Sea Eagle - Friday Photo #475
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Friday Photo #475 – Sea Eagle In Flight

Photo: Sea eagle in flight over Nappstraumen, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 5, 2022. 11:34 Sea eagles are more or less a daily sight on Lofoten. Photographing them, however, tends to be a little more difficult. Although…
Lofoten Northern Lights - Friday Photo #474
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Friday Photo #474 – Missed Solar Storm

Photo: Moderate twilight northern lights in sky over Storsandnes beach in early evening, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 2, 2022. 17:54 Wednesday’s clear skies and an incoming CME (coronal mass ejection) and prediction of G-1 solar…
Light and Shadow - Friday Photo #473
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Friday Photo #473 – Light And Shadow

Photo: Last light over the summit of Himmeltinand, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 27, 2021. 14:21 It is now the end of January and the sun has been climbing higher and higher in the Lofoten sky for several weeks now. Yet,…
Winter Sun - Friday Photo #472
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Friday Photo #472 – Winter Sun

Photo: January sun hangs low in the southern sky over Vestfjorden from Ballstadheia, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 18, 2020. 13:37 The official polar night ended on Lofoten two weeks ago and the sun rises higher and higher…
Winter Roads - Friday Photo #471
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Friday Photo #471 – Winter Driving

Photo: Difficult winter road visibility in flat light and fresh snow, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 5, 2021. 15:59. With Norway remaining essentially closed for last winter’s tourism season on Lofoten, the snowy roads…
January Sun - Friday Photo #470
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Friday Photo #470 – January Sun

Photo: Midday January sun low in the southern sky over Nappstraumen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 13, 2021. 11:53 After a month below the horizon, the sun finally returns to Lofoten this week. Although the first sighting is always…
Reinebringen Twilight - Friday Photo #469
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Friday Photo #469 – Reinebringen Twilight

Photo: Twilight moon over Kirkefjord from the summit of Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 30, 2020. 11:32 I generally don’t pay too much attention to the moon here on Lofoten. On this morning I should have!…
December Hiking - Friday Photo #468
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Friday Photo #468 – December Hiking

Photo: Hiker on the snowy ridge towards Vikjordtinden under a dark December sky, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 28, 2020. 12:50 Hiking days start early in December. And even then, there still might not be enough time…
Unstad Surf - Friday Photo #467
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Friday Photo #467 – Unstad Surf

Photo: Arctic surfing on Monday’s 4+ meter swell at Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 13, 2021. 12:21 A nice and clean looking 4-5 meter west swell was forecast to hit Lofoten on Monday so I decided to head…
Last Sun - Friday Photo #466
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Friday Photo #466 – Last Sun

Photo: The last visible sun peaking over the southern horizon before the beginning of the polar night, Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 8, 2021. 11:56 The polar night has officially begun on Lofoten this week…
Unstad Twilight - Friday Photo #465
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Friday Photo #465 – Unstad Twilight

Photo: Noon twilight over Unstad, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 4, 2020. 12:15 This is the last weekend of the year with (possible) sunlight on Lofoten as next week is the beginning of the polar night - the period of…
Autumn Snow - Friday Photo #464
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Friday Photo #464 – House Below The Mountain

Photo: A house between the mountains and the sea, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 18, 2021. 13:02 With a dusting of autumn snow to add contrast to the otherwise flat light of a snowy October afternoon, this lone house out…
November Rain - Friday Photo #463
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Friday Photo #463 – November Rain

Photo: Mølnelva river flows below Stortind mountain peak after days of heavy rain, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 16, 2021. 12:52 In what seems like a repeat of last year, it has so far been a windy and wet November.…
Sky On Fire - Friday Photo #462
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Friday Photo #462 – Fire In The Sky

Photo: Passing rain clouds illuminated at sunset over Reinefjord, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 4, 2021. 18:10 Sometimes we get lucky and all the elements line up at once; in this case, rain at sunset with a clear horizon.…
Rorbu Reflection - Friday Photo #461
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Friday Photo #461 – Rorbu Reflection

Photo: Parking lot reflection of new rorbu cabins at Eliassen Rorbuer, Hamnøy, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 4, 2021. 19:05 After an 18 month break from guiding due to Corona, I was finally back in the Reine area and…
Reine - Friday Photo #460
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Friday Photo #460 – Reine

Photo: Olstinden mountain peak emerges from passing autumn rain showers, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 2, 2021. 17:10 For as many times I’ve stood at the ‘classic’ Reine overlook at Reinehalsen over the year,…