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Smørstabbreen seen from Sognefjell Road


Smørstabbreen seen from Sognefjell Road
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Copyright: Ruud van den Berg (Robespierre) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 184 W: 2 N: 333] (1420)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-01
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 18-70 DX ED (IF)
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): European Glaciers [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-10-11 16:48
Viewed: 1456
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A view from the Sognefjell Road in Norway. This road is extra-ordinary beautyfull, leading over the roof of Norway. The Sognefjell Road gives you access to Jotunheimen National Park, with Galdhøpiggen, Norway’s highest mountain, and several of the other of the highest peaks in Norway. The route between the inland valley, high mountains and fjord offers breathtaking contrasts in climate and topography and a variety of plant and animal life, from lower elevations with farms, pine forests and the conditions for human settlement to the alpine terrain approx. 1,000 metres above sea level. Up here you’ll find bare rock with clear traces of the last Ice Age, with grass, moss, lichen interspersed with juniper and willow. Here you’ll also find hardy polar plants such as arctic buttercup, with mountain birch here and there. Wild as well as tame reindeer live on Sognefjell, and down towards the valleys there are moose and deer. In the high mountains, eagles and rough-legged buzzards thrive. In eastern regions there may be bears, lynx and wolverines, though they are few and very shy.

The area has several climatic zones. The east side is well sheltered by the prevailing westerly winds and has a relatively dry climate. The highest elevations have an arctic climate with winter much of the year. On the mountain peaks it can snow even in the summer. The fjord climate is mild, and in the innermost reaches of Sognefjord there is also relatively little precipitation.

Here you see the Smørstabbreen (breen=glacier), and on the left side the mountain Storebjørn (2.208 m).
daggoo, Signal-Womb, jeancolemonts, claudine, SunToucher, reina, cedryk, TBW, shirgold, nainnain has marked this note useful
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Hi Ruud, love this scene and I appreciate the composition with this foreground which gives a good depth to the landscape. I have uploaded a Workshop which I hope you like. Very good work.

wow , very beautiful shot , very good explanation , i sincerly think it deserves to be also at trekearth . congratulations .

Hi Ruud,
This is a very impressive place. I understand very well your enthusiasm about this national park that I would like to visit someday. You had a really good POV for that and good DOF. I like the way you composed it. This is very interesting with those useful notes. It reminds me a bit of some places here in Quebec also… Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful place with us :-)
Claudine

Hello Ruud,
magnificent landscape.
I like the glacier (ice-cream maker) who étand on a big surface, colors are very beautiful.
It is a pity this day was cloudy.
Good day,
Arnaud.

bonjour Ruud,
magnifique paysage. J'adore le glacier qui s'étand sur une grosse surface, les couleurs sont très belles.
Dommage que ce jour était nuageux.
Bonne journée,
Arnaud.

Hoi Ruud,
Prachtige foto van een erg mooie omgeving. Erg mooi hoe je via de rotsen en het huisje naar de gletsjer wordt geleid. Ondanks de bewolking is de belighting perfect. De WS van Steve vind ik erg goed, en geeft net dat beetje meer.
Groeten,
Niek

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1648 W: 79 N: 1438] (4742)
  • [2006-10-12 16:34]

Superplaat Ruud. Misschien zullen sommige mensen zeggen dat ze het huisje liever niet op de foto gehad zouden hebben, maar dat zeg ik niet. Ik vind het huisje namelijk heel 'Noors' en geeft diepte en ook de schaal van de gletsjer aan. Prachtig! Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • reina Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 261 W: 1 N: 322] (1992)
  • [2006-10-14 17:23]

Hoi Ruud, wat een prachtige spot! Juist dat huisje maakt de foto interessant, wat een uitzicht. De promotie voor Noorwegen begint aardig aan te slaan. Nu ben ik benieuwd naar het wild. Dan boek ik. Groet reina

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-10-15 15:40]

Hi Ruud,
great scenery you have captured here. Nice POV, good colors and nice details. A very well composed landscape.
TFS.>Sky

Hello Ruud,
A beautiful composition of this typical landscape!
The glaciers are alway interesting to view, and the hostile land surrounding...
Muted colours but that is the reality in this place!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 969 W: 57 N: 1662] (5072)
  • [2006-10-16 20:49]

Hello Ruud,
This glacier is magnific! Good scale expressed with the house in the foreground. Great colours.
Best greetings,
Michal

Nice view from the road!
Ive crossed the sognefjell route several times, and I never get tired of driving there. It is so breathtaking and beautiful!
Thank you for sharing this picture!

Ive done a little workshop, as the colours seemed a little bit washed out and blue, maybe? You can see what you think :)

Torbjørn

Hi Ruud,
Very dramatic image. I love seeing glaciers and this one is just beautiful.
Also nice to see this mountain hut standing there in front of this dramatic view.
Excellent note and TFS
Shir

magnifique cet endroit, les couleurs, la netteté, le BG, tout est parfait
bravo
edith

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