Friday Photo #723 – October Dawn

Photo: October sunrise across the innerside of Lofoten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 1, 2025. 07:25

I’ve often written about how the light move ‘slow’ here on Lofoten (short explanation: High northern latitude means the sun moves much more parallel to the horizon, thus it takes more time to rise the an equivalent elevation in the sky vs. lower latitudes). But that does not mean that the light itself might not be in multiple locations at once that you would like time to photograph. This October morning was a good example of that.

Looking east along the innersia – southern side of Lofoten, the sky was fully lit with sunrise light as the mountain layers faded into the distance. A nice scene that I would have liked a little more time to shoot. Perhaps even some long exposures. But this photo was taken only 4 minutes before Friday Photo #717 of the sun rising over the mountains of the Norwegian mainland. Also a nice scene!

Luckily, I happened to be in a position where I could shoot both scenes in quick succession without having to move. And there are even a few more shots looking in other directions as well. Overall, a pretty productive autumn morning on Lofoten.

Camera Info:
Nikon Z8
Nikon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6
260mm
ISO 500
f6.3
1/125 Seconds
WB Daylight