slightly. I have increased the luminosity contrast rather than the RGB contrast to avoid increasing the saturation too much.
Aurora at Skagsanden, Lofoten Islands
Skagsanden, Lofoten Islands
Just back from a week in the Lofoten Islands. We had mixed weather, but had a spot of luck and the sky cleared on the night the aurora forecast was good. I shot this while walking on the beach waiting for the dark and the aurora.
Skagsanden, Lofoten Islands
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Detail from fountain at Strømsø Torg, Drammen
Sculpture along route 44, the North Sea Road, south of Egersund
Brusand Beach, Rogaland Norway
Brusand Beach, Rogaland Norway
Detail from the sculpture "Divided Form" by Ervin Løffler
Photography offers the opportunity to freeze a fleeting moment with a short exposure, or through a long exposure blur a series of moments into an impression of time passing. Both in reality elude us; one too short, the other too long.
The american painter Edward Hopper is one of my favourite painters. His work includes a series of painting of lighthouses along the coast of Maine. I came to think of them as I visited this lighthouse earlier this summer.
And as I have pointed out before, in some way or another your work will be influenced by the sum of your experiences and what you are exposed to. All the things you take a little time to explore, things you are intrigued by, things that spark your curiosity.
“Maybe I am not very human. What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.”
Ryvarden lighthouse in Sveio, just north of Haugesund on the western coast of Norway