- !!!!!!!!! - pugnatrix*
- I love this part...... how great must it be to live here!!! - Daniel Borg
- I love the blue of this bit here. Something so.. magical about it. Like a fantasy. - Cynthia.Wong
- was going to say that! <3 - alarksphotography
- Simply wonderful ! - Dave Eno
- Oh no, it's chemtrails - judgement day has come! - [ Michael ]
Majestic Norway
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Please, please take a moment and view this in the lightbox!
As a big fan of mountains and cliffs, it would be a shame to have visited Norway and not tried to do justice to the magnificent fjords. This is my attempt.
The days on either side of this had some of the worst weather I've seen in a long time. The morning after this, myself and Greg Annandale were pretty much trapped on top of a mountain overlooking Bergen as a storm literally chased us under cover. We pretty much had the opposite problem when we toured the fjords; it was far too sunny and bright to get some decent shots. Given a tripod and a nine exposure HDR, we could have made some headway. Sadly, we had to settle for handheld HDRs from the back of a moving vessel.
I've been holding off processing a lot of Norway shots, as I wasn't too keen on some of them. Going through the archives at the weekend, I stumbled across this one and thought, with a few hours work, this could turn out quite nice. I hope it has. According to Greg, this is around the Nærøyfjorden area, a branch of the Sognefjord. Since 2005, the Nærøyfjord has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has also been rated by the National Geographic Society as the world's number one natural heritage site along with the Geirangerfjord.
You really, really, really must view this in the lightbox to see the grandeur of this location.
No images in comments please.
Details
Canon EOS 5D Mark II / ISO 100 / f/10 / 17-40mm @ 29mm / HDR
Comments and faves
Greg Annandale, AlcockMichael, Miroslav Petrasko (blog.hdrshooter.net), sjwallace9, and 582 other people added this photo to their favorites.
TheFella (14 months ago | reply)
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pugnatrix* (14 months ago | reply)
"..a few hours of work" PP???
really?
nic( o ) (14 months ago | reply)
WOW ! A must!!!
AlcockMichael (14 months ago | reply)
Looks amazing, and without a tripod too.
Kevin S Kirk (14 months ago | reply)
Worth the time processing Conor....took your advice viewing in lightbox....I normally do by default now. Enjoyed the narrative and as always learned lots from your EXIF data.
Miroslav Petrasko (blog.hdrshooter.net) (14 months ago | reply)
excellent post processing.. great work
Daniel Borg (14 months ago | reply)
Wow, what a view, I can't believe that you dismissed this, and it's even harder to believe that you took this from a moving vessel!!
The scenary is stunning, and I love those contrails, great light too.
A few hours post eh......... I'm thinking that you've done this once or twice ;-)
John Finnan (14 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous !!
sjwallace9 (14 months ago | reply)
From the sounds of things a lot of effort went into the processing of this shot. Clearly was quite bright and tricky without your tripod assisted HDR so this is an absolutely fantastic effort. Lovely blues and greens. Really glad you uploaded this.
Mark Colliton (14 months ago | reply)
Stunning Image!
alexbravewolf (14 months ago | reply)
Splendid!
Lukas Liebig (14 months ago | reply)
nice mood!
Noro8 (14 months ago | reply)
Beautiful place- great shot....!
©SilverDgfly (14 months ago | reply)
breathtaking! magnificent work !
ciccioetneo (14 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot!
Rob-tography (14 months ago | reply)
Brilliant, gorgeous looking place. You certainly do get about, don't you :)
Photocre8 (14 months ago | reply)
Conor, thanks so much for sharing this with us. It's magnificent! I can't believe you got this shot from a moving vehicle, hand-held, and without a tripod! That's why I do that off of buses, trains, and cars. You just never know what you might get....better than missing the opportunity.
Great job in post-processing! I did view it in lightbox! What a gorgeous view this must have been. So sorry for the bad weather. Sometimes you just hit it right...sometimes nature is just that nature....
Derrick_Nguyen (14 months ago | reply)
I can smell the fresh air of nature :) Wow...
lathuy (14 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous picture! So huge, so natural! I love it!
matt_frankel (14 months ago | reply)
Incredible beauty you composed here. Beautiful work.
counteragent (14 months ago | reply)
Magical!! Love the light!!
flo.rian (14 months ago | reply)
nice fog creeping up the mountain!
DaveJC90 (14 months ago | reply)
Brilliant :)
Ido Gur (14 months ago | reply)
Perfect!
Danger 80 (14 months ago | reply)
Man, that is stunning, spectacular view and colours. Love the clouds on the right.
michald* (14 months ago | reply)
That *is* majestic. Well done.
flemming. d5100 [deleted] (14 months ago | reply)
Wow !!!! Fantastic shot, my friend
Kaylin. (14 months ago | reply)
So beautiful!
brian.ball60 (14 months ago | reply)
Out of this world mate really amazing shot :)
Other Half Images (14 months ago | reply)
I hope you don't continue to hold back processing the Norway shots Conor, this one is fantastic! I can't believe it's handheld from the back of a moving vessel. Judging by this, it's easy to see why it's one of the world's most beautiful places and it's also easy to see that the rest of your Norway shots are bound to be amazing as well :o) Don't keep us waiting too long!
Kit Downey (14 months ago | reply)
What a spectacular place. Great image
palashmitter (14 months ago | reply)
stunning how the cloud is rumbling down the hillside . epic !
japzky (14 months ago | reply)
great landscape..
Le***Refs *PHOTOGRAPHIE* (14 months ago | reply)
beautiful view , lovly !
calba (14 months ago | reply)
Wow!!! This shot is amazing!!! Love the clouds in the mountains and the colors are just beautiful!!!
sk_husky (14 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
MK-84 (14 months ago | reply)
great photo very nice!
tonybill (14 months ago | reply)
Majestic indeed, beautifully captured
spiraldelight (14 months ago | reply)
beautiful , great view!
Rhiaphotos (14 months ago | reply)
It's just amazing! Beautiful view and colours here, nice clouds on the right side.
Guillermo Murcia (14 months ago | reply)
Great light and scenery
Maarten Takens (14 months ago | reply)
what a superb landscape photo mate .... the compo colors and what ever you can think off ... it is just wonderful !!! instant Fave for this one !
Maoli Photographies (14 months ago | reply)
That's so beautifull, so immense .. :)
bhawi (14 months ago | reply)
Blimey, this is good!!
nina's clicks (14 months ago | reply)
Majestic indeed! Fantastic shot!
b877402 [deleted] (14 months ago | reply)
What a magnificent photo!
...arpi... (14 months ago | reply)
fabulous! I love the light here and the grand scale. I miss Norway, I think I still have some shots from there that I haven't posted...
V✈ (14 months ago | reply)
Majestic indeed. Beautiful snap.
PhotoArt Images (14 months ago | reply)
What a STUNNER Conor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bytegirl24 (14 months ago | reply)
very nice rich tones.. nicely processed!