Chain at Svolvær harbour

I took this picture at the harbour of Svolvær last summer. The chain is a bit rusty, but I assume it does what it is supposed to - whatever that is. Well, I suppose it's related to something like keeping the boat at the harbour.

Photo details: EOS 30D with my EF 70-200 F4 L at f/4.0 with a focal length of 104 mm. With ISO at 100, the shutter time was 1/500 seconds. The picture has been slightly adjusted and cropped with PhotoShop Elements.

This picture is part of my Lofoten set at flickr.

Seagull in Svolvær

When I visited Svolvær last summer, I walked around the harbour in the evening with my camera along. Suddenly, a seagull landed at a pole around 1-2 meters or so from me. Strangely, it just sat there moving its head a little and looking at me for quite some time. This went on for more than a minute, allowing me to take several pictures. I had the feeling it wanted me to make portraits of it. The above picture is one of them.

Photo details: EOS 30D with my EF 70-200 F4 L at f/4.0 with a focal length of 200 mm. With ISO at 100, the shutter time was 1/2000 seconds. The picture has been slightly adjusted and cropped with PhotoShop Elements.

This picture is part of my Lofoten set at flickr.

Svolværgeita - now you should see the climbers

After a little investigation, I've discovered that the other climber did not have a blue jacket. It looks like his backpack is blue or at least dark. The above picture was taken just a few minutes before the other I've justed posted (see below), and here you can see the climbers close to the top of the left horn. Unfortunately, I was totally unaware of the climbers, so I don't have a picture of them jumping. Even this picture of the Svolvær goat was taken from downtown.

Photo details: EOS 30D with my EF 70-200 F4 L at f/4.0 with a focal length of 200 mm. With ISO at 100, the shutter time was 1/1250 seconds. The picture has been slightly adjusted and cropped with PhotoShop Elements.

This picture is part of my Lofoten set at flickr.

Svolværgeita - spot the climbers?

From Svolvær you should be able to spot Svolværgeita - at least if the weather is not to bad. This picture is taken from the middle of the town. If you look close at the picture (click at it to show a bigger picture and zoom in), you should be able to spot the two horns of the "goat" (i.e. the mountain) a little to the right and up from the middle. Even more spectacular, if you look even closer, you will notice two climbers on the left horn. One of them has a red jacket and the other one a blue. They are soon ready to make the jump over to the other horn! If you would like to try yourself, yoy may find more information here.

Photo details: EOS 30D with my EF 70-200 F4 L at f/4.0 with a focal length of 200 mm. WIth ISO at 100, the shutter time was 1/1250 seconds. The picture has been slightly adjusted and cropped with PhotoShop Elements.

This picture is part of my Lofoten set at flickr.

Svolvær - Lamholmen with Anker Brygge

It's not far from Vestpollen to Svolvær, which was the next stop of my trip. Solvær is the biggest town in Lofoten with a population close to 4 400 people, and if you visit Lofoten you are likely to stop here. There are quite a few hotels and restaurants to choose from. We stayed at Rica Hotel, close to Anker Brygge shown at the picture above. Both are situated at Lamholmen - a small island just a small bridge away (around 50 m) from the town. The picture was taken from the harbour.

Photo details: EOS 30D with my EF 70-200 F4 L at f/5.0 with a focal length of 70 mm. WIth ISO at 100, the shutter time was 1/320 seconds. The picture has been slightly adjusted using PhotoShop Elements.

This picture is part of my Lofoten set at flickr.

Church at Sildpollnes, Vestpollen in Lofoten

Sorry for the long delay, but now I'am back with another picture from last summer's trip to Lofoten. The above picture shows the church at Sildpollnes close to Vestpollen. Yes, it is the one from Vestpollen in Lofoten of December 16th, but zoomed in to a closer perspective. Even this picture was taken from a rest stop close to the E10 highway. From here, it is about 15 km to Svolvær.

Photo details: EOS 30D with my EF 70-200 F4 L at f/4 with a focal length of 200 mm. WIth ISO at 100, the shutter time was 1/640 seconds. The picture has been slightly adjusted and cropped using PhotoShop Elements.

This picture is part of my Lofoten set at flickr.