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The joy of the unexpected.

Yesterday was by any measure a totally shit day for me. Except for one brief break in the clouds. Metaphorical and literal.

I stepped outside at twilight to watch another aurora, and over the next hour the cloud cover thinned. And it was a marvellous show. I decided to pop up a camera and start a timelapse in case more nordlys arrived... and I got lucky

One of the best auroras I've ever seen.

#Photography #LumixS1RII #EwenInNorway #Aurora #Nordlys #Grovfjord
#photography #aurora #nordlys #eweninnorway #grovfjord #lumixs1rii

This is what kept me awake all night though.

#EwenInNorway #Nordlys #Grovfjord #Aurora #Photography #Lumix #SigmaPhoto #LuckyToBeHere
At the top of a row of pine tree the sky is open, with stars and a moonlit night. An aurora is bursting into corona above our heads.
#photography #aurora #lumix #nordlys #eweninnorway #grovfjord #sigmaphoto #luckytobehere

This morning we had a hint of light getting underneath the snow clouds. Enough to make us smile.

I'm using a 60-600mm telephoto by Sigma for this scene. It's a big lens that I usually don't make an effort to take off the shelf. This winter I've really loved having it with me for chasing birds and snow capped peaks.

#Grovfjord #Norway #Mountains #ArcticLove #EwenInNorway #Lumix #LumixS1RII #SigmaPhoto
Pink and peach hues in the Arctic painting in a little colour over the snowy peaks at Grovfjord.
#Norway #mountains #lumix #eweninnorway #grovfjord #arcticlove #sigmaphoto #lumixs1rii

Ended up with more clear skies tonight, despite the forecast. Was testing out the S&Q video mode on the new camera today and it happened to be rolling when the aurora spiked in the early evening.

I love a little moonlight with aurora photography, even a full moon.

Here's a lowres version so I don't fill up the hard drive space on our mastodon instance :)

#Norway #Nordlys #EwenInNorway #Auroras #Grovfjord #Photography #TimeLapse
#photography #Norway #timelapse #auroras #nordlys #eweninnorway #grovfjord

Was a bit slow of the mark to notice we had clear skies tonight, and when I stepped outside to check the nordlys were already dancing.

Was a lovely show. The moon is super full tonight and lighting up everything. Hence the intense colours. Regardless, this moment of aurora was good enough to compete with the street light just behind the house :)

#Norldys #Aurora #Photography #NorthernLights #EwenInNorway
Photo from behind the house, with auroras dancing up a storm high above.
#photography #northernlights #aurora #eweninnorway #norldys

The snow came home today!

OMG the change in mood to look out the windows and see a foot of fluffy white stuff in every direction.

Some folks get sad in winter from a lack of sunlight. I get sad from a lack of snow. Climate Change is wrecking the party in Arctic Norway, and we've had weeks of rain instead of snow. But today is a good day. Today is lovely.

#EwenInNorway #SnowIsLove #Grovfjord #Lumix #Photography
A hint of light sneaking through the fjord into the town of Grov, just after a foot of fresh snow, and just before the next foot arrived.
#photography #lumix #eweninnorway #grovfjord #snowislove

I wish more people could see the beauty in our world. The things that make this planet remarkable. The little details. The grandeur of its complexity. The harmony of nature. The preciousness of our very existence.

I wish every human on the planet could experience the beauty I've seen, and not just from the photos.

#EwenInNorway #Photography #IceAndAuroras #Norway #Nordlys #Lumix
Ice cap on a frozen lake.
Aurora above the ice cap
#photography #Norway #lumix #nordlys #eweninnorway #iceandauroras

Textures and a mood.

These two images are from several weeks ago when we visited a Sami family and got a chance to say hello to a few of their herd.

If you know nothing about the Sami people, then it's worth seeking those who wish to share their stories. These are the people who inhabited the Arctic long before the crowns made it up north. There is great diversity in culture and language across the Sami, and a deep connection to the reindeer.

#Photography #Sami #EwenInNorway #Lumix #Norway
Reindeer antlers in the fading light
ICM by the open fire
#photography #Sámi #Norway #lumix #eweninnorway

From two nights ago. We had clear skies last night but pretty close to zero solar wind. Plenty of stars but no aurora.

Some nights it's on fire, some nights it's asleep :)

#Nordlys #EwenInNorway #Photography #Norway #Aurora #TimeLapse #Lumix
#photography #Norway #timelapse #aurora #lumix #nordlys #eweninnorway

This time of year we very excited to see the sun. It reaches out across the frozen lakes, painting in the snow and ice with golden tones. I love it.

#EwenInNorway #Photography #Norway #Lumix
The sun illuminated through thin clouds, behind the branches of a birch tree.
#photography #Norway #lumix #eweninnorway

Today just keeps getting better. A hint of sunlight across the salt lake, and time stands still.

#EwenInNorway #Photography #Grovjford #Lumix #Norway
Sunlight glistens over the ice on the surface of a frozen lake.
#photography #Norway #lumix #eweninnorway #grovjford

It's a foxy morning here in Norway. Little paw prints leaving a trail in the snow, and purple hues filling the fjord.

#Photography #EwenInNorway #14mm
Paw prints make a track in the foreground, revealed in the snow by the first light across a cloudless sky. Purple and peach hues dominate the landscape. The village is called Balteskard.
#photography #eweninnorway #14mm

Today was lovely.

Am very lucky to share so much of my life with people who show me a path to being my best self.

#Norway #LastLight #Photography #EwenInNorway #GrovFjord
A hint of the sunlight on the horizon, behind the snow capped peaks. A warm glow gives way to a rich blue sky as night begins to fall. A pine tree rises above the snow.
#photography #Norway #eweninnorway #grovfjord #lastlight

Quick and dirty TL from last night. Gentle activity and a little extra colour before the high clouds claimed the night.

#Norway #Aurora #Photography #Nordlys #EwenInNorway #LumixS9
#photography #Norway #aurora #nordlys #eweninnorway #lumixs9

Stepped out this morning when I saw the light hitting nearby peaks. It started off pink but turned a little peach by the time I got out there with a lens :)

#Norway #Photography #Lumix #EwenInNorway
Morning light cutting through the valley at Grovfjord, catching on the snow filled peaks and lighting up the birch forest on the mountain flanks. Lumix S series full frame with the Sigma 60-600mm telephoto.
#photography #Norway #lumix #eweninnorway

I'm often asked what lenses to pack for travel in the Arctic, and while I lament the chore of lugging about a telephoto there are the occasional moments when punching in to a mountain ridge is exactly the creative direction I want to take.

This is a popular walk with locals in the Grovfjord area. My idea of a walk however usually ends in hotdogs or cinnamon scrolls :)

#Photography #Norway #Lumix #EwenInNorway
Can never remember the name of this mountain ridge. But it's in clear view all over Grovfjord. I love peering through a layer of birch branches for a sense of depth and distance.
#photography #Norway #lumix #eweninnorway

I love the combination of winter cold and clear skies. Indeed the coldest days are the clearest up here.

Blue skies, a fjord freezing over with ice, and just a hint of sun even though it's still below the horizon at this time of year.

#Norway #Photography #Lumix #EwenInNorway
Fjord ice cracking in the foreground, with snow covered mountains in the background.
#photography #Norway #lumix #eweninnorway

Arctic Norway in January.

I'm sitting down by the log fire after two weeks of shooting in the far north. I have a folder with 1TB of RAW files to rummage through. Might take a while :)

This image was taken in Grovfjord, a real hidden gem that sits half way between Senja and Lofoten. Most people think of January as one of the dark winter months, but there is just enough light to bring the colours too :)

#Norway #Photography #Lumix #EwenInNorway
Clear skies in Grovfjord. Flat water. Hues of blue giving way to the pink and peach of dusk.
#photography #Norway #lumix #eweninnorway

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