Peter Van Lom's photos with the keyword: winter

A winter impression. My friend Chatbot wishes that I upload some newer work. But I did not take many pictures lately. However I found some images on my smartphone. These are taken and edited on this phone and the quality is not that good I 'm afraid. In the spirit of HFF, have a nice one everyone... Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. On Explore

A northern Norwegian winter impression from 2014. Often a long lasting winter that provides cool photo opportunities. Here you see the rock island Håja that was the inspiration for the Arctic Cathedral in Tromsdalen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Cathedral www.facebook.com/peter.vanlom Take a look here too: 1x.com/member/nordicscapes Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. On Explore

During nordic winter time the blue hour can be magical. The time between light and darkness can produce photographic gems. But as you see, I am still in my monochrome period... Enjoy the weekend. www.facebook.com/peter.vanlom Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. On Explore

Back to a winter landscape. The county Telemark is located in southeastern Norway, extending from Hardangervidda to the Skagerrak coast. The coastline extends from Langesundsfjorden to Gjernestangen at the border with Aust-Agder. Telemark has a very broken and heterogeneous landscape, including many hills and valleys.(Wikipedia) Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. Made it to EXPLORE frontpage.

High solar activity resulted in northern light across Europe, with up to 6 on the scale in norhern Europe. A sudden burst of activity during a 30'' exposure resulted in an over exposed image. But who cares if one is fortunate to experience a show like this.... You will find the high resolution image here: 1x.com/photo/1031770/all:user:505580 Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. Made it to EXPLORE frontpage.

Sometimes light pollution is unavoidable. But it is not said that one can not get a decent image. The northern light is not the main object anymore. But it is playing a role in the ambiance of the image. To give the streetlights a role in the image I used a small aperture so that they become nice stars. This means that the ISO value and exposure time must be higher and longer. The settings of the image above: ISO 800 30'' F/11 - ISO 3200 30'' F/22 - ISO 1600 30'' F/22. It is a 3 exposure hdr edit. I wish you all good light in the new year. Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. Made it to EXPLORE frontpage.

1 place (2016/05) group Contest Without Prize 'Green'. I am far from being a professional northern light photographer but it hurts a little when I see people trying to make pictures of the northern light using automatic presets and a flash. So maybe I can come with some pointers for those who are trying to catch the aurora one time. The main thing is; keep it simple. What you need is a camera with manual settings, wide angle lens, a stable tripod, location, good clothes and some luck. Get to know your camera so that you are able to control the exposure time, the aperture, focus and the ISO settings. The ISO setting is most important as high settings often mean noise in your image. The amount of noise depends also on the qualitiy of the camera. Try to find out how much noise you can accept. For simpler cameras ISO 500 is perhaps the limit, for higher quality cameras ISO 3200 or higher is not any problem. The aurora is not a static phenomenon, it is moving and varies a lot in brightness. So when you have found the ISO values you are confortable with, it is a all about balancing the exposure time and the aperture. The aperture can be more of importance if there is light polution. A smaller aperture means a greater depth of field and light pollution, f.ex. streetlights, will be shown as a nice star instead of a spot. That brings me to the location. Try to find a place with a minimum of light pollution. That is hard to find even here in northern Norway when you are not in the middle of nowhere. Preferably use a wide angle lens.It makes it much easyer to cover a large part of the sky. As long as the aurora is the main focus, just set your focus on infinite. I learned that a good quality tripod is a necessity. Sometimes the exposure time can get quite long and when it is blowing the cheaper tripods are not stable enough. I hope this is of some help and I would appreciate comments and thoughts about this issue. The kit I use for aurora photographing: Canon EOS 6D (full frame for low noise when using higher ISO settings), Samyang ED AS IF UMC 14 (easy to use manual wide angle lens) and a stable tripod from Benro. The settings of the photograph above: ISO 640, exp. time 15'' and F/8. Don't forget the chocolate... You will find the high resolution image here: 1x.com/photo/1023171/all:user:505580 Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. Made it to EXPLORE frontpage.

It is all about the light, isn't it? After summer with light around the clock and the opportunity to take midnight sun pictures the fall came with red- and orange colours in the sky. This year the aurora season started already early october. The sun went crazy and that resulted in northern light that could be seen in big parts of Europe. This image was taken about a year ago. There was little snow before Xmas, so an extra light show from mother nature was a welcome intermezzo. It was a stormy night but the sky was clear. You will find the high resolution image here: 1x.com/photo/777354/all:user:505580 Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. Made it to EXPLORE frontpage.

I never heard about it before, Perhaps not strange as a newcomer to Ipernity. HFF seems to mean Happy Fence Friday. Last Spring I found myself a fence and it almost did not make it through the winter... Anyway, HFF wishes and please can some one enlighten me! You will find the high resolution image here: 1x.com/photo/942931 Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. Made it to EXPLORE.

So problem, what to upload next. I decided to stay in the neighborhood. Ersfjord, a popular site for locals and tourists, in winter and summer, during day and night... Only about half an hour driving from Tromsø This image is taken on a day with high pressure, meaning that it is cold with a clear sky and crisp colours. I hope you enjoy this fjordscape that is my second most popular image on Panoramio but most viewed there. You will find the high resolution image here: 1x.com/photo/541035 Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. Made it to EXPLORE frontpage.

This is my first image on Ipernity. This picture became quite popular on Panoramio, 500px and 1x. So I hope it is received well on this platform too. I look forward to meet many of my 'old' and 'new' friends here. This picture is taken in the old part of Tromsø during the winter of 2013. You will find the high resolution image here: 1x.com/photo/578326 www.panoramio.com/user/6685358 500px.com/nordicscapes 1x.com/member/nordicscapes www.facebook.com/peter.vanlom Lonely Man Photography © All Rights Reserved. Made it to EXPLORE frontpage.