Friday Photo #612 – Sun and Rain

Photo: Autumn mountain birch trees in sunlight as rain conceals mountains, Haugheia, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 4, 2023. 13:59

More so than another time of year, autumn is the season of light and shadow. Or maybe light and rain. Or 4-seaons in one day – well, more like 3-seaons, as summer isn’t likely to show up. Some days it can be 3-seasons every 20 minutes where once you see the light on the landscape, it will be gone by the time you arrive. Or, you arrive in the last moments of sunlight before being greeted by showers of rain, such as the above photo, taken on a blustery autumn day on Haugheia.

The small grove of twisted birch trees on Haugheia is one of my favourite local areas at this time of year. Not in the sense of classical grand landscapes, but more looking for brief moments or details in the passing of time. Often, I just stand around observing, and never take a photo, while other days I wander around in circles with my camera as the light changes on the small hilltop. It is a place of subtleness and thought, which for me, is needed more and more in this busy world, or, perhaps I’m just getting old.

Camera Info:
Nikon Z8
Nikon 24-120mm f/4
120mm
ISO 100
f 8
1/250 Second
WB Daylight