Reindeer in Bøverdalen

These pictures were taken on July 14th 2009. On our way down from Galdhøpiggen, Norway's highest mountain at 2.469m (8.100ft), my wife and I saw these reindeer. I guess the area could be called Bøverdalen. My wife spotted them first and got the good close-ups, while I had to wait until the next turn in the road. The reindeer were moving away from me and there was no time to plan the photography.

Picture #1 Automatic
F-stop f/11
Exposure time 1/500
ISO-200
Focal length 300

Picture #2 Automatic
F-stop f/11
Exposure time 1/500
ISO-200
Focal length 300


Here is a link to Galdhøpiggen, which is also the highest mountain in Scandinavia and Northern Europe.

The Coastal Express Richard With

These pictures where taken on January 8, 2010, which was one of the coldest days this winter. We are seeing "Richard With", the Norwegian Coastal Express, which we refer to as Hurtigruten. It is passing the old harbor fortress Munkholmen.

With -18 degrees celsius (-4 degrees fahrenheit), this makes for great pictures where water is concerned. Unfortunately the camera itself was not to fond of the cold. It lastet only 10 minutes before it stopped working. The hot air from the car heater didn't really help either. As for myself, my hands were numb and my knuckles white.

Picture #1 Automatic
F-stop f/8
Exposure time 1/500
ISO-400
Focal length 300

Picture #2 Automatic
F-stop f/7,1
Exposure time 1/400
ISO-400
Focal length 300

Picture #3 Automatic

F-stop f/8

Exposure time 1/400

ISO-400

Focal lenth 300

Considering the weather conditions for both my camera and myself, it was put on automatic. The only thing I really regret is completely forgetting to choose both JPEG and RAW format and not just JPEG.

"Bildene er tatt mellom Ila og Trolla med utsikt mot Munkholmen."

Link to the Norwegian Coastal Express

Link to Munkholmen

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