lofoten

Note that this guide was originally published on my website here. The Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway have become a popular location for hiking, boating and exploring in the summer and for viewing (or attempting to view) the northern lights in the winter. Even though there are some...

I finally (I think) finished processing all of the photos I intend to process from my trip to Norway. That means I can now write my travel diary for the trip! I just posted part 1, which includes a lot of photos, some travel stuff, and food pictures from the 5 nights that I spent in one of the...

We had driven through this area several times and eventually decided to stop when the sun was low in the sky. What drew me to the scene was the water wandering through the foreground, leading to the mountains and sunset in the background. The reflected color in the middle finished things off...

Yes, I still have more photos from Norway. This was late afternoon and I really liked the clouds. There was enough snow on the rocks that it took me a while to find a foreground with some definition to it. Not to mention the challenges of walking on irregular rocks buried in snow... Any...

This is a view of Sakrisøy from a neighboring island. Sakrisøy is known for its yellow rorbuer, contrasting with the red fishing cottages in other locations. The challenge here was controlling the highlights. Any thoughts are welcome. Here is an edit attempting to smooth out the blue in the...

Vareid is a nice area to explore in Lofoten, with views of the mountains across the fjord and some interesting rocks in the foreground. We went there for a sunrise one morning (that never quite materialized) and returned mid-morning on another day. Here are some views. 1) Sunrise - the tide was...

Yes there is a building in this, but it feels much more like a landscape image than anything resembling a city. This was taken the morning after a fairly significant snowstorm. Drifts across the one road that extends through Lofoten greatly reduced traffic, allowing us to stop on the "highway"...

I've finally processed some daytime images from Hamnøy, which is probably the most iconic spot in Lofoten. I've also put together a short video, that includes some drone footage contributed by my friend Alejandro so you can get an idea of what the landscape looks like in the area. 1) The...

I hadn't realized this was a "named" viewpoint. We were driving from Unstad beach. where Alejandro had just gone surfing (photo below), and were making our way to Uttakleiv to scout it out at sunset. We came through a tunnel and saw this great view with some wonderful color in the clouds, so...

Here is an s-curve in the sky from Skagsanden beach in Lofoten. Up to this point the aurora had been a low arch in the sky. I zoomed in to fill the frame with more color and as I started taking photos I saw the aurora curve up into the sky as shown here. I didn't notice the purple fringing until...

Hamnøy is the location of Lofoten's most famous postcard view, with iconic red "rorbuer" fishing huts in front of a towering mountain. I spent 5 nights in one of the huts and many hours on the neighboring bridge hoping to catch some green in the sky. We had one night with just a hint of aurora...