In the evening, in the snow drift, on the coast north of the Arctic Circle. From the north the next snow front approaches. Between the snow showers, one can briefly suspect a settlement on the other side of the fjord. … read more or write a comment …
After the great beaches and a lot of attention to interesting compositions, on the second last day of the course a tourist magnet for photographers had to be approached in beautiful winter weather. Above Reine, of course without any parking … read more or write a comment …
With this picture I show again something typical of the Lofoten coast. This black and white sand is on Flackstadøya. I love how the structures of the two kinds of sand mix in the stream of the little creek and … read more or write a comment …
A motif without a lot of waves, but with a stone coast that opens to the beach and the beautiful snow-covered mountain ridge in the sunlight. From the foreground, two watercourses draw themselves into the picture. All without much drama, … read more or write a comment …
After I almost lost my tripod shortly before — only 5 minutes before it was standing with one leg where the surf shot through the gap * — I was able to take this beautiful motif with me. For me it … read more or write a comment …
The focus in this picture is on the sky in contrast to the previous picture, where I wanted to emphasize the surf. Only a quarter of an hour later and especially with a much larger angle of view I had … read more or write a comment …
The really beautiful thing about the Lofoten are the wide fjords. Again and again, one sees on the other fjord shore some great snow-covered mountain ridges, most of the times still with a great light in the sky above. One … read more or write a comment …
This was not on the workshop agenda, we were never out that early. Even before the morning meeting for a little theory and the following departure to possible motives I just came back from breakfast to my little camping hut, … read more or write a comment …
A little different image from me. As I walked across the beach and was always looking for an interesting foreground for my motif, my view was almost vertical down to this little stream running across the dark sand. Here different … read more or write a comment …
I have always wished for Lofoten light in the clouds and on the mountain tops. But that I would also get it on the ground I had not expected. With the small stream in the foreground, the motif has become … read more or write a comment …
»Foreground matters« that we got from Hans Strand on the first morning of the photo course! The beaches of Lofoten on Flakstadøya and Vestvågøya invite you to do so, because you almost always find great mountains on the other side … read more or write a comment …
Finally my photo course with Trym Ivar Bergmo and Hans Strand at the northern edge of Flakstadøya Island should start. After a day full of snow and storm, the short drive over to Flakstadøya was quite tranquil but also without … read more or write a comment …