Explore #1 15/05/17

A glorious, and absolutely bitterly cold, freezing evening overlooking Tromso in Northern Norway.

Just after the sun had set for the evening and the last of the light had gone, the wait was on for the City to light up during blue hour, what was probably a 25 minute wait felt like about an hour as it was -30 degrees outside also with a wind on the mountain top making it feel even colder than that! an amazing view but not a pleasant experience stood there freezing! you can't even jump about to keep warm as other people had tripods set up nearby!

Once the lights were on I got the shots I wanted as quickly as I could without rushing, and quickly retreated inside to defrost, I couldn't even fold my tripod down properly as my hands had stopped functioning! As unwelcome as the cold was, it gives great clarity to images whilst it is setting about freezing your bones.

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Last light above Tromso, Northern Norway.

The sunset had been pretty good and there was still quite a lot of golden light left illuminating the mountain tops in the opposite direction (the sun setting behind my back as I took this), there were quite a lot of photographers around but not one of them seemed to look behind them to see the this pink / purple light that was kicking off momentarily, in fact I had the area all to myself to shoot this which up here was a rarity in the 2 hours I spent freezing awaiting the city lights to come on through blue hour, I don't really like shooting in big groups, it just isn't me, having this little spot to myself and being able to watch this for ten minutes before it vanished was a real joy.

Two days running in Norway and I'd had great pink light both days that I hadn't really experienced before, it seems extremely different from anything at home, possibly owing to the freezing conditions within the Arctic Circle, I don't know, either way it was great to watch and I still had time to capture some golden light images after this had long vanished into pale blue.

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A January blue hour of Tromsø from the top of the cable car.

Shot pretty much exactly at midnight, three shots panorama.

Tromsø (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtrʊmsø] is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway.

Tromsø is a city and municipality of 72,066...

View from Fjellheisen

Tromsø

Standing at the viewpoint, waiting for blue hour, there suddenly appeared an amazing display of colour in the sky just as the sun was setting and the lights went on in Tromsø.

A famous view from the top of fjellheisen, stitched from 6 vertical images. Tromsø has become a real tourist magnet, especially in the Winter as it is one of the best places to observe the Aurora borealis. Earlier I posted the same view in Winter garb. www.flickr.com/photos/adelheids-pictures/38768112530

The Bridge and Arctic Cathedral from above. Thats the airport runway in the background to the left

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