Gudrun's photos

The odlly shaped mountains of Nordland are the stuff of legends. They are said to be trolls turned into stone when surprised by the rising sun. Hestmannen (the horseman) was the wild and unruly son of Vågakallen (the Old Man of Våga). He was caught by the sunrise when chasing after the beautiful Lekamøya and the Seven Sisters. Full story in the link: nordnorge.com/en/artikkel/nordlands-coast-is-a-fairytale-of-passion-love-and-rage

The globe on Vikingen island marks the polar circle. As with the North Cape which isn't really the northernmost point (that's Knivskjellodden nearby), Vikingen is not directly on the polar circle but was the most convenient place to place the globe.

hFF and a good weekend!

near the Arctic circle

The sun starting to go down at 2 p.m.

Tromsø's main shopping street is illuminated against the winter dark. Note how the pavements are free of snow, they have underfloor heating!

SC32: ton-sur-ton ( I thought I had dusted the glass spheres, not well enough it seems....;-) An alternative take:

All photos taken within one single minute!

SSC: flatlay The 4 last bits of Freia Melkerull - decorated with lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves. Freia was founded in 1889 and is Norway's largest chocolate producer which sadly was taken over in 1993 by Kraft/ Mondelez. Die letzten 4 Stückchen Freia Melkerull -plus Zitronengras und getrocknete Limettenblätter. Freia wurde 1889 gegründet und ist der größte Schokoladenhersteller Norwegens, leider 1993 von Kraft/ Mondelez geschluckt.

Rising moon near Harstad at 8.49 a.m.! At the same time the sky in the east was very slowly turning red in an arctic dawn.... 1,7 steps underexposed, spot metering

HFF to all Ipernity friends!

A comparatively calm Barents Sea between Båtsfjord and Berlevåg. There was still enough swell that I had to keep the shutter speeds as short as possible and yet got plenty of photos with stars not as dots but as stripes and zigzags;-) This is one of the better efforts. Back from holiday but will take some time catching up.

A very belated happy New Year to all Ipernity friends. Sorry about my absence, Christmas and the start of the year have been busier than expected and now I'm off for a fortnight's holiday. See you in February!

...gibt es nicht nur im Winter, sondern auch im Sommer auf Reiseflughöhe:-) Ich bin dann mal für ein paar Tage weg.

Nachdem Volker die Außenansicht www.ipernity.com/doc/ruesterstaude/51695016 gepostet hat, musste ich doch meine Innenaufnahmen ausgraben... St, Lamberti in Münster ist der bedeutenste Sakralbau der westfälischen Spätgotik, erbaut zwischen 1375-1525. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lamberti_(M%C3%BCnster) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Lambert%27s_Church,_M%C3%BCnster

Found some at the harbour in Brønnøysund;-)

SC24: Railways A had to avail myself of an unpublished archive shot as I saw the challenge theme too late to get something new.

On a miserable, cold and rainy day a museum visit was in order:-)