Not quite underwater, but for this special post I’m sure we can make a small exception. It was only a few meters away from the water.
A washed-up, and unfortunately deceased, specimen of the extremely rare (I think it’s on the brink of extinction) Paddii Menstruaalis. It was quite intact, with no discernible wounds or bite marks. It may have died from Menopausitus, a well-documented illness among these species.
Photographed lying on the beach.
Shot with iPhone and its ever so funky settings.
It was one of those evenings again…
I just can’t seem to escape them here… 😉
D800, ISO100, 1/250 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm
D800, ISO100, 1/250 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm
When you’re in a country where the rainy season has just started, chances are good you’ll find yourself sitting on the open patio (or if you’re in luck, somewhere outside without any cover 😀 ) watching the rain come down.
Over here it’s like the sound of static noise on the radio. But during and after you could get some nice pictures…
D800, ISO6400, 1/2000 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 70-200mm, burst series
D800, ISO6400, 1/8000 sec @ f/3.5, Tamron 90mm
D800, ISO6400, 1/2000 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 70-200mm
And of course, it may happen so, that in this kind of weather (or any kind of weather, for that matter) other *little* critters may come out to have a look as well…
D800, ISO100, 1/320 sec @ f/4, Tamron 90mm, on-camera flash
D800, ISO100, 1/320 sec @ f/5, Tamron 90mm, on-camera flash
Stray pets in abundance here…
D800, ISO100, 1/125 sec @ f/5.6, Nikkor 50mm
D800, ISO100, 1/125 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm
D800, ISO100, 1/125 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm
… of the adventure.
Day one was mostly spent sleeping and recovering from the 30+-hour traveling.
Day two was also still that. I was surprisingly tired. I don’t usually take naps during the day, but I simply had to. Lot of impressions, lots to read, lot of information t process and then two dives.
Two dives, which went totally fine, but -of course- filled with excersize and no camera. Gritting teeth… Several times…
But I will get my pictures!
For now you’ll just have to do with the last remainder of the sunset. I missed it, because I was out cold for two hours.
It’s still pretty, I think. Last night I watched it completely, and it was stunning, but I was too tired to pull out the camera and the tripod. But I’ll be here for about 4 weeks, so I’m sure you’ll see a few sunsets (and/or sunrises) come by.
D800, ISO100, 30 sec @ f/8, Nikkor 50mm
Last night there was a thunder storm.
It wasn’t really a storm, at least not near to where I live. There was no rain, just some wind and only occasionally did I hear some rumbling in the sky.
But I had a great view over the bay where the lightning came down every so often.
D800, ISO100, 30 sec @ f/8, Nikkor 50mm
Three images put together in Photoshop (CS6, and no, I have no intention on going Cloud).
… said he again in the evening.
D800, ISO200, 1/250 sec @ f/4, Nikkor 50mm.
3 images stitched in Photoshop.
Let’s see how often I manage to get up early enough to capture this…
This was absolutely breath-taking. Even if it’s very simple to explain what you see, sometimes it’s hard to actually believe what you see.
And it’s remarkable how the weather influences your perception. We drove by this inlet several times and only once was it like this. When there was even the slightest breeze, and the water would start moving, the dream scenario disappeared instantly.
D800, ISO100, 1/250 sec @ f/5.6, Nikkor 50mm
D800, ISO100, 1/250 sec @ f/5.6, Nikkor 50mm. 6 images stitched in Photoshop.
D800, ISO100, 1/250 sec @ f/5.6, Nikkor 50mm
Seeing the Northern Lights isn’t a given. With the unpredictability of the weather up there there’s as much chance of seeing the Lights as there isn’t.
And considering the fact that the Lights are only visible in the evenings and/or at night, it leaves about 12 hours of daylight time to shoot other things. And besides being insanely expensive, Norway is also an insanely beautiful country. At least up in the north where we were.
Sunsets and sunrises, a part of every photographer’s portfolio wherever he/she goes (I’m privileged that I got to see the Lights in the first place, but it would be sooooo cool to catch the them at sunset…)
D800, ISO100, 1/30 sec @ f/16, Nikkor 14-24mm
D800, ISO100, 1/125 sec @ f/22, Nikkor 14-24mm
D800, ISO100, 1/125 sec @ f/8, Nikkor 50mm
D800, ISO800, 8 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 14-24mm
Clearly I wasn’t the only one who’d been trespassing in the times gone by. The place was riddled with old clothes, one or two helmets, and other remains of people who’d stayed there after the fire had done its work. Of course destruction of this type is often followed by additional “vandalism”, since the place is going to be taken down / renovated anyway, it apparently doesn’t matter if you don’t respect other people’s property. Graffiti and other forms of “art” were found throughout the place.
One thing that caught my eye was something I could use for one of my little projects:
D800, ISO100, 15 sec @ f/16, Nikkor 14-24mm