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Tromso Twlight, Airport Grounds
Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 26 October 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
about 1pm in the afternoon, just before my flight left Tromso (Norway's arctic region), i spent about 45 minutes walking around the frozen outer airport grounds. arriving by bus to the airport i had realized that there was an area opposite the terminals that looked wonderfully picturesque, so after checking in my larger bag, i grabbed my camera and hustled the 15 minute walk, across the highway to the water's edge.
strangely, being so near to a large hub of activity, the waterfront and the nearby fields were amazingly still and pristine. it must have been a popular place for walking as i could see plenty of car and bicycle tracks on the way -- and my footprints were certainly not the first.
this is one of a few shots i snapped looking south across the channel to a distant island that unfortunately i never properly learned. there between two giant rocky buttresses covered with ice, lay a separate city, much much smaller than Tromso -- a city i have since promised myself a visit!!!
unfortunately these rocky buttresses were a bit too far away to get a good shot of them -- but they were as majestic as i could possibly hope for!! my reigning shot of them in full detail is going to have to wait until i am able to get back there -- and believe me i will!! :)
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Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Faaaabulous :) color, the warmth of the red really comes out in a sea of blue. The lines in the snow is also very interesting, like a roof of some sort. Nice shot.
26 Oct 2009 6:10am
@Howard F.: thanks Howard! yes -- it was only the first week of december, so i got many more pinks and reds than i had in alaska's arctic circle. the lines in the snow were what caught my eye as i was framing the shot -- just loved the angular pattern in a soft uniformly covered world of ice! :)
Mirko Herzner from Germany
Super crisp image here, DJ. So much detail even on these hills in the background. The light is just georgeous, too.
26 Oct 2009 7:08am
@Mirko Herzner: thanks Mirko!!!
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Absolutely magnificent. 5 stars from me on this one, DJ.
26 Oct 2009 8:15am
@dobbino: thanks Rob!!! best to you and Jacqui!!! :)
Yvonne Simons from Tilburg, Netherlands
The light is wonderful and the colors too!
26 Oct 2009 8:38am
@Yvonne Simons: thanks Yvonne! x
Elaine- from Vancouver, Canada
neat little house, looks strange that somebody drove up to that point and then backed up, i hope you get back to visit your lost city!! wonderful shot Jaycee!!! beautiful blue cast to the snow!! xoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxox
26 Oct 2009 9:03am
@Elaine-: thanks darling!! hope your weekend was wonderful!! kisses to you!! xoxoxox
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
Amazing to think it is so close to a busy-ish airport. Great work..the colours are fabulous and the atmosphere says it all. Love it!
26 Oct 2009 9:54am
@MrsAmber: thanks Amber!! :) happy monday!
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Lovely frame DJ. with the different layers of imagery. Those little details like the small hut and the interesting pattern in the foreground snow all add to the beautiful landscape.
26 Oct 2009 10:21am
@grouser: cheers mate!
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Love the blue light, and it takes me back to the time spent up there mire than a decade ago.
26 Oct 2009 11:31am
@Ivar: thanks Ivar!! :) i really appreciate knowing other people who have experienced some of the wonderful places i go -- to many who haven't been, when they see my pictures, they think they can't be real!!! :P i am quite used to that by now of course! cheers to you!!
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Considering the geography, I would like to say you were looking at Tromsdalen, but then you were near the airport... I think you need a geo-tagging device! :-) Love this shot!
26 Oct 2009 11:33am
@MadScientist: thanks mate -- and i just looked it up thanks to your inspiration!! it looks to be Kaldfjord! and as to a geo-tagging device, considering the strange places i go -- that is probably a very good idea!!! :) i made it over to Tromsdalen, a very beautiful place indeed! next time i need to check out all the smaller more isolated places... i swear time doesn't exist in the same way it does 'down here'... i could see myself growing old in places like this -- but VERY VERY VERY slowly!! it seems it would almost be like spending the rest of your life in space traveling to the Andromeda galaxy -- or somewhere even further away... awesome!
Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom
Outstanding landscape shot with great lead in lines.
26 Oct 2009 1:22pm
@Curly: thank you Curly!! :)
@zOOm: yes -- indeed!! :) thanks Florence!
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I love the snowy worlds to you bring to us. The colours and the cold cold feeling are fantastic, and your use of available light is (as always) impressive.
26 Oct 2009 1:47pm
@bluechameleon: thanks heaps BC!! i am sure i do not have to convince you further -- but these places set my soul alight!!! it is simply magical!!! :D cheers to you! hope your week is good! happy monday!!! xxx
NADINE DERUYCK from KLUISBERGEN, Belgium
You show us some nice landscapes ,
bright colours !!
excellent framing!!
Thanks ...
26 Oct 2009 1:56pm
@NADINE DERUYCK: thanks Nadine!
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Great panoramic capture! It's interesting to note how well the little amount of colors and lights "stand out" amongst the stark surroundings. And how fortunate to have an airport that doesn't have lines to wait in and leaves you plenty of time to sightsee before returning for take-off. :-)
26 Oct 2009 2:16pm
@Steven: lol -- thanks Steven! and yes -- the planes are small and the airport rather small as well. i only saw 2 or 3 airlines... and the destinations weren't many. of course, not many are flying up and around the arctic, so i guess it is perfectly sized. i was very happy to be able to get out to capture some of this landscape -- 15 minutes away and i still got back in plenty of time to catch my flight! i only wish i had had more time in this location -- well to be truthful in the location at the horizon of this shot! next time i will spend a few days there... the energy of those fjord peaks just looks to be off the richter!! ;)
`Paul from Minneapolis, United States
nicely shot.. looks quite majestic! you were fortunate to get this time away from the airport to capture this... damn, that looks cold, though.
26 Oct 2009 2:42pm
@`Paul: thanks Paul!! actually not too cold -- just at freezing -- rather balmy in fact for the arctic circle!! ;) as a comparison, when we arrived back in NYC -- it was -5 degrees!!! :(
shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines
this one looks lovely on it's own - - though I would want to see more details on those mountains :) go back quickly and share the images with us JC! :)
26 Oct 2009 2:50pm
@shoti: thanks mate -- yes, as soon as i can, i will!! :) cheers to you!
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
It's like an M-shape those tracks :) Great framing and that 'airport' lies in a beautiful surrounding! Hope the runway was snow-free?!
26 Oct 2009 2:53pm
@Monique: thanks Monique -- and yes -- a big, wonderful 'M'... :) the whole top of norway is simply a spectacle to behold... all the airports have GIANT windows -- as all everyone wants to do is look out!!! ;) the runway was pretty snow / ice free from memory -- but in these sorts of places, ice or not -- the pilots know how to fly... they are truly professionals!!! cheers!
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Outstanding capture. Superb detail.
26 Oct 2009 3:00pm
@john4jack: thanks mate!!
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
A very beautiful scene. Love that light and the mountains.
26 Oct 2009 3:03pm
@Steve Rice: cheers Steve!!
MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada
Great shot . Love it . BEautiful details , especially these in foreground ! Well, well, winter will be soon here and lot of picture of it ;))
26 Oct 2009 3:55pm
@MARIANA: yes yes! i think i have gottena little ahead of the weather -- must be the early change in seaons here in NYC... well that -- or the fact that i have been posting icelandic winter shots since April!!! :) lol. thanks Mariana!!
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
The pinks and blues are beautiful, but you still feel the cold. Crisp, soft and beautiful. Now how did you accomplish that?? Nature at her best.
26 Oct 2009 4:26pm
@Marion: thanks Marion!! it was so beautiful up there -- i would have been perfectly happy to never return home. everything was so peaceful -- the colors harmonious, the scenery pristine... the world a beautiful, magical cold! hope your week is great!! :)
Ken from United States
JC! wonderful lighting and composition...for me, I just wish those "moose tracks" weren't there! :)
26 Oct 2009 4:54pm
@Ken: thanks Kenny!! :)
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
Just fabulous. When I look into all these tones the only thing that ocurres me is WOW.
26 Oct 2009 5:35pm
@Rui: thanks heaps Rui!! hope you are well!! great to see you post today!!! :)
grant from kansas city, United States
love it! and talk about the end of the road...
26 Oct 2009 5:44pm
@grant: yes indeed -- i happily strode forth on foot to get down to the edge of the water of course. the snow actually got VERY deep just before it tappered off... for a second i though i might have lost one of my boots -- was very glad i didn't have to dig for it while balanced on one foot! ;) of course, when i saw that little hut at the edge of the water 'gbe' came very quickly to mind!!! ;)
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Stunning shot. especially that beautiful sky and the desolate feeling of this landscape. Impressive capture of this amazing place dj.
26 Oct 2009 6:23pm
@John Maslowski: thanks much John!! :)
@Veronelle: Merci a toi, Veronelle!!
@Laurie: thanks Laurie!! :)
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Stunning shot, love the colours and tones.
26 Oct 2009 7:42pm
@Graham Russon: thanks Graham!!
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
I remember the earlier posts you did of this area, Jaycee - and I'm so glad you decided to give us a return viewing. This is lovely.
26 Oct 2009 8:16pm
@Stephen Phillips: thanks Stephen!! looks like i finally 'arrived' in Norway after nearly a year of posting Icelandic shots... :) more to come!! cheers to you mate!! happy monday!
TammyWarren-CRicket from Somewhere, United States
wow...what a vivid and bright image. Here in the south we rarely get snow. I just booked a flight this morning to Colorado just so we could go play.
Love the image.
26 Oct 2009 8:39pm
@TammyWarren-CRicket: thanks Tammy!! enjoy your snow play!!! :) x
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Nice light! The inclusion of the tire tracks make it interesting... I would not have thought to do that, thanks for the lesson!!
26 Oct 2009 8:39pm
@PD: cheers Paul, glad to help!! but you don't need any lessons in composition!!! ;)
@beanow: thanks Bea!! :)
k@ from Paris, France
Great tracks, I can hear your shoes walking here ! Scroutch-scroutch :) Cool story you tell in the caption too, 15 mn to discover a place we might never visit again, love that feeling... and your tones beyond the thick snow* Very cool ~
26 Oct 2009 9:31pm
@k@: thanks heaps Karine!! it was such a beautiful place -- the energy was electric! beautifulluy cold & ELECTRIC!!! :D xxx
Reno from Madrid, Spain
Very differents white-blue tones and yes, a great sensation you comunicate here. I like the bottom lines too...
26 Oct 2009 9:46pm
@Reno: thanks Reno!
@Daryl Johnson: thanks Daryl!
Michael from Shell village, United Kingdom
Not too fancy there, but a wonderful raw feeling in this one Deejay.
26 Oct 2009 11:11pm
@Michael: thanks Mike!!
Brian Chen from Seattle, WA, United States
Nice vertical wide shot, I like how that little building breaks the wilderness and shows that there are actually people that go up there.
27 Oct 2009 12:08am
@Brian Chen: thanks Brian -- yes i am sure it was a popular place -- the whole area had amazing water front views... what i wouldn't do to live there for awhile and soak it all in!
DarkElf from Perth, Australia
what a beautiful place! the blue tones are enchanting as always!
27 Oct 2009 12:38am
@DarkElf: thanks Maciek!!! guess what? i met another Maciek last night!! of course, i thought of you! :)
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
I thought first it was a lake before reading your title :) Beautiful light.
27 Oct 2009 1:14am
@akarui: thanks Olivier!
@Daniel: thanks Daniel!!
Fliss from United States
You are a man after my own heart taking me on all these adventures :)
27 Oct 2009 2:16am
@Fliss: thanks heaps Fliss!! someday we will have to go on a trip!! wouldn't that be fun!! :) x
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, Florida, United States
Hahahahaha... yeah right Mr DJ... can just imagine hearing Mike... come on you two... stop taking photos :) He finds photography as somewhat boring but bless him.. he thinks I am going to make millions out of it :)
27 Oct 2009 2:31am
@Fliss: lol -- well let's prove him right!! :) thanks Fliss! xxx
One from Açores, Portugal
A very beautiful landscape, fantastc views ! Congratulations !
27 Oct 2009 4:07am
@One: thanks Leone!!! welcome back!! :)
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
I think the tire tracks really make this shot.
27 Oct 2009 4:27am
@Michael Rawluk: thanks Michael!
@Sriram: thank you!
@M@ndy: it was refreshingly cold -- invigorating so!! and so beautiful! thanks M@andy!
callemie from Belgium
I missed this one!!
though I love the see and the sand this one takes my breath away Jaycee!!!
and the meaning of what is written on my blog is " I enjoy (title) and the restaurants name was the little enjoyer hihihi
my theme of class is "l streetlanguage which means that I have to search for everythings that's written on houses , street .....
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28 Oct 2009 6:24am
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