Friday Photo #699 – Midnight Sun

Photo: Midnight sun under Fredvang bridge, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 29, 2021. 00:43

The midnight sun season has officially begun on Lofoten! The sun will be in the sky 24 hours a day from now until mid July, when it finally sinks below the northern horizon again. As I like to repeat, the term midnight sun is a bit of a misnomer. Yes, the sun is above the horizon at midnight – but its actual lowest point in the sky will be around 01:00 – where it still remains above the horizon as well. But ‘midnight sun’ just sounds nicer.

I took this image completely by accident. I was driving home from an evening hike in the Reine area and when I passed by the bridge with the sun underneath I had to turn around and go back for a photo.

My timing was slightly off by about 5 minutes or so. It would have been nice to get the sun centered under the bridge. I’ve kept it in my mind over the years to go back and try again, but it has never quite worked out. One of these days…

Camera Info:
Nikon D850
Nikon 200-500 f/5.6
320mm
ISO 800
f5.6
1/1000 Second
WB Daylight