Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 7th 2007. Click image for larger view.
In this picture, from the coast in Northern Norway, you can see the “Alpenglow” (from German: Alpenglühen) phenomenon on the clouds and mountain peaks. It is a phenomenon that appears as a red glowing band as the sun sets.
Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway
15 responses so far ↓
1 Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage // Dec 7, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Thank you for the explanation of “alpenglow”! Now I’ve learned something new today (I love when that happens!). This is a beautiful photo too. Cindy
2 E: Olsen // Dec 8, 2007 at 1:00 am
Har aldri hør det uttrykket før, men de siste solstrålene gir et fantastisk lys, flott bilde.
3 pak ngah // Dec 8, 2007 at 7:58 am
:: hello from Malaysia… nice blog… and good day.
4 The Wild Type // Dec 8, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Great shot man! Makes me want to go to Norway and paddle around…
5 earl // Dec 8, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Love the glow on the edge of the cloud. Beautiful shot!
6 Kate Saltfleet // Dec 9, 2007 at 2:27 pm
I didn’t know that it was called Alpenglow. I’ve seen this on snowy peaks in the French Alps at sunset.
7 Lynda Lehmann // Dec 10, 2007 at 5:12 am
Just gorgeous and pristine!!!
8 Minz // Dec 10, 2007 at 7:26 pm
This is just a fantastic photograph. I look forward to looking with more time to more of your work. I’m Minz from Cre8buzz.
9 wildrose // Dec 11, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Super photos… I’m impressed 🙂
10 Danger Mouse // Dec 12, 2007 at 2:51 am
I love this! Some panoramas would be nice too!
11 Adrian Keys // Dec 12, 2007 at 6:28 am
Some great shots…I need to visit more often.
12 Diane Clancy // Dec 12, 2007 at 4:26 pm
This is beautiful!! And I am so grateful for the explanation too. Thank you!
~ Diane Clancy
http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog
13 Heather ("Footsteps") // Dec 15, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Absolutely lovely…
14 Colleen // Dec 20, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Your pictures are amazing! I love this one along with others.
15 Ravin // Jan 11, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Thanks for beautiful & amazing pictures.