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Forest waterfall in Rondane Nasjonalpark, Norway. September 2011.
This Fine Art Print is now available on my website. See it larger.

At the end of my recent trip to Rondane, I discovered this waterfall.
I was tired, but somehow stopped to take a closer look. My eyes felt dry and my body was heavy like a bag of sand and
I ended up sitting down without bothering to analyze the scene to see if a photograph could be made. I just sat there and stared, at nothing really, and realized that the smartest thing to do was to lie down in my car to sleep or to start my 5-hour drive home to get some sleep in my bed. Later on, I did not choose the smartest alternative.

At some point, certain features emerged from the scene. At once, I thought I was hallucinating or that I was falling into sleep because when I focused my eyes and looked at one, it turned out to be nothing unusual at all. But, every time I lulled myself back into the half awake/half asleep state of mind, the shapes re-emerged. They emerged only when I was not looking at them directly and my curiosity started to focus through my slightly blurry vision and slowly I could see a photograph before me. The waterfall was only a part of the subject, not the subject. What do you think?

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Rondvasshøgdi Mountain (1838m./6030ft.) after the first snowfall, as seen from one of the few patches of moss
on rocky Fremre Illmannhøe Mountain (1699m./5574ft.) in Rondane National Park, Norway. September 2011.

This is one my latest Fine Art Prints which is now released on my Website!
Alpine Morning II was photographed on a recent trip after a 10 month long absence from Rondane National Park in Norway. You can see the landscape version and read more about this photograph on my blog in this blog post:
Return To Rondane National Park or you can also visit my Website to see them larger.

Late August, I wrote a blog post on how to ensure the best image quality in your camera, which became
quite popular. Unfortunately, in our day and age, people who start out with photography are often blinded by
all the talk about "best" cameras, sharpest lenses, coolest plug-ins, greatest software etc. etc.
This blog post, Seven Swords contains seven effective and easy camera techniques which can help you make photographs with the best image quality your camera can possibly deliver. No matter which camera you use.

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Kvitskriuprestein, Rondane National Park, Norway. August 2010.

One more photograph that I just "collected along the way" during a mountain trip last year.
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Kvitskriuprestein (The White Priests) Natural Monument, is a collection of several earth pyramids,
or earth pillars, which have been protected as natural monuments since 1977 and is a major tourist attraction.

The present characteristics of the earth pyramids are in constant change due to active erosion. Sooner or later, the erosion will destroy the earth pyramids as a natural result. Through the years, large pyramids have already collapsed and who knows when the rest of them will follow the same destiny…it is only a matter of time.
New pyramids are naturally being formed, but will never be as big as the past, or present, pyramids. Located in a vallley forest, the white till makes the pyramids visually unique. Large stones on top of the pyramids serve as protection against rain and is the very reason the till have been formed this way in the beginning.
The tallest pyramids are about 6 m. (19.7 ft.) and are estimated to be around 200 years old, while the local glacial moraine is estimated to be at least 9000 years old.

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Kvitskriuprestein, Rondane National Park, Norway. August 2010.

One more photograph that I just "collected along the way" during a mountain trip last year.
If you want to see my latest Fine Art Prints, please visit my website or blog.

Kvitskriuprestein (The White Priests) Natural Monument, is a collection of several earth pyramids,
or earth pillars, which have been protected as natural monuments since 1977 and is a major tourist attraction.

The present characteristics of the earth pyramids are in constant change due to active erosion. Sooner or later, the erosion will destroy the earth pyramids as a natural result. Through the years, large pyramids have already collapsed and who knows when the rest of them will follow the same destiny…it is only a matter of time.
New pyramids are naturally being formed, but will never be as big as the past, or present, pyramids. Located in a vallley forest, the white till makes the pyramids visually unique. Large stones on top of the pyramids serve as protection against rain and is the very reason the till have been formed this way in the beginning.
The tallest pyramids are about 6 m. (19.7 ft.) and are estimated to be around 200 years old, while the local glacial moraine is estimated to be at least 9000 years old.

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The Jade Buddha World Tour at Khong Viet Temple, in Jessheim, Norway. August 2011.
This was photographed during the only night, during the world tour in Norway, that had a perfectly
cloud-free sky with sparkling stars. I set up my equipment 2 in the morning, the darkest hour during the summer months.
This particular photograph was the only one that was successful, amongst another high ISO exposure and the last being a 60min. long exposure. The two others failed due to very high humidity which left the camera, and lens, completely wet within half an hour.
Anyway, I felt very fortunate to even have made only one unique photograph of the Jade Buddha.

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is the largest Buddha statue carved from gemstone quality jade in the world (2,7 m. high, 4 tonnes). The jade is from Canada and the statue itself was carved by skilled craftsmen in Thailand. The Buddha inside the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodh Gaya, India, was the model for the Great Jade Buddha.

“The purpose of exhibiting the Jade Buddha around the world is for everyone, irrespective of their religion, to take a moment to reflect upon peace; peace for the world; peace in their relationships; peace for their families and friends; peace at work; peace in their mind. We hope that such positive inspiration will bring joy and motivation in the lives of those who are able to see the Jade Buddha.”

The Jade Buddha World Tour has already visited several countries, including USA, Australia, Vietnam, Canada, Germany, Norway and is for the time being in Gothenburg, Sweden. Just before it arrived in Norway, it was involved in a serious traffic accident and was restored by skilled craftsmen before continuing the world tour to Norway.
The Tibetan Lama Zopa Rinpoche stated about the accident: “It’s not the damage to Buddha, Buddha is enlightened, nobody can damage Buddha. The damage is to us. That is our ordinary view”.

I highly recommend every one of your, no matter belief, to visit the Jade Buddha if you have the opportunity.
If not as a Buddhist, it still is a remarkable and utterly beautiful piece of art.

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