In this photography you can see the island Senja. It is the second largest island in Norway with it’s 1586,3 km².
In the horizon you can see some fata morgana. Fata morgana is an optical phenomenon which results from a temperature inversion. Objects on the horizon, such as islands, cliffs, ships or icebergs, appear elongated and elevated, like “fairy tale castles”.
Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Eleny // Mar 29, 2007 at 5:49 pm
This is gorgeous!
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3 Rick // Nov 20, 2007 at 3:31 pm
That is so neat Thomas!
4 jim // Nov 28, 2007 at 2:53 am
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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6 Cathy // Dec 29, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing
We have nothing like it in Kingwood, TX
7 A.T.Young // Feb 7, 2008 at 10:44 pm
It’s a nice picture, but the mirage shown is not a Fata Morgana (which does involve inversions); it’s a “inferior mirage”, produced because the water is warmer than the cold air. See
http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/mirages/mirintro.html
for a general discussion of these different types.
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