105 days Europe Adventure

[BrownBoots]

#141 Lake Lucerne, Lucerne.
The suburbs of Lucerne basking under the setting sun along the scenic Lake Lucerne, taken from a quiet little beach in Ufschötti.
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[BrownBoots]

#142 Tempelfjorden, Svalbard.
Under the diffused lighting from a completely overcast sky, it is difficult to discern any details from the drab snow cover other than the blue glacier and stepped pyramidal brown mountains. One of many blue icebergs seen here, firmly lodged by the frozen sea of Tempelfjorden.
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[BrownBoots]

#143 Storeng, Kvænangen.
The 19th March Super Moon transformed the cold dark winter night into a false daylight as the Aurora Borealis that appeared over the fjord about an hour ago began to be devoured by the incoming coastal clouds.
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[Will03]

#143 Storeng, Kvænangen.
The 19th March Super Moon transformed the cold dark winter night into a false daylight as the Aurora Borealis that appeared over the fjord about an hour ago began to be devoured by the incoming coastal clouds.
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love this.. preference would b wider in landscape orientation.. but nonetheless... i still love this..

 

[BrownBoots]

love this.. preference would b wider in landscape orientation.. but nonetheless... i still love this..

Thanks Will. Appreciate your sharing of your thoughts on this.

 

[BrownBoots]

#144 Burfjorden, Kvænangen.
A scenic sunset view over the choppy waters of Burfjorden, one of many beautiful fjords in Northern Norway.
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[BrownBoots]

#145 Jøkelfjorden, Troms.
Colouful Norwegian houses stood contrastingly against the snow covered coast of the fjord known as Jøkelfjorden located in the county of Troms. Øksfjordjøkelen, the ninth largest glacier in mainland Norway, served as the backdrop for this take in the form of valley-splitting blue ice.
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[spidic]

Your photos are just too beautiful

 

[BrownBoots]

Your photos are just too beautiful

Thanks, spidic.

 

[BrownBoots]

#146 Great St. Bernard Pass, Valais Alps.
Known for being the original home of the St Bernard dogs, trained as mountain rescue dogs to rescue stranded travelers taking this once perilous route linking Italy and Switzerland centuries ago. The Great St. Bernard Hospice is seen here hidden among the Alps at 2469m altitude.
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[BrownBoots]

#147 Storeng, Kvænangen.
The 'Super Moon' on 19th March, seen here rising slowly from beyond the mountain. Never knew one can get a flare like this not only from the sun but the moon as well.
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[ataraxist]

i thoroughly enjoyed your thread...thanks for sharing... it's really an inspiration to something like this before one is getting too old. by the way, how old are you? to take 105 days of work and do something like this is what we call "taking the road less travelled" in singapore... in between jobs? or retired?

can confirm, you only brought these equipment?
Canon 450D
Tokina 11-16mm f2.8
Canon 50mm f1.8
Sirui T1204X CF Tripod
Lee GND Filters

keep sharing and thanks again!!

 

[ataraxist]

may i ask... was it ok to "pee/poo" at campsite? otherwise how??

 

[BrownBoots]

i thoroughly enjoyed your thread...thanks for sharing... it's really an inspiration to something like this before one is getting too old. by the way, how old are you? to take 105 days of work and do something like this is what we call "taking the road less travelled" in singapore... in between jobs? or retired?

can confirm, you only brought these equipment?
Canon 450D
Tokina 11-16mm f2.8
Canon 50mm f1.8
Sirui T1204X CF Tripod
Lee GND Filters

keep sharing and thanks again!!

may i ask... was it ok to "pee/poo" at campsite? otherwise how??

Glad you enjoyed the thread, hope to see you too embarking on an adventure one day. I'm in my 30s and self-employed, so sort of semi-working on the move whenever possible.

Yup, those are the equipment I brought. The Tokina 11-16mm was busted by Geysir in Iceland halfway into the trip, bought a Canon 10-22mm as a replacement there.

Only once we camped at a designated paid campsite with toilets. The other times we wild camped at really off the road spots without a soul in sight, so just relieve discreetly and responsibly will do.

Thanks for taking the time to visit and hope you enjoy the rest.

 

[BrownBoots]

How time flies and I realized today marks the day we embarked on this adventure 1 year ago. 8 months has passed since we returned to reality and memories of mundane events of the trip seems to be fast fading though all the unexpected encounters good or bad, are still fresh on my mind.

Revisited the various places with google map's streetview and got some nostalgia moments in context of some pictures posted in this thread, mostly in Lofoten. Seems most shooting spots along the road were deemed too isolated for google to implement streetview into the map except for Lofoten.

Will share some of these here in the next few posts, especially for many bros who pmed me about Lofoten may find these interesting for their upcoming trips. Gonna share these entries into my blog when possible.

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Page7 #32 Sund, Lofoten.

Taken at 10.40pm, one of the place that caught my eye in the daytime and decided to return to shoot at night when the sun began to set. I liked it that the small boat can also be seen on google map.​

 

[ataraxist]

How did the tokina got busted? By The temperature?

 

[BrownBoots]

How did the tokina got busted? By The temperature?

It wasn't the temperature. A bout of strong wind toppled the tripod setup causing the lens to break into 2 halves with one half falling into the Geysir, described here in #95. Irreparable damage.

 

[renaissance_myth]

hi bro,

your photos are awe inspiring to say the least. may I ask would a canon ef-s 17-55 be suited to take those marvelous pictures as well, bearing in mind most of it was down to your skill of course.


following this thread diligently as it is definitely a major factor in me wanting to rekindle my interest in photography.


Cheers!

 

[BrownBoots]

hi bro,

your photos are awe inspiring to say the least. may I ask would a canon ef-s 17-55 be suited to take those marvelous pictures as well, bearing in mind most of it was down to your skill of course.


following this thread diligently as it is definitely a major factor in me wanting to rekindle my interest in photography.


Cheers!

Thanks bro, it's good that you have rekindle your love for photography.

Just to share that most of my landscape pictures were taken at around 15mm which is the equivalent of 24mm in FF. While the widest of 17-55 is 2mm short, it can still be used for landscape with the right composition, and not to mention it's longer zoom range would be useful for traveling. I'm not too knowledgeable on gears, so can't advise much on other options other than what I've handled namely the 11-16 & 10-22. Can't go wrong with either one for landscape from my experience. Practice your composition, find a good subject, wait for the right lighting and you'll nail it.

Cheers!

 

[BrownBoots]

#148 Bolterdalen, Svalbard.
Dog sledging under Sector Whiteout condition is as good as sledging blindly. In a blanket of whiteness, we can only trust the acute senses of the lead dogs of our guide whom I doubt can see anything other than the bits of rocks that stood out from the snow. As with all other guides in Svalbard, she too can be seen slinging a rifle over her back to counter the polar bears threat.
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