Norwegian archive

On Top of the World

I was lucky that the sun moved right in front of the sun for that part of the panorama, the mountain straight ahead in the middle of the frame is called Storhornet if I remember right, and the fjord to the left is the one that goes to Geiranger a very famous fjord here in norway. The mountain range is quite impressive though it is not the great alps of italy or switzerland, or the dolomites of lofoton or chile. Still love them. This photo is right above the ski center in stranda.

Søvik Vatnet in the Shade

On last weekend I camped up in the mountains to take some nice shots of the icey lake, snow, valley, northern lights and stars. This is a little lake called Søvik Vatnet, not accessible by rocks only by a small footpath. Its a trip Ive been planning for a while but never got around to. It was quite tiring to get up there with approximately 20 kg and going on a rough path, took many breaks on the way up, I had planned on going on one of the mountain tops for sunset, however didn't make it in time and was more tired than I thought I was going to be. This evening the northern lights were out however they were quite weak, but for a change were more yellow-orange and pink rather than the usual green and turquoise lights. it was cool being in a place where you saw hardly anything from mankind and just nature, there is the tower and two small cabins by this lake. you can follow me here or at https://www.facebook.com/artiwangroot Like, Favorite, Comment, Share, Enjoy! =D

Winter Wonderland

This is from last years valentines day when I went alone outdoors and stayed the night in the million star hotel (my tent). I witnessed orange, pink and yellow northern lights for the first time that night as well as a great view of the milky way, well as good as you can that time of year. Many stars and the nice outdoor noises, a light breeze coming down the mountain side, the trickling of water entering the lake from two different rivers, ice cracking and splitting, birds chirping, branches cracking and the other odd noises of the night out in nature. Ive been posting mainly other photos that dont look so very winter wonderland that people like seeing of nice snow coats over nature. However this year Ive had little time to enjoy the winter, which is also my favourite season. Enjoy this throwback then!

My Town in Winter

Today I looked out my window close to sundown and notice the sky had cleared up and was promising a nice sunset, we just had fresh snow, so everything was beautifully covered in white, and I saw my opportunity so i grabbed some snow gear, tripod and camera and hiked up the first leg of the mountain, right above our town. takes about 20 minutes to get up there, i think, I wasn't counting. my house is towards the middle of the frame across from the shipyard. I wish I had gone up a bit earlier so I would have time to take photos of some of the trees on the way up. but time was short, since I started going up while golden hour had already started and was fading into blue, however the more colorful sunset it is closer to blue hour. I was a bit afraid I would miss the peak of colors, however I made it in time. This is part of a seriesI Ive taken in all of the seasons now except spring, which is coming soon. I also want to photograph it sometime at night with the stars. but Ill have to see. below are links to my panoramas of the same location from the autumn and summer. in the distance you can see ålesund, vigra, valderøya, godøy, lepsøya. https://500px.com/photo/76553935/summer-in-søvik-by-iwan-groot?from=user_library https://500px.com/photo/85443083/my-town-in-autumn-by-iwan-groot?from=user_library two autumn bonuses https://500px.com/photo/85919279/my-town-in-autumn-ii-by-iwan-groot?from=user_library https://500px.com/photo/97054309/my-town-in-autumn-iii-by-iwan-groot?from=user_library

Pastel Mountain Tops

Last weekend Went on a snowboarding trip for 6 hours on saturday and 4 on sunday, was great weather, since having all the equipment on my back added quite a bit of weight and made me unbalanced I ended up taking a bit of the gear out of the camera bag, and trying to shoot everything without a tripod, which goes alright when there is snow everywhere and there is so much more light. Even though this looks like long exposure I actually just used a motion blur in Photoshop to smooth out the clouds, which I found more appealing. I love all the texture and nuances you can find in these type of landscapes with so much snow. you can follow me here or at https://www.facebook.com/artiwangroot Like, Favorite, Comment, Share, Enjoy! =D

Standing Along

Today we drove by this location twice to our destination and the way back on the way back I quickly went out and took the photo I've been waiting to do for a long time. It has been really pretty how everything is covered in snow these days. looking forward to more excursions. you can follow me here or at https://www.facebook.com/artiwangroot Like, Favorite, Comment, Share, Enjoy! =D

Enjoy the View

My eyes Wonder and my goal on trips is to enjoy the whole experience not just the goal of getting to a certain location, though the time of a location and light might be crucial. In those cases that is the priority, But many times I like to look at the small details along the trip and look at the views and capture the beauty along the way. I had planned for this image to a be a Panorama but I liked it alot as just the single fram and I found it quite "boss" and the colors just working the right way for me so I gave this image a go at my Black and White techniques and Like the result a lot! I hope you do to. This is from february on the road up to the top of Haramsøya. Prints at http://fineartamerica.com/featured/enjoy-the-view-iwan-groot.html

Mimicking the Statue from Rio

Up on the top of haramsøya in the morning we gazed off into the distance in the of the beautiful sunnmøre alpene, sunrise, warm clouds and a fresh cold morning. My friend stood up on the rock that stands up, to make a great scene from foreground to the background. Prints at http://fineartamerica.com/featured/replicating-the-statue-from-rio-grande-iwan-groot.html

White Christmas

When I went up to the river to take some photos and on the way back saw the cool effect the town lights and the city lights in the very far distance. you can follow me here or at https://www.facebook.com/artiwangroot Like, Favorite, Comment, Share, Enjoy! =D

The Soul of an Eagle